Category Archives: Gluten Free

FENNEL SEED CHICKEN (CHICKEN IN SAUNF)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by nituchugani

Fennel/Aniseeds are these small seeds with a lovely mild licorish flavor to them. In India we have them sugar coated and used as a mouth freshener and also to calm a runny stomach. In Spain they have sweet biscuits flavored … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Magic Bullet, Nitu´s Spicy Delights, Quick Recipes, Spices | Tagged .tasty, butter, chicken, fennel, original, quick | 2 Comments

“DESI” SPICY SPANISH OMLETTE

Posted on November 26, 2012 by nituchugani

This is the first of my recipes for my creation of “SpanIndian cuisine” a fusion between spanish and indian cusine. Being an indian woman living in Spain my creativity has got the better of me where food is concerned. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crack an egg???, Fusion, Gluten Free, Ideas for meals, SpanIndian, Spanish Tapas | Tagged eggs, fusion, omlette, spanish, spanish-indian, tapas | 2 Comments

DIZZY TIZZY POMEGRANET

Posted on November 25, 2012 by nituchugani

In Spain its a habit to serve fruit with some sort of dressing. It is an age old tradition to add wine or liquer to fruit in many spanish homes. I went over to my friend Adela´s place and … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options | Tagged dessert, pomegranet. spanish, sweet. fruit | 4 Comments

CHICKEN SOUP FOR A COLD!!!

Posted on November 23, 2012 by nituchugani

Who doesnt love a cuppa soup for comfort? Nowadays with such a variety of ready made and available soup mixes, instant soups we have forgotten what a real home made hearty soup tastes like. In Spain there is still the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Low Cost, Made in China, NO OIL RECIPES, Soups-hot and cold, Thai | Tagged chicken, cold, cure a cold, healthy, lowcalorie, lowcost, soup | 2 Comments

KASHMIRI KOKTAIL KOFTE

Posted on November 22, 2012 by nituchugani

Its amazing how an added spice can change the whole flavor of a simple recipe and even give it an exotic name! Well…. this recipe is just one of them. An on the spur addition of a spice … Continue reading →

Posted in Fusion, Gluten Free, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Lets eat Meat!!, Spices | Tagged meatballs, partyfood, spices | 1 Comment

CHICKEN BIRYANI WITH SAFFRON

Posted on November 21, 2012 by nituchugani

I am so happy to post this recipe today ! My follower Hitesh Chandani won some of my lovely saffron in a giveway therought http://www.masalaminds.com. He made this chicken biryani and was kind enough to send me the pic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Gluten Free, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Rice is Nice, Saffron | Tagged biryani, chicken, desi recipes, restaurant recipes, rice, saffron | 5 Comments

PANJABI DAL MAKHANI ALSO KNOWN AS DAL MAHARANI

Posted on November 20, 2012 by nituchugani

Punjabi Dal Makhani(Also known as Dal Maharani or Kaali Dal) Recipe and pic by my dear friend Sheena Shahani…thank you Sheena Ingredients: 4/5 cup whole urad dal (whole black beans) 1 tablespoon channa dal washed and soaked in lukewarm water … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Lentils, Nitu´s Spicy Delights | Tagged daal, indian restaurant syle daal, panjabi, spicy | Leave a comment

METHI MALAI TIKKA

Posted on November 17, 2012 by nituchugani

My fascination and fixation for tikkas will never leave me. Tikka literally means small pieces, so be it fish, meat ,chicken, paneer or tofu… just “tikka” them! You can marinate them in so many different ways and flavor them … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Magic Bullet, Quick Recipes | Tagged chicken, healthy, methi, quick, spicy | 2 Comments

CALAMARI AND FISH ACHARI

Posted on November 16, 2012 by nituchugani

Restaurant food at home? Why ever not? Aachari is my favorite restaurant dishes…be it meat, chicken, paneer, or even fish..with gravy or in the tandoor… i just love the blend of aniseeds (saunf) and nigella seeds (kalonji). I usually make … Continue reading →

Posted in Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Magic Bullet, Something's Fishy | Tagged achari, healthy, low calorie, seafood, spicy | Leave a comment

YUMMY CHICKEN STEAK

Posted on November 14, 2012 by nituchugani

Another recipe sent to me by Sheena Shahani ! This is a quick cooking, low calorie and delicious way to marinate chicken breast. Please make sure the breast filets are not too thin else the steak will be dry. … Continue reading →