Anu Appetizing Recipes

  These Vietnamese spring rolls are so refreshing, colorful, and fun to make. These fresh rolls are made up of rice paper rolls and crunchy veggies. They are super quick rolls and perfect for enjoying outdoor picnics. I love to make these rolls along with my daughter, these rolls are so versatile you can fill anything that you enjoy the most like berries, peaches, veggies, crispy shrimps. In my family, everyone loves to create their own rolls according to their likings and is sometimes an amazing family activity that you can enjoy together. Do you want to make these super-light spring rolls? Let's start- Ingredients for salad rolls 25g rice vermicelli noodles 6-7 rice paper sheets 1/2 green/ red bell pepper, julienned 1 carrot, julienned 1 cup shredded red cabbage 1/2 cucumber, thin strips Fresh lettuce leaves 1 tbsp sesame oil Ingredients for peanut sauce 1/4 cup peanut butter 1 tsp sauce siracha 1/2 lemon juice 1 tsp honey 1 tsp soya sauce Directions In a medium-size pan, add 1 g...

What is Sushi? Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared flavoured cold rice ( Vinegared rice is sticky rice seasoned in sugar and vinegar) served with various amazing ingredients like colourful crunchy veggies, exotic fruits, and seafood. Sushi Yama How do I know? Today is dedicated to sushi lovers! I'm not a huge fan of raw seafood, the first fish meal that I had in  Venice (Italy)   was amazing it tastes like a  "Baigan ka Bharta"  to me I liked it so much, the second time I had Japanese  sushi  and now I'm a sushi lover I like   Rainbow sushi that I love to make at home and California sushi rolls that I usually order in a restaurant! I like to eat sushi with spicy chilli sauce Siracha,  soy sauce, ginger pickle, and wasabi just outstanding. Making sushi at home with your favourite filling is really easy and fun, healthy and cheap. It is vegetarian and gluten-free made of sushi rice( sticky rice) in just 20 m...

Hey there, I hope you had a wonderful holiday time with your besties and a great start to 2021. I've planned so many decadent and healthy recipes for you, which I will share in coming months. Oh, I totally forgot to ask you - How did you like my E-book ? ( Still available on Amazon ). During the festive season, I ate too much. So I had decided to start the new year with healthy and light meals. I began the wonderful year with green leafy vegetables and my most favourite restaurant-style Lasooni Palak. It is an ideal spinach based curry with a generous amount of garlic flavour. This spinach recipe is super healthy, creamy and one of the best recipe for vegetarians; it is also very easy to prepare and you can add whatever you want to enrich the flavours like Tofu, Paneer, Potatoes. It is perfect for lunch or dinner and can be served with Indian flatbread or steamed rice. This recipe just requires a bunch of fresh spinach leaves, the thing I dislike about making spinach is the time an...

  Tasty Matar Kebabs Flawless shallow fried vegan kebabs, they are rich in protein, low in calories and fat. It tastes delish! Vegan or vegetarian Why am I posting vegan recipes? Am I vegan? Well, I'm an omnivore, but my 80% diet is a pure vegetarian or vegan and I love to eat different types of food and cook fresh vegetables, lentils in a delicious way, keeping in mind the most fundamental reasons to incorporate more veggies in my diet are environment, health and economy. Recently, I read an article in the journal that we shouldn't eat meat, poultry, and fish at least once a week to reduce our impact on the environment.  So I've already started consuming less meat and more fresh fruits and vegetables, and I would highly encourage you all to eat more and more vegetables. I'm pleased to share all amazing simple vegan or vegetarian recipes that will definitely satisfy your taste buds. Here I'm presenting the quick snack recipe of Hara Bhara Matar kebabs/Green peas...

