Ingredients: • 4 – Carrots • 1 cup – Red gram • Peanuts – a handful • 1 – Small lime-size Tamarind • 2 tsp – Sambar powder • 1/2 tsp – Salt • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Rice flour • 1 tsp – Cooking oil • Asafoetida – 1 […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – Maida • 1/4 cup – whole Wheat flour • 1/4 tsp – baking powder • 1/4 cup – Butter • 1.25 cups – Milk • 1/4 tsp – vanilla essence • 3 tbsp – quick cooking oats • 1/4 cup – raisins, chopped • 1.25 tsp – Eno fruit salt […]

Ingredients: • 6 oz – chocolate • 1 pack – unflavored gelatin • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 3/4 cup – Milk • Method: Take milk in a sauce pan, sprinkle unflavoured gelatine. Stir over low heat until gelatine dissolves. Add chocolate and continue cooking, stirring constantly until chocolate melts, stir in vanilla. Remove […]

Ingredients: • Small Brinjals – 8 • Chopped Onions – 2 • Tomatoes – 2 • Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp • Khus Khus – 1 tbsp • Garlic Cloves – 2 • Ginger – small piece • Dry Coconut powder – 3 tbsp • Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tbsp • Salt • Milk […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – warm water • 1/4 cup – butter, melted • 1/2 packet – instant vanilla pudding mix • 1 cup – warm Milk • 1 – egg, room temperature • 1 tbsp – white Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt • 4 cups – bread flour • 1 packet – active […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – fresh field beans • 2 tbsp – sesame oil • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 4 tbsp – finely chopped Onion • 1 tsp – finely chopped Garlic • 1 tsp – finely chopped fresh Ginger • 1 tsp – sambar powder • 1 tsp – salt • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 – potatoes, boiled and mash well • 1 tbsp – paneer, cut into small cubes • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – amchur powder (dried Mango powder) • 1 tsp – finely chopped Onion • 2 tsp – finely chopped Coriander leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup (200 gms) – basmati Rice (or any good quality Rice) • For the spice paste: • 1 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 4 – Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Asafoetida • 1 tsp – thick Tamarind paste • […]

Ingredients: • Method: Slice the lady’s finger into very thin slices lengthwise and keep them aside. Heat oil and deep fry these slices till they become dark brown and crispy. Remove them and put them on a plate with a tissue paper, so that the excess oil is removed. After all the slices are fried, […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large onion, cut into thin slices • 1 tbsp – finely grated Ginger • 1 tbsp – finely grated Garlic (you can also just put it through a Garlic press) • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 8 – small, round eggplants (make two cross cuts from the top almost all […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – heavy Cream • 1/2 cup – whole Milk • 5 – Egg yolks • 340 g – chopped dark chocolate • 1 tbsp – Cinnamon powder Method: Pour the cream and milk along with cinnamon powder in a pan. Heat till almost scalded i.e. you start seeing small bubbles forming […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices – fresh Milk bread • 1 ripe – alphonso mango, peeled • Butter to apply on bread Method: Slice mango into flat rounds, discard stone. Chill the slices till required. Make crisp toasts of bread slices. Apply butter on one side of the bread, while it’s still hot. Place the butter […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – Bhindi (okra) cut into thin long pieces • 1/2 tsp – Mustard • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • Curry leaves • 2 – Red Chillies • 2 – Green chillies cut into thin long pieces • For Grinding • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 1 tsp – Mustard […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Chicken (cut into medium sized pieces) • 3 – Green chillies (slit open) • 6 – Garlic (chopped) • 2 – Onions (chopped) • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • Few Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds • Salt • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Pumpkin puree • 1/2 cup – Butter (at room temperature) • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Milk • 1.5 cups – All-purpose flour • 1 cup – rolled oats • 1/2 tsp – Baking soda • 1 tsp – Baking powder Method: Preheat the oven to 350 […]

Ingredients: • 2.25 cups – all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup – granulated Sugar • 1 tbsp – baking powder • 3/4 tsp – salt • 1 cup (6 oz.) – semi-sweet chocolate morsels • 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) – Butter • 1.5 cups – Milk • 3 – eggs, lightly beaten • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 medium pattypan squash, diced into very small cubes (about 1 cm) • 3/4 cup – Tuvar dal (yellow split peas) • 1 sprig Curry leaves (optional) • 1 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – canola or other vegetable oil • Salt to taste • For masala: • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – ( 100 ml / 4 oz ) Channa dal (chone dali / Bengal gram) (Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) • 1.5 cup – water ( to soak dal ) • 5- small Onion ( chuvannulli / Sambar Onion ), finely chopped • 1/2 – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Pasta • 1 medium sized floret (about 3/4 cup) – Broccoli • 4 – Garlic cloves, chopped finely • 1 tsp – Chilli flakes • 1/2 tsp – Pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – Oregano / Italian seasoning (optional) • 1 tbsp – Pistachios • 2 tbsp – Cheese • […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – cooked Chickpeas • 1/2 tsp – Kashmiri chilli powder • 2 sprig – Curry leaves • A pinch – asafetida • 1 – Green chilli • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • 1/2 tsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 3 tbsp – Oil • 2 tbsp – melted […]