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Nicola Marsh | Fresh Fiction, Fresh Food!
December 3, 2011
That's the great thing about fiction. There's always something new to read. I
love fresh fiction. I also love fresh food. So what better way to combine my
two great loves into one than write a book featuring magical, mystical Indian
and its fabulous food? BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD is a
contemporary romance/romantic comedy/chicklit/women's fiction novel. Shari Jones needs to get a life. Preferably someone else's. Single, homeless and jobless, Indo-American Shari agrees to her best friend's
whacky scheme: travel to Mumbai, pose as Amrita, and ditch the fiancé her
traditional Indian parents have chosen. Simple. Until she's mistaken for a
famous Bollywood actress, stalked by a Lone Ranger wannabe, courted by an
English lord, and busted by the blackmailing fiancé. Life is less complicated in New York. Or so she thinks, until the entourage of crazies follows her to the Big Apple
and that's when the fun really begins. Shari deals with a blossoming romance, an
addiction to Indian food and her first movie role, while secretly craving
another trip to the mystical land responsible for sparking her new lease on
life. Returning to her Indian birthplace, she has an epiphany. Maybe the
happily-ever-after of her dreams isn't so far away? Think 'Sex and the City' meets 'Eat, Pray, Love.' With food. Loads of food! And that's what I'm sharing during my 3 week blog tour, my love of Indian food. I'm posting Indian recipes for dishes taken from the book in my BOLLY-BITES. I'm hoping you'll stock up on spices and cook up a storm alongside me! Today's BOLLY-BITE recipe is found at street food stalls. It's a fantastic
snack (a new take on potatoes for kids!) and it's a great party food. Can be
served hot or cold. With a variety of dipping sauces and chutneys, your guests
will be impressed. (Like most recipes, there are many different versions. This one is a mix of mine
and my mum's.) ALOO TIKKI
Ingredients
500 g potatoes, cut in pieces
1 cup frozen peas
8 tbspns oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
½ tspn grated ginger
1 tspn ground tumeric
1 tspn ground cumin
1 tspn ground coriander
½ tspn garam masala
3 tbspns besan flour
2 tspn lemon juice
Salt to taste (Makes 20) Method:
Cook and mash the potatoes.
Cook the peas, add to the mash.
Use 1 tbspn of the oil in small saucepan, fry the onion, ginger, spices and
chilli for 1 minute. Add to potato mix.
Add the besan flour, lemon juice and salt to taste to potato and mix.
Divide potato mix into golf ball size portions, flatten into shape of
patties.
Heat remaining oil in non-stick fry pan and cook patties in batches. Fry on
each side until golden brown.
Tastes great served with tamarind or mint chutneys (store bought is easiest!) For kids, I omit the chilli, unless they like it spicy. To discover what other tasty treats are coming up in BOLLY-BITES, you'll have to
follow the tour. Oh, and read the book! Aloo tikkis make great finger food at parties. To win an E-book of BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD, leave
a comment about your favourite finger food. USA TODAY bestseller Nicola
Marsh has published 30 books with Harlequin Romance and Presents series, and
BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD is
her first mainstream contemporary romance with Entangled Publishing. She loves chatting with readers and you can find her:
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Comments
25 comments posted.
Re: Nicola Marsh | Fresh Fiction, Fresh Food!
Looking forward to it! :)
(Hyunjin Jeon 12:21pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite finger food is spring rolls :)
(Na S 1:42am December 3, 2011)
It's a tie between spring rolls and satay.
(Yuka Liew 10:54am December 3, 2011)
This book sounds awesome
(Robin Blankenship 12:58pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite finger food is egg rolls. Ooo and satay is good too.
The book sounds great. I'm putting it on my wish list.
(Patti Paonessa 1:12pm December 3, 2011)
I like mini Quesadillas... Thank you for sharing!
(Colleen Conklin 1:49pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite snack food is simple - celery stuffed with cream cheese. I sprinkle it with Hungarian Paprika for color. On the high-caloric end, I love to dip things in chocolate and serve them. They sell the dipping chocolate, and you can use your imagination on what to dip from strawberries to pretzels, to the small peanut butter Ritz sandwiches (my favorite), to potato chips. They always go over well. They're fast and easy to do. I am disappointed that this is another "e" book contest, because I don't own an e-reader, and would love to read your book!!
(Peggy Roberson 4:49pm December 3, 2011)
I like that it is original and includes a few of my loves too! I love food, I love reading and I love sharing my thoughts and ideas with the fantastic women in my reading group. My first thought is that the discussion of a book such as this one requires each of the book club group members to prepare a sweet dish!
(Darci Paice 5:41pm December 3, 2011)
Food and a good book! Nothing much can top that!
Blessings,
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 6:49pm December 3, 2011)
books sounds like something i'd like to read
(Kathy Weber 7:25pm December 3, 2011)
I can't wait to try out my new Kindle. Look forward to reading your ebook.
(Kathleen Bianchi 7:55pm December 3, 2011)
I would love to learn more about Indian food.
(Lisa Garrett 8:09pm December 3, 2011)
Hi Nicola,
Your new book sounds great. I guess my favorite finger food would be little
tarts - I have a sweet tooth.
(Tammy Yenalavitch 8:21pm December 3, 2011)
Thanks for the contest!
(Jenny Finstrom 8:33pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite finger food is cookies..lol.. Wedding Cookies, sugar cookies, fruitcake cookies, etc.
(Brenda Hill 8:46pm December 3, 2011)
i been trying to win this and the cover you have look like you
is it i love the cover
great read
desi the blonde @ msn.com
(Desiree Reilly 8:53pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite finger food is deviled eggs. Thanks for giving me a chance to win your book. Sounds great!
(Linda Hall 10:14pm December 3, 2011)
Fresh corn chips and homemade guacamole! Yum!
(Jennifer Beyer 10:21pm December 3, 2011)
fav finger food is flour chips and homemade salsa/guacamole :)
thanks for the great post, I coincidently read about your book first from one of the blogs I follow. Added to my wishlist!
(Erin Fender 10:50pm December 3, 2011)
My favorite finger food is dark chocolate covered nuts and fruit. Book sounds great - thanks for sharing the recipe - I love Indian food!
(Mary C 11:03pm December 3, 2011)
Sure hope to win BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD. My favorite finger food is simply Cheese and crackers.
(Debbie Ellis 11:40pm December 3, 2011)
Favorite finger food is sambousak, a crescent shaped dough filled with cheese!
(Judith Mor 1:08pm December 4, 2011)
My favorite finger food is guacamole or homemade salsa to use as dips for tortilla chips. My stomach's growling and I'm going to make your Aloo Tikki recipe. I'l bet the story is spicy, too.
(Alyson Widen 2:27pm December 4, 2011)
Sounds fun, I love Bollywood films.
(Lisa Elwood 1:50pm December 5, 2011)
Indian women and all the actresses are very beautiful, and Indian food is extra ordinary with their rare and delicious spices
(Sylvia Bradeley 4:07am December 6, 2011)
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