Category Archives: Gluten Free

ROASTED BELL PEPPER AND EGGPLANT SALAD

Posted on May 8, 2013 by nituchugani

This healthy salad originates from my city of Valencia. It is called “escarraget” and is made by roasting red bell peppers, and mixing it with salted cod fish then splashed with olive oil and and lots of garlic. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Quick Recipes, Tupperware Food, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged healthy, olive oil, salad, spanish, valencia | Leave a comment

CHICKEN IN FRAGRANT TOMATO GRAVY

Posted on May 7, 2013 by nituchugani

This chicken recipe is good not just in taste but for our body too! So often i come across nursing mothers who ask what to eat while breast feeding their little ones… A staple diet and way of cooking chicken … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Magic Bullet | Tagged chicken, gravy, health, nutritious | Leave a comment

HEALTHY OATMEAL BREAKFAST

Posted on May 6, 2013 by nituchugani

I am always been asked for innovative and healthy breakfast ideas. Oats are consumed daily in my home. They are full of fibre, iron and fill you up so you can last a few hours without hunger pangs. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Jain recipes, NO OIL RECIPES, Quick Recipes, Saffron, Vegan | Tagged breakfast, healthy, oats, saffron | 2 Comments

CHA SIU (CHINESE BBQ PORK)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by nituchugani

Cha Siu (chinese barbecued pork) is a very popular dish available all over China and HongKong. Its a common sight to see this red piece of succulent meat hanging in the markets. It is sold by weight and its fascinating … Continue reading →

Posted in Gluten Free, Indochinese, Made in China, Magic Bullet, Recipes with videos | Tagged barbecue, chinese, oriental, pork | Leave a comment

SNOW PEAS STIR FRY CHINESE STYLE

Posted on May 2, 2013 by nituchugani

Snow peas, sugar snaps are just so delicious and good for health! They are tender with a sweetish taste and a good source of Vitamin C, iron and magnesium. They are seasonal and not very widely available in my city … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Jain recipes, Quick Recipes, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged healthy, stirfry, vegetables | Leave a comment

RAJWADI DAHI WADA

Posted on April 29, 2013 by nituchugani

This lovely dahi wada recipe which fits to be for “royalty” has been sent to me by Raj Kartik and so i have named it “rajwadi” dahi vada. This dahi wada recipe is nice for special ocasions as it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Jain recipes, Lentils, Low Cost, Magic Bullet, Sauces and Chutneys, Veg Starters | Tagged dahi vada, dahi wada, lentils, vegetarian | Leave a comment

SWEET N SOUR PICKLED VEGETABLES

Posted on April 23, 2013 by nituchugani

Chinese style sweet and sour pickled vegetables is a nice way to start a chinese meal or serve vegetables to fussy eaters. You can use almost any kind of crunchy vegetable for this such as cauliflower, cabbage, turnips, radish etc … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Indochinese, Jain recipes, Low Cost, Made in China, NO OIL RECIPES, Quick Recipes, Salads, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged chinese, gluten free, jain, oriental, sweet n sour, Vegan, vegetables | 3 Comments

FROZEN STRAWBERRY SLUSH

Posted on April 18, 2013 by nituchugani

Spring is here and we have soo many strawberries available in the market! I will write about the benefits of strawberries later, but lets talk about the wonderful things we can do with them. Our versatile strawberry, for cake toppings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Cocktails, Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Jain recipes, Low Cost, Magic Bullet, NO OIL RECIPES, Quick Recipes, Recipes with videos, Vegan | Tagged bullet, cocktail, fruit, juice, mocktail, slush | 6 Comments

INSTANT RAS MALAI

Posted on April 17, 2013 by nituchugani

I first came across this instant ras malai recipe when i was a newly wed bride (33 years ago!!!) in the cookery section of the reputed magazine Femina. I tried it and what a disaster it was!! I gave up … Continue reading →

Posted in Crack an egg???, Fusion, Gluten Free, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Quick Recipes, Recipes with videos, Saffron | Tagged dessert, indian sweet, instant ras malai, saffron | 4 Comments

STUFFED POTATO CUTLETS (ALOO TIKKI)

Posted on April 16, 2013 by nituchugani

This recipe was an on the spur of the moment creation of mine one saturday morning. I wanted to have an “aloo tikki” which is an indian potato cutlet with a “difference”. I thought of many types of stuffing and … Continue reading →