Author Archives: Charulata

French beans stir-fry recipe – how to make beans palya or beans poriyal recipe – south indian style

French beans stir-fry or beans poriyal is a simple and quick South Indian dish made with french beans, urad dal, whole red chillies and grated coconut.  This vegetable dish is not only tasty but healthy too with minimum oil used in its preparation.   French beans stir-fry goes well as a side dish with steamed rice

Poha or flattened rice recipes – Collection of 9 poha/aval recipes – Indian veg recipes

Poha or flattened rice or beaten ricc  is a dehusked rice which is flattened into flat light dry flakes. It is a  easily digestible form of raw rice  and is normally used to make variety of snacks in the Indian cuisine.  Healthy Rice Poha or flattened Rice  is known for its features like rich in

Spinach curd curry recipe – how to make spinach curd curry recipe – Indian curry recipes

Spinach curd curry is a healthy curry made with spinach leaves and curd and serves as a good accompaniment for rice, rotis or even plain khichdi.  In this recipe, the yoghurt is well blended with spinach paste and spices to a give a delicious taste to the curry.  Do try this curry for a change

Sweet coconut poha/sweet avalakki recipe – How to make sweet poha/aval recipe – Indian sweet recipes

Sweet coconut poha is an easy sweet snack which can be made in less than 30 minutes.  Jaggery and coconut  when added, gives a nice delicious taste to the poha. Coconut, ghee and roasted nuts further enhances the taste.  Sweet poha is also a sweet dish which is prepared on Janmashtami, an Indian festival which marks the birth of Lord Krishna. 

Pudina rice – How to make pudina rice or mint flavoured rice or mint pulao recipe – Indian rice recipes

Pudina rice or mint flavoured rice is a flavourful rice dish made with rice, pudina leaves and spices.  This rice dish is very refreshing and tasty and can be had on its own or accompanied with raita, plain curd or any simple curry.  Pudina pulao also makes up for an ideal lunch box dish as it

Tofu bhurji recipe – How to make tofu bhurji recipe

Tofu bhurji is a delicious scrambled tofu mixed with spices, which goes well as a side dish for rotis, chapathis, bread, pav or variety rice.  Tofu bhurji is very similar to paneer bhurji, but here, paneer is replaced with tofu.  It is a vegan recipe for paneer or egg bhurji.  Tofu is also known as bean curd,

Candy sugar or rock candy kheer or aval kalkandu payasam recipe – kheer recipes

Candy sugar or rock candy (rock sugar) kheer is a tasty kheer recipe made with flattened rice and rock candy and garnished with nuts.  Rock candy is also called as kalkhand and are relatively large sugar crystals.  It is also regarded as having medicinal properties.  In this recipe, I have used flattened rice or poha to

Tomato omelette recipe – how to make tomato omelette recipe – eggless | veg omelette recipe

Tomato omelette is a delicious vegetarian omelette made with batter made up of gram flour, chopped onions, tomatoes, green chillies and other spices.  It makes up for a great and filling breakfast dish or as a evening snack.  Tomato omelette is made without eggs and also is a very healthy and nutritious breakfast dish, which can

Mint lemonade recipe – how to make fresh mint lemonade recipe – summer drinks

Mint lemonade is a very refreshing and healthy drink made from mint leaves and lemon.   It is a great quencher for the hot summer days and a fat-free drink, if you have it without sugar.  Mint leaves adds freshness to the beverage.  It is also easy and quick to make and can also be had at

Moong dal chilla recipe – how to make moong dal chilla recipe – snacks | breakfast recipes

Moong dal chilla is one of the healthiest breakfast or snack recipe made from split yellow moong dal and spices.  It is also called as dosa or crepes or lentil pancakes.  Moong dal chilla is best served with green chutney or tomato ketchup.   Traditionally, a chilla is made with besan or gram flour, but there