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Monday, 28 June 2021

Crunchy pasta cracker || Spicy tea time snack fried pasta || Kurkure pasta

Crunchy pasta cracker with step by step pics and tips, this is very tasty, very crunchy and easy to prepare pasta recipe. This is perfect tea time snack which stay crunchy for long time. We can prepare this pasta with different spices today I am using some Italian herbs and cheese powder. This pasta crackers taste yummy as it is or with any dips like cheese dip. I am big fan of pasta that too cheesy and creamy pastas with more Italian flavors. My previous post is also kids favorite and tea time snack with lots of Italian spices that is capsicum rings with Italian flavors. We can add simple spices like red chilli powder and chaat masala too if you do not have Italian spices.

Do check out some pasta and related snack recipes from my youtube channel, do check by just clicking below pics..

youtube links

**White sauce shell pasta

** Red sauce pasta

** Ribbon Murukku

** Potato Lollipops

** Poha chivda

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this crunchy and tasty pasta crackers recipe to FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #303PastaPlease theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme was suggested by "Priya Iyer" who blogs at "thephotowali". I love all her recipes, they are very tasty, unique, traditional from different regions. I bookmarked her latest basil cream sauce pasta, pasta arrabiatta to try soon.

Crunchy Pasta crackers

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 15 min

Serves : 250 grams

Category : snacks/ fritters

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : spiral pasta

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Spiral pasta - 250gms

oil - to deep fry + 1 tsp

salt - as per taste

rice flour - 2 tsp

corn flour - 1 tsp

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

cheese powder - 1 tsp

oregano mix - 1 tsp

pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

garlic powder - 1/4 tsp(optional)

Instructions

1) Boil 3 to cups of water in a bowl by adding 1/2 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of oil.

2) When water starts boiling add pasta cook it medium to high flames. Cook 70 % that is when you cut the pasta you can see white lining.

3) Drain pasta and let it cool to room temperature. Later sprinkle rice flour, corn flour and mix everything well and let it set for 5 to 10 min.

4) Mean while heat oil to deep fry.

5) Take all the spice powders in a cup, mix everything well and keep it aside.

6) Now deep fry pasta in batches on low to medium flames, when it starts changing color take into bowl.

Tip:

* You will crackling sound while frying do not be scared 😄.

* Do not over fry pasta as they will turn hard. Just fry till they changes color.

7) Repeat the same process for remaining and take it into bowl. Immediately add prepared spice mix and cheese powder and mix everything well when it is hot.

That's it our Crunchy pasta crackers are ready to serve. I served these fried spicy pasta cracker with creamy cheese dip, do check out cheese dip recipe by clicking this link.

Tips

** You can use any variety pasta as per your availability.

** Use spices of your choice or simply add red chilli powder and chaat masala.

** Add spices and cheese powder when pasta is hot.

** You can use homemade cheese powder or store bought as per availability.

** Instead of rice flour and corn flour you can add all purpose flour.

** Do not over fry pasta, they will turn hard and unable to eat.

Also check other related recipes from blog and youtube channel by just clicking the link below pics..

capsicum rings with Italian flavors

Mexican nachos with cheese dip

gobi pakoda/ cauliflower fritters

Uggani bajji

Rayalseema Pugyalu / onion bajji

  Ribbon Murukku

Crispy chilli honey potato

Potato Lollipops(youtube video link)

corn cheese balls

Baby corn manchurian

Baby corn fritters

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Monday, 21 June 2021

Homemade bread crumbs || How to prepare bread crumbs at home without using oven

Homemade bread crumbs without using oven are prepared by processing bread into fine powder. It is easy to prepare bread crumbs instead of purchasing. Bread crumbs acts as binding agent for many snack items, we can also prepared bread crumbs with left over bread pieces easily. Do check out this recipe in our youtube channel by just clicking below link..

homemade bread crumbs

Bread crumbs are used for coating and binding, this will hold the shape and gives good crunchy taste. For example for capsicum rings or onion rings etc. after dipping capsicum/ onion in batter we coat it with bread crumbs. For potato lollipops we mix bread crumbs in potato mix, so depending on the type of recipe we can bread crumbs as binding or coating. We can use fresh bread crumbs or roasted bread crumbs depending the recipe. The texture of fresh bread crumbs is coarse and roasted bread crumbs will be fine powder.

