Ingredients: • 250 g – Raw Rice • 50 g- Split Red Gram • Half a cup – Coconut • 2 to 3 – Green chillies • Half tsp -Mustard seeds • Half tsp -Split black gram • Curry leaves • 2 -Red chillies • 2 or 3 -Onions (finely chopped) • Coconut Oil (optional) […]

Ingredients: • 300 gm – Pumpkin • 4 cup – Channa dal • Turmeric powder – a pinch • 1/2 tsp – salt • For seasoning: • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – mustard • For Grinding • 2 tbsp Coconut gratings • 2 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – cumin • […]

Ingredients: • 200g – button Mushrooms • 2 tsp – Butter • 1.5 cup – minced Onion • 1 tsp – coriander leaves, chopped • 1 tsp – Mint leaves, chopped • 2 tsp – pav bhaji masala • 1.5 cup – cooked, mashed Potato • Salt, to taste Method: Separate the stalks from mushrooms […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – cut pieces of Chicken • 2 cups – long grain Rice • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 2 tsp – Ginger and Garlic paste • 2 – Onions (finely chopped) • 1/2 cup – Curd • 1 tsp – red chilly powder • 1 bunch – Mint leaves • […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Chicken • 1 – carrot, chopped • 1/2 cup – chopped Celery • 1 – spring onion, chopped • 1 tsp – ginger, ground • 1/4 cup – shredded Cabbage • 1/4 cup – shredded Carrot • 1 tsp – soy sauce • 1 tbsp – Corn flour • 3 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Marie biscuits • 1/2 cup – Cream cheese • 1/2 cup – powdered Sugar • 1/2 cup – fresh Cream • 1/3 cup – Butter • 2 eggs, large, separated • 1 tbsp – gelatin • 2 tsp – grated Lime rind • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • For […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb Broccoli • 12 oz trumpet shaped Pasta • 1/3 cup – Olive oil • 2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped • 6 anchovies in Olive oil, drain and chopped • 1/2 fresh red chilli, cored, seeded and finely chopped • freshly ground pepper • parmesan cheese to serve • salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • Pearl Spot Fish (Karimeen) – 4 nos (about 700 grams / 5 inch size) • Shallots1 – 200 grams • Tomatoes – 4 nos (about 300 grams) • Banana Leaf2 – 3 sheets • Garlic – 1 tbsp • Ginger – 2 tbsp • Green chilli – 5 nos • Turmeric powder – […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – oil • 1 tbsp – Spring onion paste • 1 tbsp – flour • 350 ml vegetable/ Chicken stock • 1/2 kg blanched Spinach leaves • Grated Nutmeg • Salt and pepper • 1 Bay Leaf • 250 ml whipped Curd • For pepper soup: • 2 tbsp – oil […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup each – white channa, red channa, rajma, white karamani, red karamani, whole moong, urad dal, and idli Rice • Salt to taste Method: Soak all the grains together overnight. Grind with some water but make it a little more watery than regular idli batter (to make soft idlis). Allow it to […]

Ingredients: • Plain Rice – 1 cup • Jaggery – 1 cup • Kidney beans – 1/2 cup • Coconut – 1/2 cup Method: Soak the kidney beans for 1 hour. Wash the rice in water and dry it in a muslin cloth for half an hour. The powder it fine and sieve out the […]

Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 2 cups ( washed and soaked ) • Peas – 1/2 cup • Corn – 1/2 cup • Tomatoes – 1 thinly chopped • Carrot 1 cup grated • Capsicum ( yellow , Orange and green ) 1/2 each long slices • Egg Whites 6 • Garam Masala – 2 […]

Ingredients: • For Filling: • 1 cup – fresh coconut, finely scraped. • 3/4 cup – sugar. • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder| For Pancakes: • 1.5 cups – plain flour (maida). • 2 cup – Milk (approx.). • 1 tsp – ghee. • 2 pinches – soda bicarb. • For Garnish: 3 to 4 […]

Ingredients: • eggs – 2 • Maida – 3/4 cup • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Baking Powder – 3/4 tsp • Milk – 2 tbsps • Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp Method: Sieve flour and baking powder together. Keep aside. Powder the sugar. Put sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – thick curd, beaten • 500 g – minced Meat • 2 – Onions ground • 11.5 tsp – coriander powder (dhania) • 3 – green elaichis, crushed • 1.5 tsp – Haldi • green chillies, chopped • 1 tsp – Jeera powder • 2 tbsp – oil • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • For the pizza base: • 1/2 cup all – purpose flour, sifted • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 cup – fine polenta • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 – egg, beaten (optional) • 2/3 cup – Milk (make it 1 cup if skipping egg) • 1/3 cup – grated vegetarian […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Drumsticks (murungaikai) (normal size) • 200g – small(sambar) Onions • Curry leaves, mustard seeds, for seasoning • Lemon size Tamarind • 2 – Tomato (normal size) • Dal, a handful • 4tbsp – oil • To grind: • Asafoetida, a pinch • 5 – red chillis • 2 tbsp – kadalai […]

Ingredients: • 6 slices – any good fleshy fish • 2 tbsp – oil • Salt • 1 tsp – chillies powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – lime/ Lemon juice Method: Marinate the fish with the salt, chillies powder and turmeric powder for about 15 minutes. Heat oil in a […]

Ingredients: • 500g low fat well set Yoghurt (put in a muslin cloth and hang for 2 hours) • 1/2 cup – Strawberry crush • 2 tbsp – Honey • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Corn flour (for the custard) • 2 tsp – Sugar • For garnishing: • few fresh strawberries […]

Ingredients: • 4 tbsp – Butter • 2 – yellow onions, sliced • 3 – leeks, white part only, sliced • 4 – shallots, sliced • 6 – green onions, white part only, sliced • 6 – Garlic cloves, chopped • 4 cups – reduced sodium Chicken stock • 1 cup – heavy Cream • […]