Ingredients: • 1 big – Raw banana • 1 cup – Curd (should be sour to taste) • Turmeric powder, a pinch • 5-6 – dry Red Chillies • 1 tbsp – urad dhal • 5-6 tbsp – oil • Salt to taste Method: Peel the banana and cut into slices. In a bowl, soak […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal • 1/2 cup – Channa dal • 1 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 – onions, big and finely chopped • 5 – Red Chillies • 1 inch piece – Ginger • A few – Curry leaves • Oil for deep frying • Salt to taste Method: Soak […]

Ingredients: • 2 – onion, medium (cut fine) • Lime sized – tamarind, soaked in enough water to cover it fully • 5 – dry Red Chillies (or according to taste) • 2.5 tsp – split or whole black gram lentil (urad dal) • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida (hing) • 2 tsp – oil • […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – chopped ripe Papaya • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 2 tbsp – rose water • 500ml – water Method: Grind the chopped papaya, using water, in the mixer. Add rose water and sugar. Then grind again Pour into a glass and add crushed ice Enjoy this healthy drink. Recipe courtesy […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Ragi flour • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/4 cup – Brown sugar • 1/4 cup – Coconut • Cardamom powder, a pinch Method: Dry roast rice flour for 2 minutes. Then add ragi flour and roast for another minute. Turn off the heat. Add rest of the ingredients. […]

Ingredients: • For Dough: 2.5 cups – Wheat flour. • 1 stalk – curry leaves. • 3 – green chillies. • 1 – sprig Mint leaves. • salt to taste| For Filling: • 1 cup – green peas, boiled. • 3 – green chillies. • 1 tbsp. – Coriander leaves finely chopped. • 1 inch […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – fresh Bean sprouts • 1 sprig spring onions, finely chopped • 1 small capsicum, finely chopped • 2 green chillies, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – ginger, finely chopped • 1/4 tsp – garlic, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – Vinegar brown […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Rice • 1/2 cup – husked green gram • Salt • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 7-peppercorns • 2- green Cardamoms • 1 tbsp -oil • 5 cups – water Method: Take the rice and husked green gram together in a vessel, wash well and soak for 15 minutes, […]

Ingredients: • Tur dal – 1 cup • Oil – 2 tbsp • Onion – 1 • Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp • Garlic paste – 1 tsp • Tomato(diced or paste) – 3 tbsp • Tamarind – 6-8 pieces (not paste) • Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • […]

Ingredients: • 1- sponge cake • 1 liter – ice Cream • 3 – Egg whites • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 1 tsp – vanilla essence Method: Remove centre from the top of the cake, leaving a shell at least 3/4 inches in thickness. Fill with ice-cream and cover with meringue made by beating […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Millet • 1 cup – Thoor dal • 1 tbsp oil • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • 1 tsp – Ghee • 2 tsp sambar powder • 1 cup – mixed vegetables • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 Urad dhal • 10 – Cashewnuts • Few Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – water melon chunks • 1 tsp – grated Ginger • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – salt Method: Blend all the above ingredients together in a mixer/blender till smooth. Chill in the refrigerator then serve in tall glasses with chunks of water […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – baby Corn • 100 g – Curd • 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli paste • 1/2tsp – Garam Masala powder • pinch – cumin powder • pinch – Cardamom powder • Chilli powder – to taste • pinch – black salt • Salt – […]

Ingredients: • 1 Tin – Condensed Milk • 1 big Packet – Marie Biscuit • 1 tsp – Cocoa powder • 1 tsp – Chocolate Powder • Condensed Milk 1 Tin • Cocoa powder 1 tsp • Chocolate Powder 1 tsp • 100 gm – Crushed Coconut Method: Crush the biscuit and add cocoa powder […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Paneer • 175 g – Coconut powder • Method: Method to make paneer: Boil milk, add vinegar solution and stir it. Drain into a muslin cloth. Press out excess water. Place cloth under heavy weight for 1 hour. Method to make paneer balls: Take out paneer and put in a […]

Ingredients: • Stuffing: • 2 cups – freshly grated Coconut • 1 cup – Jaggery (grated) • 1 tbsp – Poppy Seeds • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • one pinch Nutmeg (optional) • 2 tbsp – water • Cover: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.25 cup – water • pinch of salt […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Wheat flour • 1.5 kg – Sugar • 1.5 kg – Ghee • 1 cup – water • A tsp – Milk • A little – Kesar Method: Mix wheat flour with water to make a soft liquid batter. Add sugar, mix well so as to obtain a dosa-like batter. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – tomato, finely chopped • 4 – green chillies, slit • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • 2 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped • 2 tbsp – Ghee or oil • 2 tsp – garlic, chopped and crushed • 1 tsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup groundnuts • 6 dry Red Chillies • 2 tsps Urad Dal (black gram) • 1/2 tsp methi/fenugreek • 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds • 1 pinch of Hing (asafoetida) • 1/2 tbsp Canola or other vegetable oil • 1 tsp Tamarind paste • Salt to taste Method: Fry the groundnuts (not in […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – minced Meat • 1 – big onion, sliced • 1 – tomato, chopped • 4 – small potatoes, chopped • 1 – big bunch of Methi leaves, cleaned and chopped • 2 tsp – Tamarind juice • Chopped coriander leaves, a few • 2 tbsp – oil • Grind to […]