Ingredients: • 2 tbsp cooking oil • 1 big Onion • 2 tbsp Lime juice • 4 tsp curry powder • 1 cup Chicken broth • 200gm boneless Chicken • 2.5 tsp ground Ginger • 1 small green pepper (chopped) • 1 heaped tsp Corn starch • Coriander to garnish • Salt to taste Method: […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – Channa dal • 3 tbsp – grated Coconut • 1 cup – grated Jaggery • 10 – cashews • 2 – Cardamom • 10 – Raisins • 1 cup – boiled Milk • 2 tsp – Ghee Method: Heat a pan, add 1 tsp of ghee and add channa dal […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – husked black gram (urad) dal • 1/2 kg – Rice flour • 1/2 kg – Jaggery • 1/2 kg (approx) – Ghee Method: Dry roast the dal till golden brown. Cool and grind into coarse (like fine sand) powder. Dry roast the rice flour till pale brown. Mix both these […]

Ingredients: • 5 cups – flour • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – Dry yeast • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1/4 tsp – Clove powder • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/2 cup – Raisins • 1/4 cup – tutti-frutti pieces • 1/4 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Wheat flour • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 1 tsp – ginger, grated • 3 to 4 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – Ghee or oil • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • salt to taste Method: Sieve […]

Ingredients: • For sundal: • 1 cup – any dry legume varieties, soaked • salt to taste • Seasoning: • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – urad dhal • 1/4 tsp – Hing / Asafoetida • 2 – Red Chillies or 2 Green chillies • 3 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – khova (mava) • 1 tbsp – khuskhus seed • 15 – kharik (dried dates) finely chopped • 100 g – desiccated Coconut grated • 100 g – khadi Sugar (large crystal Sugar) • 50 g- khismis (raisins) Method: Dry roast khuskhus till light brown and cool. Crumble khoya in a […]

Ingredients: • Idly – 8, cut into cubes • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – sambar powder • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • Masala powder – a little • Onion – 1/2 • Tomato – 1/2 • Salt to taste • For seasoning- Oil, mustard, […]

Ingredients: • 10 oz – fresh coarsely chopped Spinach • 1 can – Chickpeas or 2 cups of boiled Channa • 1 – medium size red Onion chopped • 1 – big Tomato chopped • 2 to 3 – medium sized Potatoes boiled and cubed • 2 – green chillies, slit finely lengthwise • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups -sugar • 2 cups – khoya • 3/4 cups – Paneer • 2 – 3 tbsp – plain flour • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 – 2 tbsp – Milk to bind • 4 cups – water • 1 pinch – Saffron • A few drops – rose essence […]

Ingredients: • 1 – grated fresh Coconut • 3 tbsp – sooji • 1 tsp – khuskhus • 1 tsp – til • 1/2 cup – powdered Sugar • 1/8 tsp – elaichi powder • juice of 1/2 Lime • 1/2 cup – cashewnuts, chopped fine • 1/2 cup – dates, chopped fine • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 2 inch piece – dried Ginger • 2 tbsps – Jaggery Method: Powder the dried ginger. Mix with the jaggery and make small balls. Recipe courtesy of Lakshmi

Ingredients: • Baby Corn – 5 slices or pieces • Milk – 1 cup • Onion – 1 medium (chopped) • Garlic – 1-2 pods • Salt as per taste • Pepper powder as per taste • Mixed vegetables (beans, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower) – 1 small cup • Butter Method: Heat butter and fry onions. […]

Ingredients: • 5 eggs • 300 g – minced Meat • 1 Onion • oil for deep drying • A little flour • 50 g – grated cheese • 10 g – Butter • small sprig of Coriander leaves • some bread crumbs • 1 tsp – salt Method: Boil 4 eggs for 10 mins […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – moong dal • 3 cups – sugar, ground • 2.5 cups – Ghee • A little Saffron and crushed dry fruits • 6 green cardamoms, powdered Method: Soak dal overnight and grind it coarsely. Heat the ghee and brown the dal till golden in colour. Keep stirring. Add the ground […]

Ingredients: • 5.5 cups – Maida • 2 tbsp – baking powder • 3/4 tsp – salt • 2 – large eggs, beaten • 2.5 cups – Milk • 1 cup – Brown sugar • 2/3 cups – melted Butter • 1 tsp – Lemon peel, grated • 1/2 tsp – Almond extract • 8 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – basmati Rice • 1/3 cup – Sugar • 2 – Cloves • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 4 – chopped Almonds • a few strands of Saffron • a pinch of Cardamom • 1/3 cup – Coconut • 1 tbsp – condensed Milk (optional) Method: Soak the rice in water […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Strawberry sponge cake • 1 cup – strawberries, cleaned and hulled • 1/4 cup – Sugar granulated • 1/2 cup – Sugar powdered • 1/4 tsp – Strawberry essence • 1/4 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 cup – chilled whipped Cream • 1/4 cup – chocolate curls Method: Clean, halve, […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – button Mushrooms • 1 cup – Tomato puree • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 2 – onions, chopped • 1 – green chilli, chopped • 1/4 tsp – Ginger paste • 1/4 tsp – Garlic paste • 1/2 cup – water • 1/2 cup – thick Curd (yoghurt) • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 3 mangoes, peeled and diced • 3 eggs, beaten • 1/4 cup condensed Milk • 2 tbsp Sugar • 1 tsp baking powder • 2 cups flour • 3/4 cup milk, scalded • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder • 1/2 tsp Mango essence Method: Sift flour and baking powder. Mix in eggs and sugar, […]