Category Archives: Recipes with videos

ALMOND CROCANTI CAKE

Posted on August 19, 2013 by nituchugani

Another experiment of mine which turned out delicious! A simple cake with pieces of almond crocanti. Almond crocanti is basically almonds coated in clear caramel and then chopped in the blender. I have a video on how to make caramalised … Continue reading →

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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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EGGLESS MANGO , SAFFRON AND CASHEWNUT ICECREAM

Posted on July 5, 2013 by nituchugani

I have just returned from a visit to India and I was lucky to have a real culinary experience to the best i could. I could not taste a kulfi or a desi icecream which was upto the mark. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggless Sweet Temptations, Everything Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Jain recipes, Magic Bullet, Recipes with videos, Saffron | Tagged eggless, icecream, kulfi, mango, saffron | 3 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 →

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VEGETARIAN SPRING ROLLS N HOME MADE WRAPPERS

Posted on April 26, 2013 by nituchugani

I keep on getting queries on how to make spring roll wrappers at home and how to make a vegetarian filling for spring rolls. Today i will share both my recipe and my video. For the filling you can use … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything Vegetarian, Floury Matter, Fusion, Indochinese, Jain recipes, Low Cost, Made in China, Magic Bullet, Recipes with videos, Snacks, Veg Starters, Vegan | Tagged chinese, jain, oriental, snacks, spring roll wrappers, Vegan, vegetarian | 1 Comment

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

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

5 MINUTE KESARI BURFI MADE IN THE MICROWAVE

Posted on April 9, 2013 by nituchugani

Burfis (indian fudge ) are a favourite with everyone. One does not need to wait for a festive ocasion to have this delicious “indian sweet meat”. Burfis usually take time and effort to make , but i came across a … Continue reading →