Author Archives: Charulata

Cucumber peanut salad recipe – How to make cucumber peanut salad or khamang kakdi salad recipe – salad recipes

Cucumber peanut salad – a very simple, easy and delicious salad recipe made with cucumbers, grated coconut, roasted peanuts powder, lemon juice and spices.  This is a very refreshing as well as nutritious salad, as coconuts and peanuts add nutrition and cucumbers gives a refreshing taste to the salad.  Lemon juice, when added, gives a

Eggless coconut cookies recipe – How to make coconut cookies recipe (Indian style)

Eggless coconut cookies – a very tasty and crunchy cookies made with all-purpose flour, dessicated coconut, ghee and sugar.  These cookies are eggless and can be made in just 30-40 minutes of time, including the baking time.  Dessicated coconut gives a nice texture and aroma to the cookies.  You can store these cookies in an

Masala pav recipe – How to make masala pav recipe – Mumbai street snacks

Masala pav – a street fast food recipe from Mumbai made with bread and stuffed with  spicy onion tomato and capsicum mixture.  Masala pav is a very popular street food from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai.  It is an ideal and quick snack, when you want to have something filling to eat.   Mumbai is known for

Biscuit pancake recipe – How to make biscuit pancake recipe – eggless pancakes

Biscuit pancake is a very easy and a simple and  quick breakfast or snack recipe made with minimum ingredients easily available in the kitchen.  It can be prepared in less than 30 minutes of time. Biscuit pancakes are not only so delicious, but also light and fluffy.  Biscuits used in the pancake gives a nice

Sweet corn fried rice recipe – How to make corn fried rice recipe – rice recipes

Sweet corn fried rice – a easy and healthy variation of rice made with rice, sweet corn kernels, spring onions and other vegetables.  This dish tastes slightly sweet  due to the sweet corn added to it.  Sweet corn also adds flavour to the rice.  It is a simple, delicious and colourful rice recipe which you

Turmeric milk or haldi doodh recipe – How to make golden turmeric milk recipe(turmeric latte)

Turmeric milk also called as golden milk or turmeric latte is a popular Indian drink made by cow milk and other spices such as peppercorns, cinnamon and ginger.  It has huge health benefits and used as a remedy to boost immunity and reduce cold and cough.  This Indian haldi doodh (turmeric milk) helps to reduce

Palak moongdal recipe (Dal palak) – How to make dal palak or spinach dal (with coconut) – Palak recipes

Palak moongdal or dal palak is a very quick and healthy dish made from palak (spinach), yellow moong dal, coconut  and mild spices.  It is a very flavourful dish and a good way to include leafy vegetables in your daily diet.  Moong dal when mixed with spinach leaves makes it all the more nutritious.  This

Palak (spinach) recipes -Indian spinach recipes – 12 Indian spinach/palak recipes

Spinach or palak is a superfood which is loaded with tons of nutrients in a low-calorie package.  It is one of the most popular green leafy vegetable  and staple in a number of cultural cuisines. They are important for skin, hair and bone health. They also provide protein, iron, vitamins, and minerals and hence highly

White sauce pasta recipe – How to make white sauce pasta – pasta recipes

White sauce pasta – a traditional Italian dish prepared with penne pasta in a creamy white sauce and spices.  You can add stir fried veggies of your choice to make it more healthier as well as suit your taste buds.  White sauce pasta is very to easy to make and can be  prepared in half

Amla pickle/amla achar – How to prepare instant amla pickle/gooseberry pickle – pickle recipes

Amla pickle – this is an instant amla pickle recipe made from gooseberries also called as amla in hindi.  Here I have used til oil, but you can use sesame oil which also adds flavour to the pickle.  As this is an instant version of pickle, you do not need sunlight to prepare this pickle