Tag Archives: instant

Summer Starter: Grated Mango Pickle

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

We’ve been to strawberry, pumpkin and apple patches quite a few times while we were in the US, an outing that everyone in the family enjoyed. What’s not to love about those convenient pick-your-own farms? A hard-working farmer does all the work … Continue reading →

Posted in Dips and Sides | Tagged fenugreek, grated, Indian, instant, mango, pickle, raw, thokku, vegan | Leave a comment

Speed Date with Tamarind Chutney

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Tadka Pasta

Chutneys, the magnificent creations of Indian kitchens that run across many melodies, from high-pitched spiciness to tingle-toned sourness and everything in between, are the darling elements of our parties, trusty condiments that are employed perennially, to woo our guests. Could … Continue reading →

Posted in Dips and Sides | Tagged chaat, chaat masala, chutney, dates, Indian condiment, instant, jaggery, meethi chutney, raisin, shortcut, sweet chutney, tamarind | 2 Comments

Healthful and Heavenly – Wholegrain pancakes

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

Nothing spells brunch like a pile of pretty pancakes, topped with runny syrup and a cloud of cream swirls, and a dusting of more sugar, perhaps. But if you’re a health nut, the very mention of these doses of artery-cloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Snack Attack | Tagged atta, breakfast, healthy, instant, macerated, no cook, oat, oats, pancakes, quick, sauce, snack, strawberry, syrup, wholegrain, wholewheat | 5 Comments

Chakh Le India – Tirangi Kulfi

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

It’s a frenzy that is evinced in myriad ways, each so diverse from the other yet somehow unified into the spokes of the Chakra, into the homogeneity of the notes in “Mile sur mera tumhara..” into the blue of the nation’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Sweet Treats | Tagged 3 layer, August 15, badam, condensed milk, easy, flag, ice cream, Independence Day, India, instant, kesar pista, kulfi, kulfi stick, layered, make ahead, mango, no cook, patriotic, pistachio, pops, saffron, special, tricolor | 24 Comments

Rustle up a Burfi, this Rakhi – Festive Peanut Butter Squares

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Leafing through a mosaic of childhood memories, you might chance upon instances that are fit for calling forth a smirk, a chuckle, or a tear. Sticky fingers that balled up for a fist fight, jellied laugh lines that morphed into … Continue reading →