Author Archives: Charulata

How to make instant bread dosa recipe – easy breakfast recipe

Bread dosa is an instant and tasty breakfast dish which is prepared with bread slices, semolina, curd, rice flour and spices and mildly tempered.  It does not require any elaborate preparation or fermentation and can be done quickly, unlike the normal dosa.  This tasty and crispy dosa goes well with coconut chutney or sambar.  Here

Yellow moong dal fry or moong dal tadka recipe

Yellow moong dal is a simple and delicious North Indian dal made with split yellow moong dal and mixed with spices.  This is a tasty combination and goes great with any rotis, parathas or plain steamed rice. It is a flavorful dal which is quick and easy to make.  Moong dal fry is also healthy because

Mixed vegetable curry recipe

Mixed vegetable curry is a very delicious and nutritious curry prepared from various combo of vegetables and mild spices.  It is not only a colourful but also a healthy dish.  This curry can be made with freshly available seasonal vegetables. It goes well as a side dish for rotis, chapatis or rice. Mixed vegetable curry is

Mango milkshake recipe

Mango milkshake is a cool and delicious drink made from blending ripe mango pieces, milk and sugar.  It is the best summer drink loved by both kids as well as elderly people.  Mango milkshake is not only a popular drink but also a very filling drink.  It is  very easy and quick to make recipe

Eggless chocolate muffins recipe

Eggless chocolate muffins is a very easy and delicious dish to make.  It is also a vegan muffins recipe since it is made from all purpose flour and cocoa powder as the main ingredients.  No milk or ghee or butter is added.  These muffins are very moist and has a very chocolaty taste which is loved

Besan nankhatai or gramflour cookies recipe

Nankhatais are traditional Indian eggless cookies prepared from all purpose, sugar and ghee. It can also be made with gram (chickpeas) flour or wheat flour and they are equally tasty and also  healthy. They are perfect with a hot cup of evening tea.  I prepared the nankhatai with a equal proportion of gram flour and all-purpose flour,

Lady’s finger (okra) sabzi recipe

Lady’s finger  or ladies finger (okra) curry is a flavourful curry prepared from tender lady’s finger and mild spices.  Here I have  prepared this subzi in south indian style by using grated coconut and coconut oil.  It goes well with rice as well as rotis.  Onions can be added to this curry to intensify the flavour.  Ladies

Badam (almond) kulfi recipe

Badam (almond) kulfi is a flavoured Indian dessert made from almonds, milk and saffron strings and served chilled.  It is an all-time favourite with kids as well as elders and very popular dessert during summers.   Badam kulfi is very easy to make and tastes delicious too.  Saffron strings when added gives a unique flavor to

Raw banana (plantain) chips recipe

Banana chips or vazhakkai chips are made by deep-frying raw banana slices.  They are crispy, salty and spicy and can be made quickly at home  and requires less ingredients.  In the state of Kerala, a variety of banana called “Nendran” is used to make banana chips.   Banana chips can be served with variety of rice dishes

Raw Mango Rice or Mavinakaya chitranna recipe

Raw mango rice is another easy version of rice recipe made with rice, raw mangoes and spices.  It is also quite popular in Andhra Pradesh, where it is called as Mamidikaya pulihora.  Raw mango rice is a quick and simple to make rice dish.  Here raw mangoes are used instead of lemon, which gives a tangy taste