Ingredients: • 1 cup – ripe chopped papaya, Peach or other fruit • 1 tbsp – Sugar • 6 to 8 – crushed ice cubes • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 cup – chilled water • 1/4 tsp – salt • A small end sprig – kaffir Lime leaves or Mint leaves Method: […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour • 1 Onion chopped • 2 Green chillies chopped • 1 tsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1/2 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp – baking soda or baking powder • Oil for frying Method: Mix all the above ingredients together (except the oil) to form a sticky batter. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – green gram dal • 1 cup – Rice • 2 tbsp – Ghee or clarified Butter • 2 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp – Ginger finely chopped • Freshly grated Coconut – a handful • Green chillies – as per taste • salt – as per taste Method: Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch Methi leaves (individually removed from the stems and washed thoroughly • 1.5 cup – basmati rice, boiled (should be partially cooked – 75%) • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds (jeera) • 2 medium onions, finely chopped • 2 to 3 Cloves – garlic, crushed • 2 to 3 – green chillies, […]

Ingredients: • 2 liters Milk • 1 small tin sweet condensed Milk • 1 cup – khoya, unsweetened • 3 custard apples, seeded • Sugar, if needed • 5 drops of vanilla essence Method: Boil milk, gently till creamy. Remove cream. To the cooked milk, add condensed milk, broken khoya and essence. Blend completely and […]

Ingredients: • 700 g – whole Cauliflower • 40 ml – hot boiling water • 50 ml – oil • 5 g – coriander leaves, chopped • For marinade: • 100 g – Yoghurt • 100 g – Tomato puree • 10 g – ginger, crushed • 1 big Clove – garlic, crushed • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – mashed Potato • 1/2 cup – onion, chopped • 1/2 cup – carrot, diced • 1/2 cup – dried Mushrooms • 250 g – tomato, peeled and chopped (de-seeded) • 200 g – paneer, grated • 200 g – spaghetti • 4 tbsp – Butter • 2 stalks – celery, […]

Ingredients: • Lean Beef – 1 kg • Potatoes – 500 grams • Red Onions – 4 nos • Ginger – 3 inch root • Garlic – 2 bulbs • Green chillies – 4 nos • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Chilli Powder – 3 tbsp • Cumin Powder – ½ tsp • Cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 2 big – Tomatoes • 1 tbsp – Channa daal • 1/2 tbsp – urad daal • 1/2 tbsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – Methi seeds • Lemon size – Tamarind • A pinch – Hing • 4 – Red Chillies • 4 – Green chillies • 4 tbsp – oil • […]

Ingredients: • 6 – Chicken thighs (drumsticks) • 4 tbsp – bread crumbs • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 2 – eggs, beaten • 2 tbsp – oil • Salt – to taste Method: Mix the bread crumbs, eggs, chilli powder, salt and garlic paste together. Coat the […]

Ingredients: • For Filling: • 1/2 cup – Jaggery • 3/4 cup – water • 1 cup – rava (semolina) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom • 10-12 – Saffron strands • 1/2 cup – desiccated coconut, grated • Ghee for shallow frying • For Dough: • 2 cups – fine Wheat flour • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • Toor dhal – 3 tbsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Black pepper powder – 1 tbsp • Jeera (cumin) powder – 1 tsp • Red Chillies – 4 • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Jaggery – 1 small piece • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Asafoetida – 1 pinch • Salt […]

Ingredients: • 1 – whole chicken, skinned and cut into medium pieces • 1 cup – thick Curd • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp Ginger paste • 1 tbsp – Garlic paste • […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Idly batter • 1/2 cup – Plain flour (Maida) • 1/2 cup – Chopped Onion • 2 tsp – Chopped Green chillies • 1/4 cup – Chopped Coriander leaves • 1/4 tsp – Baking soda • 1/2 cup – Shredded Coconut • Salt to taste • 2 tbsps – Gingelly […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Red Chillies • 7 to 8 – Garlic • Curry leaves – a fistful • 1 tbsp – Coriander leaves • Salt – to taste • 1 tbsp – ghee/gingely oil Method: Grind the ingredients to a coarse paste. Add ghee/gingelly oil and serve with hot idlis. This is a tasty, […]

Ingredients: • Sweet bread -10 • Boiled Potato – 1 • Boiled Carrot -1 • Cabbage – 1 cup • Onion -1 • Tomato – 1 • Masala powder- 1 tsp • Chilli powder- 1 tsp • salt to taste • Oil – 1 tsp Method: Boil potato, carrot and cabbage with one tsp oil, […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Boiled Onion paste • 2 tbsp – Refined oil • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Ginger-garlic paste • A pinch Turmeric • 1/4 tsp – Sugar • Salt and pepper to taste • 1/3 cup – Tomato puree • 1 tbsp – Poppy seed paste • […]

Ingredients: • Onion – one and a half cup, chopped • Green chillies – 2 tsp, chopped • Ginger – 1 tsp, minced • Garlic – 2 tsp, minced • minced Mutton – 1/2 kg • salt to taste • chilli powder – 1 tsp • coriander powder – 2 tsp • Garam Masala powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 Pomfret fish (boiled, skinned, deboned and mashed) • 3 to 4 Green chillies (crushed) • 1 piece Ginger (crushed) • 6 to 8 Cloves Garlic (crushed) • 2 to 3 tbsp – finely chopped Coriander leaves • 2 Egg whites (beaten till stiff) • sufficient oil to shallow fry • pepper as […]

Ingredients: • 600 g – shrimps, peeled • 6 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – Curry leaves • 2 tsp – garlic, slivered • 4 – onions, chopped • 1 – green chilli, chopped • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 […]