Aviksha's Kitchen

Maddur Vada is one of my favourite snack. It is crispy and soft inside with awesome onion flavors. This snack was first originated in a town called Maddur which is on the way from Bangalore to Mysore and thus the name Maddur Vada. As kids, we used to wait to go from Mysore to Bangalore on train only for the sake of this Maddur Vada. It is very simple to prepare with basic ingredients available at home and also very tasty. NOTE :  Can add 1/2 Cup Fine Semolina / Chiroti Rava / Suji if needed. Can add 2 tbsp Jeera if needed. A pinch of hing is optional. You can also pat the lemon sized dough on a greased non sticky paper or laminated paper. Ghee can be used instead of oil in a dough. Preparation Time : 10 Minut es Cooking Time : 5 Minutes Total Time : 15 Minutes Yield : 2-3 servings Maddur Vada Ingredients: For Dough : Plain Flour / Maida 1 Cups Rice Flour 1/2 Cup Salt as needed Water as needed Green chilies 4-5 finely chopped Ginger...

Phenori also called as Sweet Satta is a sweet dish prepared during special occasions specially during Diwali. My mom always used to  prepare it during Diwali and we kids used to finish all within a week. Personally, I am not a sweet lover but I can't stop eating Phenori. They are so yum, crispy and tasty. The procedure to prepare it looks difficult but is really not so. Try preparing little at first so that you get an idea how it tastes or how much difficult it is. NOTE :  Sugar Syrup can be used instead of Sugar powder. Phenori should be fried properly else they will become soft. You can sprinkle chiroti rawa  or rice flour to make them crispy. Roll from center to the side. All the layers should be clearly visible. And avoid the centre from getting thin. The number of layers can be 3,5 or 7. The oil/ghee to fry should be medium hot and not too hot. Preparation Time : 30 Minutes Cooking Time : 5 Minutes Total Taken : 35 Minutes Ingredien...

This dish is my husband's innovation. Love to have this and fills your tummy completely. Derived from sev puri but with little extra ingredients. Easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Can be served as a appetizer, evening snack, breakfast or as a substitute for meal. Do try it and let me know if you like it. NOTE :  Hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed. The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also. You can use any kind of bread or even indian bread. The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste. Chaat Masala is used for better taste. Preparation Time : 5 Minutes Cooking Time : 5 Minutes Total Taken : 10 Minutes Sev Bread Ingredients: For Sweet/Tamarind Chutney : Dates 4-5 Salt as needed Tamarind lemon size Jaggery Double the amount of tamarind(2 lemon size) Red chilly powder ...

India is well known for it's chaat items. The taste of chaat items varies among different states. Sev puri is famous in the streets of Mumbai. My favourite chaat item which can be easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Everybody loves this and can be served as a appetizer, evening snack or as a substitute for meal. NOTE :  Hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed. The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also. You can use pani puri's puri,sev puri's puri or even papdi. The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste. Chaat Masala is used for better taste. Preparation Time : 5 Minutes Cooking Time : 10 Minutes Total Taken : 15 Minutes Yield : 3-4 servings Sev Puri/Sev Poori Sev Puri/Sev Poori Ingredients: For Sweet/Tamarind Chutney : Dates 4-5 Salt as needed Tamarind lem...

India is well known for it's chaat items. The taste of chaat items varies among different states. Masala puri is famous in the streets of Karnataka. Can be easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Everybody loves this and can be served as a appetizer, evening snack or as a substitute for meal. NOTE :  Traditionally, hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed. The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also. Prepare gravy masala/ragda the previous day for better taste. Let the gravy masala/ragda be hot while serving for better taste. Eat as soon as you serve else puri will become very soft and looses it's taste. You can use pani puri's puri,sev puri's puri or even papdi. Gravy masala/ragda goes well with dosa,chapati,poori and parathas also. The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste. Chaat Masala i...

Cutlets are very easy to prepare at home. Can have it in the evening as snack along with a hot cup of tea or a coffee. You can also add any vegetables you like to add extra nutrition and to make it more healthy ;). I love cutlets especially when they are hot so do try it this way. NOTE :  Can use finely chopped boiled vegetables like beetroot, carrot, beans etc I am using potatoes,Onions and peas. You can also use rice flour instead of rice. Adding bread helps in crispiness.  Green chilies or red chilly powder can be added as per your preference. I am not using garlic and ginger so as to make it simple but you can also try along with it. Use breads by removing it's crusts or sides. Can use corn flour solution(1 tbsp corn flour dissolved with 1-2 tbsp water) to dip cutlets before rolling it over rava. This helps cutlet to become sticky and to get coated with rava easily. You can also skip this step as the cutlet dough itself is very sticky. I would recommed ...