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Air fryer chickpea and lentil snack crackers (Masala Vada inspired)

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I am an avid tea lover and tea drinker. The taste of steaming milk tea in early in the morning while watching my mom make breakfast was one of the first best memories that pops into my mind when I think about my childhood. I must have been four or five years old then. I guess you could call that I grew up on tea. Right along with the tea goes teatime snack. Teatime without a good spicy teatime snack is at least for me very dull. May it be a ginger snap cookie, spicy tuna sandwich, peppery veg roti or a good old masala Vada. Now, if any of that sounds gibberish to you let me enlighten. With a recipe for a snack that you can whip up quickly and cook in an air fryer superfast. Not only this Vada inspired snack crackers are healthy with wholesome ingredients, but they are also a clean snack without all that oil in it from deep frying. This recipe is going to yield you 40 crackers. Here …

Peri Peri Chicken influenced curry chicken roast ( The Island way )

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A good roasted chicken recipe is a part of the any good family recipe vault. I feel like it is never enough how many times I make it. it is so delicious, elegant, and simple and at the same time so versatile. If that is not enough reasons to love it, how about the fact that you can serve it with many sides and feed a crowd with a snap. This and so many other reasons that I do not even know, I am always looking for good chicken recipes. I did my post with the title Island way, even though my islanders do not do roasting that often. We do more curried chicken than roasted for our day today meals. Roasting is done in special occasions. It is not surprising to see the spice roots however, looking back at the Southwestern European and Indian influence embedded deep in our way of cooking. Sri Lankan cooking has evolved so much since Portuguese occupation of the island back in 15 th century, even though it is …

Mary Flahavan’s Banana and Berry Oat Bread

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Good read and love to try this out Banana and Berry Oat Bread… What weekends are made for! Recipe Makes 12 slices Preparation 10 mins cooking time 45 mins Ingredients 125g Greek yogurt 2 bananas mashed – ripe work better 100g Keelings berries (strawberries, raspberries and blueberries would all work with this bread) 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 100g brown sugar […] Mary Flahavan’s Banana and Berry Oat Bread