Ingredients: • 4 cups – Bottle Gourd (skinned and cubed) • 1/2 cup – red gram lentil (toor dal) • 1/4 cup – split yellow chick pea (chana dal) • 1/3 cup – grated Coconut • 3 to 4 – dry Red Chillies • 3/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 cups – water • […]

Ingredients: • well cooked Green peas – 1 cup, mashed lightly • mashed Potato – 1 cup • grated Paneer – 1/2 cup, firmly packed • Green chillies – 3-4, minced • Ginger – 1 tsp, minced • Coriander leaves – 3 tbsp, minced • Mint leaves – 3 tbsp, minced • Sugar – 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 liter – ice-cold Milk • 3 tbsp – sandalwood syrup • 1/2 tsp – kewra essence • 2 scoops – vanilla ice Cream • 5 to 6 cubes – crushed ice • For Decorating: • Fresh edible rose petals (optional) Method: Put all ingredients in a blender. Allow to run till frothy […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – rolled oats • 1 cup – Yoghurt • 1/2 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – all-purpose flour • 1 cup – Banana puree • 2 tsp – Honey • 1 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1 tsp – Cinnamon powder • A pinch of salt • Oil as […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – white gram (dhuli urad). • 2 Onions (finely sliced). • 2 piece Ginger (julliened). • 2 finely chopped green chillies. • a pinch Turmeric powder. • 2 slit green chillies. • 1 tsp – coriander powder. • ½ tsp – Garam Masala powder. • some fresh Coriander leaves (finely chopped). […]

Ingredients: • Carrot – 2 kg • Sugar – 2 cups • Khoya – 500 gm • Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp • Cashews – 10 • Almonds – 10 • Other dry fruit – 1/2 cup • Pure Ghee – 2 tbsp • Silver foil Method: Wash the carrots, peel, and grate it. Heat 2 […]

Ingredients: • 10 leaves – iceberg Lettuce • 1 – chopped Apple • 3 to 4 pieces – chopped Orange • 1 tsp – fresh Orange juice • I tsp – fresh Lemon juice • I tsp – Honey • 2 tsp – water • 1/2 tsp – chilli flakes Method: Break lettuce leaves into […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Egg yolk • 1/4 tsp – salt • 1/8 tsp – black pepper • 1/2 tsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1 cup – salad oil • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice Method: Break the yolk in a bowl Add salt, pepper, mustard and sugar. Mix it well […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Spinach (palak), finely chopped • 1/2 cup – Cooked sweet Corn kernels • 1/2 cup – Skimmed Milk curds, beaten until smooth • 1/2 cup – Onion, finely chopped • 2 tsp – Garlic, minced • 1 tsp – Ginger, minced • 1 tsp – Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1.25 cups – flour, sifted • 1/2 cup – Chickpea flour (gram flour), sifted • 1/2 cup – Brown sugar • 1/4 cup – Honey • 1/4 cup – Molasses • 7 tbsp – Milk (low-fat works fine too) • 2 tsp – ground Ginger • 2 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Chicken cut into medium-sized pieces • 1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds powder • 1 tsp – mustard powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 3 tsp – chilli powder • 3 – green chillies, slit • 2 tsp – chopped Garlic • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 225 gm can – whole baby corn, drained • 100 gm – Bean sprouts • 1 tbsp – soya sauce • 2 tbsp – Thai sweet chilli sauce • 2 tbsp – chopped Spring onions • 200 gm – thin noodles • 1/4 cup – oil • 2 tsp – chilli oil • […]

Ingredients: • 1kg – chicken, boneless pieces • 2 tbsp – soya sauce • 4 Green chilli paste • Oil to fry • 1 tsp – Garlic paste Method: Mix all the ingredients and let it marinate for 2 hours. Deep-fry and serve garnished with coriander and cashew nuts. Recipe courtesy of Lydia

Ingredients: • Fresh Paneer – 350 grams • Green Pepper (Capsicum) – 1 • Red Pepper – 1 • Yellow Pepper – 1 • Onion – 1 • Marinade: • Red Chilli powder – 2 tbsp • Garam Masala – ½ tsp • Red Food Colour – few drops (optional) • Salt to taste • […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 tbsp – fresh Ginger root, peeled and grated • 1/2 tsp – ground cumin • 4 cups -water • 2 cups – basmati Rice • 2 tsp – salt • 1 – Lemon Method: In saucepan with medium heat, heat oil until very hot. Add ginger root, […]

Ingredients: • 10-12 small tender Spinach leaves (de-stemmed and halved) • 10-12 tender green runner beans (de-tipped and cut in 1 inch pieces) • 1 Onion (cut into thin slivers) • 1/4 cup – soaked and well-boiled garbanzo beans • 1 tbsp – Burghul Wheat • 4 Walnuts (split and broken) • For dressing: • […]

Ingredients: • 2 kg – sweet black Grapes • 2 kg – Sugar • 4 litres – water • 1/2 tsp – active Dry yeast or handful of whole Wheat Method: Wash the grapes and crush them well with the sugar. Add the water and the yeast/wheat, store in a stone jar or any other […]

Ingredients: • 6 chapatis or tortillas • 1 small onion, cut into thin strips • 3 spring onions, chopped • 1 small tomato, chopped • 1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped finely • 1 small capsicum/green pepper, chopped finely • 3 tbsp – Lemon juice • 2 tbsp – thick curd/yogurt • 1- green chilli, […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Ginger, peeled • 100 g – Chillies (fresh red or green) • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tbsp – oil Method: Heat oil, add ginger and chillies, cover and turn off the stove. Allow temperature to come down to warm. Add salt and pound in a mortar and pestle […]

Ingredients: • 150 g – chicken, cut into pieces • 250 g – Cashew nuts • 250 g – onions, finely chopped • 200 g – tomatoes, finely chopped • 150 g – Poppy Seeds • 20 g – ginger-garlic paste • 20 g – Red Chilli paste • Few chopped Coriander leaves • 100 […]