Snacks – Page 2 – Recipes for the regular homecook

Cheesy Corn and Spinach Fritters

I love fritters in all its glory and variety! In India, fritters, or pakodas, are a common thing. It has unique renditions in different states, using local produce and spices, and varying from season to season. The craze for this snack heightens during monsoons and winters. But no one really says no even other times.

Here is a fusion recipe that combines the goodness of corn, spinach and other vegetables with cheese. Yes, you read that right.

Presenting the recipe for this amazingly simple and delicious cheesy corn and spinach fritters.

INGREDIENTS

100 gms all purpose flour

50 gms boiled sweet corn kernels

50 gms bread crumbs

100 gms chopped spinach

20 gms chopped spring onion leaves

10-12 raisins

20 gms fresh parsley, chopped

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp oregano

Salt to taste

100 grams cheese, grated

100 ml milk

PROCEDURE

All you need to do is mix all of the above ingredients together. That’s it!
Once a thick consistency is formed, fry these fritters in your favourite shape. Well, I didn’c choose any particluar shape.
Fry till both sides are golden brown.
Enjoy the cheesiness ooze out!

I hope you try this cheesy corn and spinach fritters at home. Let me know how it went for you. ALways a pleasure to heat from you guys!

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Spicy Restaurant Style Garlic Chicken

Here is a non-vegetarian party snack which tastes as better as your favourite restaurant takeaways. This is a spicy garlic chicken recipe where I have used shredded boneless chicken, which is slightly different than what you get in restaurants. The reason why I am using chicken shreds is because it takes way less time and cooks super fast.

This recipe barely requires too much as the main ingredients include chicken and lots of hot sauce!

Try it out if you like your food spicy.

INGREDIENTS

250 gms boneless chicken, shredded into thin slices

5 tbsp all purpose flour

1 tsp fresh garlic, crushed

10 tbsp oil (for frying the chicken)

2 tbsp hot sauce

1/2 tsp garlic powder

3 tbsp milk

1 tsp black pepper powder

Salt to taste

PROCEDURE

In a bowl, mix the chicken with flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper and milk. Mix this well and set aside for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken till every shred is brown and crispy. Set it aside.
In another pan, add a teaspoon of oil.
Fry some garlic in it for about ten seconds and add the hot sauce to this.
Now add the fried chicken pieces to this hot sauce and garlic mix. Make sure you coat every piece of chicken well with the sauce and garlic.
Garnish with chopped spring onion leaves and enjoy!

More Chinese Snacks:

Sesame Chicken

Crispy & Spicy Honey Chicken

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Spinach & Garlic Dip – A Great Party Snack!

Calling people over for a house party has a charm of its own. So be it a birthday celebration, an anniversary or simply a weekend, great party snacks always define get togethers!

Don’t worry too much if you have invited your entire fleet of friends! Just make this amazing party snack dip to go along with some wonderful vegetables or chips and see the reaction for yourself! It is extremely simple, healthy and super delicious. Make sure you make a lot of it!

Here’s the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of hung curd

2 cups chopped spinach

1 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp Italian herbs

1/4 tsp chili flakes

1/4 tsp pepper

PROCEDURE

Heat oil in a pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry for a minute.
Add the chopped spinach and fry this.
Ensure the excess water evaporates.
Set it aside.
In a bowl, mix hung curd with salt, pepper, Italian herbs and chili flakes.
Add the spinach to this and mix well.
Serve with nachos, chips, carrots, and cucumber.

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Crispy & Spicy Honey Chicken

What is a get-together or a party without some amazing snacks to go with, right? And what can be better than some Chinese food at home?

As an ode to how much we all love house parties, here is a quick Chinese food recipe you can whip up. A honey chicken snack that you can prepare for your own guest party for a weekend, and delight your friends and family!

Preparation time – 10 minutes

Cook time – 20 minutes

Serves – 2-3

[ingredients title=”Ingredients”]

Shredded boneless chicken, 500 gms
5 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
8 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp black pepper powder
Chopped spring onion leaves for garnish
Peanuts for garnish
Salt to taste [/ingredients]

[directions title=”Directions”]

In a glass bowl, add salt, pepper, and cornflour to the chicken, mix it well and keep it aside.
Take another bowl and mix sugar, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar together and set it aside.
In a pan, heat oil and fry the chicken pieces.
Once crisp enough, add the sauce already made and mix well.
Cook till chicken is tender.
Garnish with chopped spring onion leaves and peanuts. [/directions]

Would love to know your thoughts on this one. Let me know if you try 🙂

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Here’s a Snack for the Diet Conscious – Healthy Oats Tikki

Life can be stressful sometimes. Struggle is real for everyone and we all have our own ways of dealing with it. For me, it’s food. With so much happening around us and advertisements always luring us into delicious stuff around us, we also need to be careful about the eating choices we make. Indulging in comfort food can be the biggest stressbuster for many. But it needs to be moderated from a health perspective.

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The good news is that healthy can also be tasty! And can also be achieved at reasonable costs if done well. A lot of us are also increasingly realizing the benefits of healthy and clean eating habits, coupled with some sort of work out. At Slurrp, we constantly try to amalgamate ideas with cooking that benefits you. Here is a recipe from our library that is power-packed nutrients and also delicious! A healthy oats recipe with less oil, blended with vegetables and subtle spices and a beautiful snack. Here’s what you’ll need.

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp refined oil

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp fresh ginger-garlic paste

1/2 cup chopped capsicum

1/2 cup chopped carrot

1 cup chopped spinach

1 cup rolled oats

2 potatoes, boiled and mashed

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1/4 tsp cumin powder

Salt to taste

PROCEDURE

In a pan, heat oil. Fry the chopped onions in it for about two minutes.
Add the fresh ginger-garlic paste to the onions and fry till the rawness disappears.
Next, add the chopped vegetables to this mixture – capsicum, carrot, and spinach.
Fry the vegetables in the onions till done.
Add oats to this and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer this mixture to a bowl and let it cool.
Once cool, add 2 mashed potatoes to the oat mixture.
Add the breadcrumbs and mix well.
Knead this with some water and make tikkis out of it.
In a non-stick pan, add 1 tbsp of refined oil. Once hot, fry these tikkis on both sides till done.
Enjoy hot with green chutney.

Slurrp tip – This healthy oats recipe is a great snack for a tea party with friends and family. Enjoy health and taste on the same plate!

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Vegetarian Snacks – Eggless Potato & Cottage Cheese Chops

It’s snack time once again and today we are bringing to you a vegetarian snack recipe, perfect to go with your evening cup of tea. This recipe has a unique combination of cottage cheese, potatoes and some greens that gives it a distinctive taste. The ingredients are very simple and it is eggless.

INGREDIENTS

2 potatoes, boiled and mashed

100 gms cottage cheese, grated

1 chopped tomato

1 chopped onion

1 tbsp chopped curry leaves

1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves

1 cup milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

Salt to taste

PROCEDURE

In a glass bowl, mix all the above ingredients with milk in the end.
Grease your hands with oil and make small balls of this mixture.
Now dip these balls and layer them all over with some more breadcrumbs.
Deep fry them in hot oil for 8-10 minutes until golden brown and crunchy on the outside.
Serve hot with green chutney, ketchup or your favorite dip!

Simple, isn’t it? Try this vegetarian snack recipe yourself and let us know how it went in the comments!

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