Secret Ingredient: Bell Pepper/Capsicum

September 25, 2010 by Lavanya

When Nupur announced the Iron Chef Edition of Blog Bites, I had lots of  red bell peppers in my fridge that I wanted to use up before my next trip to the farmer’s market. This has been a super busy month for me- but there was no way I was going to miss an opportunity to pick an ingredient and think of two ways of showcasing it a la’ Iron Chef. And so, of course I picked Bell Pepper. The […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: bell pepper, blog bites, chutney, Food, Iron Chef, paneer, Recipe

Tea-Time Treats: Paneer Puffs

October 14, 2009 by Lavanya

It has been beautifully drizzly the past few days. The kind of days that heighten my craving for warm savory snacks.Hot bondas and bajjis, pakodas, even maggi noodles. But the one tea time treat that, for me, is inextricably linked with early rainy evenings in Bangalore, is the Vegetable Puff. Vegetable Puffs are  found abundantly in the many bakeries that dot Bangalore (along with khara buns, aloo buns, butter biscuits and many other doughy wonders). The vegetable puff is, however, […]

Categories: Food/Drink • Tags: Bangalore bakeries, blog events, Food, monthly mingle, nostalgia, paneer, puffs, rainy days