Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rajma • 1 cup – Finely sliced Onion • 2 – Tomatoes • A ball of Tamarind • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • 1 tsp -Ginger-garlic paste • 1 tsp – Grated cheese • 1 tsp – Chopped […]

Ingredients: • Medium sized Karelas – 2 • Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Red Chillies – 3 to 4 (according to taste) • Jaggery, grated – 2 to 3 tsps (according to taste) • Urad Dal – 2 tsps • Channa dal – 2 tsps • Jeera – 1 tsp • Mustard Seeds, hing, […]

Ingredients: • 1 medium cauliflower, broken into florets • 1 onion, roughly chopped • 450ml/3-4 pint vegetable stock • 450ml/3-4 pint Milk • 25g/1 oz Walnut pieces • Salt and freshly ground • Black pepper Method: Put the cauliflower, onion and stock in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for […]

Ingredients: • 15 – strawberries • 3 tsps – Sugar • 1.5 cup – Orange juice • 1/2 cup – Sprite Method: Blend everything together in a blender till smooth. Add more Sprite if you like. Serve in a tall glass. Recipe courtesy of Sharanya

Ingredients: • Mutton – 1/2 Kg • curds – 1/2 cup • chopped Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp • grated Coconut – 1 cup • Garlic – 6 flakes • Ginger – 3 cm • cumin – 1/2 tsp • Poppy Seeds – 1 tbsp • Cardamoms – 5 • Cloves – 7 • chilli […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – chicken, cooked and shredded • 3 cups – basmati rice, cooked • 1 cup – carrot, Cabbage and beans, julienned • 1 – capsicum, de-seeded, julienned • 2 – eggs • 1 tsp – white pepper powder • 2-3 flakes – garlic, chopped • 1 – onion, thinly sliced • […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Rice • 1/4 cup – Jaggery • 4 tsp – Ghee • 1 tsp – Ghee for garnishing • 1tsp – cut cashews, Raisins and badams Method: Cook the rice. When it is ready, take it in a pan and add jaggery to it. When the jaggery completely dissolves in […]

Ingredients: • 7 tbsp – Butter • 3/4 cup – finely chopped Onions • 1 – green capsicum, deseeded and thinly sliced • 2 – Cloves of garlic, minced • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1.5 – Celery sticks, skinned and chopped • 2 tsp – paprika • 1.25 tsp – Tomato juice • 1.75 […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Basmati rice. • 3 – Potatoes (big). • 1- Onion. • 2 -tomatoes (small). • 6 Cloves – Garlic. • a small piece – Ginger. • 3 – green Chillies. • 1 tbsp – Jeera. • 1 pinch -Turmeric powder. • 1/2 tbsp – Chilli powder. • 1/2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 25 – puffed lotus seeds/fox nuts/makhana • 1/2 cup – grated Potato • 1 – Onion (big and chopped) • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – besan/gram flour • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 tsp – Fennel seeds (crushed) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • Few […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed in microwave for 1 minute • 3 cups Milk • 1 tsp Lemon juice • 2 large tomatoes, diced • 1 tsp coriander powder • 1 tsp – Jeera (cumin) seeds • 1/2 tsp – Haldi (turmeric) powder • 3/4 tsp – lal mirch (paprika) powder • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb. skinned, boned Chicken breasts • 4 Cloves garlic, minced • 4 green onions, chopped • 2 tbsp – Peanut or Olive oil • 4 tiny green or red Asian chilli peppers, stemmed and finely chopped • 3/4 cup – finely chopped fresh Basil leaves • 2 tbsp – fish sauce Method: […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – beetroot, grated coarsely • 1.5 cup – sweet corn, rinsed • 1/4 cup – semolina • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed • 2 springs – Curry leaves chopped • Handful – coriander leaves, chopped • 2 – Green chillies chopped • 1/4 tsp – pepper […]

Ingredients: • 100 grams – flour/maida • 100 grams – semolina/sooji • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 200 grams – Sugar • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 4 tbsp – oil Method: Melt the sugar with 1 cup of water and 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1 cup – finely cut Jaggery • 3/4 cup – Ghee • 1/2 tbsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – dry Ginger powder Method: Heat the ghee in a saucepan and fry the flour. Then add the jaggery, till properly mixed. Add the rest of the […]

Ingredients: • 1 big beet root • 1 cup – curds • For Masala: • 1/4 cup – mustard powder • 1 Green chilli finely chopped • 1 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tbsp – Mint (pudina) chopped • salt to taste Method: Cut the beet root into 4-5 large pieces. Partially boil […]

Ingredients: • For dough: • 1.5 cup – All-purpose flour/maida • 2 pods – Cardamom • 1/4 cup – Ghee • 1/4-1/2 cup – Water (use accordingly) • Oil to Deep Fried • For Sugar syrup: • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Water Method: In a bowl take all-purpose flour. To that […]

Ingredients: • 1 Chikoo ripe • 1 Mango ripe • 1 Orange ripe • 2 Bananas ripe • 1/2 cup – each seedless sweet black & green Grapes • 2 slices sweet Pineapple • 1 Apple • 1/2 Pomegranate seedless • 1 thick slice plain sponge cake • Solution of 1 tbsp – Sugar in […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Split yellow moong dal • 3 cups – Eggplants (cubed) • 1 cup – Chickpeas (cooked) • 1no Onion (chopped) • 1no Tomato (chopped) • 3 Green chillies (slit opened) • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole, raw Almonds • 3 – eggs • 2 cups – flour (maida) • 1.5 tsp – baking powder • a pinch – salt • 1/2 cup – butter, melted • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – Almond extract • 1 cup – dried Cranberries • 1 cup […]