We can prepare roasted bread crumbs in two different ways

1) By roasted bread and then grinding

2) By grinding and then roasting

You can also prepare bread gulab jamun by using fresh bread crumbs. You can also any variety bread of your choice like brown bread, milk bread, multi grain bread.

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this homemade bread crumbs recipe to FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #302LeftOverKaMakeOver theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme is suggested by "Poonam", She suggested to prepare any recipe with left overs at our place. Poonam is very talented chef, I love her detailed explanation about recipe and with step by step pics. I bookmarked her zesty baked macaroni and cheese to try soon. Do check out her blog for many healthy and very interesting recipes.

Amla Rasam

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 10 min

Serves : 250 gms appro

Category : Homemade

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : Bread

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Bread slices - 5

Instructions

Way 1\

1)Dry fry bread slices on pan in low to medium flames till it changes both sides evenly and becomes hard.

2) Repeat the same process for remaining and keep it aside to cool to room temperature.

3) Later cut roasted bread crumbs into pieces and grind it to fine powder and take it into bowl.

4) Let the bread crumbs cool, later store it it into airtight container for further use. For better use store it refrigerator and can use more than 3 months. ** check tips

way 2

1) Firstly cut bread into pieces and grind it to fine powder.

2) Now dry fry above bread crumbs in pan till changes its color evenly.

3) Later switch off flames and cool it to room temperature.

4) Later store it in dry air tight container as mentioned in way 1

That's it our bread crumbs are ready, use it in your recipes accordingly for stuffing or roasting or in any other ways.

Tips

** In order to increase the shell life of this homemade bread crumbs store it in dry and cool place.

** Use dry and air tight container for storing

** Dry fry bread(way 1) or bread crumbs(way 2) without burning.

Hope you liked this homemade bread crumbs recipe. Do subscribe our youtube channel for more interesting recipes. Also check other snack related recipes and new uploads in our channels by just clicking links below pics..

capsicum rings

gobi pakoda/ cauliflower fritters

Uggani bajji

Rayalseema Pugyalu / onion bajji

  Ribbon Murukku

Crispy chilli honey potato

Potato Lollipops(youtube video link)

corn cheese balls

Baby corn manchurian

Baby corn fritters

Hope you like this homemade bread crumbs recipe .Give it a try and drop your comments in inbox.

Thanks for visiting my blog,

Aruna Saraschandra :)

Sunday, 13 June 2021

Capsicum Rings || Kids friendly Italian flavored capsicum rings

Capsicum Rings || Kids friendly yummy snack capsicum rings, this is very crispy and super tasty snack with Italian flavors. This is very easy to prepare snack item that stay crispy for long time. I prepared these capsicum rings without using maida and by adding Italian seasonings like oregano, mixed herbs and piri piri mix, its interesting right? Perfect as tea time snack, as starter for kitty parties, for kids functions, for get togethers and for many occasions. We prepare many fritters like baby corn fritters, gobi pakoda/ cauliflower fritters, raw banana fritters, Jack fruit masala vada, vamu akku bajji. choor puggi/ Rayalsema pugyalu is one of my favorite street food @Adoni my hometown, stuffed mirchi bajji / mirapakaya bajji is other favorite street food @Tenali my in laws place. Poha chivda(video) is one of my favorite snack from my childhood, surely it is one of your favorite snack right??

Ribbonn murukku(video), Omapodi / Sevi, dalmoth namkeen, spicy masala peanuts, Roasted masala chickpeas, pepper sev, boiled masala peanuts are some popular snacks that we love to have at evening tea time snack. We love to have Bhakarwadi, Gujarati methi masala khakhara in our North Indian bakeries. Potato lollipops(video), spicy masala sweet corn chaat, corn cheese balls, Mexican nachos with cheese dip and above all are kids favorite snacks 😍😋 which they never say NO to have it anytime 😀.

