Ingredients: • 3 – ripe, medium-sized mangoes (finely chopped) • 1 cup – Pumpkin (cut into small pieces) • 7 cups – sour Curd (finely churned) • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 6 – Green chillies and 1 Red Chilli (broken into 2 pieces) • 1 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 75 gms. Wholemeal flour • ½ tsp. bicarb of soda • 50 gms. Bran • 4 tbsp. Honey • 25 gms. Melted Butter • 2 eggs, beaten • 300 ml. Milk • 100 gms Carrots, grated Method: Mix together honey, butter, eggs and milk. Sieve all the dry ingredients into another bowl. Mix […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Bhindi • 1 – Onion • 1 – Tomato • 1 – Tomato puree • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Dhania powder • 1/2 tsp – Aamchur powder • 1 tbsp- Ginger Garlic paste • Lemon grass paste or […]

Ingredients: • 200g – almonds, soaked, peeled • 120g – sugar, powdered • Few drops of yellow colour Method: Grind almonds to a very fine paste. Mix sugar and almond paste, in a heavy pan. Cook the paste, while stirring continuously. Take care not to let it stick to bottom and burn. Cook till a […]

Ingredients: • 5 to 6 – fresh carrots, peeled • 1/2 – apple, peeled • 1/2 – Tomato • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1 stalk – Lemon grass • 1 sprig – Mint leaves, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – Basil leaves, finely chopped • 1/4 tsp – ginger, crushed • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – pumpkin, skin removed and flesh cut roughly into 1/2-inch cubes • 1 -medium onion, finely chopped • 3 Cloves – garlic, minced • 2 – Serrano or jalapeno chillies, finely chopped (use less if you like less heat, or take out the seeds and ribs) • 7-8 – medium-sized sage […]

Ingredients: • 175 g -caster Sugar • 175 g- unsalted Butter • 250 g -self raising flour • 3 -medium eggs • 1- lemon, finely grated zest Method: Preheat oven at 180 C. Grease cake tin. Cream sugar and butter well. Add eggs one by one and cream well. Add flour cautiously. Mix well and […]

Ingredients: • For Hot and Sour Veggies: • 1 – carrot, sliced thinly into half circles • 8 to 10 – beans, sliced obliquely into fingers • 1 sprig – Spring onion with greens finely chopped • 1 floret – broccoli, broken into small bits • 1 – small capsicum, sliced thinly • 1 – […]

Ingredients: • 2 -large Tomatoes chopped • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • Salt • 1/2 cup – Tamarind juice extracted from a small ball of Tamarind or • 2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 250g – Pumpkin cubes • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 3cups – water • Few strands of Saffron • 1/2tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Prick the pumpkin cubes with a fork. Blanch the pumpkin cubes in boiling water. Strain and set aside. Dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil. Add the […]

Ingredients: • 450 ml – Egyptian Rice • 200 gms – lean Mutton mince • 100 ml – Butter Ghee • 1 chopped Onion • 600 ml – Chicken stock • 200 ml – pine seeds • 2 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1 tsp – white pepper powder • 2 tsp – allspice. Method: […]

Ingredients: • 2.25 cup – all-purpose flour (maida) • 1/2 cup – Butter • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 eggs • 2 tsp – baking powder • 1.5 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 cup – Milk • For icing: • 3 cups – Butter Cream icing • Peach icing color, as required • […]

Ingredients: • 10 – soft dried Figs • 5 – dried seedless Dates • 1 tbsp – Honey • 2 tbsp – condensed Milk • 2 or 3 drops – vanilla essence Method: Chop figs and dates into halves. Add 2 cups of water, cover, keep aside overnight. Next day, drain, saving the water. Grind […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – chopped Cabbage • 1 cup – chopped Onions • 4 – Garlic Cloves • 5 – eggs • 4 tbsp – oil • Salt • Coriander • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • For Masala: • 3 tbsp – fresh grated Coconut • 4 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 1 cup – Pineapple (chopped) • 1/2 cup – peas • 7 to 8 – Cashew nuts • 7 to 8 – Black Peppercorns • 1 or 2 – Cloves • 1 tbsp – Jeera (cumin seeds) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium sized Cabbage • 8 – sausages, each cut into 4 pieces • 2 – medium sized onions, chopped • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – chopped Celery • 2 tbsp – Butter • 2 – green cooking […]

Ingredients: • 4 – Pomfrets • For paste: 1 – freshly grated Coconut • 5 to 6 – Red Chillies • 3 tsp – Coriander seeds • 2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 – small Onion • 1 – small Tomato • 4 – Black Peppercorns • 3 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – small Brinjals • 2 – onions, chopped • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 3 – Potatoes boiled, cut into quarters • 3 tbsp – Coconut paste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium tender green Cabbage shredded • 1 – Potato boiled, chilled and chopped • 2 – medium carrots, grated • 1/4 cup – chopped Capsicum • 1/2 cup – chopped Spring onion • 1 stick – Celery chopped • 1 sprig – Mint leaves plucked and chopped finely • 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 6 slices – plain white bread • 1 – small capsicum, chopped • 1 – small onion, chopped finely • 1 – small tomato, chopped finely • 2 tbsp – Suji • 3 tbsp – Milk Cream (malai) • salt and pepper to taste Method: Mix all the ingredients except bread in a […]