Zinged up
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 12:49PM 
Hello, hello!
A quick stop in on this afternoon, as I wanted to let y'all know that I'm on Design*Sponge today for their "In The Kitchen With..." series. (These are some outtakes, more photos and the full recipe is through the link.) It's an honour to be featured, and I'm especially excited to be talking about pakoras — or at least my not-at-all traditional take on pakoras, less of a fritter and more of an Indian take on a tempura-style fry up.
The batter is my grandmother's, so no disputing that it's the real deal, but I keep the vegetables in large-ish pieces to show off all the shapes and colours to their deep-fried finest. Plus, you can pick and choose your favourites — mine are the onion ones, followed closely by the green beans, then sweet potatoes, sliced thin.
I've also shared the recipe for my Mum's Fresh Green Chutney; it's got green apple, green chilies and fistfuls of cilantro, zinged up with lime juice, ginger and garlic. It's not only good with these fritters, but it's also what I like with samosas or even dolloped beside kofta kebabs that have been grilled over the fire. Keep a jar on hand in the fridge, and you'll find a million ways to use it.
We've got birthdays to celebrate tomorrow, and I'm pretty excited for that. Meet you back here next week, with tales of the weekend no doubt, along with the winner of the UPPERCASE contest! (psst! There's still time to put your name in the hat; I'll count entries up until 11:59 p.m. EDT.)
Cheers, folks, here's to swell days ahead.
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Reader Comments (8)
Love that series! The post looks fantastic!
Congratulations on the Design Sponge feature!
You post has got me super excited for two reasons: 1) green apple in chutney and 2) big chunks of vegetables. Your take on pakoras just seems so fresh and tasty.
Happy weekend.
Congratulations! I love Design*Sponge and your photos over there are truly stunning. Marvelous work, Tara!
Your Mum's Fresh Green Chutney looks like such bright green deliciousness. I'm looking forward to having a jar in my own refrigerator. Thanks!
congratulations on your feature! I love your interesting composition in these pictures
Thank you all so much!
Hi Tara! I'm a big fan of you! Your blog is onw of my favourite..
Design*Sponge is one of my daily reads, so I'm happy to have 2 in 1 :)
The photos an the recipe is amazing as always!
Congrats dear..
xxxFiC.
As always, you never fail to amaze me of your sumptuous recipes, and I love the pics :)