(SIMPLE SNACKS, NIBBLES & SHORT EATS)
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Short Eats or Snacks refer to a variety of finger food that is either prepared at home or bought from shops or bakeries and eaten in between meals. A Snack is normally defined as ‘a hurried or light meal, eaten between or instead of a main meal’. Short Eats and Snacks are also served as refreshments to guests and visitors who drop in at home and also at parties as starters or appetizers. Snacks are often eaten just for the enjoyment of its taste.
The repertoire of ‘Short Eats’ is quite vast and refers to a variety of snacks which includes sandwiches, pastries, cakes, savouries, sweets etc. Snacks can be vegetarian as well as non- vegetarian. Home made snacks are traditionally prepared from ingredients commonly available at home. Most often leftovers are converted into tasty snacks giving a completely different look and taste to the original dish. These homemade snacks are healthier when compared to the processed snack foods available in plenty in the super markets, which most often contain a considerable amount of preservatives, artifical sweeteners, excess salt etc.
Sandwiches are still considered the quintessential snack and no Tea Party Menu would be complete without them. Sandwiches can be made from cold cuts, nuts, fruit etc. Sandwiches once considered to be a totally British entity, is now very much an Indian Snack. As with many other foods, Indian cuisine has adopted and adapted , the sandwich and it has now taken on new Indian flavors, such as a Mango Pickle Sandwich or a Mint Chutney Sandwich to name a few.
Wraps and Rolls are easy to hold and eat and provide a fun alternative to a sandwich. Kid's love wraps. Leftovers such as chicken, vegetable, etc make excellent fillings for the Wraps and Rolls!!!
SIMPLE SNACKS, NIBBLES & SHORT EATS is a collection of simple and easy to follow recipes of tasty snacks, short eats, nibbles and finger food. The repertoire covers a variety of vegetarian as well as non- vegetarian snacks which includes savouries, sandwiches, wraps, rolls, pastries, sweets etc.
This collection of easy to prepare sumptuous snacks and short eats can be put together in a flash with no effort at all using commonly available ingredients in your kitchen.
Bridget White-Kumar
CONTENTS
SAVOURY TREATS
1. Cheese Straws
2. Chillie Cheese Sticks
3. Cheese Twists
4. Pepper Cheese Balls
5. Crispy Cheese Rolls
6. Savoury cheese Balls
7. Cheesy French Toast
8. Chicken Spaghetti Bread Rolls
9. Chicken and Capsicum Bread Squares
10. Chicken Fritters
11. Crispy Chicken Nuggets
12. Fried Chicken Balls
13. Instant Burger Patties
14. Chicken Puffs
15. Chicken Patties
16. Chicken Rolls
17. Fried Chicken Drumsticks
18. Black Pepper Chicken Wings
19. Crumb Fried Chicken
20. Chillie Chicken Nuggets
21. Pepper Chicken Nuggets
22. Spicy Chicken Wings
23. Chicken and Capsicum Fritters
24. Chicken Kababs
25. Chicken Drumsticks
26. Mutton / Lamb mince Rolls
27. Mince Patties
28. Mutton Mince Kababs
29. Cocktail Kababs
30. Mince and Macaroni
31. Fish Patties
32. Fish Fingers
33. Fish Kababs
34. Cocktail Fish Kababs
35. Chillie Fish Nuggets
36. Batter Fried Prawns
37. Masala Prawn Nuggets
38. Grilled Prawns
39. Grilled Fish Fillets
40. Spicy Fish Fingers
41. Egg Pokoras
42. Egg Kababs
43. Vegetable Patties
44. Vegetable Puffs
45. Potato Patties
46. Onion and Spinach Pokoras
47. Crispy Cauliflower Fritters
48. Mixed vegetable cutlets
49. Potato Cutlets
50. Steamed Coconut Dumplings
51. Savoury Spinach Fritters
52. Corn Fritters
53. Potato Carrot and Peas Patties
54. Spicy Corn Kernels
55. Corn and Spinach Fritters
56. Baby Corn Fritters
57. Spicy Potato Nuggets
58. Spicy Cauliflower / Broccoli Fritters
59. Chillie Mushroom Fritters
60. Crumb Fried Potato Wedges
61. Savoury Baby Potatoes
62. Potato and Corn Kababs
63. Mixed Vegetable Kababs
64. Split Bengal Gram Fritters / Urad Vadas
65. Masala Vadas / Fritters
66. Savoury Onion Pokoras
67. Cottage Cheese / Paneer Fritters
68. Savoury Cottage Cheese Nuggets
69. Semolina Tomato Delight
70. Masala Peanut Mix
SANDWHICHES AND ROLLS
1. Devilled Egg Sandwiches
2. Simple Egg Sandwiches
3. Pineapple and Cheese Sandwiches
4. Pepper Cheese Sandwiches
5. Ham Sandwiches
6. Onion Ham Sandwiches
7. Fried Egg and Bacon Sandwiches
8. Boiled Egg and Cheese Sandwiches
9. Chicken and Scrambled Egg Sandwiches
10. Anglo-Indian Mince Paste Sandwiches
11. Sausage Sandwiches
12. Mint Chutney Sandwiches
13. Tomato Cheese Sandwiches
14. Toasted Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches
15. Cucumber Sandwiches
16. Tomato Sandwiches
17. Club Sandwiches
18. Vegetable Club Sandwiches
19. Savoury Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
20. Chicken and Mint Chutney Sandwiches
21. Mango Pickle Sandwiches
22. Savoury Ham Sandwiches
23. Roast Meat Spread Sandwiches
24. Chillie Cheese French Toast
25. Submarine Sandwich
26. Chicken Salad Sandwiches
27. Traditional Roast Beef Sandwiches
28. Tuna Fish Sandwiches
29. Caesar Sandwiches
30. Egg Salad Sandwiches
31. Ham and Mango Chutney Sandwiches
32. Savoury Cheese Bread Rolls
33. Sausage Bread Rolls
34. Mince Bread Rolls
35. Savoury Egg Rolls
36. Cucumber and Onion Salad Wrap
37. Chicken Salad Wrap
38. Tuna Salad Wrap
39 Apple and Peanut Butter Wrap
40. Paneer and Onion Wrap
SWEET TREATS
1. Fried Plantains
2. Banana Fritters
3. Vanilla Muffins
4. Orange Flavour Muffins
5. Old Fashioned Pound Cake
6. Tri-Colour Marble Cake
7. Egg less Tea Cake
8. Marmalade Roll
9. Cinnamon Doughnuts
10. Garlic Bread
11. Vanilla Stewed Fruit
12. Stewed Pears
13. Fresh Fruit Trifle
14. Groundnut Chikkies
15. Marshmallow Squares
16. Mazipan Rolls
17. Sugary Cashew nut Macaroons
18. Walnut Milk Pudding
19. Dark Chocolate Mousse
20. Baked Lemon Cheese Cake
21. Japonaise Cakes
22. Simple Chocolate Brownies
23. Easy To Bake Dark Chocolate Cake
24. Valentine Strawberry Heart Cakes
25. Chocolate Nutty Fudge
26. Jiffy Chocolate Soufflé
ACCOMPANIMENTS
1. Tomato Chutney
2. Mint Chutney
3. White Sauce
4. Brown Sauce
5. Cheese Sauce
6. Home made Mayonnaise
7. Coriander and Coconut Chutney
8. Onion and Tomato Chutney
9. Sweet Mango Chutney
10. Peanut Chutney / Dip
