Author Archives: Charulata

Moong sprouts salad recipe – How to make healthy moong sprouts salad recipe – healthy recipes

Sprouted moong salad is a very nutritious and refreshing salad, which can be used as a side dish or as light meal in itself.  This recipe is very simple to make and a dish full of proteins and calcium.  It can be had as a breakfast too.  Lemon juice and chaat masala gives a nice tangy

Sweet rava appam recipe – How to make semolina jaggery appam recipe – Krishna Jayanthi recipes

Sweet rava appam is a very delicious and easy appam recipe made with rava  and jaggery and which can be done instantly too.  Traditionally appams are deep fried, but can also be done in the paniyaram pan.  Sweet appams is one of the neivedyam dish for festivals like Krishna Jayanthi and Karthigai deepam in Tamil

Avalakki or aval ladoo (poha ladoo) recipe – Janmashtami/Krishna Jayanthi recipes

Avalakki or aval ladoo is a easy sweet recipe made from poha/flattened rice, sugar, ghee, nuts and raisins.  You can also make this ladoo with jaggery instead of sugar.  Both the ladoos are excellent tastewise and also quick to make.  I thought of posting this easy recipe for beginners as well as working woman, as I

Bread besan toast recipe – How to make bread besan toast recipe – Easy breakfast recipes

Bread besan toast – a healthy snack prepared from bread, gram flour, onions, tomatoes and spices.  It is a good option for a healthy breakfast or as an evening snack.  This toast is not only  easy to make but can also be prepared in less than 30 minutes.  Bread besan toast is a healthy alternative as bread

Kara chutney recipe – How to make kara (spicy) chutney recipe – side dish for idlis | dosas

Kara chutney is a spicy red chutney made from onions, tomatoes and red chillies and which goes well with idlis, dosas, appams and uthapams.  This chutney is also an easy and quick to make chutney recipe.  Kara chutney is a south indian style chutney and as the name suggests, the red chillies gives a spice taste

Tri coloured dosa recipe – Independence day special recipe

Happy Independence Day to all  my dear friends !!..Tri coloured dosa —  a very special dosa prepared to celebrate Independence day in true spirit.  Dosa is a popular breakfast dish in India and I wanted to try a new recipe with dosa, as a perfect and  ideal dish to celebrate this event.  Do give a

Pumpkin erissery recipe – how to make mathanga (pumpkin) erissery recipe – onam recipes

Pumpkin erissery or mathanga erissery is a traditional Kerala dish made with pumpkin and coconut and served during onam sadya.  Pumpkin is boiled first and then cooked with coconut paste and finally tempered with coconut oil. Coconut oil gives an authentic taste to the erissery.  Pumpkin erissery is best served with steamed rice  or as a side dish

Eggless coconut cookies recipe | how to make eggless coconut cookies recipe

Eggless coconut cookies are delicious cookies or biscuits made with all-purpose flour, dessicated coconut, powdered sugar and butter.  They are crunchy from outside but very soft from inside and just melts in your mouth.  You can top them with nuts like badam or cashewnuts, if desired.  Coconut gives a nice flavour to the cookies.  If

Stuffed baingan/brinjal (eggplants) recipe – How to make stuffed brinjals (bharli vangi) recipe

Stuffed brinjal or baingan (bharli vangi) is a delicious and a popular Maharashtrian dish made with eggplants stuffed with Indian  spices.  It is known for its unique taste as  peanuts, sesame seeds, jaggery, goda masala  is used for this recipe.  Here small brinjals are slit and then stuffed with spicy masala and cooked as a whole, which gives

Curry leaves chutney|karuveppilai chutney|kadipatta chutney recipe – side dish for idlis,dosas – chutney recipes

Curry leaves or kadipatha is rich in fibre, calcium, irons and vitamins, helps your heart function better, fights infections, improves digestions and helps lower the blood sugar levels.  Curry leaves is staple in Indian dishes and used as a seasoning as it adds a special flavour to every dish.  Chutney made with curry leaves goes well