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

One of the most easiest and delicious appetizers, Aloo aur Paneer ke Kebab , make for an awesome starter recipe, absolutely perfect for any and every kind of party; be it a small informal family gathering, a birthday celebration or a high tea reception. And yes! my husband just loves these kebabs...so even when there is no gathering at our home, I often make it for him, especially on the rainy days...not to explicitly mention, sitting in the balcony enjoying a lovely weather, they make for a lip-smacking treat with a cup of hot tea on the side. The best part is, since they don't require any fancy ingredients, they can be put together in just no time. Waiting for the recipe? Let's get started with the ingredient list below. Potato and Cottage Cheese Croquettes Ingredients Boiled and mashed potato - 1 cup Grated/mashed paneer (cottage cheese) - 1 cup Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup + extra for coating Chopped coriander - 1/4 cup Chopped curry leaves - 6 to 8 Chopped green ch

Icebox cookies , also known as refrigerator cookies get their name from the fact that they are baked from a dough which is first refrigerated for hours to firm up and then sliced up into cookies just before being popped in the oven for baking. One of the most easiest cookie recipes on earth, one can come up with a variety of flavors and textures depending on his/her imagination. Today, I am here with the most basic of these recipes, the chocolate & vanilla marble cookies. Let's get started with the ingredient list. Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies Ingredients (yields 4 dozen) All purpose flour - 4 cups Unsalted butter - 1 cup Confectioner's sugar - 1 + 1/2 cups Eggs - 2 Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup Vanilla essence - 2 tsp Chocolate Marble Icebox Cookies Method 1. First cream butter and sugar together until the mixture becomes light & creamy. 2. Add in the vanilla essence and eggs one by one, whisking for about 2 minutes after each addition. 3. Next,

Sunday being the only holiday during the week for my husband, he just wants to relax and have good food; starting right from the breakfast to lunch to dinner, his demand for something special in the menu is never-ending. Same thing happened today also when he came up asking for some good snacks with the evening tea. And his definition for ' good' is something which often gets zeroed down to all the fried stuff. Considering his well-being (like all the caring wives 😉), this time I opted not to feed him with anything fried and instead came up with these baked parcels that are further loaded with the goodness of soya and paneer, making them all the more healthy and nutritious. The best thing is, they were just loved by my husband and he could not resist admitting "baked snacks not at all taste bad as I always thought them to be....". So, just in case you are also looking for snacks that are healthier and at the same time delicious, this is a recipe must try. Make them

Any party or gathering is absolutely incomplete without snacks and appetizers. So, this time when I had few guests at my place over dinner, I made a lot of variety including Chicken Shami Kebabs, Chicken Malai Tikka and Cheesy Potato Boats ; out of the entire lot, I must admit the much appreciated were the Jackfruit Cutlets  loaded with the filling of mozzarella cheese and dried cranberries. Not only they were quite new for the guests as far as innovation is concerned, they even tasted divine with a perfect amalgamation of spicy, sour and sweet flavors. If you too are amongst the ones looking for some innovative appetizers that are bit different from the usual potato or cheese snacks, then these jackfruit cutlets are just for you and are surely going to leave your guests asking for more. Do read the recipe below. Jackfruit Cutlets Ingredients (yields 12 to 15 cutlets) Raw jackfruit (peeled and cubed) - 500 gms Boiled & grated potato - 1 Finely chopped onions - 1/4 cup

Looking for a high tea munchie or a kid's party snacker, these classic vanilla chocolate chip cookies make for a perfect choice. Crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside with the overloaded goodness of chocolate, they are sure to add that heavenly 'cookielicious ' charm to your menu. Prepare a big batch of the dough and store in the freezer; and whenever you have your guests coming, simply grab a portion of it and pop in the oven...it gets baked in just no time. Want to know the recipe? here you go..... Ingredients All purpose flour - 1 + 1/2 cup Powdered sugar - 1 cup Softened unsalted butter - 1/2 cup Baking powder - 1/8 tsp Cornflour - 1/4 cup Salt - 1/2 tsp Egg - 1 Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Chocolate chips - 1 cup Method 1. First in a bowl, combine butter and sugar. Whisk it well until they both combine well. This process is called creaming. 2. Next add in the egg and vanilla essence. Whisk again. 3. Sift together all purpose flour, baking