Ingredients: • Pineapple – 1, medium size, not fully ripe. • Chilli powder – 1 tsp. • Ginger – 1 tsp, chopped. • Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup. • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp. • Coriander powder – 2 tsp. • Cinnamon – 2″ piece. • Cardamom – 2 pieces. • Ghee or oil – […]

Ingredients: • Jaggery: 300g • Poppy Seeds (white) – 3 tsps • Sesame seeds – 3 tsps • Cashewnuts chopped – 2 tbsps • Ghee/Oil – 3 tsps • Tortillas 5-6 fajita-sized torn into small shreds Method: Heat a heavy-bottom pan for about 3 mins on medium-high and lower to medium. Break the jaggery into […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – mango, grated • 3/4 cup – Honey • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tbsp – oil • 1/4 tsp – salt Method: Heat oil and let the mustard seeds splutter. Immediately add grated mango, saute for few minutes, and add the […]

Ingredients: • Channa Dal – 1 cup • Urad Dal – 1/2 cup • Dry Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Dry Red Chillies – 8 – 10 • Fenugreek Seeds – 1/2 tsp • Tamarind – 10 g • Jaggery – according to taste • Asafetida – 1/4 tsp • Vegetable oil – 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maida • 1 cup-Sugar • 3/4 cup – Milk powder • 3/4 cup – Malai/cream • 1 tsp – Baking powder • 1/2 tsp – Soda bicarbonate • 1/2 cup- Butter • 7-8 drops – Vanilla essence • 2 tsp – Cocoa powder • 2 tsp – Chocolate powder • […]

Ingredients: • 400g – Toor Dal • 125g – Methi leaves, finely chopped • 6 green chillies, cut in two • 2-3 Red Chillies • 1 onion, medium, chopped fine • 1 brinjal, cubed • 2 tomato, chopped in 4 • 1/4 tsp – Jeera • 1/2 tbsp – Dhania powder • Salt • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – green Tomatoes • 100g – roasted sesame seeds • 4 Green chillies • 6 Garlic Cloves • 1 tsp – Jeera • A large peanut-sized ripe Tamarind (soaked) • 1 tbsp – oil • Salt according to taste Method: In a kadhai, add oil, roast the green chillies, jeera and […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – tomatoes, blanched, sliced and pureed • 1.5 tsp – panchphoron (a mixture of fenugreek, mustard, cumin, anise seeds and shahijeera) • 1 tbsp – dry Ginger powder • 100 g – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Mustard oil • 1 – Lime juice • 25 g – Raisins Method: Powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 – apples (about 1/2 kg) • 2 tbsp – chopped nuts, Raisins etc. • 1 tbsp – castor Sugar • 1 tbsp – Butter • For the meringue: • 1 – Egg white • 1 tbsp – castor Sugar • Thin Sugar syrup or unsweetened fruit juice to bake the apples Method: […]

Ingredients: • Milk Powder (full cream) 4 Cups • Fresh Cream (Whole) 1 Small Bottle • Condensed Milk 1 Tin Method: Mix all three in a bowl nicely and cook (open no cover) in the microwave for 6-7 mins. Take out and therati pal is ready to serve. Recipe courtesy of Visishta

Ingredients: • Milk – 1 litre • Almond – 10 • Sugar – 3 cups • Rawa – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 1 cup Method: Boil milk till it reduces to about quarter of a litre. Soak almonds for about an hour, peel and grind them into fine paste. Add sugar, rawa and almond […]

Ingredients: • 4 ounces – soft Tofu • 1/2 cup – fruit juice • 1 cup – Strawberry • 1/2 cup – Banana Method: Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Serve in tall glasses. Top with vanilla icecream. Recipe courtesy of Bramaramba Chandrashekar

Ingredients: • fine grain Rice – 2 cup • grated Coconut – 2 cup • Curry leaves – few • black pepper Corns – 1 tsp, crushed • Turmeric leaves – 2 • Coriander leaves to garnish • salt to taste Method: Wash the rice and drain. Grind coconut with 2 cups of water and […]

Ingredients: • 4- hard-boiled eggs • 1/4 cup- grated cheese • 1/2 cup -meat (cooked and minced) • 1- onion, chopped finely • 2 tbsp- sour Cream • 1 tbsp -tomato sauce • 2 -green chillies, chopped finely • 1/4 cup -bread crumbs • 1 tbsp -butter • Salt • 2 tbsp -coriander leaves, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Sugar powdered • 150 g – grated dry Coconut • 100g – chopped mixed dry fruit of choice Method: Put sugar in a large plate. Add dried coconut and dry fruit mixture. Mix well with hand till flavours blend together. Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering

Ingredients: • 2- small Capsicums • 1 -big Onion • 1 cup -Tofu (firm Tofu) or cake Tofu • 1 tsp -vinegar (white) • 1-2 tbsp -soya sauce • 1 tbsp – Garlic paste • 1 tbsp- Ginger paste • 1 tsp-black pepper powder Method: First cut the onion and capsicum length wise. Take oil […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Spinach stems • 1/2 cup – split moong dal • A pinch of Turmeric • 1/2 tsp – Chilli powder • Salt • For Seasoning: • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Bengal Gram (pachi senaga pappu, Channa dal) • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Raw Rice (Dosa Rice preferred, If not available Sona masoori would do) • 1 cup – Urad Dal • 1 cup – Maida/All-purpose flour • 1/2 cup – Rawa/Semolina • Beaten Rice – handful (Use only if you are not using dosa Rice. Beaten Rice not required if dosa Rice […]

Ingredients: • Left over Idlis – 10 (kept in the fridge) • Onion – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Tomato – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp • Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 1/4 tsp • Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • 225 g – mushrooms, chopped • 150 g – Yoghurt • 50 g – Butter • 1 – medium onion, finely chopped • black pepper, freshly ground • chopped Parsley • salt Method: Fry the mushrooms and onions in the butter until they are soft. Drain and cool. Mix mushrooms, onion, yogurt, salt […]