Ribbon Pakoda

Ribbon Pakoda is a snack that is very popular in south India. It tastes best when served in room temperature. It can be eaten as-is or can be used as sev for various chat items and it is also used in Mixture. It can be stored in an air tight container for at least 2 weeks. You need the bakshanam maker with the ribbon pakoda stencil to do this. If you add lot more chili powder, then the color would be darker like picture 2.

Garlic Croutons

I love the small piece of bread that is served in the soups and salads.. It adds a nice crunchy texture and delicious flavor to the soup or salad.. I actually eat them as is sometimes!!! A crouton is a small piece of sautéed or rebaked bread, often cubed and seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavor to salads and soups, or eaten as a snack food. The word crouton is derived from the French crouton, itself derived from croûte, meaning "crust". Croutons are available ready from the market, but homemade is very easy and also different flavors can be tried at home.

Authentic Indian Sweets w Giveaway for my First Blog Birthday

Hello Friends, Have a great news to share... My blog will soon be an year old in July and I am hosting an event to celebrate my blog's first birthday. I have got so many friends in the virtual world and it has been a great journey. Loved reading all your comments, loved participating and hosting events, am part of some groups and love learning new recipes and food ideas every day. So thanks to all your support and hope the next year will be even more exciting and celebrating.. The theme I have chosen to celebrate my blog's birthday is "Authentic Indian Sweets".. Hudson Canola Oil will be sponsoring the giveaway.

Event Details
Event Runs until July 3rd 2013 and Winners will be announced on my blog's birthday (July 5th 2013)
What a better way to celebrate than sweets... The theme I have chosen is "Authentic Indian Sweets". Only Vegetarian and EGGFREE dishes are allowed.
Link to this event announcement page is Mandatory and Logo is Mandatory
Archived posts are welcome as long as they are linked with this page and the logo is added
Please like my Facebook page and Hudson's Facebook page
Giveaway is open only to the followers of this blog. Please follow via GFC
Winners should have an Indian Address or you can choose to send the prize to your loved ones in India.
Please use the linky tool below to link your yummy recipes. If you have trouble linking, then please send email to nivedhanams@gmail.com.
How to get Points -
Each entry (recipe) submitted gets 10 points. More the merrier
Mention about this giveaway on your blog in a separate blog post - 20 points
Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 20 points
Have the giveaway details on your side bar until the giveaway closes - 20 points
Please mention in the comments section that you have done these with your Recipe Name, Facebook ID, blog URL and GFC id.. Winners will be chosen based on the number of points earned. I will be choosing 10 winners each of them will get 1 liter Hudson Canola Oil and a Cookbook. Please note that I do not get anything for this giveaway. Entries that do not follow the above rules will be DELETED.

Besan Laddu

Besan Laddu is a sweet made with gram flour. It is a very simple and quick food to make and is mouthwatering. The Ingredients for this recipe are in the many pantries. This is also a recipe which does not need much planning or preparation and can be done in less than an hour from start to finish.