Ingredients: • Moong dhal – 1 cup • Wheat flour – 1 cup • Sugar – 3 cups • Ghee – 1.5 cups • Saffron color – a pinch • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Chopped cashew – 2 tbsp. Method: Soak moong dhal in plenty of water for an hour. Wash well, drain, […]

Ingredients: • 2 – 3- leftover chapattis/parathas • 1.5- large Onion chopped very fine • 1 – 2 -green chili chopped very fine • 1- piece Ginger chopped very fine • 6-8 leaves -curry Leaves • 1 -large Tomato – chopped • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 100 gm – Paneer • 1 tbsp – Full Cream • 1 tsp – Ginger- Garlic Paste • 2 tbsp – Chopped bell pepper • 1 – Chopped Onion • 2 tbsp – Chopped Tomato • 1 tbsp – Chopped Broccoli • 1 tbsp – Chopped Mushrooms • 1 tbsp – Boiled Corn […]

Ingredients: • 4 – eggs • 2 – Onion • 2 – Tomato • 4 – Garlic Cloves • 1/2 inch piece – Ginger • 2 – Green chillies • 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves (chopped) • 2 tsp – pepper powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • […]

Ingredients: • Bottle Gourd pieces – 2 cups • Channa dal – 1 tsp • Urad Dal – 3/4 tbsp • Fenugreek seeds – few • Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp • Dhania powder – 1/2 tsp • Hing -a little • red chillies- 4 small • Green chillies – 4 • Coriander leaves a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup each – Carrots, radish, Turnip (cut into long pieces) • 1 cup – Cauliflower florets • 3 tbsp – Brown mustard powder • 2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – Red Chilli powder • Salt to taste • 2 tbsp – Mustard oil Method: Dry all the vegetables in […]

Ingredients: • Prawns – 300 gm • Ginger(ground) – 5 gm • Cornflour- 2 tbsp • Egg -1 • Salt- as per your taste • Oil – 3 tbsp • For the Sauce: • Tomato Puree- 1 tbsp • Onion- 1(big) • Garlic(chopped) – 1 tsp • Green chilli – 1 • Chilli Sauce- 2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Peanuts • 1 cup – melted and sieved thick Jaggery • 1/4 tsp – dried Ginger powder (chukku podi) • 2 tsp – oil or Ghee Method: For the peanuts: Heat an iron kadhai or pan. Dry-roast the peanuts on medium to low heat until crisp (15-18 minutes). Keep aside […]

Ingredients: • Condensed Milk -1 tin • Cocoa powder – 1/2 cup • Butter – 50 g • Chopped and roasted Nuts – 100 g • Sugar – 3/4 cup Method: Pour the condensed milk into a thick pan. Add butter, sugar, cocoa and nuts to the pan. Stir constantly on low heat till the […]

Ingredients: • Fresh lychees – 2 cups, peeled • Unsweetened Apple juice – 1 cup • Ginger – a thin slice Method: Remove the seeds from lychees and place in a sauce pan. Pour apple juice on them. Add ginger slice and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes. Cool and place in the refrigerator. Serve cold.

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – mixed vegetables (peas, cauliflower, French beans or any seasonal vegetables) • 1/2 cup – fresh Coconut (scraped) • 1 large bunch each – Mint and Coriander leaves • 3 – Green chillies (chopped) • 1/2 inch piece – Ginger • 2 Cloves – Garlic • A few peppercorns • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – All-purpose flour • 1/2 cup – Butter (room temperature) • Method: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet on a baking tray and keep aside. Whisk the butter and confectioner’s sugar together until creamy. Add the flour, vanilla extract, milk and gently mix until it forms […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Chicken (diced into pieces) • 1/2 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – chilli Powder • 1 cup – Potato chips • 1 cup – dry noodles (dry roasted till golden brown) or 1 cup namkeen sev • 1 tbsp – chaat masala • 1/2 tsp – Garam […]

Ingredients: • 200 g cups – yellow moong dal • 5 to 6 tbsp – Corn flour • handful Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • 6 Green chillies (finely chopped) • 10 Cloves Garlic ( finely crushed) • ½ tsp – Turmeric powder • salt to taste • ½ to 3/4 glass water (to cook the […]

Ingredients: • 1 – raw, unripe Mango • 1 cup – rice, uncooked • salt to taste • To temper: 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • pinch of Hing • few Curry leaves • 1 – Green chilli • 1-2 – Red Chillies • […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – medium-sized Prawns (shelled, deveined). • 100 g – cleaned and washed sorrel leaves (gongura leaves). • 2 green chillies, chopped. • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder. • 6 Garlic pods, chopped fine. • 2- Onion medium, chopped fine. • 1/2 tsp – mustard seeds. • 1/2 tsp – jeera. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 litre – Milk • 1/2 kg – sweet Mango (extract thick Mango pulp without adding milk/water) • 100 ml – condensed Milk • 200 gm – Sugar if condensed Milk is used otherwise 300 gm • For adding flavour – some Mango sweet Method: Boil milk for 15 mins, add condensed milk […]

Ingredients: • For the dough: • 1 teacup – whole Wheat flour • 1/4 tsp salt • 3 tsp oil or melted margarine for cooking • For the stuffing: • 4 teacup -s finely chopped Spinach • 1/2 teacup – cooked Corn • 2 Green chillies chopped • 2 tsp oil • Salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup rava (upma suji) • 1/4 cup Maida (all-purpose flour) • 1/2 cup buttermilk (if slightly sour, the better) • 3-4 Green chillies • 1-inch Ginger piece • salt to taste • Cumin seeds – as per need • 1 large Onion Method: Mix the rava and maida with the buttermilk. Add […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – bread crumbs, firmly packed • 15g – Butter • 1 – medium onion, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – plain flour (maida) • 1 cup – Milk • 3 tbsp – Tomato paste • 1 tbsp – basil, finely chopped (optional) • 3 – Egg whites • 2 – Egg […]