Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1 – Onion • 1/2 cup – Green peas • 1/2 cup – tindora (tendli) • 1 – Potato • 3 tbsp – oil • Dry masala: • 3 tbsp – dry grated Coconut • 1 tbsp – Coriander seeds • 1 tbsp – Jeera • 5 flakes […]

Ingredients: • button Mushrooms – 200 gm • Garlic – 2 tsp, minced • Celery stalk – 2 tbsp, chopped • roasted Peanuts – 2 tbsp, coarsely powdered • salt to taste Method: Chop the mushrooms. Place in a non-stick pan and sprinkle with salt. Top with garlic and celery. Cover and simmer gently till […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Poppy Seeds • 1 onion, chopped + 1 tbsp extra • 4 tbsp – grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp asafetida • 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 2 green chillies, slit • 200 gms – black peas, soaked and […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – all-purpose flour • 9 ounces – grated mozzarella cheese • 2 tsp – Sugar • 1 cup – warm water 45 degrees C) • 1 tsp – active Dry yeast • 1/2 cup – warm water (45 C) • 1/2 cup – yellow cornmeal • 2 tbsp – Olive oil […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – black dal • 1/3rd cup – kidney beans (rajma) • 1/3rd cup – Bengal Gram (chana dal) • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 – whole Red Chillies • 1.5 tsp – Ginger and Garlic paste | 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – cumin (jeera) […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – raw Peanuts with skin • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – split black gram (urad dal) • 1-2 – Dried red chillies • 1/8-1/4 tsp – Turmeric • A pinch of Asafoetida • 4-5 – Curry leaves • 1-2 tbsp – coconut, freshly grated (frozen works too, […]

Ingredients: • Kara Boondhi – 1 cup • Ompowder / Sev – 1 cup • Ribbon Pakoda – 1/4 cup • Mullu Murukku – 2-3 • Peanuts – 1/4 cup • Roasted gram/Chutney dal – 1/4 cup • Rice flakes – 1/4 cup • Freshly ground pepper – 1/4 tsp • A few Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 2 cups – water • 1 tbsp – Ghee • salt Method: Wash and soak the rice in 2 cups water for at least 30 mins. Put the rice, water, salt and ghee into the microwave uncovered at 100% power for 8 mins or till there are steamy […]

Ingredients: • 1/3 cup – moong dal or paasi paruppu • 1/2 cup – onion, chopped • 1 – Tomato • 2 – Green chillies • 2 – brinjal, small • 1 – Potato • 1 – carrot, small • 1 tbsp – Tamarind extract • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 or 8 […]

Ingredients: • 3-4 – tomatoes, seeded and chopped • 1/4 cup – Tomato puree • 2-3 Cloves – garlic, minced • 1 – onion, chopped • 1 tsp – cumin-coriander powder • 3 – zucchini, chopped • 1 – large Eggplant • 1 – large red bell pepper • Basil for garnish • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 10-15-curry leaves • a small bunch of 10 stems-coriander leaves • 1- big Plum Tomato • 2 tbsp-oil • 1 tbsp-mustard • 1 tbsp-jeera • 2-3 tbsp-rasam powder • salt Method: Grind curry leaves, coriander leaves, tomato, rasam powder and salt with water. Then in a kadai pour the oil and put mustard […]

Ingredients: • For rava idli: • 2.5 cups – medium semolina • 2-3 stalks Curry leaves finely chopped • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp – Channa dal • 8-10 cashews broken into pieces • 4 tbsp – oil • 1 tsp – soda bicarb • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 200 gm – frozen peas. • 4 cups – water. • Half a lemon. • One pinch – pepper powder. • 1/2 tsp – vinegar. • Salt to taste. Method: Boil water along with peas in a kadai or pan. Remove from flame and transfer to a bowl. Add pepper powder, a half […]

Ingredients: • For koftas: • 1/2 kg – Palak • 250 g – Paneer • 1- Potato, boiled • 1 tsp – Jeera powder • Salt as per taste • 1 – green chillies, chopped) • 2 tbsp – Bread crumbs • 10 or 15 – Raisins • For the curry: • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – Oats • salt to taste • 2 – glasses of water • nuts as per your wish Method: Boil oats, water and salt together for 5 minutes. Then add the nuts and serve hot. Recipe courtesy of Kadali Nagamani

Ingredients: • Approx. 3 cups – crumbled Paneer • 1 – red Onion • 1 each – medium red, yellow and green bell peppers • 2-3 – ripe Tomatoes, chopped (or Tomato puree) • 2-3 – Green chillies to taste • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – boiled peas • 1 cup – boiled string beans • 1 cup – boiled Corn kernels • 1 cup – diced apples • 1 cup – chopped fresh Pineapples • 1 cup – chopped Carrots • 1 cup – shredded red Cabbage • 1 cup – finely chopped Lettuce leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1 tsp – dried Ginger powder • 1 tsp – Jeera (cumin) • 1 tsp – black pepper powder • 1 tbsp – Ghee or unsalted Butter • 5 tsp – Jaggery or Brown sugar Method: Heat ghee or unsalted butter in a pan in medium flame. Add dried ginger powder, jeera and […]

Ingredients: • 4.5 cups – flour • 1 cup – Ghee • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – water • ghee/oil ( canola oil) for deep frying • Green Cardamom for Sugar syrup Method: Add half cup ghee and water to 4 cup flour and knead it into a soft dough. Heat the […]

Ingredients: • For dosa: • 2 cups – Rice (preferably parboiled) • 1/2 cup – split and husked black gram (dhuli urad), soaked with Rice for 5-6 hours • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • oil to smear the pan for cooking the dosas • 2 tsp – salt • For masala: • 500 gm […]