Ingredients: • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 1/3 cup • Milk powder – 1 cup • Cocoa – 4 tbsp • White Butter -1 tbsp. Method: Sieve the milk powder and cocoa powder together. Heat water and sugar in a heavy bottom pan, stirring constantly till it reaches one string consistency. Remove from […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Vegetables (Bottle gourd/Carrot/Cabbage) • Green chillies – according to taste • 1/2 cup – coconut, grated • Pepper – A few for flavour • Green gram – 200 g • Curry leaves – A few • Coriander leaves – Fresh bunch • Salt to taste • Mustard and Cumin seeds […]

Ingredients: • 2 tsp – oil • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – red chillies, broken • 2 – tomatoes, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – Raisins • 3/4 tsp – Kashmiri Red Chilli powder • 1 tbsp – jaggery, melted and sieved • 1/2 tsp – salt […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Cake Flour • 1/2 cup – all purpose flour • 1 cup – semolina • 1 cup – clarified butter, chilled • Method: Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Sift together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, semolina and set aside. Beat the butter until it turns fluffy. Then beat for […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Pasta • 1 – Tomato chopped roughly • Garlic – 3 pods halved • 1/2 – Red bell pepper medium sized • 1/2 tsp – Chilli flakes • Italian Seasoning / Black Pepper a pinch • 2 tsp – Olive oil • Cheese for garnish • Salt to taste Method: […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Channa dal • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds • 5 – Red Chilli • 1 cup – finely grated Beetroot • 2 – finely chopped Onion • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • Salt to taste • Few Curry leaves • Oil for Deep frying […]

Ingredients: • For the pastry: • 250 g – flour • A pinch salt • 125 g -diced unsalted Butter(I used salted Butter and omitted salt) • 1 tsp – cold water • 1- Egg • For the filling: • 15 g – unsalted Butter • 1/2 tbsp – Lemon juice • 65 g – […]

Ingredients: • 10 to 15 – Sambar Onion (pearl onion) • 8 to 10 – Garlic flakes • 1 – Tomato (medium size) • Tamarind, Lemon size • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – salt or as per taste • To grind: • 5 to 6 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • Small, round, tender Eggplant – 10-12 (cut into 4 with or without stem) • 1 cup – Peeled, small Onions • 1 cup – Chopped, Tomato • Peeled, Garlic pods – 20 • 1.5 tbsp – Tamarind paste – soaked in water • For masala powders: • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • […]

Ingredients: • For the dough: • 250 g – flour • 130 ml – water • 50 g – melted Butter • 3/4 tsp – salt • For the floured butter: • 215 g -butter • 85 g – flour • For the cinnamon-sugar palmiers: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cinnamon […]

Ingredients: • Cookie base: • 1 cup- Maida • 3/4 tsp- baking powder • 1/2 cup- granulated Sugar (or powdered for fluffier cookies) • 100gms- melted Butter • 3 to 4 tbsp- fresh Cream or Coconut Milk • 1/2 tsp- vanilla (optional) • Add ins: • 1/2 cup- white or dark chocolate chunks • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Apple • 1 to 2 tsp – Tea powder (adjust according to strength of the tea powder) • 2 tsp – Honey • 1/2 cup – Water • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder (optional) • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder (optional) • 4 to 5 – Ice cubes Method: Chop the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – (100 g) Rice flour • 1 cup – Sugar • 125 ml – thick Coconut Milk • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tsp – chopped Cashew nuts (optional) • 1/2 tsp – Ghee to grease thali Method: In a bowl, mix all the ingredients gently (rice flour well […]

Ingredients: • 1 tsp – Canola Oil • 1 – onion, sliced • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric • 1/2 tsp – ground black pepper • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder (optional) • 8 Cloves – garlic, sliced thin • 2 cups – Broccoli florets (fresh or frozen) • 3 – Yukon gold potatoes, diced […]

Ingredients: • 8 – eggs • 2.5 cups – vegetable oil • 4 cups – white Sugar • 1 tbsp and 1 tsp – vanilla extract • 4 cups – all purpose flour • 1 tbsp and 1 tsp – baking soda • 1 tbsp and 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – Brinjal • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 3 tsp – sambar powder • 1/4 cup – cooked Chickpeas • 1/2 tsp – Hing • 1 – tamarind, Lemon size • 1 tsp – grated Jaggery • For Seasoning: • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – chopped Cabbage • 1 -chopped Onion • 4 -green chillies • 1.5 tbsp – Tamarind paste • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1.5 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp + a pinch – Turmeric powder • 1.5 tsp – coriander powder • salt to taste • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Oats • 1/2 cup – Corn flakes • 3 tbsp – Badams, sliced thinly • 3 tbsp – Walnuts, chopped • 3 tbsp – Dates, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – mixed dry fruits • 1/4 cup – Honey • 1 tbsp – Butter (optional) • 1/4 tsp – Salt […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 1 cup – fresh Cream • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 2.25 tsp – agar agar • Pineapple jelly crystals Method: Follow the instruction on the jelly pack to make jelly. Once the jelly crystals are dissolved in the water, take a few spoonful and pour into […]

Ingredients: • 2 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – Bitter gourd (pavakka) • 3/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 cup (50 ml) – water • 1/2 tsp – salt Method: Wash and clean the bitter gourd and cut into 1-inch thin […]