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this crispy and yummy capsicum rings recipe to FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #301Bellpeppercreations theme. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. This week theme was suggested by "Preethi" who blogs at "Preethicuisine". I love her recipes a lot, all her recipes are very healthy and tasty. I shared her recent palkova recipe to try soon, who d't like this milk sweet desert? do check out her recipe.

Capsicum Rings

Preparation time - 10 minutes

cook time : 15 min

Serves : 20 capsicum rings

Category : snacks/ fritters

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Main ingredients : capsicum

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Capsicum - 2 medium size

rice flour - 1/2 cup

corn flour - 1/4 cup

bread crumbs(video) - 1/2 cup

mixed herbs - 1/2 tsp

oregano - 1/2 tsp

piri piri mix - 1/2 tsp

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp(adjust)

baking soda - 1/2 pinch

salt - as per taste

oil - to deep fry

Instructions

1) Take rice flour, corn flour, red chilli powder, mixed herbs, oregano, peri peri mix, red chilli powder, salt in a wide mixing bowl.

2) Add some water and prepare thick batter, add water little by little and mix well without forming any lumps and keep it aside.

3) Heat oil to deep fry on low flames.

4)Cut capsicum heads and cut into rings, cut out seeds and white pulp in middle of capsicum and keep it aside.

5) Now add cooking soda in batter and mix well.

6) check oil heat by dropping some batter in oil, if it comes up immediately that means our oil is ready to fry.

7) Now dip capsicum rings in batter, later coat these rings in bread crumbs and keep it in plate.

8) Repeat the same for some capsicum rings and then fry it in oil on low to medium flames till it changes color and then take it into plate.

9) Repeat the same for remaining and take into plate.

That's it our capsicum rings are ready, serve it with tomato ketchup or with any dips like cheese dip or with any salsa and enjoy with your friends and family.

Tips

** Instead of rice flour and corn flour we can use all purpose flour. Other than these flours if you use gram flour you do not get this texture and taste.

** If Italian seasonings not available you can simply skip it.

** Prepare semi thick batter so that capsicum ring coat in batter well.

** Instead of bread crumbs you can also corn crumbs.

** Fry capsicum rings in low to medium flames without burning till it changes color.

** You can also sprinkle some chaat masala on capsicum rings.

Also check other related recipes from blog and youtube channel by just clicking the link below pic..

gobi pakoda/ cauliflower fritters

Uggani bajji

Rayalseema Pugyalu / onion bajji

  Ribbon Murukku

Crispy chilli honey potato

Potato Lollipops(youtube video link)

corn cheese balls

Baby corn manchurian

Baby corn fritters

Hope you like this crispy and tasty capsicum rings .Give it a try and drop your comments in inbox.

Thanks for visiting my blog,

Aruna Saraschandra :)

Monday, 7 June 2021

Ashoka Halwa || Thiruvaiyaru style Ashoka Halwa || Pasi paruppu halwa

Ashoka Halwa || Thiruvaiyaru Ashoka Halwa is super delicious and melt in mouth halwa recipe. Basically this ashoka halwa is originated in Thiruvaiyaru, Tanjore district, Tamil Nadu. In 1960's Sri P.V.Rama Iyer invented this sweet, when I shared this in halwa in Brahmin's Bhojan fb group Mr. Kasi Viswanathan sir who is Rama Iyer sir's son commented on my recipe and gave this information. It is also popularly known as Tirunelveli irrutu kadai halwa. I am very very happy that my Ashoka halwa recipe reached to the founder's 😍. This ashoka halwa is one of the main sweet served in Tanjore & in many Tamil Nadu marriages. At first I tasted this ashoka halwa in my friends marriage @Jolarpet, from that time it is one of my favorite sweet. Try it once it will become your favorite sweet too😍.This ashoka halwa is prepared using moong dal as main ingredient. Check out this tasty and melt in mouth in our youtube by just clicking below link...

