Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – fresh Coconut grated • 1 whole pod garlic, peeled and cleaned • 10 whole Red Chillies • 3 strips tamarind, wetted and chopped • salt to taste Method: Stone grind all ingredients together. Or use a small electric grinder. Use as little water as possible while grinding. Refrigerate, and use […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – adai maavu • 1 cup – dosai maavu Method: Mix both the batters and prepare dosas. Serve adai dosai with chutney. Recipe courtesy of CM Ramu

Ingredients: • Gram flour (besan) – 1.5 cup • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Green chillies, finely chopped – 3 • Ginger, shredded – 1/2 inch • Garlic – 6 Cloves • Chopped Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp • 1 – finely chopped Onion • 1 – finely chopped Tomato • 1 – finely […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Spinach • 200 g – Paneer • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 3 – eggs • 300 g – cheese • 50 g – Maida • 1 tsp – salt Method: In a large bowl, mix together the spinach, paneer, ghee, cheese, eggs, maida and salt until everything is evenly […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Potatoes • 1 cup – Green peas • 1/2 cup – grated cheese • 1/2 tsp – finely chopped Green chillies • 4 tbsp – Maida • 1 cup – roasted vermicelli • Salt to taste • Oil to fry Method: Boil and mash the potatoes. Boil the peas and grind […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – Butter • 1 cup – Milk • 1 – Egg beaten • 1/4 tsp – white pepper powder • 1 tbsp – plain flour • Salt as per taste • 2 cups – frozen Corn kernels, drained • 1/4 cup – grated cheese • 2 tbsp – Tomato ketchup Method: […]

Ingredients: • 800 gm plain flour • 200 gm walnuts, powdered coarsely • 2 tbsp cocoa powder • 500 gm sugar, powdered • 500 gm solidified Dalda Ghee • 1/4 tsp baking powder • 1-2 tbsp warm Milk if required • 1/2 cup broken bits of chocolate Method: If ghee is not solidified, then refrigerate […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup plain flour • 3 Egg yolks • 3 Egg whites • 2 tbsp. melted Butter (if you use salted, miss out the salt) • 1 pinch of salt • 1 cup of Milk • ½ cup of water Method: Beat egg whites until they reach a peak. Place in the refrigerator. […]

Ingredients: • 36 – large shrimp • 3 oz – feta cheese • 12 oz – Plum tomatoes, finely chopped • 6 – tbsp Butter • 3/4 cup – dry vermouth • 3 Cloves – Garlic • 1/4 cup – loosely packed Parsley • 3/4 tsp – Oregano • 1/4 tsp – red pepper flakes […]

Ingredients: • 1-2 cups thick Curd (yogurt) • 1/4 cup – Carrot finely grated • 1/4 cup – Capsicum chopped fine • 1/4 cup – Cabbage finely shredded • 1/4 cup – Onion chopped fine • 1/4 cup – grated cheese • 1 small Green chilli chopped • salt to taste Method: Mix all the […]

Ingredients: • 2 – flour tortillas (burrito sized), warmed • 1 – small zucchini, sliced • 3/4 cup – carrots, shredded • 1/2 cup – onions, diced • 1/2 cup each – red and yellow bell peppers, thinly sliced • 2 tbsp – fresh basil, chopped • 1 cup – cheese, shredded • Vegetable cooking […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maida • 1 tbsp – besan • 1 – Plantain • 1 tsp – baking soda • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 1 cup – Curd • 1 tsp – salt • Oil for frying Method: Seive maida and besan. Mash plantain with curd, salt, sugar and baking soda in […]

Ingredients: • Boneless fish pieces – 1/2 kg • Lime juice – 2 tbsp • Curds – 1 cup • Green chillies – 4 to 6 • Ginger – 2 cm • Coriander ;eaves – 1/2 cup • Mint ;eaves – 1/2 cup • Cumin – 1 tsp • Oil to brush • Salt & […]

Ingredients: • Kashkash or Gasagase – 5 tsp • Ghee – 1 tsp • Fresh grated Coconut – 4 cups • Jaggery – 1 cup or according to your taste • Milk – 1/2 cup • Cardamom – 1/2 tsp Method: Fry the kashkash to light brown colour with ghee. Grind fried kashkash, coconut. Mix […]

Ingredients: • 10 – bread slices • 3/4 cup – Sugar (powdered in grinder) • 2 cups – Milk • 1 – Egg • 1/3 cup – broken Walnuts or tutti frutti • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • Butter – 1tsp. Method: Soak the bread slices in milk and mash into a pulp. Add […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – boneless mutton, cleaned, washed and cut into bite-size pieces • 1/2 cup – oil • 3 – onions, chopped • 1 inch piece – Cinnamon • 6 – green chillies, slit lengthwise • 1/2 cup – dates, chopped • 1/2 cup – dried prunes, pitted • 1/2 cup – apricots, […]

Ingredients: • fish slices (use Sear, Pomfret , Koduva or other similar fish) – 1/2 kg • chilli powder – 2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Garlic – 2 tsp, minced • Onion – 2 tbsp, minced • Egg 1 • Rice flour – 2 tbsp • oil to deep fry • […]

Ingredients: • For the dough: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1.5 cups – water • 1 tsp – Ghee • 4 tsp – oil • Salt – a pinch • For the filling: • 1/2 cup – mung sprouts • 3 tbsp – black Jaggery • 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – glass noodles • 200 ml – cooking oil • 200 g – vegetables, shredded (carrot, cabbage, onion, red and yellow pepper, spinach) • a few Garlic cloves, crushed • a pinch of monosodium glutamate • 1 tsp – Onion oil • salt to taste Method: Boil the noodles with a […]

Ingredients: • 1 Small, green cabbage, grated (you can use 1 package of readymade grated cabbage) • 2 Green chillies / jalapeno • 1/2 Lemon • Handful of Coriander leaves • 4/5 Carrots • Salt to taste • For tadka • Olive oil (very little) • 1/2 tsp- Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp- Hing Method: […]