Hotteok-Korean Stuffed Pancake
on Nov 16, 2009 in Korean Events Snack Dessert Hotteok(Ho duk) is a stuffed Pancake from Korean cuisine.Though it is similar to a pancake,it is an anytime snack and is supposed to be the national snack of Korea.These are made from yeasted dough and stuffed traditionally with a sweet filling made...

Roasted Brussel Sprouts-Chinese Style
on Nov 13, 2009 in Events Easy Chinese Dry Curry Brussel sprouts or miniature cabbages are leafy green buds of wild cabbage family.I first saw them while in US and there I used these mostly in roasted form and rarely in gravies.I roast them based on this recipe adding spices of my choice and serve...

Gendang Kasturi
on Nov 12, 2009 in Events Snack Malaysian Now don't be afraid of the name.These are simply sweet mung bean fritters Malaysian style.The cooked whole moong are mixed with sweetneer and coconut and optionally pandan leaves and are dipped in a batter and deep fried.'Gendang' stands from 'Drum'...

Pumpkin Cookies er Graham Crackers
on Nov 9, 2009 in Snack Bakes American These are actually graham cracker cookies or they were meant to be that.I had bookmarked pumpkin graham crackers from Cupcake Project and through the link given there also went to eggless graham crackers of Bakingbites.So I decided to use the eggless...

Mujadarah
on Nov 7, 2009 in Rices Events Vegan/VeganFriendly MiddleEast Mujadarah is a simple Middle Eastern dish that consists of rice/wheat/groats and black/brown lentils together with browned onions that were sauteed in olive oil.It is also known as mejadra,mudardara or moujadra and has several regional versions.The v...

Thekua -Bihari Fried Sweet (Cookies)
on Nov 5, 2009 in Snack Bihar Thekua is a simple deep fried sweet made of Wheat flour,coconut,optional dry fruits and jaggery or sugar syrup.It is a staple of festival feast especially during the Chath Pooja which is celebrated in Bihar and also in Jharkhand,some parts of Nepal e...

Beet Cardamom Cookies
on Nov 3, 2009 in Snack Bakes The earlier beet cookies I tried were not that pink but were perfect tastewise.So I decided to make the already bookmarked beet cookies from Neeta Mehtas book which looked perfectly pink.The cookies turned out as delicious as the previous ones and mu...

SriLankan Coconut Dhal
on Oct 29, 2009 in SriLankan Gravies Vegan/VeganFriendly This post has been pending for so long.Last few days I am posting like crazy as I always want to have atleast 10-12 posts a month.Though I always manage it every month,October has been very busy(lazy) for me.So I decided to get my act together and so...

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
on Oct 27, 2009 in Easy Snack Bakes These are simple cookies I made just because I wanted to use the peanut butter waiting for its turn in my pantry.I am not a peanut butter fan and its always in the bottom of my list of items.Its my daughter who loves it and she was very happy when I...

Banana Sunflower Seed Cookies
on Oct 26, 2009 in Events Easy Snack Vegan/VeganFriendly Bananas are used as a substitute to egg and are healthy too.They contain potassium which is good for heart and nerves and they are a good source of dietary fibre too.The ability to hold the air bubbles well makes them excellent egg substitute /replac...