Category Archives: Ideas for meals

SWEET PARATHA/SWEET INDIAN BREAD

Posted on July 30, 2013 by nituchugani

Today I bring you a sweet paratha or roti delicately flavoured with nigella/onion seeds and fennel. I was inspired by a recipe I saw by Chef Sanjay Thumma and tweaked it a bit. This is a good way of using … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Crepes, Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Floury Matter, Fusion, Ideas for meals, Jain recipes, Low Cost, Quick Recipes, Recipes with videos, Tupperware Food, Veg Starters | Tagged eggless, jain, paratha, roti, vegetarian | 2 Comments

ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH SAFFRON

Posted on July 26, 2013 by nituchugani

Roasted leg of lamb is a nice festive dish to serve on special days. Today I bring for all of you this lovely special roasted leg of lamb. I have many followers from all over the world who are celebrating … Continue reading →

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SPINACH SINDHI STYLE (SAAI BHAAJI)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by nituchugani

Think sindhi cuisine and what comes to your mind? Most of you will say “saai bhaaji”. For those of you who arent familiar with sindhi food, its from Sindh, which is a province in Pakistan. I will not go to … Continue reading →

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DAHI KADI/CURRY (YOGURT CURRY)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by nituchugani

Dahi kadhi or curry is a yogurt based curry from the land of Panjab. Its easy to make, gentle on the stomach and gluten free. It consists of a thin curry made with gram flour (besan) and yogurt(curds/dahi). Small onion … Continue reading →

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EGGLESS CREPES FILLED WITH MUSHROOMS N ASPARAGUS WITH 2 SAUCES

Posted on June 30, 2013 by nituchugani

I am sure most of you know that i was in Mumbai on holiday and my dear sister in law wanted me to teach her eggless crepes with a nice vegetarian filling. Since many of you do live in different … Continue reading →

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CHUTNEY PANEER (PANEER IN FRESH CORIANDER)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by nituchugani

“Chutney Paneer” is a nice tangy, spicy , non creamy way to make paneer. It is easy and healthy because we use a lot of greens in this, contarary to palak paneer which usually has cream and butter in it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Indian Restaurant Dishes, Magic Bullet, Paneer, Quick Recipes, Recipes with videos | Tagged chutney, coriander, healthy, olive oil, paneer | 4 Comments

TUNA N EGG PATE

Posted on April 3, 2013 by nituchugani

Tuna is a good source of high quality protein . This pate is very versatile. Right from a sandwich filling, to a canape topping, or a pate to eat with crackers or crusty bread. This pate is great for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Low Cost, Quick Recipes, Sandwiches, Snacks, Something's Fishy | Tagged canapes, dip, eggs, pate, sandwiches, starters, tuna | 2 Comments

SAFFRON MASALA RICE WITH CHICKEN ROAST

Posted on April 2, 2013 by nituchugani

Another one of my “no oil added” recipes . This is a one dish meal which is easy to make, fulfilling and nutritional. The benefits of saffron are innumerable and i have written about this time and time again. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken, Fusion, Gluten Free, Healthy Options, Ideas for meals, Magic Bullet, Nitu´s Spicy Delights, NO OIL RECIPES, Rice is Nice, Saffron, Spices, Tupperware Food | Tagged chicken, glutenfree, healthy, no oil, pillaf, pullao, rice, saffron | 1 Comment

SPICY FRIED POTATOES

Posted on March 27, 2013 by nituchugani

If you love fried potatoes then this is definitely going to be on your table very often. These spicy fried potatoes make an excellent side dish to almost everything ! Snack on them… eat them as a side dish… or … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Fusion, Gluten Free, Ideas for meals, Jain recipes, Low Cost, Quick Recipes, Spices, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged ceramic pans, olive oil, potatoes. eggless, quick, spicy, Vegan, vegetarian | 2 Comments

STUFFED CREPES WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE

Posted on March 23, 2013 by nituchugani

Crepes are a favourite with mostly everyone! Be it sweet or savoury…..its very hard to refuse a well made crepe! My daughter just loves them and i make them very often at home. A single batter with lots of fillings…..like … Continue reading →