Quick Snacks

Veg Garlic paranthas are few of those Indian breads which are liked for their ability to be prepared without much expertise and easily available ingredients. Tamarind chutney may sound a little complex to prepare, but believe me, its not. If you try it once, you're gonna say the same. The following quantity serves 4 people Ingredients for Garlic parantha: 1. Wheat flour - 250 gms 2. Chopped Garlic - 1 3. Kasuri Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves) - 2 tsp 4. Ajwain (Thymol seeds) - 1 tsp 5. Chopped Green Chili- 2 6. Cooking Oil - 200ml 7. Salt - 1tsp 8. Jeera (Cumin) - 1tsp Ingredients for Chutney: 9. Imli (Tamarind) - 100 gms 10. Gud (Jaggery/sugarlplum) - 150 gms 11. Saunf (Fennel Seeds) - 1/2 tsp 12. Cooking Oil - 2 tsp 13. Drinking water - 3 cups Chutney preparation: Take 3 cups of water in a bowl and soak tamarind in it. After 5-10 mins of soaking, mash tamarind in such a way that all the seeds are separated and it forms a nice mix. Heat 2 tsp of oil and ...

Veg / Nov-veg Pasta is one of the simplest items to prepare when you don't have much options available in your kitchen. It requires very little effort and takes just 15 mins of your time. And the appreciation that you get is quite rewarding. I advise using less chili powder when serving it to kids. The following quantity serves 4 people. Ingredients : 1. Spiral Pasta (any other variety can be used; I prefer the spiral one) 2. Medium sized tomato - 2 3. Medium sized Capsicum - 1 4. Garlic - 10 gms 5. Red Chili powder - 1 tsp 6. Black pepper - 1 tsp 7. White oil - 1 tbsp 8. Cheddar Cheese - 10 gms 9. Chili Flakes 10. Medium sized onion - 1 11. Soy sauce 12. Boiled and shredded Chicken - 100 gms 13. Scrambled egg - 2 Preparation : Boil pasta for 5-7 mins on medium flame. Rinse the water out of it and keep it aside.  Roast tomato and garlic together. Make a paste of roasted tomato and garlic. Also mix chilli powder and black pepper in the paste. Add salt to tast...

Veg Aloo chaat(Potato Salad) is something that is very common in our households. We've practically grown with it. Some of us could even be regulars at having this delicacy during the lunch break while we were in school. I'm going to describe a quick and easy way to prepare aloo chaat without requiring much of the ingredients (that normally high-profile chefs recommend). The following quantity serves two people.  Ingredients : 1. Medium sized boiled potatoes - 2 2. Medium sized boiled tomato - 1 3. Medium sized chopped Onion - 1 4. Chopped green chillies - 2 5. Chopped coriander leaves - 2-3 6. Oregano (for seasoning) - 2 tsp 7. Chilli Flakes(to taste) 8. Salt to taste Preparation : Cut the potatoes in small pieces. Mash the boiled tomato. Mix potato pieces with the mashed tomato. Add chopped onion, chopped green chillies, salt and Oregano. Mix well. Garnish with  chopped coriander and chilli-flakes. Chatakdaar aaloo is ready.

Veg Macaroni Salad is a healthy food that can be used along with your main-course as well as a side-dish with booze. It gets its main flavor from the garlic sauce. It can be prepared in 15 mins. The following quantity serves four people. Ingredients : 1. Macaroni - 200 gms 2. Small size capsicum - 1 3. Medium size onion - 1 4. Small cucumber - 1 5. Spring Onion leaves - 2 6. Green Chilli - 2 7. Salt to taste 8. Boiled eggs - 2 9. Garlic Sauce - 3 tbsp 10. Chilli Flakes Preparation : Boil macaroni for 5-7 mins on medium flame. Rinse the water out of it. Chop onion, capsicum, green chilli ( you may avoid it if you don't prefer chilli), spring onion and cucumber finely and bake them mildly. I prefer to use 80% of power on my whirlpool microwave. If you do not have a microwave, you can use them without baking. Take macaroni in a 1 liter bowl, mix the baked onion, capsicum,green chilli, spring onion and cucumber in it. Add salt and three tbsp of garlic sauce and mix ...