Tag Archives: after-school snack

Pizza Pinwheel Buns

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Tadka Pasta

Come summer and party season sneaks up on us ever so swiftly, calling for rolled up sleeves, apron strings tied taut, hair rolled up into messy buns, and the conscientious exertion of elbow grease, even though we hardly complain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, buns, Kids, make ahead, party, pinwheels, pizza, snack, spirals, tomato sauce, vegetarian | Leave a comment

2-Layer Paneer Canapes

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

The lavish menu at a premium, fine-dining restaurant would possibly enthrall you with a dozen-odd varieties of paneer dishes, each stylishly titled, like Paneer Manpasand or Paneer Rosti, and ornately described, with a mouthful of adjectives. In our kitchens, blocks of paneer are … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Funnibles, Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, appetizer, canapes, cheese, easy, food, hors d'oeuvre, Indian, layered, low fat, paneer, party, quick, rawa, recipe, semolina, shallow fry, snack, starter, suji, vegetarian, vegetarian snacks | Leave a comment

A Mint-fresh Makeover – Masala Chickpea Salad

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

The protein-packed, fairly beloved chickpeas are an integral part of Indian cuisine. As kids, we loved the sight of the pale-skinned and stubby nuggets as they dropped like a bunch of rocks into a stainless steel pot where they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, appetizer, chana, chickpeas with mint, curried chickpeas, curry, dry chana masala, dry curry, dry snack, fresh mint, high protein, Indian-spiced, Indian-style chickpeas, kabuli chana, make ahead, spicy, starter, starter salad, vegan, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Crackling Churmuri

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

Whether you’ve felt like the female protagonist in Jhumpa Lahiri’s stories, or like that little girl in pigtails swirling with a girlfriend in the monsoon from those pictures in a sepia-tinted album – at the first sight of rain years … Continue reading →

Posted in Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, chaat, chaat in paper cones, churmuri, edamame, healthy salad, healthy snack, homemade bhel puri, homemade chaat, Indian street food, mamra, puffed rice, puffed wheat, vegan, vegetarian | 7 Comments

Methiculous ‘n Chickpealing – Burger Patties

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

Its near-absinthian flavours notwithstanding, the lush green, petite-leaved methi bunch is rather dear and nearly ubiquitous to the keen Indian palate. It not only transcends borders and cuisines – be it the crispy akki rotti in Karnataka or the ghee-packed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack, Snazzy Sandwiches | Tagged after-school snack, burger patties, chana, chickpeas, easy, fenugreek, healthy snack, high protein, homemade burger, kid-friendly, low calorie, low fat, methi, methi greens, methi leaves, quick, tikkis, vegan, vegetarian burger, vegetarian patty | 2 Comments

Power-packed Almond Butter Cups

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Behold these cakey, fudgy, squishy, velvety little cups of power-packed goodness. Speckled with gooey chocolatey chips and sweet-tart bursts of cranberries, with a stream of honey running through their insides, adroitly masking the flax and hemp milk flavors that could … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Snack Attack, Sweet Treats | Tagged after-school snack, almond butter, butter cup, healthy, healthy snack, Kids, kids' party, muffin, omega 3, recipes that kids can make, snack, vegan | 6 Comments

Store-bought Smashers – Chicken Mini-cups

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

From the bubbly burble of a sea of red following the mashing and cooking of dozens of tubby tomatoes, eventually getting bottled and stashed away as sauce for the year ahead.. the cheep of a thousand kernels of wheat as … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Funnibles, Snack Attack | Tagged after-school snack, appetizers, chicken, chicken mini-cups, cooked chicken, crescent roll ideas, crescent roll snacks, crescent rolls, Funnibbles, grated cheese, mini-muffin-pan, mozzarella, party snacks, Pillsbury, quick snack, red pepper, shredded chicken, tea-time snack, vegetarian snacks | 3 Comments

Watermelon Clone-sicles

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

There is a fair bit of head-scratching, hemming and hawing, as baffled faces scour the bulging bushels of watermelons nearly spilling onto the market sidewalk, for a good find. The elderly couple, sprightly and sharp, engages in a low-voiced deliberation … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Summer Coolers, Sweet Treats | Tagged after-school snack, fruit pops, healthy, healthy snack, kid-friendly, layered pops, low calorie, low fat, pops that look like watermelon, watermelon pops | 60 Comments

Mango Management – A Sticky Situation

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The feel of wet earth underfoot, from a downpour the night before. The intoxicating lure of those prized green-streaked balls of orange dangling from the low branches. The stinging, tart smell of the leaves hitting your nostrils even before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Summer Coolers | Tagged after-school snack, easy snack, fruit, fruit snack, healthy snack, how to cut a mango, kid-friendly, mango on a stick, mango popsicle, mango skewer, mango with chilly, whole mango | 17 Comments

Mango Mush for the Crème de la crème

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The weighing scales go wonky in the summer. Also in the winter. Well, mostly during every other month that is a harbinger of some festival or the other. Those kilos seem to hoard up effortlessly, at the behest of all … Continue reading →