Ingredients: • 3 Cashew nut biscuits • 250 ml chilled Milk • 1 scoop Cashew nut or Almond ice Cream (kulfi may also be used) • 1 tsp crushed dry fruit praline • 2 tsp Sugar • 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder • 1-2 drops Almond essence Method: Crush biscuits coarsely. Place in electric mixer and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour • 4 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – salt • 3/4 cup – chopped coriander • 2 tsp – coriander and Cumin seeds powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp – besan • 3 – green chillies, finely chopped • salt • oil […]

Ingredients: • Small Shrimp – 1 pack • Tomatoes – 3 • Onions – 2 • Oil – for fry • Fennel seed (Saunf) / Aniseed – 1tsp • salt – 1tbsp • Chilli powder – 1 or 2 tbsp Method: Clean the shrimp keep aside. Cut the tomatoes and onions. In a pan, heat […]

Ingredients: • 600 gms – boneless mutton, cubed • 3 tbsp – soya sauce • 1.5 tsp – Honey • 1 tsp – Red Chilli paste • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 tbsp – oil • Salt to taste • For satay sauce: • 2 onions, peeled, grated • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Banana (over ripe) • 1 cup – Wheat flour • A pinch of ajwain • Ghee Method: Mash the banana. Add wheat flour, a pinch of ajwain and a little ghee. Make a dough. Roll out a parantha and cook it with ghee on a tawa. Recipe courtesy of Pratibha

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Chicken stock • 1 cup – cooked shredded Chicken • 6 tbsp – fine semolina • 2 tsp – chopped Celery • 1 tsp – chopped Green chillies • salt and pepper to taste • Egg and bread crumbs to coat • oil to fry Method: Boil the chicken stock. […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – sitaphal pulp • 1 can – condensed Milk • Sugar if required Method: Empty can of condensed milk in a large beating bowl. Chill condensed milk for 10 mins in freezer. Puree pulp while reserving 1/3 cup. Beat condensed milk with an electric hand beater, till foamy. Add puree and […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – pasi paruppu or moong dal, heaped • 1/4 cup – Jaggery • 1/2 cup – Milk • Water as needed • 1 tsp – Ghee • 1 – cardamom, powdered • 4 to 6 – cashews, broken into pieces Method: Fry moong dal with a little ghee until you get […]

Ingredients: • 1 – cabbage, medium size • 1 tsp – Garlic Onion paste • 2 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Haldi • mirchi powder • Garam Masala • salt to taste Method: Prepare onion garlic paste and fry in kadai till golden brown colour. Peel the cabbage leaves and separate them. Add […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – dry Green peas • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tbsp – black gram dal • 4 – Red Chillies • small quantity – Curry leaves • small quantity – grated/shredded Coconut • a pinch – asafetida • salt to taste • oil for frying Method: Soak dry green peas […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch Spinach • 50g Cauliflower • 50g grated cheese • 1 tsp crushed Garlic • Salt as per taste • 250g Wheat flour • Oil for cooking Method: For stuffing: Fry chopped garlic in 1/2 tsp oil in a pan. Add the chopped spinach and cauliflower. Stir fry the vegetables and keep […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – roasted Channa dal (putnala pappu) • 1/3 cup – sesame seeds) • 1/2 cup – Coconut (fresh or dry) • 2 tbsp – Channa dal • 2 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1.5 tbsp – Fenugreek seeds • Green chillies – to taste • 1 tbsp – oil • Tamarind […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – Paneer (cut into thick cubes) • 3 Capsicums (cut in large pieces) • 3 big Onions (quartered) • 1.5 cup – thick curds • 5 Cloves – Garlic (crushed) • 4 to 5 – Mint leaves (finely chopped) • 1/2 tsp – ajwain (carom seeds) • ½ tsp – Garam […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – Palak (spinach) leaves • 1 cup – gram flour • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 pinch of Asafoetida • 1/4 tsp ajwain • 2 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – hot oil • Salt to taste • Oil to deep fry Method: Clean spinach, keeping whole leaf […]

Ingredients: • 6 – hard-boiled eggs • 1 tbsp – grated cheese • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 2 tsp – Coriander leaves • 2 – green chilli, chopped finely • 1 cup – dry bread crumbs • 1 – Egg beaten • 3 tbsp – flour • 1/2 cup – Milk • 5 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Chicken (cut as medium pieces) • 1 – Onion (large and chopped) • 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Kashmiri Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Lime juice • Salt • Oil […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour or regular atta • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 3/4 cup – Brown sugar • 1/3 cup – oil • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 3/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • Salt – […]

Ingredients: • Sesame Seeds – 50 g • Red Chilli – 1 hand full • Urdhal – 5 tsp • Channa dal – 5 tsp • Salt – To taste • Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp • Oil – 1 tsp Method: Dry fry the sesame seeds in a pan till it starts to sputter. […]

Ingredients: • 4 – eggs • 4 tsp – Butter (1 tsp for each omelette) • Mix together: • 1 – small onion, chopped finely • 1- tomato, chopped finely • 3 – green chillies, chopped finely • 1/4 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – black pepper powder • Salt as per taste […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – fresh Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 tbsp – til • 1/2 tbsp – Dhania seeds • 1 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp – ajwain • 1 tsp – pepper • 1 tsp – Dried red chillies • 2 – 3 pods – Garlic (optional) […]