Category Archives: Snacks

Goodbye, 2012, and toasted nut recipe

Posted on January 4, 2013 by SharmilaSub

Hello 2013 – I hope you will be better than 2012. Whilst 2012 definitely ended up a bit better (moved house, passed driving test – YAY), it was generally an up and down year.  Too many friends going through stresses, … Continue reading →

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Pearly meatballs

Posted on January 29, 2012 by SharmilaSub

So, it probably hasn’t escaped your attention that Chinese New Year has been and gone.  Never avoiding an opportunity to eat Chinese food, I duly set about concocting a bit of a homemade feast. Alongside the wonderful soy sauce chicken … Continue reading →

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Sweet potato, paneer and mango chaat

Posted on November 4, 2011 by SharmilaSub

I appear to have gone Indian food crazy at the moment.  I do apologise, but I suppose there are far worse things to be crazy about (seal clubbing for one). I have mentioned my love of chaat before – that … Continue reading →

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Goat curd and hazelnuts on toast

Posted on June 12, 2011 by SharmilaSub

It would be disingenuous of me to claim this is a recipe. It’s so damn simple and is pretty much an assembly job anyway. But I’m writing about this more because of the really quite wonderful goat curd I purchased from a … Continue reading →

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Khandvi

Posted on May 23, 2011 by SharmilaSub

I seem to be going through a bit of an Indian eating phase. No real issue there I suppose, and definitely not a hardship. After making dhokla, I’ve been thinking about some of the other Indian snacky things I used to … Continue reading →

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Dhokla

Posted on December 12, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Out of any Indian regional cuisine, Gujarati, for me, does snacky food like no other.  Chaat, pani puri – all amazing. Dhokla is another one I would add to that list.  It’s quite hard to describe, save it’s a moreish, … Continue reading →

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An ode to gunpowder

Posted on February 3, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Red gunpowder, or milagai podi to be precise.  You might be wondering what the hell I’m talking about.  Well, this is basically a spicy, crunchy, highly savoury South Indian condiment.  It’s one of my favourite things.  A big plate of … Continue reading →

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