Ingredients: • 1/2 kg- Potato • 2 bunches- Spinach (palak) • 1/2 cup- grated Coconut • 2 tbsp- roasted gram • 6 green chilies • 4 flakes Garlic • 3 cm Ginger • 3 tbsp oil • 1 tsp- mustard • 2 tsp- Urad Dal • 2 red chilies, broken into pieces • Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup of black Channa or Channa dal • 2 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – cumin • For seasoning: • 1 – large onion, chopped • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 5 or 6 Cloves – Garlic (optional) • 2 stems of Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – Channa dal […]

Ingredients: • 100 g (1 cup) – green gram (moogu) • 200 ml (2 cups) – water • 1/2 tsp – salt • 100 g – Raw banana peel (Kerala Banana / nenthrakkay / ethakkay), gently peel off outer thin layer (dark green) and cut into 3/4 inch thin slices • 1 kudampuli (or 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Almonds – 100 g (soaked and skinned) • Milk powder – 2 tbsp • Sweet bread – 4 to 5 slices • Sugar – 3/4 cup • Almond essence – a few drops Method: Dry the skinned almonds and powder it. Put all the ingredients together in a heavy bottomed vessel, and keep […]

Ingredients: • For ragada: • 1/4 kg – yellow peas • 1 pinch – baking soda • Salt • For patties: • 1/2 kg – Potatoes • 3 slices – dry bread • salt • For sweet chutney: • 100 g – Dates • 3 – Tamarind medium sized balls • For green chutney: • […]

Ingredients: • 1 scoop – vanilla ice-cream • 80 ml – Pineapple juice (canned) • 40 ml – Mango juice • 40 ml – Orange juice • 2 tbsp – fresh Cream • crushed ice Method: Blend the juices, fresh cream, vanilla ice-cream, some powdered sugar and crushed ice in a liquidizer. Serve chilled. P.S: […]

Ingredients: • 8 oz – Ricotta Cheese • 1 can – condensed Milk • 1/4 cup – chopped nuts • A pinch of Saffron • Cardamom powder to garnish Method: Mix condensed milk and ricotta cheese and cook on medium heat, while stirring occasionally. Add some saffron and chopped nuts. Once it begins to thicken, […]

Ingredients: • 2 – big Brinjals • 1 – large onion, finely chopped • 4 – dry Red Chillies • 4 – Green chillies • Yogurt • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves • Salt to taste • Jeera • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4 tsps – oil Method: Cut the brinjals into regular-sized […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – green peas. • 3 cups – water or stock. • 1 cup – lettuce, finely shredded. • 1 cup – milk. • 1/2 cup – cream. • 1/2 cup – onion, chopped. • 1/2 cup – celery, chopped. • 2 tbsp – butter. • 1 tsp – garlic, chopped. • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 1 cup – Urad Dal • Salt to taste Method: Wash rice 6 to 8 times. Drain water and roast on a pan till the rice grains become almost dry. Soak rice immediately in cold water. Wash and soak urad dal separately. After 4 or 5 hours, grind […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – sitaphal pulp • 1 cup – chilled malai or fresh Cream • 2 tbsp – Sugar ground • 1 drop vanilla essence Method: Mash any lumps in the malai with a wooden mallet or back of spoon. Chill cream in a beating bowl till very cold. Beat cream till smooth, […]

Ingredients: • Mutton – 800 gms (cut into medium sized pieces) • Marinade: • Coriander seeds – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Mustard Seeds – 2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Dry Red Chillies – 10 • Coconut, grated fresh or desiccated – 1/3 cup • Fresh Ginger-Garlic […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices of white bread • 2 slices of cheese • 200 gm of besan or gram flour • 1 green chilly • pin of salt • 2 Tomatoes chopped fine • 1 chopped Onion • few pieces of chopped Coriander leaves • 2 Tomato slices • 2 Cucumber slices • 2 Onion […]

Ingredients: • 4 – Bread slices | 2 tsp – Urad dhal • 3 tbsp – Mint leaves • 1 – finely chopped Onion • Salt to taste • Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Chilli powder • 2 tsp – Sambhar powder (optional) • Ghee – to toast Method: Heat 1 tsp of oil, […]

Ingredients: • 8 – taco size flour tortilla shells • 1 cup – taco sauce • 1/4 cup – hot chilli sauce • 1/2 – capsicum, chopped • 1/2 cup – tofu, chopped • 1 – onion, chopped • 1 – tomato, chopped • 2 – chillies, chopped • 1 tsp – Oregano • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Amla • Salt to taste • 5 tsp – grated Coconut • 2 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 – cup thick Curd • Ingredients: • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder Method: Deseed and cut […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 water melon • 1/2 Honeydew melon • 1 small Papaya • 1/2 cup – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – pepper powder • 2 sprigs of Mint leaves • Salt and Sugar to taste Method: Using a scoop, cut out tiny balls from all the fruits. Arrange in a bowl and sprinkle […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Poha (flaked rice) • 1 – chopped Onion • 1 tsp – chopped Green chillies • 1 pinch – Hing • 1/2 tsp – Haldi • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – 3 tsps – Peanuts • Chopped coriander and grated Coconut to garnish • Oil for seasoning […]

Ingredients: • 24 – medium stalks of Asparagus • 4 – Celery • 4 tbsp – chopped hazelnuts • For Dressing: • 6 tbsp – Balsamic Vinegar • 2 tbsp – Olive oil • 2 tbsp – Orange juice • 2 tsp – dijon mustard • 1 tsp – low sodium soy sauce • freshly […]

Ingredients: • 2 idlis (cubed) • 100 gms – Cabbage (grated) • 100 gms – Potatoes (sliced and fried) • 100 gms – Mushrooms (washed and sliced) • 1 Capsicum (sliced lengthwise) • 1 Onion (sliced) • 1/2 inch – Ginger (sliced) • 2 Green chillies (chopped) • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli flakes • […]