Stuffed Round Zucchini Zucchini aka courgette in french. When it comes to green vegetables I like zucchini very much it is so juicy and crunchy rich in fibre, vitamin A & C. Zucchini have been popular in Europe for several years especially Round zucch ini/ Courgette ronde What are round zucchini called? It comes in a different colour, shapes, and sizes. It is a long cylindrical vegetable comes in yellow, light green, dark green colour. New varieties include golden zucchini and the globe or round zucchini which is mild in taste. The best season for zucchini is from May to August.  I bought some round zucchini from the organic market and they are so darn cute - perfect for stuffing. I love to stuff them with finely chopped vegetables cooked in the tomato puree and filled zucchini balls with lots of cheese. It is a delicious side dish that you can serve with salad or chicken fillet. I firmly believe that round zucchini are made for delicious and hearty stuffing. How to bake round...

V egetable dumplings, they are known as Gyoza in Japan. Dumplings are one of my absolute favourite side dishes. My family adore Japanese and Chinese cuisine very much like Sushi, Chicken momos, potstickers so on... and I cherish with spicy chilli sauce and soy sauce. It is the best party food ever and is actually fun to make as well in different shapes. The tricky part of making dumplings is to assemble and make a proper shape. When I first made the dumplings, I had a problem with shaping them the most, but with a little practice and tricks, you will make it.    Here is your new go-to recipe for easy vegetable dumplings with a delicious veggie filling. It is way easier than it looks! Homemade Vegetable Dumplings Recipe Ingredients For dough: 1 cup all-purpose flour pinch of Kosher salt 1 tsp  baking powder 1 glass hot water For filling : 1 cup cabbage ( finely chopped) 1-inch ginger  3 cloves garlic, minced  2 carrots, peeled & grated 1 onion ( fi...

Paneer Tikka Masala  is the heartiest Indian appetizer made from chunks of marinated cottage cheese (paneer), crispy vegetables in spices and grilled in a tandoor/oven or stove until charred. If you don't have tandoor or oven, you can easily make restaurant-style tikka at home without oven and you get the same smoky flavours. Being in France for 7 years, barbecue is now in my culture, when the sun shines I like to invite friends over to barbecue at home and have a lot of fun. Barbecue and aperitif dinatoire is a culture in France. They like barbecue very much. I usually make types of tikka and served with coriander/mint chutney along with onion slices and lemon wedges. Paneer tikka is the utmost favourite starter among Indians, whenever they go to a restaurant the first thing they like to order is tikka. It is a very easy recipe that you will love to make again and again. Let's have a look How simple it is to make at home? Recipe of Paneer tikka masala Ingredients   For mar...

Why should we include Lentils in our diet? We should include lentils in our diet because they are eco-friendly, economical, healthy, and versatile. Lentils and pulses are the heart of Indian cuisine just like spices. Indians know the right way to cook and consume it in a delicious way. Most Indian families, take protein from cottage cheese and lentils. Some lentils are rich in protein, fiber, calcium, and each of them has its own taste, texture, and color. I love to eat lentils with rice or roti, it is a super satisfying meal. Masoor Dal Masoor Dal aka Brown lentil and Red lentil is a great source of calcium, folate, potassium, magnesium as well as naturally vegan and gluten-free. Today, I'll teach you how to make delicious masoor dal with few ingredients. This dal is one of my absolute favorite and is best of all. Lentils are a superfood that you can store up to one month and a handful of lentils are enough for your family. Also, the preparation time is less tha...

RATATOUILLE -  Traditional French Dish Are you vegan? Do you like vegetables? Are you stocking vegetables? If yes, then Ratatouille is a very popular and comforting French dish that is made up of zucchini, bell peppers, eggplants, and tomato puree. During this difficult time period around the world Covid-19 situation, it's very hard to manage work, children, and cooking all together at home.  I would like to ease your life by sharing quick recipes that you can enjoy with your family and served with plain rice. As I know people are stocking a lot of rice including me. This will definitely help you out. Today I'm sharing a very colorful french dish called Ratatouille. Have you heard this name before? Have you seen an American animated movie called Ratatouille? In France, Ratatouille is typically well known and is cooked on the stove or in the oven. It is a very easy vegan dish that can be prepared in one pot in just 15 minutes only.  The beauty of th...