Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – Butter • 3/4 cup – ground Sugar • 3 eggs • 5 tbsp – powdered Almonds • 1&1/4 cup – flour (maida) • 1/4 cup – Milk • 2 pears, peeled, sliced • 2 tbsp – almonds, finely sliced • For the custard: • 2 tbsp – plain custard powder […]

Ingredients: • 750 gms – deseeded litchis • 2 tbsp – Cointreau • 1/4 tsp – Orange rind, finely grated • 1 tbsp – castor Sugar • 1/2 cup – whipped Cream • 2 tbsp – icing Sugar Method: Combine the litchis, cointreau, rind and the castor sugar in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate […]

Ingredients: • 1 – loaf of bread • 2 – boiled potatoes, medium size • 3 – Green chillies • Coriander leaves – a little • Salt to taste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Lime juice of 1 Lime or 1/2 tsp – Aamchur powder • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1&1/4 kg. sponge cake • 4 large ripe mangoes • 1.5 cups – thick cream, beaten • Vanilla essence • 12 Cherries Method: Cut sponge into fingers and arrange in a dish. Wet with the leftover mango juice taken from the skins squeezed in water. Mix a drop of vanilla essence in 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – flour • Flour to dust the chapattis • 1 tsp – salt • For the Paste: • 5 tbsp – flour • 250 ml – oil for deep frying • For the Filling: • 250 g – French beans • 250 g – Carrots • 1 cup – coconut, grated […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb – skinless Atlantic pink salmon fillets cut into 3 x 5 inch pieces • Salt and Lime juice to marinate fish • 1 – large, finely chopped Onion • 2 to 3 – big ripe tomatoes, finely chopped or pureed • 1 – Green chilli or 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Capsicum • 2 leaves – Cabbage • 2 – tomatoes, finely chopped • 2 – Onions • 2 – carrots, finely chopped • 2 stalk – spinach, finely chopped • 2 – Cauliflower florets • 2 – French bean • 7-8 leaves – mint, finely chopped • 3-4 leaves – coriander, […]

Ingredients: • 170 g – flour • 120 g – Sugar • 120 g – Butter or margarine • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 3 – eggs • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 1 tsp – Lemon rind • 1/2 tsp – Lemon essence • few drops – vanilla essence • 15 g […]

Ingredients: • 1 tsp – Black Peppercorns • 1/2 tsp – black Mustard Seeds • 2 tsp – Coriander seeds • 1/8 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 2 tbsp – oil • 3 ground Onions • 12 Curry leaves • 2 tsp – chopped Garlic • 1″ chopped Ginger • 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • 4 – medium raw bananas. • 1 cup – soaked raw Channa dal • Small piece of Ginger • 1/2 cup – finely chopped Onions • Coriander • Oil to deep fry • 3-4 Green chillies • Salt to taste • 2 tsps – Rice flour Method: Peel and cook the raw bananas […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – fresh corn kernels • 1 inch – ginger • 5 to 6 cloves – garlic • 2 to 3 – green chillies • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves • 2 tsp – coriander seeds • 1 tsp – cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – mathanga (yellow pumpkin) • 1 cup – Toor Dal • 3 tsp – chilli powder • A little – Turmeric powder • A small lime-sized Tamarind • 3-4 – pearl onions, cut into fine pieces • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • A few Fenugreek seeds • A few Curry […]

Ingredients: • Stock (vegetable or chicken) – 4 cup • coriander sprigs (with roots) 12 to 15 • vegetable oil – 2 tbsp • silken Tofu – 100gm (cut into 1 cm cubes) • Lime juice – 1/2 cup • minced Garlic – 1 tsp • minced Onion – 1/2 cup • chili flakes – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 liter – Milk • 2 tsp – Rice • Sugar – 3/4 cup • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 – cashew • Ghee – for frying Method: Boil milk in a large cooker. Add rice in milk for about 20 mins in a low flame and remove from fire. When […]

Ingredients: • 120g – self-rising flour • A pinch of baking powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 – egg, beaten with a fork • 150ml – water • 100g – shelled Prawns • 50g – Bean sprouts • 1 – large onion, chopped • 2 stalks – spring onions, chopped • For the […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – potatoes, boiled, peeled and grated • 100 gms – each blanched Corn kernels, boiled Chickpeas and finely chopped Onion • 50 gms – each, finely chopped ginger, Green chilli and Coriander leaves • Cumin powder, Lemon juice • Salt and black pepper powder to taste • Oil for deep frying […]

Ingredients: • 230 g – Whole Wheat Flour / Plain Four • 75 g – Brown sugar • 113 ml – Sunflower oil • 113 ml – Milk • 3 generous tbsp – Nutella • 2 – Mashed Bananas • 2 – eggs • 2 tsp – Baking powder • 1/4 tsp – Bicarbonate of […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Cut Palak • 1 – Onion, cut finely • 1/4 cup – Tur Dal • 3 – Green chillies • 2 tbsps – Cut Coriander leaves • 1 tbsp- Grated Coconut • 1 tbsp – Tamarind juice. • 1 tbsp – Crushed garlic. • Salt to taste • Oil – […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – boneless Mutton • 12 – 15 – big Green chillies • 4 Cloves – Garlic (bruised) • 4 slices – Ginger (bruised) • 1 stalk – lemongrass (cut into 2 and bruised) • 1 tbsp – Mutton curry powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric • oil for cooking • salt […]

Ingredients: • 250 ml (1 cup) – Sugar • 90 ml (6 tbsp) – water, divided • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) – Lemon juice • 6 – eggs • 1 liter (4 cups) – Milk • 2 ml (1/2 tsp) – vanilla extract • 1/2 ml (1/8 tsp) – ground Nutmeg • 1/2 ml (1/8 […]