Tag Archives: vegetarian

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

Soup’s On! Pressure Cooker Minestrone

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Tadka Pasta

Winters are for curling up with a good book or movie and hot, comforting food. The days that seem so much shorter bring on a wave of inertia and we barely make it to the coffee pot without grumbling. Gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Soup Souk | Tagged beans, chickpeas, Italian, minestrone, one pot, pressure cooker, recipes, soup, vegetable, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Shades of Red: Monochrome Salad

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tadka Pasta

Aesthetics is such an integral part of food that it’s hardly surprising that most of the big trends to make a splash in the culinary world are rooted in it. Whether a fad decrees that you work with a particular … Continue reading →

Posted in salads, Uncategorized | Tagged carrot, cherry tomato, Christmas, cranberry, Delhi carrot, festive, Indian, kidney beans, monochrome, peanuts, radish, rajma, recipe, red, Red Carrot, salad, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, winter | 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

Granola..As You Love It

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

The term “Granola” probably makes you conjure up a scene in 1970s Los Angeles, zooming into Sunset Boulevard, perhaps, where Hollywood stars ordered their power breakfasts brimming with high-protein ingredients like chia seeds, tossed with hand-pounded crunchy oats and grande … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Funnibles, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack, Sweet Treats | Tagged after-school, almonds, baked, breakfast, customizable, dried fruit, granola, honey, kiwi, nuts, oven, pineapple, quick, snack, vegetarian | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Dips and Sides, Party Planner | Tagged appetizer, chutney, Corn, corn cob, dip, fire, healthy, party, rain, roasted, sandwich, spice, spread, starter, vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Dips and Sides, Funnibles, Globe Food-Trottin', Party Planner, Picnic Basket, Snack Attack | Tagged appetizer, baby, Baby potatoes, basil, dried, easy, fresh, healthy, herb, make ahead, oven-roasted, potatoes, quick, roasted, roasted potatoes, side for pasta, starter, vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Masaledar Millets – Vangi Bath

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

Rice and wheat make up our world. Or at least, they make their appearance at almost every meal we eat. To change this up bit, we decided to try putting millets on the table a few times a week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast Basket, Dinner Den, Picnic Basket, Rice 'n Spice | Tagged barnyard, eatmoremillets, healthy, Kannadiga, Karnataka, make ahead, millet, roasted peanuts, vangi bath, vegan, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Green, Mean Peas ‘n Potato Patties

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

Between the torment of summer’s early onset and the intangible promise of rain, there lies, rather unperturbed, a desire to eat bite-sized portions of little somethings, rather than full-fledged meals. Evenings bring out a craving for chaat and related snacks, and if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer Alley, Snack Attack, Uncategorized | Tagged easy, healthy, Holi, Indian recipe, Indian snack, patties, peas, potatoes, vegetarian | 1 Comment

Protein Power: Sprouts Theplas

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Tadka Pasta

There was a time when Thepla, Dhokla, Khakhra were a bunch of strange-sounding foods that belonged to a distant cuisine. Of course there were times when we were drawn close to them, thanks to the friendly Patel’s store in the suburbs where … Continue reading →