Ingredients: • 2 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – carom • A pinch of Hing • 1 tbsp – oil Method: Mix all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough. Let it stay for […]

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 3 tbsp – white Vinegar • 3 cups – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Maida • 1 tsp – crushed green Cardamoms • 10-12 – Pista Method: Boil milk and cool it. Add vinegar to the milk little by little, stirring it slowly. Filter the mixture using a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup ragi/finger millet flour • 2 tsp oil • Salt, to taste Method: Mix 1 – 1.5 tsp of ragi flour in 1.5 cups of water; add 2 tsp oil and salt to the mixture. Heat the mixture in a kadai and bring it to boil. Add the remaining ragi flour, stirring […]

Ingredients: • A day old French loaf • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – button mushrooms, chopped • 1/2 cup – cheddar cheese, grated • 1.5 tbsp – flour • 1 tbsp – garlic, chopped • 1 tsp – green chilli, minced • 2 tbsp – Butter • salt to taste Method: Cut […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – soybeans (soaked in water for 8 hours) • 1 inch – Ginger • salt • 4 – Green chillies • Rice Flour – 1-2 tsp (optional) Method: Grind the soyabeans in a grinder, with ginger, salt and chillies to taste. Add water and flour till you get the consistency of […]

Ingredients: • For khaman: • 1 cup – Channa (Bengal gram) dal • Salt to taste • For chaat: • 1/4 cup – Tamarind chutney • 2 tbsp – green chutney • 1 cup – fine bland sev • 2 – onions, chopped finely • 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – sliced button Mushrooms • 1 – medium onion, chopped finely • 1 medium tomato, chopped • 1 tsp – chilli powder • Salt, pepper and Sugar to taste • 1 tbsp – soya sauce • 1 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 – Green chilli • Capsicum – 1 • […]

Ingredients: • 1 to 1.5 cups – boiled long grain Rice • 1 small can – black beans • 4 – soft tortilla • Red onions, sliced in thin strips • 3 tsp – Lime juice • 1 – green bell pepper, seeded and cut in to thin strips • 1/2 cup – cilantro, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – idli Rice (parboiled Rice) • 1/4 cup – Rice flakes/aval/poha • 3 to 4 cups – sour Butter milk • 1/4 tsp – cooking soda • As needed – oil and salt Method: Soak washed rice and aval together, in buttermilk overnight. In the morning, drain the excess buttermilk if […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Green peas • 100 gms – Potatoes • A dash of Hing (asafoetida) • 5 gms – Cumin seeds ( Jeera ) • 2 Bay Leaf • 10 gms – Big Cardamom • 5 gms – Turmeric powder • 10 gms -Ginger, chopped • 3 gms – Red chilli, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – rice. • 1/4 cup – moong dal. • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder. • 1 cup – Coconut (desiccated). • 2 tbsp – ghee. • 1 tsp – oil. • 5-7 cups – water. • . • Tempering: 1/2 tsp – mustard seeds. • 4-5 peppercorns, crushed. • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Rice • 1/4 cup – roasted Peanuts (remove skin and grounded coarsely) • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – Channa dal • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • 1 pinch – Hing • 1 to 2 – dry Red Chillies • 1/4 tsp – sambar powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Channa dal • 1 cup – urad dhal • 1 cup – Red Chillies • 100 g – small onions. Method: First roast channa dhal, urad dal, chillies and powder them with salt. Cut the small onion finely, fry it well with oil and add the powder to this. This […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Channa • 1/4 cup – Potatoes • 1/4 tsp – chaat masala/garam masala powder • 1 pinch – chilli powder • 1 tbsp – green chutney • 1 tbsp – Dates chutney • 1 small – onion, chopped fine • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped fine • 2 tbsps […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- Cracked wheat • 1 cup- rolled oats • 1 cup- shredded Cabbage • 1 cup- Green peas • 4-5 Cloves • 1 tsp- Cumin seeds • About 3 cups- water • 1 tsp oil • 1 tspp- Turmeric powder • salt to taste • green coriander for garnishing Method: Dip cracked […]

Ingredients: • Brinjal – 1, large • 1 – big, finely chopped Onion • 1 – big, finely chopped Tomato • 1 tsp – Ginger-garlic paste • Chilli powder – 1 tbsp • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Garam Masala – 1 tbsp • 1 tsp – Tomato sauce • Tandoori powder (optional) – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – tofu, cut into 1/2 cm cubes • 1 cup – Carrot juliennes • 1 cup – tender baby corn, sliced length wise • 1 cup – snow peas, trimmed • 1 cup – mushrooms, sliced • 1 cup – beans sprouts • 1 cup – spring onion, chopped • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 bottle Limca/ lemonade • 1 tbsp – vanilla ice-cream • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1 tbsp – Orange squash • some chopped fruit (to garnish) • powdered Sugar as per taste (if required) • Crushed ice Method: Blend the Limca/lemonade, vanilla ice-cream, lemon juice and orange squash in a liquidizer. […]

Ingredients: • 4 – Tomatoes • Tamarind, a small piece • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • For seasoning: • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • Asafoetida, a pinch • Oil for frying Method: Add the tomatoes in boiled water and cover with a lid. After 1 hour take […]

Ingredients: • Honey dew melon cubes – 1 cup • Papaya cubes – 1 cup • Orange juice – 1 cup, chilled • Crushed ice – 1/2 cup • Honey – 2 tsp Method: Blend all the ingredients together. Add honey if desired. Serve