Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – French beans • 3 – Raw bananas or 1/2 kg – Potatoes • 1 tsp – Black Peppercorns • 2 – dry Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 – fresh Coconut (grated) • 3 tsp – cooking oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Maida • 1/2 cup – cocoa • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1/3 cup – Butter • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 2 – eggs • 1/3 cup – chocolate chips • 1/3 cup – walnuts, finely chopped Method: Sift the maida, cocoa and baking powder together. Melt […]

Ingredients: • 2 medium apples cored and cut into thin strips of circles • 1 cup Plums dried or fresh Plums cooked in Sugar syrup • 2 cups breadcrumbs • 1 cup Butter • 1 cup Brown sugar • In fresh plums: • 4-5 Plums – seeds removed and cut into pieces pieces • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Pork (meat-lard: 50:50 proportion) • 3 bunches – lai xaak • 1 – large Tomato • 1 – large Onion • 1 – whole Garlic (big) • 15 – dry chillies • 2 tsp – Mustard oil • salt to taste Method: Make a paste of tomato, garlic and dry […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – whole-wheat flour • 1.5 cups – all-purpose flour • 2 tbsp – vital Wheat gluten flour (optional – use it if you can because it gives the bread a great texture and a better rise) • 1.5 tsp – active Dry yeast • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices – bacon • 1/3 cup – chopped fresh Mushrooms • 1/4 tbsp – snipped chives • 1/4 cup – chopped Almonds toasted • 1/4 tsp – dried thyme, crushed • 1 – whole Chicken breast • Plain yogurt or sour Cream • Sliced Almonds toasted • Snipped chives Method: For filling: […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour • 2 cups – all purpose flour • 1 cup – lukewarm Milk • 1 tbsp – yellow cornmeal • 1/4 cup – warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) • 1 (.25 ounce) package – active Dry yeast • 2 tsp – white Sugar • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – Palak (cleaned and chopped fine)) • 1 cup – Carrots (sliced in rounds) • 1 cup – Peas • 1 ) – Onion (optional – chopped) • 1/2 tsp each – Jeera and Saunf (fennel seed) • 1 tsp – Pav bhaji masala or Garam Masala • 2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • Rice – 1 cup • Mung dhal – 1/4 cup • Powdered Jaggery- 1.25 cup • Powdered Cardamom – 6 • Cashewnuts – 8 • Raisins – 8 • Ghee – 10 tsp Method: Dry roast mung dhal till brown in colour. Wash rice and dhal and pressure-cook till it becomes soft. Heat […]

Ingredients: • Glassware • Rock glass • 15 ml – Bourbon Whisky • 15 ml – Campari • Orange Marmalade • 10 ml – Sugar Syrup • 10 ml – Lemon Juice • Budweiser Method: Take a Rock Glass add 5 ice cubes Add Bourbon whisky, Campari, sugar syrup, lime juice, orange marmalade and stir […]

Ingredients: • 2 lbs- green tomatoes(Red ones can be used too) • 15-20 Red Chillies • 1 cup- chopped Ginger • 1 cup- chopped Garlic • 2 cups- Vinegar • 1 tsp- Turmeric • 1 tbsp- Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp- Fenugreek • 15 cups- oil • Salt to taste Method: Slice the tomaotes, smear […]

Ingredients: • Baby Potatoes – 500 gm. • Garlic – 8 cloves. • Galangal – 2 inch piece. • pepper – 15. • oil – 1 tsp. • Salt to taste| Method: Pressure cook, potatoes for 2 whistles. Peel and keep aside. In a wok warm the oil and add cubed garlic and galangal, saute […]

Ingredients: • 2 cup – Oats (ready to cook) • 2 – Oranges (peeled and deseeded) • 1 – Banana (ripe) • 5 cups – Skimmed Milk • Flax seeds – 25 gms • Walnut deshelled – 1/4 cups • 1/2 tbsp – Coffee powder • Honey – 1/2 tbsp • Mint leaves – 15 […]

Ingredients: • 2 – ripe Bananas • 1 cup – curds • For Masala: • 1 to 2 – Lemon drops • 1 tbsp – Sugar • ¼ tsp – mustard powder • 1 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • salt (optional) Method: Peel and slice the banana. Beat the curds. Add the banana slices […]

Ingredients: • large Eggplant – 1 (about 300 to 350 gm) • Pasta (penne or shell) – 200 gm • Garlic – 2 tbsp, chopped finely • black pepper Corns – 1 tsp, crushed • oil to deep fry • For Sauce: • soya flakes – 1 cup • dried Mushrooms – 1/2 cup • […]

Ingredients: • 2 Egg whites • 100 gms. Ground Almonds • 75 gms. Caster Sugar • 25 gms. Ground Rice • Dew drops Almond essence • 16 blanched Almond halves Method: Line baking trays with rice paper. Pre-set oven to 150 degrees C. Whisk egg white until it forms soft peaks. Fold in ground almonds, […]

Ingredients: • Method: Cut ladies finger in 3 long pieces. Heat oil and saute the ladies fingers till they are cooked. Grind coconut, jeera, green chillies, ginger and soaked dal to a fine paste. Add this paste to the curd. Add salt, turmeric powder and bring it to a boil. Add cooked lady’s fingers. Season […]

Ingredients: • 18-20 – Broccoli florets • 3 tsp – besan/gram flour • 3 tsp – Rice flour • 3 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Salt to taste • 1/2 cup to 1 cup – oil to deep fry Method: Mix besan, rice flour, ginger garlic paste, chilli […]

Ingredients: • Peaches – 400 gm, cut into 1/2 inch cubes. • Milk powder-2 cups. • Sugar-1/2 cup. • Ghee -4 tbsp. • Nestle Cream -150 gm. • A little kesar. • Cardamom – 2. • 1 inch piece – cinnamon. • 5 – almonds, sliced for garnishing. Method: In a pan, mix milk powder, […]

Ingredients: • Rice flour – 2 cups • Buttermilk – 2 cups • Water -2 cups • Salt – 1 tsp • Mustard -1/4 tsp • Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp • Ginger paste – 1/4 tsp • Perungayam (hing) – 1 pinch • Kadalaiparuppu (Bengal gram) – 1/4 tsp • 5 – mor molagai (green […]