Category Archives: Everything Vegetarian

LYCHEE AND CORN SALAD

Posted on November 11, 2011 by nituchugani

A lovely sweet and sour salad to please the whole family. I have tried to make it as complete as in my choice of ingredients except for nuts and cheese. I wanted to keep this salad light and falvorful with … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Salads, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged healthy salad, low claorie saladd, salad, vegan salad | 1 Comment

VEGETABLE PICKLE IN OLIVE OIL

Posted on November 8, 2011 by nituchugani

What can be more healthier than a homemade “Indian” pickle made in olive oil ???? Store bought ones might be convienient and easy but making a pickle at home ensures you have the freshest of ingredients and spices. Using olive … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Nitu´s Spicy Delights, Pickles, Vegan | Tagged fennel seeds, nigella seeds, olive oil, pickles, turnips, vegetable pickles | 3 Comments

OVEN BAKED HERBED POTATOES

Posted on November 2, 2011 by nituchugani

Oven baked potatoes are an excellent substitute for french fries. It also makes a nice side dish with meat or fish or even sauteed vegetables. I like to make them because its soo easy. just scrub, cut and sprinkle herbs … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged herbs, Nitu Didi spices, potatoes | Leave a comment

EGGLESS HEALTHY DARK CHOCOLATE LOG

Posted on November 1, 2011 by nituchugani

I just read that dark chocolate reduces the risk of heart disease and decided to make a healthier heart friendly chocolate cake using dark chocolate. I personally prefer milk chocolate but for those who enjoy dark chocolate this cake is … Continue reading →

Posted in A Piece of Cake???, Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Floury Matter, Healthy Options | Tagged chocolate cake, dark chocolate cake, eggless, healthy chocolate cake | Leave a comment

TOFU HEARTS WITH SWEET N SOUR ONION TOPPING

Posted on October 31, 2011 by nituchugani

A lovely way to serve tofu (or fresh cheese, paneer, or even a chicken cutlet) . The sweet and sour onions give the bland tofu an excellent zing and perk up the whole dish. I havent spiced it because this … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged sweet and sour, tofu | 2 Comments

STUFFED LYCHEES WITH CREAM CHEESE

Posted on October 30, 2011 by nituchugani

Stuffed lychees is one of the most easiest salads to make….its innovative and pretty to look at and also very delicious. You can stuff them with many fillings as long as the filling is creamy to make the stuffing process … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Made in China, NO OIL RECIPES, Salads, Veg Starters | Tagged cream cheese, lychees | Leave a comment

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE

Posted on October 25, 2011 by nituchugani

By popular demand i am sharing this recipe with all of you. I had decided to make this chocolate cake for diwali because my daughter did not feel like eating any traditional sweets!! I made it vegetairan because we dont … Continue reading →

Posted in A Piece of Cake???, Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Floury Matter | Tagged eggless chocolate cake | 14 Comments

SAFFRON MILK CAKE (kesri burfi)

Posted on October 22, 2011 by nituchugani

This is a typical indian sweet sold in most sweet shops. It is easy to make if you follow my recipe carefully. I made this for our Indian new year Diwali which is next week and i myself was surprised … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Paneer, Saffron, Typical Sindhi Dishes | Tagged indian milk cake, malai burfi, milk cake eggless | 1 Comment

GULAB JAMUNS STUFFED WITH CHOCOLATE

Posted on October 22, 2011 by nituchugani

This is my creation of something nice and richer than the ordinary gulab jamun!! For very special ocasions or if your in the mood for something “different” and yet traditional… I just made up the gulab jamun dough and cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Floury Matter, Fusion, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Saffron, Typical Sindhi Dishes | Tagged eggless, gulab jamuns, indian dessert, jain, vegetarian | 2 Comments

EGGLESS SAFFRON AND ROSE CAKE

Posted on October 19, 2011 by nituchugani

This sponge cake tastes like “mithai” (typical indian sweet) with less calories. It does not have ghee (clarified butter) or milk powder so its quite light and a good substite for mithai. You can add chopped nuts or rasins to … Continue reading →