Ingredients: • For batter: • 250 g – Bengal Gram flour/besan/chickpea flour (1.5 cup) • 1/2 cup – curd/yogurt (not very sour) • 1/2 cup – water • 1/2 tsp – cooking/baking soda • For seasoning to be mixed with the batter (to be added just before cooking): • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – soya granules/meal maker • 3 Green chillies • 2 tsp – Lemon juice • 3/4 cup – cleaned, chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – gram dal • salt to taste Method: Soak soya granules in warm water for 10 minutes. Grind all ingredients with required quantity of water to […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Chicken stock • 4 cups – water • 1 pound – dried split peas (about 2-1/4 cups) • 1 to 2 lb – smoked Ham • 1 – medium sized Onion • 1 tsp – salt • 1/4 tsp – pepper • 2 or 3 – carrots, chopped • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – Kaju powder (cashew nut) • 1/2 cup – Sugar for Kaju mixture • 1 cup – Pista powder (Pistachio) • 1/2 cup – Sugar (heaped) for Pista mixture • Saffron for decoration Method: Add water to 1/2 cup sugar, heat and prepare a semi thick syrup. Add kaju powder, mix […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – sugar. • 3 cups – water. • 3 bunches – pudina leaves. • 3/4 cup – vinegar. • green food colour. Method: Boil sugar, water and pudina leaves together. Let it cool. Add a few drops of green colour. Mix in the vinegar. Strain through a clean cloth. Bottle and […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Flour • 125 gms – Sugar • 1/4 litre – Milk • 1 – small packet of vanilla sugar  • 3 – eggs • 50 ml – Oil • Half a packet baking powder • A pinch of salt Method: Put flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a mixing […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium onion, cut into thin strips • 1 – Capsicum cut into thin strips • 2 tbsp – small Paneer cubes • 1 cup – Milk • 1 cup – boiled pasta/macaroni • 1 tbsp – Tomato ketchup • 1 tbsp – chilli sauce • 1 tbsp – vegetable oil • […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Palak • 250 g – gram flour (approx) • 200 g – rava (semolina) (approx) • 12 – Green chillies • 1 piece – Ginger • 1 tbsp – ajwain • 1 tbsp – cumin • salt to taste • oil to fry Method: Wash palak, drain water and chop […]

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 […]