Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – boiled Rice ( Idli Rice / ukda Chawal ) • 1 cup – raw Rice (soorai orovu / pachari ) • 1.5 cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 cup – Tamarind juice or 1 tbsp – Tamarind paste • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder (or 2 to 2.50 tsp […]

Ingredients: • For the Dough: • 2 cups – gram flour • ½ tsp – Turmeric powder • 1.5 tsp – chili powder • ¼ tsp – asafetida • 1 tbsp – oil • a little Wheat flour (optional) • enough water to make dough • a pinch of ajwain • salt to taste • […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large long brinjal/eggplant • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – cumin powder • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • Olive oil Method: Cut the eggplant into half cm-thin slices and dust them with all the powders, […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – grated Cauliflower • 1/4 cup – Green peas • 1 – Onion • 3 tbsp – Tomato puree • 1/2 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seed powder • 3 tbsp – oil […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cabbage • Salt to taste • Pepper powder to taste • 1.5 cups – yogurt Method: Mix all the above ingredients and adjust the yogurt’s consistency as per requirement. Leave it for 1 hour so that the cabbage becomes soft. If needed, can even give a tempering of oil and […]

Ingredients: • 500g – Bananas • 1/2 cup (heaped) – Sugar • 1 – Clove • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • 3-4 drops – (any color) food color Method: Peel and slice the bananas. In a pan, boil the bananas along with lime juice and clove till the banana turns soft and mushy. (You […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- basmati Rice • 1/2 cup- moong dal • 1/4 cup- Channa dal • 6 Cardamoms • 10 Cashew nuts • A few sliced Almonds • A few Raisins • 2 cups- Sugar • 1 cup- pure Ghee • 1 liter- Milk Method: Fry the moong and chana dal in 2 table […]

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: • 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 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: • 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: • 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: • 5 cups – bread flour (or all-purpose flour) • 1 cup – plain yogurt • 1 tsp – Coriander seed • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tsp – dried Yeast • 1 tbsp – salt • 2 tbsp – vegetable oil, plus extra for brushing • few sprigs – Cilantro for garnish […]

Ingredients: • 425g – cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas) • 110g – vermicelli/ noodles • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1.5 tsp – ground black pepper • 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/4 tsp – ground Ginger • 1/4 tsp – cayenne pepper • 2 tsp – butter/margarine • 3/4 cup – chopped […]