Ingredients: • 1 cup – Crushed Paneer (cottage cheese) • 1/2 cup – Cabbage, very finely shredded • 1 – Large onion, chopped very fine ( optional) • 1/2 cup – Coriander leaves, chopped • 2-3 – Green chillies, very finely chopped • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Black pepper • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg chicken, • 1.5 cups sweet oil, • 1.5 cups vinegar, • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder, • 4-6 green chillies, • 1 bunch Coriander leaves • To grind: • 6-7 flakes garlic, • 2 cm piece ginger, • 6 cardamoms, • 6-8 cloves, • 8-10 peppercorns, • 1/2 kg cashewnuts, • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rawa (sooji) • 1/2 cup – all purpose flour • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1 – Egg • 1/2 – ripe Banana (optional) • 2 – Cardamom • 1/4 tsp – cooking soda • Oil to deep fry Method: Beat egg till it is fluffy. Now add sugar, rawa, […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – bhuna keema • 1/2 tsp – oil • 1 – medium onion-chopped coarsely • 1 – tomato-chopped coarsely • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • 2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 – medium sized Brinjals • For garnish: […]

Ingredients: • 5-6 – bread slices • 1 big – Onion • 2 – Green chillies • 1/4 tsp – chilli powder • 2 tbsp – oil • 1 – grated Carrot • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds – • curry leaves, a few • 2 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped • salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – basmati Rice • 1.5 cups – kathal or raw Jackfruit (chopped into medium sized pieces) • 1 – sliced Onion • 1/4 cup – Tomato • 1 tbsp – ginger- Garlic paste • 1 cup – Curd (yogurt) • 2 – slit Green chillies • Chilli powder – as required […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – flour • 125g – Butter or margarine • 3/4 cup – castor Sugar • 2/3 cup – Milk • 2 – eggs • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • a pinch – salt • For the icing: • 3 cups – icing Sugar • pink food colouring • hot water […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – sour Curd • 2 pods – Garlic • 1/2 – Onion • 2 – red whole chillies • 1/2 tsp – cumin seed, Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds for spluttering • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • Paneer – 250 g (fresh and soft) • Water – 6 cups • Sugar – 2.5 cups • Full Cream Milk – 1 litre • Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp • Almonds and Pistachios – 2 tsp (thinly sliced) • Few strands Saffron Method: Put 1.5 cups of sugar and water to boil. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – black gram (Urad) dal • 2 tsp – black pepper corns, crushed • 4 tbps Coconut pieces, finely chopped, optional • Salt to taste • Oil to fry Method: Soak the dal in water for few hours. Grind with salt to a fluffy batter, using just a sprinkling of water. […]

Ingredients: • 4 – eggs • 2 cups – Tomato juice • 1/4 cup – chopped Celery • 1 – Green chillies chopped • Salt as per taste • Pepper as per taste Method: In a saucepan, bring tomato juice to boil. Break eggs and put in the juice. Let it cook till required consistency. […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – kasuri Methi (dry Methi) • 1 tsp – Jeera • A few Green chillies • 2 cups – Rice • Red Chilli powder to taste • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • Salt to taste • 4 cups – […]

Ingredients: • Leeks – 3 large • Potatoes – 3 large • Onion – 1 small • Garlic – 1 tsp • Parsley – 50 grams • Butter or Olive oil – 2 tbsp • Vegetable Stock – 500 ml • Milk – 200 ml • Salt, Pepper to taste Method: Roughly chop all vegetables […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Kaju powder • 1 cup – sugarfree • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 cup – Ghee • Silver foil Method: Heat a kadai, add sugarfree and milk. When the syrup forms one string consistency, add the kaju powder and mix well so that there are no lumps. Let it […]

Ingredients: • 4 – large potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 5 cups) • 1/2 cup – part-skim milk, warm • 1/4 cup – buttermilk • 1 tbsp – butter, room temperature • 3 to 4 – Garlic (less or more as per your taste) • 3 to 4 tbsp – chives • Salt and pepper […]

Ingredients: • Skin of one Orange • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – Bengal Gram dal • 2 – dry chilli • Salt to taste Method: Saute the ingredients for 2 mins. Grind them in a mixer. Serve with idlis or dosas. Recipe courtesy of Radhika Vijay […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – semolina (sooji) • 1 tsp – Chopped Ginger • 3-4 – Green chillies, chopped • 2 – Tomatoes chopped • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Black pepper powder • Bread – as required Method: Mix all the ingredients except bread and make a smooth paste (thick). Cut bread […]

Ingredients: • Moong dal – 1 cup. • Sugar – 2 cups. • Ghee -1 cup. • Elaichi powder – 1 pinch. • Few cashew pieces. Method: Fry moong dal in kadai without oil till golden brown. Powder till fine coarse in mixie. Fry cashew pieces with little ghee till golden brown. Powder sugar and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Wheat flour • Salt • 1/4 tsp – Hing • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 1/4 cup – paneer, crumbled • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 tsp – Kitchen king masala • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb – shelled and deveined Prawns • .5 tsp – Cajun spice • Salt to taste • Oil • Lemon juice to taste • 3 tbsp – chopped Cilantro • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Heat the oil in a pan. Add prawns, salt and Cajun spice mix and stir for 2 […]