Ingredients: • 1 cup – kadle hittu/besan • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – ghee/clarified Butter • 1 tsp – elaichi, powdered Method: Dry roast the besan a little (until it is warm) and keep aside. Grease a plate with ghee/butter and keep aside. Add about 1 cup of water to the sugar […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Cashew nuts, broken into bits • 250g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Grind the sugar into a powder and keep aside. Roast the cashew nuts slightly and then dry grind them in a blender until smooth. Melt the powdered sugar with 1/4 cup water in a thick-bottomed […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Channa dal • 200 g – khoya • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tbsp – melon seeds, peeled • 2 cups – powdered Sugar • 100 g – Ghee • 2 tbsp – chopped Pistachios Method: Soak the channa dal for 6 hours. Drain wash and grind to […]

Ingredients: • Raw Mango – 2 large ones • Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp • Mustard powder – 1.25 cup • Oil – 3 cups, gingili oil • Coriander seeds – 1/4 cup Method: Wash mangoes and dry them with a clean dry cloth. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – of any dry legume varieties • 1/2 cup – powdered Jaggery • 2 tbsp – grated Coconut or chopped Coconut (must be fried in Ghee before adding to the sundal) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tsp – Ghee Method: Clean and wash the beans / peas. Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup aanapakaya/lauki(grated) • 1.5 cups Sugar • 2 cups Milk • 2-3 spoons Ghee • 10-12 Raisins • 10-12 Cashewnuts • 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder Method: Peel the aanapakaya/lauki and cut it. Remove the center part so that you can avoid the seeds. Grate aanapakaya/lauki and measure 1 cup of it. Place […]

Ingredients: • Fresh grated Coconut – 1/2 • Milk – 2 glass • Milk powder – 1/2 cup • Butter – 2 tbsp • Sugar – 1 cup. Method: Split the milk using lime juice or vinegar and make cheese (chhena). Drain the water from the Chhena (using cheese cloth). Add all the other ingredients […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – fish (catfish or tilapia) • 1 tsp – Haldi • 2 tsps – Red Chilli powder • 4 to 5 – Green chillies • 1 – Potato • 1 – Carrot • 10 – beans • 1/2 cup – peas • 6 florets – Cauliflower • 1 – small Brinjal […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 3 tsp – Ghee • 3 to 4 – cardamom, powdered • 4 tbsp – Milk Method: Put all the ingredients in a heavy bottom pan or kadai and place on stove on low flame. Keep stirring till the sugar dissolves so […]

Ingredients: • 500-750 g – Fish • 500-750 g – Rice • 1 cup – Yoghurt • 125 g – Tomatoes (cubed) • 125 g – Onion (sliced) • 125 g – Potatoes (cubed) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 8-10 – Whole Red Chillies roughly chopped • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – medium-sized Catfish • 3 Cloves – Garlic • 1-inch piece – Ginger • Handful – Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 cup – Coconut scrapings • 1 – Tomato cut into slices • 1.5 – Onions • 1/2 tsp – Tamarind pulp • 2 tsp -red […]

Ingredients: • 1 – cracker pie shell • 1/2 c – Milk • 6 each 1.35 oz – Hershey bars with nuts • 20 – large marshmallows • 1/2 packet 9 oz – whipped topping Method: Place milk, Hershey bars and marshmallows in top pan of double boiler. Mix together thoroughly. When melted, remove and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cashew nuts and almonds, soaked • 1 pinch – saffron, soaked • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – pure Ghee • 1.5 cup – Milk • 1 pinch – edible Camphor • 1.5 tsp – elachi powder Method: Deskin the almonds and make it into a paste along […]

Ingredients: • 50 g – dates, cut into strips • 1 cup – raisins, washed and soaked in hot water • 3 – lemon-sized balls of tamarinds • 1.5 cups – Jaggery • 2 cups – water • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tbsp – cumin seeds, roasted, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semolina • Sugar – to taste • Ghee – 1 to 1.5 cups • 1/5 tsp – citric acid, powdered • 1/2 cup – blanched peeled almonds, halved • 1/4 cup – green pistachios, halved • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • Saffron • food colour -red/green/yellow Method: Soak semolina […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – condensed Milk • 250 g – white Butter • 12 cups – Sugar • 4 tsp – cocoa powder Method: Pour the condensed milk in a heavy pan and add white butter, sugar and cocoa powder. Cook on low flame, stirring continuously until the batter thickens. Pour the mixture into […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Chicken (whole) • 120 g (approx.) Butter for batter • 125 g (approx.) Butter for basting • Tandoori Masala: • 5 g – Red Hot Chilli Powder • 10 g – Kashmiri Chilli Powder • 20 g – Green chillies • 10 g – Ginger • 10 g – Garlic […]

Ingredients: • 1 – coconut, grated finely • 275 g – Rawa (semolina) • 275 g – sugar, powdered • 3 -egg • 30 g – Butter • 4-5 -almonds blanched and sliced Method: Beat the whites of the eggs and 1 yolk. Then add sugar, coconut, rawa and beat it some more. Add butter […]

Ingredients: • Maida – 2 cups • Salt – 1/2 tsp • Sodium bicarbonate – 1.5 tsp • Orange essence – 1 tsp • Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp • Raisins – 3 tbsp • Soft Jaggery – 1/2 cup • Milk – 300 ml • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Butter – 1/2 cup […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – parboiled (Idli) Rice • 2 cups – Barley • 1 cup – whole Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • Salt Method: Wash and soak the rice along with barley for 3 to 4 hrs. Wash and soak the urad dal for 3 to 4 hrs. First, grind […]