Anshu's Food Odyssey

Organizing a get-together at home and struggling with the appetizer menu? Well, here's for you a delicious snack recipe - the crispy potato and semolina fingers . Infused with aroma and flavors of Italian herbs and spices, these are absolutely delightful and are sure to leave your guests asking for more. The fingers can be made hours in advance and when your guests arrive all you need to do is simply fry and serve. Not to mention, although the base of these delicious fingers is of potatoes and rava yet they are versatile enough to be loaded with any and every vegetable of your choice. Do try them out and I bet you won't be disappointed. Garlic & Herb Potato-Semolina Fingers Ingredients Boiled potato (medium sized) - 2 Semolina (rava/sooji) - 1/3 cup Water - 2/3 cup + 1 tbsp Cornflour - 1 tbsp Salt - as per taste Garlic powder - 1 tsp Dried oregano - 1 to 2 tsp Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Green chilies (finely chopped) - 2 Pitted black and green

The Vanilla & Choco Chip Biscotti  that I baked a few days back got finished in less than a week. So, it was again time for me to bake another batch of cookies that I could enjoy with my cup of tea. With few basic ingredients that are always present in our pantry, I came with these delicious and crunchy biscuits that instantly took me in awe of their taste. Trust me, if you make them once, I can guarantee you would never want to get those store bought almond biscuits again. Take a look at the recipe below. Eggless Coffee Almond Biscuits Ingredients (yields about 2 dozen) Plain flour - 1 cup Almond flour - 1/2 cup (you can easily make this at home by coarsely grinding almonds in a mixi jar) Unsalted butter (room temperature) - 1/2 cup Icing sugar - 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp Almond essence - 1 tsp Milk - approx. 1 tbsp Baking powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - a pinch Instant coffee powder (dissolved in a few drops of water) - 2 tsp Eggless Coffee Almond Biscuits

" Biscotti " is an Italian term referring to biscuits that are "twice baked"... and generally the ones which most of us often relate to are these crunchy and oblong shaped cookies that are technically also known as "Cantuccini". Originated during mid-nineteenth century in the small town of Prato in Italy, these biscotti have today become a coffeehouse staple across the world; while the original biscotti flavor can be traced back to comprising of just almonds and pine nuts, today you can choose from an endless variety starting right from simple vanilla, chocolate and cappuccino to even dried fruits such as cranberries and prunes. Vanilla Chocolate Chip Biscotti I am sure, baking biscotti at home might seem to be an intimidating task for many but, let me tell you its simply the opposite - quite easy and straightforward. Once you get the heck of it, you will not be able to resist yourselves from experimenting with different flavors every other day. The