Ashoka halwa(youtube video link)

This halwa is prepared using less ingredients in less steps. But it takes lots of time as you need to stir it continuously. The taste & texture of this halwa depends on the quantity of ghee we add. If you compromise with ghee, you wont get perfect Thiruvaiyaru ashoka halwa. The texture of this halwa smooth and non sticky and it just melts in mouth. So follow proper steps, I shared all tips to get perfect ashoka halwa in my video do check out. There is lot of difference between North Indian - Rajasthani moong dal halwa and Tamil Nadu Ashoka moong dal halwa both in taste & texture. Traditional Thiruvaiyaru ashoka halwa is in orange color, instead of adding food color I used saffron strands. Just imagine the taste of this Ashoka halwa when it is served hot on banana leaf. D't miss having this Ashoka Halwa when you visit Tanjore. Let's start our recipe...

Also check some sweet recipes from our youtube

** Ashoka Halwa

** Temple style chekkara pongali

** Flax seeds laddu

** Bellam undrallu

** Maharashtrian narali bhatt

** Mango Phirni

** Pineapple rava kesari

**Oats & nuts laddu

Do subscribe, like, comment and share our youtube channel for many more traditional, yummy and tasty recipes.

Foodie Monday Blog Hop

Taking this Thiruvaiyaru style Ashoka halwa to FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's #300thCelebration them. By this time you are all aware that I am part of this lovely group where we bloggers share recipe for theme suggested by a person in alphabetical order every week. I joined when this group bloggers are sharing their recipes for #196 theme, Mango mastani is my first recipe in this group. I am very happy to be part of this group, learned many new recipes and improved my cooking, photography skills from my blogger friends. We bloggers planned to prepare some special recipes for 300th theme, so I planned this delicious Ashoka halwa recipe.

Thiruvaiyaru Ashoka Halwa

Preparation time - 10minutes

cook time : 40 min

Serves : approximately 250gms

Category : Sweets/desserts

Recipe Cuisine: Tamil Nadu

Main ingredients : Moong dal, ghee

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

moong dal / pasi parappu - 1/2 cup

wheat flour - 2tsp

ghee - 3/4 to 1 cup

sugar - 1 cup

cardamom powder - 1 tsp

saffron strands - 1 pinch

cashew nuts - 15

Instructions

1) Soak 1 pinch of saffron strands in hot water, mix it once and keep it aside. If you are planning to use orange food color skip this step.

2) Dry fry 1/2 cup moong dal in a pressure cooker till it changes color on low flames. When you get nice aroma and dal changes color take it into cup.

3) Let it cool for some time and wash it under water and take it into pressure cooker.

4) Now add 3 cups of water, use the same cup which you used to measure dal. Then pressure cook it to 4 whistles, later switch off flames and let the pressure comes down naturally.

5) Let the cooked moong dal cool to room temperature then take it into mixer jar and grind it to fine paste by adding some water.

6) Heat 1/4 cup of ghee in pan, fry cashew nuts when it changes color take it into cup.

7) Now add 2 tsp of wheat flour in remaining ghee fry it on low to medium flames till it changes color and you get nice aroma.

8) Now add moong dal paste mix everything and cook till it changes color and leaves pan.

9) When moong dal paste starts leaving pan add sugar and mix well.

10) Fry it well it sugar dissolves in moong dal paste, you will get good glossy texture when sugar dissolves well.

11) Now add soaked saffron strands(or orange food color), elachi powder, 1/4 cup of ghee and mix well.

12) stir this continuously when moong dal paste absorbs ghee add 1/4 cup of ghee again and stir it well. Repeat adding ghee and stirring till ghee oozes out.

13) When ghee starts oozing out of moong dal paste, add fried cashew nuts stir everything well. It will take nearly 20 to 30 min to get perfect texture.

14) When you get continuous string fall switch off the flames and add remaining ghee.

That's it our Thiruvaiyaru Ashoka Halwa is ready to serve, serve hot and enjoy with friends and family :)

Tips

** In order to get perfect taste and texture add required amount of ghee.

** Wheat flour added gives good texture, it acts like binding to halwa.

** Instead of saffron you can also use orange food color.

** Grind cooked moong dal to fine paste to get smooth texture to halwa.

** Before adding sugar make sure that moong dal paste cooked perfectly and leaving it pan.

** Frying moong dal gives good taste and aroma to halwa, so d't skip this step.

Wish you liked this Thiruvaiyaru Ashoka halwa recipe, do share your views in comments. Also check other sweet recipes by just clicking the links below pic..