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 […]

Ingredients: • 15 – Patra leaves. • 1 cup – Besan. • 1 cup – Rice Flour. • 2 tbsps- oil. • 1 tsp – Rai. • 1 tsp – Til| For Paste: • 1 – Lemon sized Tamarinl. • 1 – Lemon sized Jaggery. • Salt – to taste. • 3-4 green Chillies. • […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – low cal Paneer • 200 g – channa, soaked overnight • 1/4 cup – coriander leaves, chopped • 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 3 – large Onions chopped • 2 – large Tomatoes • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 2 tsp – oil, for frying • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – ajwain • 1 pinch asafetida • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder Method: Sieve the wheat flour and salt. Mix all the ingredients and knead to firm dough adding enough water. Cover and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – couscous, cooked and washed • Juice of 1 Lemon • 2 – green chillies, chopped • Salt – to taste • 2 tbsp – cilantro, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – fresh ground black pepper • 1 Clove – garlic, minced • 1 – ginger, minced • 1 – onion, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – boiled Pasta • 1 – large onion, finely chopped • 1 – large tomato, finely chopped (or any fresh vegetable) • 2 tsp – Lime juice • salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – chaat masala powder • 2 tsp – chopped Coriander […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – soft whole wheat, soaked overnight • 1/2 cup – soybeans, soaked overnight • 1/2 cup – Bean sprouts or assorted sprouts • 1 tbsp – sprouted Fenugreek seeds • 1 Onion (finely chopped) • 1 Tomato (finely chopped) • 1 sprig Spring onions with greens (finely chopped) • 1 small […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Semolina. • 1 cup – Plain Flour (maida) • 1 cup – Frozen Vegetables (onion, beans, peas) • 1 – Onion finely cut. • 3 – Green chillies, finely chopped. • Salt to taste. • 2 tsp – Oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds to season. Method: Take the […]