Ingredients: • For caramel syrup: • eggs – 3, separated • Sugar – 1/2 cup • boiling water – 1/3 cup • For cake: • self-rising flour – 3 cups • Butter – 1 cup • Brown sugar – 1/2 cup, packed • vanilla – 1 tsp • caramel syrup – 1/2 cup • Milk […]

Ingredients: • 160g – semi-sweet chocolate • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1/2 cup – nuts, chopped • 1 tsp – Vanilla/almond essence • Greased plate to keep the chocolates Method: Place milk and chocolates in a pan. Boil twice while stirring slowly. When the mixture is blended well, remove the pan and add vanilla […]

Ingredients: • 6 bread slices (soak and squeeze out water in the brackets) • 100 g – Cabbage (finely chopped and dipped in salt water for 10 minutes) • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – each of coriander and chilli powder • a pinch each of Hing […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – yogurt • 10 – Almonds • 6 – Figs • 150 g – Sugar • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Water – 350 ml • a few dry rose leaves Method: Whip the yogurt in a mixer. Soak the almonds in water, remove the skin and prepare a paste. Heat […]

Ingredients: • 3- Karela (Chinese or Indian variety) • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – oil (optional) Method: Cut karela into thin rounds (as thin as possible but not necessarily too thin). Mix with salt and red chilli powder and leave aside for 20 mins. Spread […]

Ingredients: • 2 – 3.5 pounds – Beef (or any stew meat), cut into large bite-sized pieces • Peanuts (equal amount as meat) – Roasted, shelled, and skinned and crushed (optional) • Banana leaves – as needed • Salt • Cayenne pepper or red pepper – to taste • Juice of 2 Lemons • Chile […]

Ingredients: • 450 g – spaghetti • 1 – Onion • 2 – Cloves Garlic • 3 tbsp – Olive oil • 6 – Tomatoes • 1 tbsp – Brown sugar • For Meat balls: • 450 g – Meat • 2 slices – white bread • 1 – Onion • 1 tbsp – Parsley […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Barley flour • 1.5 cup – whole Wheat flour, plus extra for dusting and rolling • Barley water to knead the dough • Salt to taste Method: Blend the flours and salt together and stir well. Add enough barley water to knead the dough. It should be soft and pliable. […]

Ingredients: • 1kg – Chicken • 25 – Green chillies • 1/2 cup – Chinese chilli sauce • 1/2 cup – soya sauce • 2 – Capsicum • 1 – Onions • 2 tsp – Corn flour • 2 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • – 2 tsp – Chicken masala powder • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – bread slice • 1 – Egg • a little Butter Method: Make a perfect circle in the centre of the bread. Add some butter on a non-stick pan and toast the bread. Add the egg such that the yolk sits inside the hole in the bread. Using a fork, spread the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Raw Rice • 1/4 cup – moong Dal • 10- 15 Cashew nuts (half split) • 2tbsp – Ghee • 1 tsp – Oil • 5-7 cups – water • Ginger, small piece (finely chopped) • Tempering: 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4-5 Peppercorns crushed • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rawa • 1 cup – Yoghurt • 1/2 cup – water • Chopped vegetables (onion, tomato, capsicum) • 1 – grated Carrot • 1/4 bowl – peas • Coriander • salt & pepper to taste Method: Mix rawa, curd and water. Keep aside for at least 1 hour for fermentation. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Pasta (Of your choice) • 1 – Tomato, chopped roughly • 3 pods – Garlic, halved • 1/2 – Red Bell Pepper (Capsicum), medium-sized • 1 tsp – Chilli flakes • A pinch – Italian Seasoning / Black Pepper • 2 tsp – Olive oil • Cheese for garnish (mozzarella) […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Beetroot medium sized, grated • 2 – potatoes, medium sized, boiled • 1/2 cup – Bread crumbs • 1/4 tsp – Green chilli paste • Salt to taste • Oil for cooking Method: Peel and mash the potatoes. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Add bread crumbs to form a […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Goondh (edible gum) crushed, not too fine. • 125 g- Desiccated, Coconut grated • 125 g- Almonds, crushed, not too fine • 100 g- Ghee • 150 g- Sugar • 1/2 tbsp- Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp- Cardamom powder. Method: Heat the almonds, coconut, cardamom in a large shallow dish […]

Ingredients: • 2 liter – full fat Cream • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 10 -almonds • 10 -pistachio • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tsp – Saffron • 1 tsp – rose water Method: Soak, peel and chop almonds and pistachio. Soak saffron in hot milk and crush to make a paste. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 2 tsp – Lemon rind • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – margarine or Butter • 1/2 cup – powdered Sugar • 2 eggs, separated • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • For Topping: […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup -raw Rice flour • 1.5 cup – water • 1/2 tsp – Ghee – oil • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – extra oil to grease idiyappam machine and bamboo mould • 1/4 cup – grated Coconut ( optional ) Method: In a deep bowl, boil water with salt […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Corn flakes • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • A small piece – Jaggery • A pinch of Cardamom Method: Mix all the ingredients and pulse in a mixer for a few seconds. Can be served as an evening snack. Recipe courtesy of Remani

Ingredients: • 750 g – Chicken breast fillets • 2 tbsp – Ghee or oil • 2 – large onions, finely sliced • 2 – red chillies, seeded and sliced • 1 tsp – grated Ginger • 1/4 tsp – Saffron strands • 1 tsp – hot water • 1/4 tsp – ground white pepper […]