Recipe: Baked Cauliflower Bites Baked Cauliflower Bites is a delicious, crispy starter or appetizer dish. Instead of frying the batter coated cauliflower florets, bake them to make them healthier and less oily. Serve them with any sauce of your choice. Granted, the deep fried ones taste so much crispier than baked ones. But, I like…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Waldorf Salad Waldorf Salad is a creamy, crispy, filling, delish, classic salad. Enjoy it as a light meal, serve it as a starter dish or as a side for a party. The subtly sweet dressing, the crunch from the celery and crispiness of the apples makes this elegant salad a party winner. What Is…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Baked Breaded Mushrooms Baked Breaded Mushrooms are simply a healthier version of the traditional recipe. Generally, breaded mushrooms served as a starter option are deep fried. Also, they are first coated in egg and then breadcrumbs. My version of breaded mushrooms are not only baked but also has no eggs. The first coating is…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Baked Brie With Honey Baked Brie With Honey is an easy and quick appetizer that always wows my guests. A versatile appetizer, it can be topped with so many different nuts, dried fruits, fruit sauces, etc. After honey or maple my favourite is when I top it with cranberry sauce during the Christmas season.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Cutlets Vegetable Cutlets is a popular deep fried snack in India. It is usually made of cooked and mashed vegetables with some spices. The mixture is shaped into discs or heart shapes, coated with breadcrumbs and fried. It is usually served with some chutney and /or tomato ketchup. To make the vegetable cutlets…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Dahi Sabudana Dahi Sabudana or Tapioca Pearls in Yogurt is a simple but flavourful Fasting or vrat recipe whereby sabudana is added to spicy yogurt along with some crushed roasted peanuts and seasonings. An ideal way to enjoy the cooling effect of yogurt during the hot season. Memories I first came across the…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Iceberg Wedge Salad Iceberg Wedge Salad is a delicious, healthy way to enjoy crisp and crunchy lettuce. The classic wedge salad has a topping of bacon crumbles, onion and tomatoes with a generous drizzle of blue cheese dressing. My version of the Iceberg Wedge Salad is different- a vegetarian one. As a vegetarian I…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetarian Nachos Vegetarian Nachos is an easy throw together kind of dish to serve as starters for your party or enjoy it as a meal during the lazy weekend as it is loaded with veggie and beans. If I am making it as a meal to take care of tortilla chips craving, I prefer…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Farali Beetroot Tikki Farali Beetroot Tikki is a gluten free, vegan, pan fried healthy snack or appetizer. An excellent way to include beetroot in your diet, kids too love it because of the bright natural colour. Enjoy the tikki on its own with a chutney or dip. Use the patty to make vegan burgers.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Caprese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms Caprese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms is piled with the key ingredients from a caprese salad on top of garlicky buttery mushroom caps and broiled. It serves as an excellent side dish. It also makes a satisfying, delicious main meal for vegetarians. Basic caprese ingredients – tomatoes, mozzarella and basil are used…