Author Archives: Charulata

Garlic chutney recipe – side dish for idlis and dosas

Garlic chutney is a very delicious and healthy chutney made from garlic cloves, red chillies, coconut. Garlic helps to lower cholesterol and prevents heart related diseases.  Garlic is widely used for several conditions linked to the blood system and heart, including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease and hypertension.  It is good to incorporate garlic in

Eggless chocolate cake recipe

Eggless chocolate cake is a simple, easy and tasty cake recipe made with all purpose flour, cocoa powder, butter and condensed milk.  I have used butter in this recipe.  You can also use oil instead of butter for a vegan version of cake.  This delicious is eggless and hence can be enjoyed by the vegetarians too. 

Paneer capsicum dry subzi recipe

Paneer capsicum dry subzi is a quick and healthy dish made with green capsicum, onions, tomatoes and paneer and mild spices.  This subzi goes well with rotis, parathas, naans or jeera rice.  Paneer capsicum subzi is a delicious Indian recipe, which goes well as a side dish for rotis, as capsicum is a good combo with

Cornflour or karachi halwa recipe – easy halwa recipe

Cornflour or karachi halwa or bombay halwa is a very easy and quick halwa made with cornflour, sugar, ghee, cardamom powder and cashewnuts.  Unlike the other halwa recipes,  cornflour halwa requires very little ghee.  Adding little orange colour gives a bright look to the halwa.  Cornflour halwa is a perfect sweet for Diwali but can

Spicy sprouts bread sandwich – healthy breakfast recipe

Spicy sprouts sandwich is a nutritious sandwich made with sprouts which is full of proteins.  It is a healthy and a perfect breakfast dish to start your day.  Grilled sprouts sandwich is not only healthy but also tasty with the goodness of fibre-rich sprouts and it is very filling too. I have added potatoes and little spices to make

Spicy capsicum pulao recipe or capsicum rice recipe

Capsicum pulao or capsicum rice is a delicious one pot meal made with green capsicum, rice and spices.  It is a very easy and quick to make rice dish and goes well with curd, onion raita or any curry of your choice.  Capsicum pulao is healthy and filling too and a complete meal by itself. 

Poha cutlet recipe or avalakki/aval cutlet recipe – easy snacks recipe

Poha cutlet or avalakki cutlet or aval cutlet is a delicious tea-time snack that can be prepared quickly at home with the ingredients easily available at home.  It makes up for a great snack for kids as a nice tea-time or evening snack.  Cashewnuts added to the cutlet gives a nice cruncy and nutty taste.  You can also

Carrot and peas stir-fry (gajar matar subzi) recipe – no onion no garlic recipe

Carrot peas stir-fry is a simple, quick and healthy stir-fry vegetable made with carrots, peas and mild spices. Carrots are excellent source of vitamin A which is good for eyes and green peas are full of vitamins.  Try this amazing dry curry with healthy carrots and green peas.  It is very simple but so flavourful dish. This is a

Black chickpeas and potato semi-dry curry (kala chana aur aloo curry) recipe

Black chickpeas with potato is a very delicious semi-dry curry which goes well with rotis as well as rice.  The spicy coconut sauce and the onions give a unique and good flavour to the dish, making it more extraordinarily delicious.  Black chickpeas pair very well with potatoes and makes up for a tasty dish.  Black

Bhindi kadhi recipe – how to make bhindi kadhi recipe

Bhindi kadhi is a delicacy of Gujarat and is made from ladies finger, curd and spices.  Ladies finger or okra is cooked and then simmered in curd and besan gravy.  Bhindi kadhi goes well with rotis as well as plain rice or jeera rice.  South Indians generally make kadhi or mor kuzhambu with little coconut