Ingredients: • 3 – Potatoes • 1 – Carrot • Method: Soak cocum in 1/2 cup water for 20 minutes. Chop potatoes into chunks, with skin intact. Scrape carrot and quarter lengthwise, then cut into 2 inch pieces. Trim the ends of lady’s fingers, cut the drumsticks in 4 inch pieces, halve the brinjals, peel […]

Ingredients: • 4 tbsp – oil • 2.5 cups – flour • 1/2 cup – Milk (diluted in water) • 1 tsp – salt • 3 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tsp – Dry yeast • 2 tsp – fresh Yeast Method: Warm 1/2 cup water and milk together. Add […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – dark chocolate, chopped • Dry fruits as required Method: Melt the chopped chocolates in a double boiler. Pour a spoonful of the melted chocolate on a parchment paper. The chocolate should spread out into circles. Carefully place the dry fruits of your choice on the disc. Let it cool completely. […]

Ingredients: • For the covering: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.5 cup – water • For the Filling: • 1/2 – fresh grated Coconut • 1 cup – mashed Jaggery • 1 tbsp – Poppy Seeds (khus khus) • Pinch of Cardamom power • Finely cut Almonds Method: Roast poppy seeds for 2-3 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – sour Curd • 6 – Red Chillies • 2 tsp – Rice flour • Salt to taste • For Seasoning: • 2 tsp – gingili oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek seeds/Vendhayam • Curry leaves Method: Mix the rice flour with curd and keep […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – almonds, blanched • 1/2 tsp – diary yogurt • 1 tsp – Sugar Method: Soak almond for at least 5 to 6 hours. Peel off the skin and grind with little water or milk to a very smooth paste Add dairy starter (yogurt) and mix well and set aside for […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Guava • 8 – Strawberry • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 2 cups – water • A few – ice cubes Method: Wash both the fruits and hull the strawberries. Roughly chop the guava and put the strawberries and sugar in a blender and blend smoothly. Serve chilled or add ice […]

Ingredients: • 1 packet noodles • 2 tbsp – dark sesame oil • Dressing: • 6 tbsp – Peanut Butter • 1/4 cup – water • 3 tbsp – light soy sauce • 6 tbsp – dark soy sauce • 6 tbsp – tahini (sesame paste) • 1/2 cup – dark sesame oil • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – white/light Meat Tuna flakes/chunk • 4 – bread slices • 1 – beaten Egg • 1 cup – bread crumbs • 1/2 cup – chopped coriander • salt • 1/4 tsp – garlic-ginger paste • 1/4 tsp – cumin powder • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 packets – noodles • 100 g – beans (thinly sliced) • 2 – Carrots (thinly sliced) • 1 – Onion (thinly sliced) • 100 g – Cabbage (thinly sliced) • 1 – Capsicum (thinly sliced) • 2 – Spring onions (thinly sliced) • 3 – Green chillies • 1 tbsp – chilli […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup (200 ml) – water • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Jeera (cumin seeds) powder • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek powder (methi / uluva podi) • 1/4 tsp – fennel powder or 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds • 1 chopped Onion • 6 Cloves -chopped Garlic • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup (200 ml) – tur dal • 3 cups – water • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – oil • 3 – green chillies, slit lengthwise • 3/4 tsp – salt (or to taste) • For Seasoning: • 2 tsp – oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • […]

Ingredients: • 20 – Seedless Olives • For spice powder: • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • 3 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • For tempering: • 3 tbsp – Olive oil • 1/ cup – Vinegar • […]

Ingredients: • Cadbury’s Chocolate – 1 bar • Butter Method: Melt one bar of chocolate, spread on a smooth, greased surface like marble or wood. Take a sharp knife, scrape out chocolate – keeping the knife in an angular position. The resulting scraped chocolate will come out in the form of long curls. Refrigerate till […]

Ingredients: • Method: For filling: Mix the besan, goda masala, red chilli powder, coconut, coriander and cumin seed powders, salt and sugar with the oil to get a granular filling. For Lady’s Fingers: Wash and dry the lady’s finger thoroughly. Leave the stems on and cut a 1 -inch slit in the bottom of each […]

Ingredients: • 3 – eggs • 1 cup – vegetable oil • 2 cups – Sugar • 1 tbsp – vanilla extract • 2 cups – cantaloupe, pureed • 3 cups – flour • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – baking soda • 3/4 tsp – baking powder • 2 tsp – Cinnamon […]

Ingredients: • Broken Wheat – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Ghee – 1/4 cup • Cardamom powder – 1 pinch • Saffron – a few strands • Almonds – 15 Method: Cover the broken wheat with water and soak for two hours. Soak almonds in warm water, and remove the skin. Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1- cauliflower, medium size • 2 – medium onions, finely chopped • 5-6 – minced Garlic Cloves • 2-3 – green chillies, finely chopped • A little- ginger, not minced • 1 cup – Tomato sauce • 2-3 tbsp – chilli-garlic sauce (or depending on how hot you want) • Salt -to taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 3/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 250 g – mixed vegetables (1 – small beetroot, 1 – potato, 5 – French beans and 1 – carrot) or any vegetables […]

Ingredients: • 10 cups – all-purpose flour • 2 1/2 cups – buttermilk • 5 tbsp -butter or margarine, melted • 2 eggs • 2 1/2 cups – Sugar • 1/2 cup – sour Cream • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • 3 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – ground Nutmeg • confectioner’s […]