Ingredients: • Besan – 1 kg • Sugar – 1 kg • Water – 1/2 litre • Ghee – 1 kg • For garnishing: • Pistas, Almonds, crushed • Edible silver foil Method: Fry the besan in ghee on low flame for about 30 mins till it becomes pink and ghee separates. Boil sugar and […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Capsicums • 1.5 cups – besan (gram flour) • 1/2 tsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 4 – Green chillies • 5-6 Cloves – Garlic • 1.5 cup – buttermilk • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • Salt • 5 tbsp – oil • Coriander leaves Method: Heat […]

Ingredients: • 3 medium sized Potatoes • oil for deep frying • salt to taste • For the Batter: • 2 cups – gram flour • 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder • enough water for making the batter • salt to taste • 2 tbsp – oil Method: Peel the potatoes and cut them […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1 – ripe Banana • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – refined oil • 1/2 tsp – cooking soda Method: Mix the cooking soda with maida and keep aside. In another bowl, mash banana with sugar. Add oil and maida, and mix well. Then pour the […]

Ingredients: • 1 recipe paratha dough from whole Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – gram flour • 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 3-4 pinches Asafoetida • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tbsp – coriander, finely chopped (towel dried) • oil or Ghee to shallow fry […]

Ingredients: • Maida – 1 cup • Rice flour – 1/4 cup • Curd – 2 tbsp • Salt according to taste • Coriander leaves, chopped – 1 tbsp • Oil for deep frying • Baking soda, a pinch • For Garlic Chutney: • Garlic – 10 flakes • Ripe Desi Tomatoes – 2 • […]

Ingredients: • 2 idlis (sliced) • 1 tbsp – Mint chutney • 1 cup – gram flour • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Salt to taste • Oil to fry • Tomato ketchup or Tamarind • Chutney to serve Method: Spread […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – minced Beef • 3 – large Potatoes boiled and peeled and mashed • 1/2 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 2 – Onions chopped finely • 1 tsp – black ground pepper powder • 1 tbsp – Vinegar • 1 tbsp – chopped fresh Mint […]

Ingredients: • 6 cups – Watermelon cubes • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – water • 2 tbsp – Lemon juice Method: Make a syrup by adding sugar and water. Stir the syrup until the sugar gets dissolved and the syrup become clear. Cool and keep aside. Blend the watermelon cubes, sugar syrup, […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – walnuts, coarsely broken • 1 – small apple, diced • 1 – small capsicum, chopped finely • 1 – small cucumber, chopped finely • 1 stalk – spring onion, finely chopped • 1 – small white onion, chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • For Dressing: • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Watermelon juice • 1 kg – Mutton • 2 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 4 tbsp – oil • 2 tbsp – coriander powder • 2 tsp – Jeera powder • 1 tsp – Haldi powder • 1 tsp or less – Red Chilli powder • 1 cup – fried […]

Ingredients: • ½ kg – French beans • 2 tsp – chilly powder • 1 tbsp – coriander powder • 2 to 3 pieces kokum • small piece of Jaggery • For Making Dhoklis: • ½ cup – Wheat flour • ¼ cup – gram flour • 3 tsp – chilly powder • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • Cauliflower florets – 1/2 kg • Gram flour – 1/2 cup • Cornflour – 1/2 cup • Ginger paste, Garlic paste, Green chilli paste and soya sauce – 1 tsp each • Oil for frying • Salt to taste • Onion – 1 (small) • Tomato sauce – 4 tsp Method: Mix together […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – grated Carrot • 100 ml – Milk • 250 g – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 50 g – mawa • silver warq • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Place the pan on the gas, heat ghee and add grated carrot and milk. Stir constantly. When the […]

Ingredients: • For chilla batter: • 2 cup – gram flour (besan) • 1/2 tsp – red chili powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • salt to taste • 1/2 tsp – carom seeds (ajwain) • For Mushroom filing: 2 cup – button Mushrooms ( finely chopped) • 1 cup – Onion ( finely […]

Ingredients: • For Olive salad: • 1/2 cup – kalamata olives, chopped coarsely • 1/4 cup – Olive oil • 1/4 cup – pimiento-stuffed green olives, chopped coarsely • 1/2 cup – chopped Celery • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 – onion, chopped finely • 1/4 cup – finely chopped Cauliflower • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 4 pieces (400g) of Chicken • 3 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 5 Green chillies • 1 Onion • 1/2 bunch freshly chopped Coriander leaves • 1 Cardamom • 4 pepper Corns • 2 Cloves • 1 inch – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1/2 tsp – poppy seeds/khus khus […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- roasted Peanuts (without skin) • 1/4 cup- Grated Coconut • 1/2 cup- grated Jaggery Method: Grind the above ingredients on the mixer coarsely. Shape them round like ladoos. Recipe courtesy of Sumi

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 1/4 cup – rice, washed and soaked for 30 minutes • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – water • 10-15 strands – saffron, crushed and soaked in 1 tsp of warm Milk • 10 – Almonds Method: Crush the almonds […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Beef with bones cut into medium size pieces • 1 – small cabbage, coarsely cut • 3 – medium size Carrots scrape and cut into medium size pieces • 6 to 8 – string beans, broken into bits • 2 – potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters • 3 – […]