Foodies Corner

The first time I ate these were in my hostel mess in Karnataka. They used to give us these buns along with chutney for snacks. My first thought was "Wow this puri is sweet!" After that my friend told me that it was one of the famous things made in Mangalore and that it was called 'Mangalore bun.' Few days back I was thinking about what to make for munching in the evening using the limited ingredients that we had. And that's when I stumbled across this very simple recipe of Mangalore buns. RECIPE FOR MANGALORE BUNS: * 1 ripe banana  * 1 ½ cup or more maida * ½ cup powdered sugar * ½ tsp Baking soda * 1 pinch of salt * 1 tsp ghee * 1 tsp jeera 1. In a large bowl, mash a ripe banana nicely. It must not have any pieces in it. Mash it properly with a fork. Or you can use a hand mixer if available. 2. Now to this mashed banana, add powdered sugar, baking soda, salt and give it a good mix. 3. Add Maida and keep mixing until you get a dough like c

Nankhatais' are Indian shortbread biscuits. I'm taken aback to my childhood memories when I think about this sweet snack. What I love about Nankhatai's the most is its crumbly texture.  I used to be quite fascinated by it in those days. While looking at it, one wouldn't predict how nice and buttery it tastes, but once you get a taste of it, it is surprisingly grainy and sweet! A weakness to all my fellow sweet lovers indeed. :) Okay, so since this nankhatai is so delicious and has that lovely texture what I didn't expect is how easy it was to make at home! So I decided to give it a try and it turned out to be absolutely yummy! It got finished within 2 days so I didn't have to worry about it getting spoilt too. Here's the recipe to nankhatai. It is so easy to make and make sure you do try it in this quarantine period when all of us are stressed and as the saying goes "Stressed spelled backwards is 'Dessert'". So go for it! Recipe for