Ingredients: • 1 kg – tomatoes, blanched, sliced and pureed • 1.5 tsp – panchphoron (a mixture of fenugreek, mustard, cumin, anise seeds and shahijeera) • 1 tbsp – dry Ginger powder • 100 g – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Mustard oil • 1 – Lime juice • 25 g – Raisins Method: Powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 – apples (about 1/2 kg) • 2 tbsp – chopped nuts, Raisins etc. • 1 tbsp – castor Sugar • 1 tbsp – Butter • For the meringue: • 1 – Egg white • 1 tbsp – castor Sugar • Thin Sugar syrup or unsweetened fruit juice to bake the apples Method: […]

Ingredients: • Milk Powder (full cream) 4 Cups • Fresh Cream (Whole) 1 Small Bottle • Condensed Milk 1 Tin Method: Mix all three in a bowl nicely and cook (open no cover) in the microwave for 6-7 mins. Take out and therati pal is ready to serve. Recipe courtesy of Visishta

Ingredients: • Milk – 1 litre • Almond – 10 • Sugar – 3 cups • Rawa – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 1 cup Method: Boil milk till it reduces to about quarter of a litre. Soak almonds for about an hour, peel and grind them into fine paste. Add sugar, rawa and almond […]

Ingredients: • 4 ounces – soft Tofu • 1/2 cup – fruit juice • 1 cup – Strawberry • 1/2 cup – Banana Method: Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Serve in tall glasses. Top with vanilla icecream. Recipe courtesy of Bramaramba Chandrashekar

Ingredients: • fine grain Rice – 2 cup • grated Coconut – 2 cup • Curry leaves – few • black pepper Corns – 1 tsp, crushed • Turmeric leaves – 2 • Coriander leaves to garnish • salt to taste Method: Wash the rice and drain. Grind coconut with 2 cups of water and […]

Ingredients: • 4- hard-boiled eggs • 1/4 cup- grated cheese • 1/2 cup -meat (cooked and minced) • 1- onion, chopped finely • 2 tbsp- sour Cream • 1 tbsp -tomato sauce • 2 -green chillies, chopped finely • 1/4 cup -bread crumbs • 1 tbsp -butter • Salt • 2 tbsp -coriander leaves, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Sugar powdered • 150 g – grated dry Coconut • 100g – chopped mixed dry fruit of choice Method: Put sugar in a large plate. Add dried coconut and dry fruit mixture. Mix well with hand till flavours blend together. Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering

Ingredients: • 2- small Capsicums • 1 -big Onion • 1 cup -Tofu (firm Tofu) or cake Tofu • 1 tsp -vinegar (white) • 1-2 tbsp -soya sauce • 1 tbsp – Garlic paste • 1 tbsp- Ginger paste • 1 tsp-black pepper powder Method: First cut the onion and capsicum length wise. Take oil […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Spinach stems • 1/2 cup – split moong dal • A pinch of Turmeric • 1/2 tsp – Chilli powder • Salt • For Seasoning: • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Bengal Gram (pachi senaga pappu, Channa dal) • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Raw Rice (Dosa Rice preferred, If not available Sona masoori would do) • 1 cup – Urad Dal • 1 cup – Maida/All-purpose flour • 1/2 cup – Rawa/Semolina • Beaten Rice – handful (Use only if you are not using dosa Rice. Beaten Rice not required if dosa Rice […]

Ingredients: • Left over Idlis – 10 (kept in the fridge) • Onion – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Tomato – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp • Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 1/4 tsp • Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • 225 g – mushrooms, chopped • 150 g – Yoghurt • 50 g – Butter • 1 – medium onion, finely chopped • black pepper, freshly ground • chopped Parsley • salt Method: Fry the mushrooms and onions in the butter until they are soft. Drain and cool. Mix mushrooms, onion, yogurt, salt […]

Ingredients: • 10-12 – Bedgi dry Red Chillies • 12 flakes – Garlic • Tamarind – according to your taste • salt • Chilli powder (optional) Method: Soak the chillies in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Add some water to the tamarind ball (size of a small lemon) and crush it. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all – purpose flour • 1/2 cup – Orange juice • 1 tbsp – Orange zest • 2 tbsp – baking powder • 2 – eggs, beaten • 100 g – butter, room temperature • 1/4 cup – Honey • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – Raspberry chunks […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Zucchini (chopped) • 1 cup – Sprouted green grams • 1 – Onions (big & chopped) • 3 cups – Vegetable stock • Salt • Pepper powder • 1 tsp – Dry Parsley leaves • Olive oil Method: Heat enough oil in a pan, add the onions and saute until […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – seedless Dates • 100 g – Tamarind • 100 g – Jaggery • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Cumin seed powder • salt to taste Method: Pressure cook the dates, tamarind, jaggery and water on a medium flame till 3 whistles. Cool completely. Squeeze out […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – blanched Spinach • 10 to 12 – boiled Mushrooms • 3 to 4 – chopped Tomatoes • 2 to 3 – boiled Potatoes • 1 to 2 – Red Chillies • 2 to 3 tbsp – Tomato puree • 3 tbsp – Cream • 2 tbsp – oil • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Soya tofu, grated • 50 g – Gram flour • 2 tsp – White flour • 80 g – Sugar • 5 – Walnuts- powdered • 1 tsp – Sweet Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp – Ghee Method: Roast the gram flour in a thick bottom pan in 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 large bunch – Fenugreek greens • 1 large – Tomato (chopped) • 1 tbsp – Oil • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Dhania powder • 2-3 pinches – Turmeric powder • 2 pinches – Asafoetida • 1/2 tsp each – Mustard and Cumin seeds Method: Pick leaves […]