Anshu's Food Odyssey

Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click and make a purchase through them, helping me retain and maintain this blog. Mixed Vegetable Cutlets are a delicious and popular snack item mostly enjoyed as tea time snack . Crisp on the outside, moist on inside and packed with tantalizing flavors, they are one of the best appetizers to also serve during a party or a get-together.   To make these cutlets, you can use any vegetables of your choice; I made them with some boiled potatoes, carrots, French beans and green peas. You may also add some paneer or processed cheese to make them even more delicious.  Looking for more similar recipes? Do try out ... Air Fried Potato Corn Balls ,  Kolkata Style Beetroot Chops ,  Hara Bhara Kebabs ,  Chana Dal Stuffed Aloo Tikki ,  Garlic and Herbed Baby Corn Samosa Cigars  ,  Arbi ke Patrode Mixed Vegetable Cutlets...

Hara Bhara Kabab is by far one of the most popular appetizers available on the menu cards of almost every restaurant across North India. Translating to "GREEN" from the words "Hara Bhara", they are very delicious and healthy, and primarily have to their ingredients, some fresh blanched spinach leaves and green peas that are combined with some grated potatoes and an assortment of mild spices for a delectable taste. As specified, it is more of a restaurant preparation but, can be easily prepared at home too. If you are planning a party or a get-together, these Hara Bhara Kababs make for an amazing appetizer and can be made well ahead of time. Let me tell you, these kababs also serve as a great monsoon snack and provide for a yummilicous treat with a cup of hot ginger tea on the side. Hara Bhara Kebab INGREDIENTS Spinach (cleaned and washed) - 3 to 4 cups Green peas (boiled) - 1/2 cup ...

Arbi ke Patrode as called in Hindi, Patra in Gujarati and Alu Vadi in Marathi, whatever you name them, these colocasia fritters make for an uber delicious snack to be munched anytime of the day. The vegan, gluten free and  savory fritters are made using leaves of colocasia or taro root, which are smeared with a thick gramflour batter, stacked on top of each other, rolled, steamed and finally tempered with aromatic spices like mustard seeds, curry leaves and white sesame seeds. Arbi ke Patrode Recipe | Patra Recipe | Alu Vadi Recipe | Colocasia Leaves Fritters Please note that colocasia leaves or arbi ke patte are mostly available during the monsoon season . And don't you think that perfectly adds to the monsoon fun leaving you with yet another beautiful variant of fritters to enjoy with that hop cup of evening tea, while simultaneously soaking your soul in the lovely weather and pitter patter of the rain drops pouring in the balcony?  I am sure by...

Our summer vacations in childhood days ought to be spent at our Nana Ji's (maternal grandfather) place in Delhi. And often the vacations coincided with the arrival of monsoons, which necessarily meant a trip to the famous Roshan Di Hatti in Karol Bagh to relish the shop's crisp tikkis and gorge on their ever popular and melt-in-mouth kulfis. I still remember how we all cousins would barge into the shop and fill the place with our non-stop chit chats and endless fun & masti while hogging onto their chatpata stuff. Oh, what fun days were those!! ironically, things have changed these days with everyone getting so busy in their jobs and family lives; and those fun gatherings being taken over by just whatsapp group messages and forwards.  Coming back to the Aloo Tikki , well, you all must be thinking what made the ones served by Roshan Di Hatti so special? Number one: a super crisp crust with a subtle seasoning and number two: a super spicy and tongue tickling chana da...

Come monsoons and my tastebuds start craving for all the chatpata fried stuff starting right from our very own comforting pakoras and bhajjis to spicy samosas and kachoris. While they make for an unmatched treat along with a cup of "garma garam adrak wali chai" (hot ginger tea) on a lovely rainy evening, just to add some variety to my list of monsoon snackers , this time I thought of getting away from the regular stuff and try something new. I had heard of these delicious beetroot croquettes from my husband who spent almost 5 to 6 years of his childhood in Kolkata. The idea of using beetroot is what that instigated me (obviously because of its nutritional value and amazing color) and with lots of it readily lying in my refrigerator, I had another reason of actually trying out this popular delicacy from the streets of Bengal: the sweet & spicy Beetroot Chops , also famously referred to as Vegetable Chops in some parts of the region. What I know so far is, they ar...