Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – Carrot • 1 – medium Onion • 1tsp – Mustard Seeds • 10-12 leaves – Curry leaves • 4-5 – Garlic -flakes crushed • a pinch of Asafoetida • Coriander leaves – a few leaves, finely chopped • 1 tsp – Bengal Gram • Salt to taste • Oil for […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 2 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – pepper powder • Salt, as required • 2 tsp – oil • Ghee, a small quantity Method: Combine all the ingredients except ghee. Add water and make a soft dough. Cover with a damp cloth and keep for at […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole Cashew nuts • 1 cup – Sugar (or it can be the same volume as the nuts) • 2 tbsps – Ghee or oil to roast the nuts Method: Heat ghee/oil in a pan and roast the cashew nuts to an even golden colour and drain. Dissolve sugar in […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 14 – Arrowroot biscuits, powdered • 125 ml – Milk • 60 – 70g – Sugar • 2 pinches – Cardamom powder • shallow fried Raisins and Cashew nuts (optional) • 1 tsp – extra Ghee Method: Grease a steel thali with 1/2 tsp of ghee and keep […]

Ingredients: • For the Potato stuffing: • 3 – Potatoes (cubed and boiled) • 3 – Onions (chopped small) • 1 – Capsicum (chopped small) • 2 – Green chillies • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala (optional) • 2 tbsp – oil • A pinch – Turmeric • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Peanuts • 3/4 cup – Jaggery • 1 cup – water Method: Boil jaggery with a little water and when it dissolves, strain and remove the dirt. Boil the jaggery again and when it reaches the required consistency, add the roasted peanuts and mix well Wet the hands, and take […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 2 – onions, cut into thin slices • 175g – besan, sieve well • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 3/4 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – water • 2 tsp – chopped Coriander leaves Method: In a wide pan, […]

Ingredients: • 2 – eggs, beaten • 2 – medium potatoes, boiled and mashed • 2 – cheese cubes, grated • 2 tsp – Milk • To taste – salt and pepper (or 1/4 tsp each) • 2 tsp – Butter / oil Method: Mash the potatoes and add the beaten eggs to them. Mix […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Garbanzo Bean flour or Chickpea flour or besan • 1 cup – whole-wheat flour or atta • 1 cup – loosely packed herbs, chopped fine • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder, like cayenne • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric • 1 tsp – Garam Masala […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – (100 g) grated Coconut • 3 Dried red chillies • 1/2 tsp – Tamarind paste • 1 onion, roughly chopped • 1/2 – inch piece Ginger • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp -water Method: Soak dried red chillies in 3 tbsps water for half an hour. Transfer all […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Rice flour • 1 tbsp – roasted gram flour • 1 tsp – sour Curd • 2 tsp – Butter • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • Salt to taste Method: Mix the rice flour, roasted gram flour, butter, cumin, curd, asafoetida and salt and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – buttermilk from low-fat yogurt • 1 cup – cooked short grain Rice • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 1 – Green chilli • 1/2″ piece – Ginger • 1 – onion, sliced thinly • 2 tsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1.25 cups – sliced Onions • 3 – large tender and fresh drumsticks, cut to finger length • 3/4 cup – cashews soaked, in warm water for 1 hour • 2 – green chillies, slit • 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 2 – potatoes, peeled and cubed • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 4 – Dates • 2 tbsp – Cornflakes • 1 tsp – Honey (optional) • Crushed ice (from a cube) Method: Blend cornflakes, dates, milk, ice and honey to form a smooth mixture (no sugar is needed). Garnish with crushed cornflakes and serve chilled. Recipe courtesy: Sharmi’s Passions […]

Ingredients: • For Dipping Sauce: • 1/2 cup – Peanut Butter • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tbsp – Brown sugar • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – red pepper sauce • 1 no – garlic, crushed • 1/2 tsp – salt • For the Shrimp: • 500 gms – shrimps, […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 2 Cloves • 1 Cinnamon stick • 2 Cardamoms • 1 onion, finely sliced • 3/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp – (15 ml) Ginger – Garlic paste • 300 g – Chicken […]

Ingredients: • 1 – beaten Egg • For the Covering/Wraps: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/4 tsp – salt • Water as required • For the filling: • 250 g – boneless chicken, cut into very small pieces • 1 – chopped Onion • 1 – chopped Spring onion • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – Vinegar (to grind masala) • 1 tsp – Jeera (grind) • 1/2 inch – Turmeric (grind) • 6 – red dry chillies (grind) • Salt – for taste • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 – medium Onions (slice and fry) • 1/2 pod – Garlic (crush the flakes and […]

Ingredients: • For atta dough: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – oil • 165 to 180 ml – warm water • For stuffing: 3 – potatoes, boiled and mashed well • 2 – cheese cubes, grated • 2 tbsp – finely chopped Onions • 2 […]

Ingredients: • For the cover: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.25 cups – water • A pinch of salt • 1-2 tsp – vegetable oil or Ghee • For the Jaggery Coconut filling (Vella poornam): • 1 cup – fresh coconut, grated • 3/4 cup – jaggery, powdered • A pinch of Cardamom […]