Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan flour (kadalai maavu) • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – salt • 1 pinch – soda salt • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves Method: Mix everything in a bowl, add little water and make a solid dough. Heat oil to Deep Fried and drop the balls […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – ice Cream of your choice • 1.5 cups – Sprite or Seven Up Method: In a serving glass, just empty the ice cream, pour Seven Up or Sprite and serve immediately. Recipe courtesy of Chaya

Ingredients: • 1 cup – soy bean • 2 cups – water • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tbsp -oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 1/4 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • For Coconut mixture: • 1 cup – grated Coconut • […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – lean lamb mince • 1 – onion, minced • 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste • 2 – green chillies, minced • 1/4 tsp – Ginger paste • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • […]

Ingredients: • For the cover: 1 cup – plain flour (maida) • 1.5 tbsp – Ghee • water to knead • For the filling: 1 tbsp – Cashewnuts • 1 cup – khoya • 2 tbsp – Rawa • 1 tbsp – Pista • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp – Almonds (crushed) […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semolina (suji) • 1 cup – Curd • 1 tsp – carom seeds • salt to taste • Cabbage (shredded), Carrots (shredded), Capsicum (diced), Onions (sliced) • 1 tbsp – soy sauce • 4-5 tbsp – Tomato sauce • Lemon juice • eno salt Method: Mix suji and curd to […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – spaghetti • 1 cup – boiled Green peas • 1 cup – ground cheese • 1 kg – chopped Tomatoes • 2 tbsps – ginger, finely minced • 2 large capsicum, chopped • 4 large onions, finely chopped • 6 Cloves garlic, crushed • 1/2 tsp – each chilli powder, […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Onion , chopped finely • 2 tsp – Ginger-garlic paste • 2 – medium-sized tomatoes, pureed • 1/4 cup – Green peas • 1 – Green Capsicum, cubed • 2 tsp – Kashmiri Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Coriander powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • Boiled Potatoes – 1 kg • Peas – 1/2 kg • Onions – 2 (finely chopped) • Salt, chilli, Turmeric powder to taste • 2 tsps – Kala Masala • Breadcrumbs powder – 1 cup • Oil for frying Method: Mash boiled potatoes and make a dough by adding a little salt. Keep […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – refined flour/maida • 250 g – Butter • 250 g – Sugar • 4 eggs beaten • 1 tsp – baking powder • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/4 tsp – salt Method: Mix butter, sugar and eggs and beat them well together. Sieve the flour with salt and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cup – strong coffee • 2 tbsp – Orange juice • 2 tsp – fresh Lemon juice • Fat free cream, optional Method: Mix coffee, orange juice and lemon juice. Pour into Irish whiskey glass. Top with fat free whipped cream (optional). Recipe courtesy of Khatija

Ingredients: • For Pasta: • 1 cup – ravioli, boiled, drained. • 1 – onion, chopped finely. • 1 tbsp – yellow capsicum, chopped finely. • 1 tbsp – red capsicum, chopped finely. • 1 tsp – ginger, chopped finely. • 4 to 5 flakes – garlic, chopped finely. • 1/2 tsp – chilli flakes. […]

Ingredients: • one and a half kg -stawberries, wiped and hulled • 2 Lemons • 6 cups – (900gms) Sugar • 8-10 drops Strawberry red colour (optional) Method: Extract juice of lemons. Tie rind and put in a muslin bag. Chop strawberries coarsely. Put in a large cooking pan. Add in juice and rind bag. […]

Ingredients: • 300 g – broken Wheat • 100 g – fried green gram dal • 1 kg – Jaggery • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 5 cups – Coconut Milk (second extract) • 2 cups – Coconut Milk (first extract) • 25 g – Cashew nuts • 25 g – Raisins • 5 – […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – yellow moong dal or red masoor dal (washed and soaked for about 30 to 40 minutes) • 5 cups – vegetable or Chicken or Meat stock • 3 tbsp – Olive oil • 1 – large Onion (finely chopped) • 1 – Celery stick (chopped) • 5 – medium sized […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – Mutton mince • 10 g – deggi mirch • 5g – chopped Ginger • 5 g – chopped Green chilli • Salt to taste • 10 g – Punjabi masala • 5 g – Jeera powder • 3 g – coarsely ground coriander • 15 g – Butter • For […]

Ingredients: • 8 to 10 cups – Chicken soup • 150 g – minced Prawns • 75 g – button Mushrooms (chopped) • 5 g – Garlic (minced) • 5 g – Coriander leaves (minced) • 2 – eggs (beaten) • 4 tbsp – Corn starch (3:1 ratio of water:Corn flour) • 10 g – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – khus syrup • 10 scoops – vanilla ice Cream • 5 bottles – chilled club soda Method: Chill 10 narrow tall glasses. Divide khus syrup between all 10 glasses. Put 1 scoop vanilla ice cream into each glass. Mix contents of each glass well with mini whipper or fork. Carefully […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 2 cups – Water • 1 – Onions (large and chopped) • 1/2 cup – Chickpeas (cooked and mashed slightly) • 2 tbsp – Grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp – Channa dal • 2 – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Pineapple chopped roughly • 2 Ice cubes • Salt as required • 1 tsp – Lemon juice (optional) • 25 ml – Milk (preferably cold) • 3 tsp – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Soda water Method: Pressure cook pineapple pieces for 1 whistle until soft. Blend all the other […]