Ingredients: • 1 cup – aahar or toovar dal • 1/2 tsp – Haldi (turmeric powder) • 1.5 tsp – salt or to taste • 1 – unripe Mango • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 3 Cloves – garlic, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds (sarson) • 1 – dry Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • Raw Mango – 2 large ones • Red Chilli powder – 1 cup • Salt – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp • Mustard powder – 1.25 cups • Oil – 3 cups • Methi seeds – 1/4 cup Method: Wash mangoes and dry them by wiping with a clean dry cloth. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – kadle hittu/besan • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – ghee/clarified Butter • 1 tsp – elaichi, powdered Method: Dry roast the besan a little (until it is warm) and keep aside. Grease a plate with ghee/butter and keep aside. Add about 1 cup of water to the sugar […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – graham cracker crumbs • 1/3 cup – chopped whole natural almonds, toasted • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1/3 cup – packed Brown sugar • 1 1/2 cups – chopped pitted Prunes • 3 tbsp – amaretto • 2 (8 oz) blocks regular or reduced-fat Cream cheese, softened • 1/3 […]

Ingredients: • 3 Apple • 2 teacups – Milk • 2 tsp – Horlicks • 5 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 cup – nuts • 2 tsp – jam • 1 medium bowl water Method: Blend all the ingredients in the mixer. Serve in the glass with ice cubes. This is an easy drink for […]

Ingredients: • 4 l – milk, fresh and full Cream • 1 cup – Sugar • 2-3 – Lemons (for juice) • 8-10 – almonds, chopped • 1 tbsp – pistachio, chopped • 1/4 tsp – saffron, mixed with 1 tbsp of lukewarm Milk Method: Boil 2 litres of milk into a large saucepan. Pour […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Cashew nuts, broken into bits • 250g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Grind the sugar into a powder and keep aside. Roast the cashew nuts slightly and then dry grind them in a blender until smooth. Melt the powdered sugar with 1/4 cup water in a thick-bottomed […]

Ingredients: • 6 slices – any good fleshy fish • 2 tsp – chillies powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • salt • 4 tbsp – oil for frying Method: Wash the fish and coat it with the chillies powder, salt and turmeric powder. Heat oil in a flat pan and shallow fry the […]

Ingredients: • Lemon size – Tamarind • 5 – pearl Onion • 2 – Tomatoes (medium size) • 5 – Garlic • small quantity – Curry leaves • small quantity – black gram dal • small quantity – Bengal Gram dal • small quantity – mustard • small quantity – Fenugreek seeds • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • ½ cup – Almonds (finely chopped) • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 tsp – Butter (for greasing the thali) • packs of vanilla ice-cream (as required) Method: Melt the sugar in a non-stick pan on a low flame. When the sugar turns light brown add the chopped almonds. Simmer. The sugar and […]

Ingredients: • 4 oz sliced fresh Carrots • 1.5 tbsp – Butter • 2 tbs – chopped fresh or frozen Onion • 1 cup – Chicken stock (see recipe) • or 1 cup water with 1 Chicken bouillon cube • 1.5 tsp – Sugar • 1 pinch Cinnamon • 1 pinch Nutmeg • 1/16 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 small – broccoli, chopped into florets • 1 cup – sliced Mushrooms • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 – onion, sliced • 1 – tomato, chopped • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – oil • […]

Ingredients: • 12 black rock crabs (alive) • 2 packets fresh Mushrooms (finely chopped) • 1 big Onion (finely chopped) • 6 to 8 Green chillies (finely chopped) • 50 g – Butter • 8 to 10 Cloves Garlic ( crushed) • 1 to 1.5 tbsp – flour • 1/2 cup – Milk • 100 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Cabbage (chopped) • 1 – Potato (diced) • 1/4 cup – peas • 2 – Red Chillies • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • 2 cups – Rice • Marble sized Jaggery • Marble sized Tamarind • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • Salt to taste • To be fried […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Kabuli Channa (chickpea, soaked overnight, cooked & drained) • 1 potato, boiled, peeled, finely chopped • 1/2 cup – peanuts, shelled, boiled, drained • 1 onion, finely chopped • 1 tomato, finely chopped • 1 sprig spring onion, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup (200 g) thick Curd • 1 cup (200 g) loosely packed, freshly- made Cottage cheese (paneer) • 6 tbsp (90 g) Sugar (Powdered) • 2 Cardamom (Powdered) • 2 tsp (10 g) chopped nuts Method: Hang the curd in a muslin cloth or put into a fine mesh strainer for 2 […]

Ingredients: • white pumpkin – 1/4 kg • Chenai (yam) – 200 g • Beans – 100 g • Drumstick – 1 • Raw banana – 1(small) • Green chillies – 5 • Pepper Corns – 5/6 grated • Coconut Oil – 5/6 tbsps • Moong dal – 50 g • Curry leaves – A […]

Ingredients: • For dough: • Rice flour – 2 cups • Maida flour – 1/4 cup • A pinch of salt • water – 2 cups • Ghee -1 tbsp • For the filling: • Fried Channa – 1 cup(Hurikadale) • Peanuts – 1 cup • Poppy Seeds – 1/2 cup • Sesame seeds – […]

Ingredients: • For Dhokli: • 2 cups – whole-wheat flour • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – carom (ajwain) seeds • 2 tbsp – oil • salt to taste • other ingredients: 150 gram: fresh green string beans […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – meat, cooked and chopped finely • 16 – small mushroom, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste • 2 – onions, sliced • 1/4 cup – mayonnaise • 1/4 cup – thick Curd (optional – sour cream) • 1/4 tsp – black pepper • 1/2 tbsp – Butter • 8 […]