Ingredients: • Gooseberry – 5 nos • Shallots – 6 nos • Desiccated Unsweetened  Coconut– 5 tbsp • Ginger – ½ inch root • Salt to taste • Water – just enough to make it a smooth paste • Curry leaves – 10 nos • Dried red chillies – 4 nos Method: Steam the amla […]

Ingredients: • 225 g – plain flour • 125 g – Butter • 90 g – rolled oats • 175g – Brown sugar • 75g – dates, chopped • 1 -egg yolk • 1 tsp -vanilla essence • 1/2 tsp -bicarbonate of soda • 1 – mashed Banana • 1 tsp – finely grated Lemon […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Bhindi • 2 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 tbsp – posto seeds • 1 tsp – Haldi • A few Green chillies • salt to taste Method: First wash the bhindi and cut into small pieces. Make a paste of the mustard and posto seeds and keep aside for […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – Buttermilk Biscuits dough • 1 cup – Cheese • 1/2 cup – Chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – Jeera powder • 2-3 – Green chillies (chopped fine) • 1/4 tsp – Sesame seeds • 1/4 tsp – Poppy Seeds • 2 – eggs (beaten) Method: Dry roast the sesame […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – vegetable oil • 1 tbsp – Butter • 1 large – yellow or white onion, finely chopped • 2 kg – tomatoes, coarsely chopped • 2 tsp – fresh thyme, chopped (or 1 tsp dried) • 1 tsp – salt • 1/4 tsp – black pepper, freshly ground • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semolina/Sooji/Farina • 2 cups – water • 3-4 tbsp – oil • 1 cup – mixed vegetables (very finely chopped onion, carrot, peas, potato, beans) • 1 pod – Garlic (optional) • Curry leaves, a few • 1/2 tsp – Ginger chopped • 1 – Green chilli • Hing/asafetida, a […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – gram flour • 250 g – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1.5 tbsp – soft semi-solid Ghee • 1/4 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – curds • 150 g – Ghee Method: Take flour in a large shallow dish. Mix in semi-solid ghee and rub through […]

Ingredients: • 225 g soft Butter or margarine • 225 g soft Brown sugar • 4 eggs • finely grated rind and juice of 1 large Lemon • 4 eggs • 225 g self-raising flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 225 g finely grated Carrots • 100 g finely chopped Walnuts • 150 g […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Chicken (cut into smallish pieces) • 250 g – fresh Mushrooms (chopped) • For the Sauce: • 2 – Onions (crushed) • 30 – medium Cloves of Garlic (crushed) • 2 sp – Black pepper powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 tbsp – Tomato puree • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup gram flour • 1 slice day old bread • 1 onion, sliced thinly • 1 tbsp Spinach stems, finely chopped • 1 tbsp colocasia leaf stems, finely chopped • 1 tbsp Bottle Gourd peels, finely chopped • 1 tbsp Cucumber peels, finely chopped • 1 tbsp skins from green gram • […]

Ingredients: • 10 steamed and cooled Rice idlis • 1 cup – onion, finely chopped • 1/2 cup – peanuts, roasted and crushed coarsely • 2 tbsp – chilli powder • salt to taste • 1/2 cup – cheese, grated • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – sesame seeds • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 8 – Cabbage leaves • 250 g – Potatoes (boiled and mashed) • 125 g – peas (boiled) • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Aamchur powder • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • A pinch of Hing (asafoetida) • 1 tbsp – oil […]

Ingredients: • 1 head – Lettuce • 1 tbsp – mayonnaise • 250 g – Tomatoes • 100 g – Potatoes • 250 g – cheese, grated • 1 tbsp – mayonnaise • 1 tsp – dry mustard • 2 tbsp – chopped Parsley Method: Wash and tear the lettuce into a salad bowl. Peel […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp (15 ml) – Olive oil or Butter • 1 cup (250 ml) – chopped red, green or yellow bell peppers (capsicum) • 1 cup (250 ml) – chopped green Onions • 3 – Cloves garlic, finely chopped • 1 cup (250 ml) – diced Zucchini (courgettes) • 1/2 cup (125 ml) […]

Ingredients: • Condensed Milk – 1 tin • Milk powder – 1 tbsp • Yoghurt – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 1 tbsp Method: Take a tall microwaveable glass bowl. Add condensed milk and the remaining ingredients. Place inside the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high. The mixture will boil and will come […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong dal • 1 cup – Jaggery • 1 tsp – powdered Cardamom • 3 cups – Milk Method: Soak dal for 3 hours. Boil in just enough water till half done. Add jaggery and cook till done. Mash well. Add hot milk and powdered cardamom and stir well till […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – raw Jackfruit • 1 – big Onion • 2 tbsp – gram flour • 1 tbsp – each of coriander and Mango powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • salt and chilli powder to taste • 4 – big tomatoes, blanched and sliced • 2 – big Onions • […]

Ingredients: • Fish – 500 g • Onion – 2, medium slice • Ginger Garlic paste – 2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 1/2 tsp • Grated Coriander leaves – few • Grated Green chilli – a few • Salt – […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups noodles, crumbled into small pieces • 1 tomato, finely chopped • 1.5 cups – Spring onions • 1/2 tsp – Ginger paste • 2 green chillies, finely chopped • 1/2 cup – carrots, finely chopped • 1/2 cup – French beans, finely chopped • 2 capsicums, cut into wedges • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 – capsicums, large • 2 – onions, large • 3 – Tomatoes • 1 – cinnamon, small piece • 2 – Cardamoms • 1 – karn phool, small • 1 tbsp – oil • Salt • 3 – Red Chillies • 8-10 – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • […]