Samosa by Aparna Anurag

Stuffed Bitter Gourd Fry by Paul Anderson Lumen

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Christmas Cookies-Kulkuls by Paul Anderson Lumen

Christmas Sweets in India

Amritsari Fish- A popular street food of Punjab by Sonali Pradhan

Amritsari Fish, a delicacy originated from Amritsar, Punjab is also a popular street food sold in the streets corner of Amritsar. This is an easy fried fish dish cooked in minutes with the readily available ingredients from your kitchen. Serve this as an appetizer for your cocktail party or side dish for your main course. I prepared…

Prawn Koliwada -Amchi Mumbai spicy fried Prawns by Sonali Pradhan

Prawn Koliwada is a spicy Fried Prawn dish, relished as a starter in restaurants , can also be a star appetizer of your party. In contrary to the popular belief that this dish originated on the Konkan coast, it is actually a dish originated in the Sion fishing village, or koliwada in Mumbai by a north Indian immigrant from Punjab.…

Chicken Fry : Malabar Thani Naadan Kozhi porichathu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Preetha

An authentic and simple Chicken fry

Oats and vegetable patties by Saru

You can have them with tea or serve them for lunch, these starters will never make you feel like you are committing a diet crime. You can savour these guilt free.

Jalebi by Suhaina Rasheed

Indian sweet made with all purpose flour fried and dipped in flavored sugar syrup.

Easy Vegetable Manchurian by sanjeeta kk

A regular weekend treat for my kids, vegetable Manchurian is healthy and filling at the same time. Though a bit time consuming and laborious, but for sure is worth an effort. The vegetable balls can also be steamed and added to the gravy to avoid excess oil, the real taste is in the fried version.

Chicken Fry made easy!! by Manju Nair

This is a delicious recipe for simple chicken fry that can be enjoyed as an Appetizer or with rice and rotis.

Kesari (Semolina Indian Sweet) by Navaneetham Krishnan

Fragrances of ghee, nutmeg and saffron, pleasurable to the tastebuds.

Vegetable Pakora by Aparna Anurag

Pakoras are created by taking one or two ingredients and dipping them in a batter of gram flour and then deep-frying them. When onions, on their own, are prepared in the same way, they are known as onionbhaji. A version of pakora made with wheat flour, salt, and tiny bits of potato or onion (optional) is called noon bariya (nūn=salt)…

Aamras Puri by pshinde2109

Aamras Puri is very demanding in Maharashtra.Summer occasions are celebrated with Aamras and puri or puran poli.Alphonso mango is very special from Maharashtra and is used for Aamras.

Eggplant Stir Fried With Curry Leaves & Saffron by Navaneetham Krishnan

tender eggplant pieces enhanced with saffron, chilies and ginger, also scented with curry leaves and cumin seeds.

Cabbage Stir Fried with Kadalai Paruppu/Chana Dal And Cumin Seeds by Navaneetham Krishnan

Unless you enjoy pairing this dish with something else, it's lovely with rice and other sides.