Ingredients: • 1/2 kg minced Meat • 1 tbsp baked gram dal • 1 inch piece Ginger • 4 Green chillies • 3 onions, chopped • 1 cup shelled Green peas • 1 cup French beans cut into fine long strips • 1 tsp chilli powder • 2 cups mashed Potatoes • 3 medium carrots, […]

Ingredients: • Method: Clean and chop lady’s fingers. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, splutter mustard, add fenugreek, aniseed, curry leaves, salt, turmeric and chilli powder. Saute for a while and add the cut lady’s fingers. Add tamarind pulp and cook till the lady’s fingers are tender. Finally, add jaggery and grated coconut. Serve […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – chilled yoghurt, beaten • 3/4 cup – boondi (fried chickpea-flour balls) • Sugar to taste • 1 tsp – chaat masala • Chopped Coriander leaves to garnish Method: Combine 1/2 cup boondi with the chaat masala, yoghurt and sugar. Just before serving, top with the remaining boondi, garnish with coriander […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – basmati Rice • 250 g – Cauliflower • 2 – medium sized Potatoes • 2 – medium sized Onions • 50 g – Green peas • A few cloves, Cinnamon stick, black pepper, big black cardamom, a Bay Leaf or two (everything whole) • Oil – 3 tbsp • Salt […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Onion (chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Ginger (chopped) • 1 pod – Garlic (chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Cumin (jeera) • Salt • 3/4 cup – Frozen peas • 1 cup – Methi leaves • Kasuri Methi crushed (optional, a few strands) • 1 – Green chilli • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – hung Curd • 2 medium sized – mangoes (roughly comes to 1 cup) • 3/4 cup – powdered Sugar • 1/4 tsp – fresh Lime juice (optional) • 2 tbsp – nuts (pistachios), chopped Method: Puree the mangoes, lime juice and 1/2 cup of yogurt in a blender. In a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – poha. • 1 – potato. • 2 tbsp – semolina (sooji). • 2 – bread slices. • 2 – green chillies, finely chopped. • Red Chilli powder. • salt to taste. • Lemon juice. • Turmeric powder. • garam masala. • fresh Coriander leaves (chopped). • oil for deep fry. […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Toor daal 1/4 cup • 3 – Tomatoes, properly ripened • Coriander leaves • 8 – Curry leaves • 2 tsp – Dhaniya seeds • 1/2 tsp – Methi seeds • 1/4 tsp – Jeera • Asafoetida about the size of medium pearl • 2 drops – Coconut Oil • […]

Ingredients: • 25 slices – bread (preferably a day old) • 60 g – clarified Butter • 230 g – granulated Sugar • 570 ml – Milk • 4 eggs • 1/2 cup – chopped Almonds • 1 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 tsp – Cinnamon power • For the Sauce: • 110 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – broken Wheat • 1/2 cup – water • 3/4th cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 to 3/4 cup – melted and sieved Jaggery • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – oil Method: Soak broken wheat in 1/2 cup of water for 2 hours. Make a smooth paste […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Paneer • 250 g – Spinach leaves • 1 – onion, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Kashmir mirch/deggi mirch • 1 tsp – Garam Masala […]

Ingredients: • Shrimps – 500-700 gms • Ground Ginger – 1/4 Tsp • Egg white – 1 • Corn flour – 1.5 tsp • Oil – 5 tbsp • Salt – 1.5 tsp • For the Kolumbu: • Chilli sauce – 2 tbsp • Tomato puree – 3 tbsp • Soya sauce – 1.5 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 5-6 Capsicums (bell peppers) washed and slit in the middle • 1 kg – mince lamb (meat) • 1 medium onion, chopped • 2 tsp – ginger& Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • Red Chilli powder and salt according to taste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric • 3 large […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 1 cup • Idly Rice – 1 cup • Urad dhal – 1 handful • Fenugreek – 1 tsp • Salt to taste • Cooking Soda – a pinch • Oil Method: Soak rice, dhal and fenugreek for 4-5 hours and grind it to the consistency of dosa batter. Add […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Cooked Rajma beans • 3 – Potatoes (cooked and mashed) • 1- Onion (big and chopped) • 3 – Green chillies (chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 tbsp – Coriander leaves (chopped) • Salt • 3 tbsp – Corn […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Flour • 3 tbsps – Ghee • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – water approximately • 1/2 tsp – Onion seeds • Oil for deep frying • Flour for rolling. Method: Sieve flour and salt together. Rub in ghee. Add just enough water to make a firm dough. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – whole green gram (green moong dal) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 3 – Garlic Cloves (minced) • 1 cup – any sort of cubed veggies (carrots, zucchinis, potatoes, Leek pieces) • 1/2 tsp – white pepper powder • 2 tsp – Parsley leaves (chopped) • 1 tsp – chilli […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – water • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 1/2 cup – warm Milk • 2 – pineapples, peeled, cored and diced • 1 tbsp – Garam Masala • Boiling water • 1/2 tsp – Saffron • 1/2 tsp – salt • […]

Ingredients: • 1 Cup- Rice • 1 Cup- Toor Dal • 1/2 Cup- Finely grated Coconut • 4- Green chillies • Salt to taste • Oil Method: Soak equal quantities of rice and tuvar dal in water for about 5 hours. Grind them to a paste, fine enough to make the dose batter. Grind the […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – shrimp • 3 – onions, chopped • 1 – potato, peeled and chopped • 2 – tomatoes, finely chopped • 1 – carrot, chopped • 1/2 cup – Tomato puree • 2 – green chillies, slit lengthwise • 3 – Garlic cloves, minced • 2 – tbsp oil • 1 […]