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Makai no Chevdo / Cornflakes Snack

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Makai no Chevdo is a  gujarati snack. Packed with flavors of sweet, spicy & tangy, these chevdo is a great afternoon snack.

Makai no Chevdo/ Cornflake Snack

Back home it  was a daily routine of having snacks with an afternoon tea.  Tea was never served without the accompaniment of snack. But this custom has been lost in the busy lifestyle. But now it is just  weekends, we have a leisure time having variety of snacks along with tea. Few years back I have posted one more dry snack Murmura

Makai no Chevdo/ Cornflake Snack

Today sharing you one of our favorite afternoon snacks, Makai no Chevdo aka cornflake snack. You can  get dried flat makai in any Indian store. It is also called Makai Poha. In UAE,  it is easily available in Al Adil stores in their lentils section.  It comes in two varieties : white & yellow. Usually this snack is made from yellow one. Continue reading →

Saffron Flavored Pistachios

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Saffron flavored pistachios are perfect for everyday snacking. Pistachios are loaded with flavor of saffron.
Saffron Flavored Pistachios
 The beauty of Dubai is you get to meet many people from different countries. And do you know what binds them with each other. Food. Yup food. It’s like we are trying to please each other with our food habits, our culture. Whenever we return from India, we have special packets of mithai and chivda to give them.
Pistachio

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Lahsooni Mirchi Sev / Garlic Sev

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Sometimes I am really amazed by the combination of sides that go along with particular dish. Maybe a city girl in me thinks about it as a weird combination. 
For others it may be normal. While serving Sev to K , he asked me for onions and salt.
When I asked him , why. He said have you ever eaten this combination. I nodded my head in a big no. Try it out was the answer.
 

A little sev with onion and salt. And no wonder , it was good. Too good.

To the recipe
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sandwich Platter

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Soothe your cravings with this instant sandwich.

 

Never though an assemble of few ingredients can be a delicious afternoon snack

Butter the bread.layer with the green chutney. Add a dash of lemon. & Njoy.

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2 slices of bread cut into 8 pcs
butter
green chutney
lemon (opt)

Method:

  1. Butter the bread slices
  2. Layer with green chutney
  3. Add lemon juice & serve
 
Recipe for Green Chutney
 
Ingredients:
 
1 bunch Coriander leaves
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon juice
 
Method:
Grind all the ingredients to a fine paste. Can be stored up to a month.