Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 4 – Dates • 2 tbsp – Cornflakes • 1 tsp – Honey (optional) • Crushed ice (from a cube) Method: Blend cornflakes, dates, milk, ice and honey to form a smooth mixture (no sugar is needed). Garnish with crushed cornflakes and serve chilled. Recipe courtesy: Sharmi’s Passions […]

Ingredients: • For Dipping Sauce: • 1/2 cup – Peanut Butter • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tbsp – Brown sugar • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – red pepper sauce • 1 no – garlic, crushed • 1/2 tsp – salt • For the Shrimp: • 500 gms – shrimps, […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 2 Cloves • 1 Cinnamon stick • 2 Cardamoms • 1 onion, finely sliced • 3/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp – (15 ml) Ginger – Garlic paste • 300 g – Chicken […]

Ingredients: • 1 – beaten Egg • For the Covering/Wraps: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/4 tsp – salt • Water as required • For the filling: • 250 g – boneless chicken, cut into very small pieces • 1 – chopped Onion • 1 – chopped Spring onion • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – Vinegar (to grind masala) • 1 tsp – Jeera (grind) • 1/2 inch – Turmeric (grind) • 6 – red dry chillies (grind) • Salt – for taste • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 – medium Onions (slice and fry) • 1/2 pod – Garlic (crush the flakes and […]

Ingredients: • For atta dough: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – oil • 165 to 180 ml – warm water • For stuffing: 3 – potatoes, boiled and mashed well • 2 – cheese cubes, grated • 2 tbsp – finely chopped Onions • 2 […]

Ingredients: • For the cover: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.25 cups – water • A pinch of salt • 1-2 tsp – vegetable oil or Ghee • For the Jaggery Coconut filling (Vella poornam): • 1 cup – fresh coconut, grated • 3/4 cup – jaggery, powdered • A pinch of Cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 25 -spaghetti • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 -onion, finely sliced or Spring onion • 8 -garlic cloves, finely chopped • 8- French beans, cut into 1 – inch thin slices • 2- carrots, cut into 1- inch thin slices (or any other 1/2 cup – vegetables of your choice, like capsicum, […]

Ingredients: • 150 g – Cauliflower florets (12 florets) • 1 cup ( 200 ml ) – water • 1/2 tsp – salt • For Coconut paste: • 1 cup (75 g ) – coconut, grated • 5 – 6 dried Red Chillies, dry roast Red Chillies in 1/2 tsp – oil for 5 minutes […]

Ingredients: • For Sugar Snap Biscuits: • 100 gm – caster Sugar • 100 gm – Butter • 100 gm – goldklare syrup or golden syrup • 90 gm – plain flour • For spun Sugar basket: • Castor Sugar – 100 g • 100 ml – boiling water • 1/2 tsp – Lemon juice […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maida • 3/4 cup – desiccated Coconut • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1 cup – Butter • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom • A few – Raisins Method: Melt the butter, add this to the ingredients (except raisins) and mix well. Make small balls […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – all-purpose flour • 1 tsp – baking powder • 75 g – Butter • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 200 ml – condensed Milk • 1.5 cups – Milk • 1 tbsp – coco powder • 2 tbsp – Instant espresso powder • 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon • […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 kg. lady’s fingers • 3 tbsp – Mango powder (amchur) • 3 tbsp – Cumin seed powder • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 3 tbsp – fresh coconut, grated • 1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped • 1 tsp – caramelized Sugar • 4 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – Garbanzo beans/ Chickpeas • 1/3rd – the water from the can • 4 tbsp – Lime juice • 1 to 2 tbsp – Tahini (if available) • 2 Cloves – Garlic • 1/4 tsp – Cumin powder (optional) • a pinch – Red Chilli powder/ cayenne powder • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • For the filling: • Any leftover filling of your choice – veg or non-veg • For pastry: • 1 cup – all-purpose flour • 1 – Egg • 25g – cold Butter • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – sesame seeds • 1/2 tsp – oil • 1 tsp – Butter […]

Ingredients: • Dosa batter – As much as required • 1 – Cauliflower, cut into bite-sized florets • 1 – Onion, chopped finely • 1 tbsp – Ginger-garlic paste • 2 – Tomatoes, chopped roughly • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Coriander powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 1/3 cup • Milk powder – 1 cup • Cocoa – 4 tbsp • White Butter -1 tbsp. Method: Sieve the milk powder and cocoa powder together. Heat water and sugar in a heavy bottom pan, stirring constantly till it reaches one string consistency. Remove from […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Vegetables (Bottle gourd/Carrot/Cabbage) • Green chillies – according to taste • 1/2 cup – coconut, grated • Pepper – A few for flavour • Green gram – 200 g • Curry leaves – A few • Coriander leaves – Fresh bunch • Salt to taste • Mustard and Cumin seeds […]

Ingredients: • 2 tsp – oil • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – red chillies, broken • 2 – tomatoes, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – Raisins • 3/4 tsp – Kashmiri Red Chilli powder • 1 tbsp – jaggery, melted and sieved • 1/2 tsp – salt […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Cake Flour • 1/2 cup – all purpose flour • 1 cup – semolina • 1 cup – clarified butter, chilled • Method: Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Sift together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, semolina and set aside. Beat the butter until it turns fluffy. Then beat for […]