Pazham Unda / Undapori

                                                Whenever I have very ripe, ready to wilt bananas on the kitchen counter; the 'no wasting' bell as well as the 'recycling' bell rings in my mind, loud enough to jolt me into some kind of kitchenantics. Two  options rush to my mind all the time. One is the Moist Banana Cake, which the boys are crazy about and the other is this easy peasy old snack of mom, Pazham Unda, which the spouse is quite fond of.

                                        Nowadays, I usually opt for the second; as it is quicker and more easier to make. No need of all those whisking, beating and folding fuss. It can be mixed up in a couple of minutes and prepared in a quarter of an hour. It was one of the easiest tea time snacks mom used to make when we were kids. Back at home, mom used to make it with really ripe 'cheru pazham', the small bananas which is abundantly available in Kerala. I tried it with the chiquita bananas here and it turned out quite as good.

Here is the recipe...

Falafel - A middle Eastern Chickpea fritter

 

                I was too busy these days that I hardly had time for blogging and other stuff. To be frank I had totally forgotten about blogging while I was busy with guests, parties and kids. Back in my home land, it was eventful with weddings, 'salkarams' and family gatherings. I was as much sad as was enthusiastic on hearing the 'visheshams' about the weddings parties of the cousins, which I missed so pathetically. After all, that is what living abroad is all about, right? Missing most of the happenings in home land. Sigh!!

               So back to blogging, I thought of sharing the recipe of Falafel, which I made some time back and was sitting in my draft for ages. It is a popular street snack in the Middle East. Just like 'parippuvadas' for us Keralites ;) It is eaten as such or kept inside a sandwich and eaten with tahini or sesame paste. I make it here as a tea time snack...Crispy n rich in flavour,it's healthy compared to other finger foods like french fries.

Here is the recipe...

Cheesy Bread Sticks

       This is an easy, delicious and nutritious snack for the children to nibble on. It is a snack/ appetiser you can prepare with easy ingredients whenever you have left over bread. I got this recipe from one of the South Indian Cooking magazines and got hooked with their picture. So I prepared it with some left over bread and my son enjoyed it immensely..

Cheesy Bread Sticks Recipe

Things you need:

Bread slices                        - 4

Egg                                     - 2

Grated mozzarella cheese      - 1/2 cup

Finely shredded parsley       - 1 tsp

Finely shredded green chilli   - 1 tsp

Black pepper powder          - a pinch

White flour/ maida                - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Frying oil                              

Method:

• Remove the margins of the bread slices and slice them into thin fingers. Keep aside.
• Beat the egg together with all other ingredients except oil, in a bowl.
• Dip the bread sticks one by one in the egg mixture and fry in the oil until golden brown.
• Serve the crispy bread sticks with tomato ketchup.