Ingredients: • 2 cups – Plums (without skin and seed) • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice. Method: Chop the plums and mix with the sugar in a microwave safe bowl. Cook it on high for 30 minutes (stir twice in between). Then add the lemon juice and cook again for […]

Ingredients: • 2 – big Onions, or small Onions of an equal quantity • 2 – Tomato • 2 cups – thick buttermilk • 4 – Green chillies • 1 cup – grated Coconut • Chilli may be increased according to the sore of the Butter milk • Turmeric powder • Salt • Kadukku • […]

Ingredients: • For rotis: • 2 cups Wheat flour • 1/2 cup Maida • 1/2 tsp Turmeric • 1 tsp cumin powder • 3 tbsp oil • Salt to taste • Water for the dough • For filling: 2 cups – paneer, cubed • 2 cups – potato, boiled and cubed • 3 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 3 – potatoes, peeled and cubed, approx 1 inch • 1 cup – carrot, thinly sliced • 1 cup – French beans, strips of approx 1 inch • 2 cups – pumpkin, cut into approx 1 inch cubes • 1/4 cup – Broccoli florets • 1/2 cup – Cauliflower florets • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • For the Toshas: • 250 g – plain flour • ½ tsp – cooking soda • ½ tsp – salt • little less than ½ cup – oil • oil for deep frying • ½ cup – curds • For the Syrup: • 2 ½ cups – Sugar • 3 cups – water […]

Ingredients: • Okhra – 150 grams • Natural Yogurt – 300 ml • Green chillies – 2 • Dry Red Chillies – 3 • Mustard Seeds – 1tsp • Grated Coconut – 100 grams • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs • Oil – 2 tbsp • Salt to Taste Method: Cut okhra lengthwise. Now slice […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked Rice • 1-onion (chopped) • 1 cup – frozen Green peas • 1/2 cup – Prawns (cleaned) • 1 tsp – Garlic (minced) • 1 tsp – Ginger (grated) • 2 tbsp – light soya sauce • 1 tsp – white pepper powder • 1/4 cup – Spring onions […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – chapatti atta • 2 cups – gram flour (besan) • 2 tsp – salt • 3 – green chillies, chopped • 2 tsp – black pepper • 1 tsp – amchur (mango powder) or to taste • 2 tbsp – fresh coriander • 2 – onions, finely chopped • 4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – Ghee • salt to taste • 2 cups – water • sweetened hot Milk as required (approx. 1/4 cup to 1 cup Lamta) Method: Pour flour into a heavy pan. Dry roast flour stirring continuously, over low fire. When flour is a light golden […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds • 1 tbsp dry Red Chillies • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds • 1 tbsp Aamchur powder (dry mango) • 2 tbsp Black Peppercorns • 1 tsp black salt Method: Lightly roast the dhania and cumin seeds separately. Grind all the ingredients together. Store in an airtight container and use […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Urad Dal • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Ghee • A few – Cardamom powder. Method: Dry roast urad dal on a medium-low flame until it turns golden brown in colour. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool and grind the dal into a fine powder, […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Paneer, cut into long pieces • 1/2 cup- Gram flour/ besan • 1/2 tsp – Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp -Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 cup- Finely chopped Tomatoes • 1/2 cup – Chopped Onions • Salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – red snapper or sea bass filets • 2 tbsp – spring onions, chopped finely • 1 – fresh Red Chilli pepper, seeded and sliced finely • 2 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tbsp – chopped coriander root • 1/4 cup – finely chopped Mint leaves • 2 bulbs […]

Ingredients: • Fresh neem leaves – 1 cup • Brinjal – 1 cup • Jeera – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Oil – 1 tsp. Method: Fry the neem leaves, without oil, and crush it. Heat oil, add jeera. When it turns brown, add brinjal pieces. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cup – Pomegranate (remove the pulpy seeds from 2-Pomegranate) • 1/4 cup – Sugar (or according to taste) • 1 cup – Milk • 3-4 Ice cubes Method: Add the pomegranate seeds in a mixer jar along with sugar, milk and ice. Churn till the seeds are out of the pulpy coat […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Besan flour • 1/4 cup – Rice four • 2 – Green chillies (chopped) • 1/4 cup – Onion (chopped) • 1 cup – Frozen Spinach (thawed) • 1pinch Asafoetida powder • 2 tbsp – Hot Oil • 1 tsp – Kasuri Methi • 5 – Curry leaves • Salt […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin-pineapple round slice. • 1 litre -milk to make paneer. • 1/4 cup-badam/pista mixture. • 1/4 cup -sugar. • 1 tsp-elaichi powder. • 1 tsp-kesar/silver gelatine. Method: Boil the milk, add some vinegar, curdle it, strain the paneer and squeeze dry. Then mix paneer properly either in food processor or by hand […]

Ingredients: • Rice Flour – 1 cup • Water – as required • Salt – to taste • 1 tsp – oil Method: Boil the water adding the salt and the oil. Add the rice flour and stir it until it forms a lump. Cooking the rice flour should take only 2 minutes. As soon […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Parboiled Rice • 1/2 cup – Red cowpeas • 1/2 cup – Urad Dal • 1 inch piece – Ginger • 2 – Dry Red Chillies • Salt Method: Soak red cowpeas with enough water overnight. Soak parboiled rice and urad dal separately for 2 hours. Drain the excess water […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – raw Rice • 1 kg – Sugar • 500 grams – raisins, minced finely • 5 litres – boiling water • 1/2 tsp – Yeast granules Method: Place the rice, sugar and raisins in a large vessel. Pour 5 litres of boiling water over them. Cover and let it remain […]