Author Archives: Charulata

Rasgulla recipe – how to make spongy homemade rasgulla recipe – Indian dessert recipes

Rasgulla is a syrupy, popular and delicious dessert made from ball shaped dumplings of chenna (Indian cottage cheese) and cooked in light sugar syrup.  The spongy white rasgulla is believed to have been introduced in present-day West Bengal.  The traditional Odisha rasgullas are softer and creamish in colour than Bengali rasgullas. The Bengali rasgullas are whitish and rubbery. 

Pineapple raita recipe – how to make pineapple raita recipe

Pineapple raita is spicy, sweet and refreshing raita made with curd, pineapple and spices.  Since it is little sweet in taste, this raita is best served with any spicy rice dish or biryani.  Pineapple raita is a simple and delicious raita and a easy recipe for pineapple lovers.  It makes up for a cooling and refreshing

Rice upma recipe – how to make akki uppittu or arisi upma or rice rava upma recipe

Rice upma or akki uppittu or arisi upma is a very traditional breakfast dish made with rice and tur dal.  It is a very simple and easy recipe too and a filling breakfast dish. In Karnataka, it is called as akki tari (broken rice) uppittu. Rice upma goes well with coconut chutney or sambar. Arisi upma is very

Pineapple kesari recipe – how to make pineapple rava kesari recipe

Pineapple kesari is a very delicious dessert made with semolina (sooji) and pineapple.  Pineapple gives a good flavour to the kesari and is a nice way to include the fruit in your dessert.  You can add pineapple essence too to this kesari.  But I did not add it, as I wanted the natural flavour and

Onion or kanda poha recipe – how to make kanda poha recipe – Indian breakfast recipes

Onion poha is a popular Maharashtrian breakfast dish made with flattened rice (poha) and onions.  It is also had as a teatime snack.  Poha is a maharashtrian word for flattened rice and kanda for onion.  There is another version also for making poha with onions and potatoes. It is called as kanda batata (potato) poha. This is

Yam stir-fry recipe or how to make suran stir fry or senai kizhangu curry recipe

 Yam (elephant yam) stir fry is also called as suran fry in hindi and senai kizhangu in tamil. Yam is full of complex carbohydrates and dietary fibre which helps in lowering bad cholesterol.  It is a very popular side dish for rice and sambar in south indian cuisine.  But it goes well with rotis too.   Yam is

Beetroot rice or pulao recipe – how to make beetroot pulao/rice recipe

Beetroot pulao – a very healthy and colourful rice made with beetroot, rice and spices.  It is a very flavourful dish and makes up for a nice one-pot meal and quick lunch.  Beetroot pulao is easy to make too, as it is done in a pressure cooker.  But you can also make this rice in a

Ragi vermicelli upma – how to make ragi semiya upma recipe – millet recipes

Ragi vermicelli or ragi semiya upma is a very healthy and delicious upma made with ragi semiya, onion and mild spices.  Ragi is also known as finger millet in English and has got lot of health benefits.  It is one of the most nutritious and healthy cereal.  Ragi has got high protein and calcium content and has

Masala corn – sweet corn recipe – spicy masala corn recipe

Masala corn is a spicy, flavourful and healthy snack made with sweet corns, butter and Indian spices.  This masala corn is one of the popular corn recipe which is sold in paper cups in various public places in India.  Sweet corn is prepared in different flavours like pepper flavoured corn, spicy corn, masala corn, lemon flavoured corn

Chocolate brownies with choco chips – eggless cocoa brownie recipe

Chocolate brownies – soft, moist and chocolatey brownies made with maida, cocoa powder, choco chips and cashewnuts.  You can also add chopped walnuts or almonds for that crunchy taste.  It is an eggless version of the chocolate brownie.  Very easy to prepare, I have prepared this brownie with just 6 minutes of microwaving.  As Valentines day