Tag Archives: starter

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 →

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Smokin’ Hot Fire-roasted Corn Dip

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

If all our growing up years were to be condensed into a single nugget, what would it contain? There was so much play, and there was so much done on impulse. There was music that soothed the senses as it … Continue reading →

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Toasty Roasted Baby Potatoes

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

It doesn’t take too long for us to munch our way through a kilogram or more of potatoes as a family. Somehow this pantry staple manages to sneak into our meals, bulking up vegetable curries, binding cutlets and paratha fillings, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Veggies, Served Street-cart Style

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

The Desi Quotient (DQ), or Indigenous Quotient, is a darned thing. We score high on it, naturally, sometimes to the point of being unapologetically crude. Which you’d be too, if you were raised on a diet of “munchies” or “fillers” … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Funnibles, Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged aloo chaat, appetizer, carrot, cauliflower, grated radish, green chutney, healthy, Indian, oven-roasted, potato, radish salad, roasted vegetables, slaw, snack, starter, street food, sweet potato chaat, vegan, vegetable chaat, vegetarian, zucchini | 7 Comments

Kurkuri, Krunchy, Krispy Okra

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

No matter how you refer to it, okra/ ladies finger, or to go completely desi (Indian), bhindi, has lovers in all walks and stages of life. Having grown up on a substantial diet of the vegetable, we’ve come to love … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Snack Attack | Tagged Bhindi, bhindi chips, bhindi fry, crispy, deep fried, fried okra, Kurkuri bhindi, Okra, okra chips, starter, vegan, vegetarian | 7 Comments

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 →

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Spring into The New Year..

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

In Chinese cuisine, textures and flavors play a pivotal role in creating a well-rounded menu. And the art that marries the two in perfect harmony is known as tiaowei. This New Year’s, we’re borrowing from that ideology to create a … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Globe Food-Trottin', Indo-Asian Chow, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, Chinese, deep fried, new year, spicy, spring rolls, starter, vegan, vegetarian | 2 Comments

Stirred Crazy – Lettuce Wrap-up

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

The ritzy feel of cool lettuce leaves invites diverse creative concoctions at the hands of the clever cook. In their elaborate, baroque-bordered expanses, she can tuck in oodles of scrumptious fixins, almost foreseeing a rhapsodic, restaurant-style outburst of seasoning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Globe Food-Trottin', Indo-Asian Chow, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, healthy, lettuce wraps, make ahead, party, PF Changs, restaurant, rice sticks, starter, tofu, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian snacks | 15 Comments

Eggs-quisite Eats for Li’l Devils

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Two, then four, six, eight..and umpteen sets of hungry, innocent eyes peering at you from your porch don’t make it any easier to get through Halloween just when you’ve scrubbed those piles of butter coated pans and washed the last … Continue reading →