Ingredients: • Besan (chickpeas flour) – 2.5 cups • Wheat flour – 1/2 cup • Powdered Sugar – 1 to 1.5 cups • Coarsely powdered Cashew nuts – 1/2 cup • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • Nutmeg powder – 1/2 tsp • Melted Ghee (cooled) – 1-1.5 cups Method: Heat 3 tbsp of ghee […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1/3 cup – Urad Dal • 2 cup – Coconut Milk • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 1/3 cup – Curd • 1/2 tsp – soda bicarbonate Method: Wash and soak rice, dal and fenugreek seeds for 6-7 hours Prepare 2 cups of coconut milk. Use this […]

Ingredients: • 1 – whole boneless Chicken breast, cleaned and sliced in long strips about 2 inches long • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 3-4 tsps – Shan masala (a Pakistani brand) Tandoori Chicken Tikka Spice Mix • Juice of 1 Lime • salt to taste • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – condensed Milk • 240 g – plain flour • 40 g – cocoa • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 2 tsp – icing Sugar • 1/2 cup – butter, melted • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 100 ml – Milk • 100 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Milk powder • 200 gms – Almonds, powdered • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Saffron, dissolved in 4 tbsp water • 4 cups – Water • For garnishing: • 20 – Almonds, blanched and slivered • 20 – Pistachios, blanched and slivered • 4 tbsp – Raisins […]

Ingredients: • Milk -1 kg • Custard powder – 6 tbsp • Sugar – 1.75 cups • Fresh Cream – 200 g • Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp • Marie biscuit – 12-14 pieces • Coco powder – 4 tbsp • Liquid chocolate for decoration Method: Boil milk in a pan and add sugar. Now, […]

Ingredients: • 2 litre – Milk • 1/2 cup – rice, washed and soaked for 30 minutes • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 to 15 strands – saffron, crushed, soaked in 1 tsp warm Milk • 10 – Almonds • 10 – unsalted Pistachios • 1 – peeled […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – whole-wheat flour • 3 tbsp – Ghee or Butter • 10 – Cardamom pods, seeded • 1/4 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – water • Ghee to shallow fry Method: Crush cardamom seeds coarsely. Sieve flour into a large plate. Make a well in the centre. Boil together ghee, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fish, cut in 1/2 inch cubes • 2 tbsp – thick Garlic paste • Salt • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp – oil • 1.5 to 2 cups – water Method: In a curry pot, mix all these ingredients and cook […]

Ingredients: • semolina – 1/2 cup • Milk – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Flour (maida) – 3/4 cup • Cooking soda – 1/8 tsp • Khova (milk reduced to thick paste) – 2 tbsp • Oil – 2 tsp • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • […]

Ingredients: • 300 g – Cream • 1 kg – red Carrots • 125 g – Sugar • 2 – green Cardamoms • 1 – black Cardamom • 50 g – Raisins • 20 – Almonds • 20 – Cashew nuts • 20 – Pistachio Method: Microwave in a bowl the grated carrots, sugar, green […]

Ingredients: • Maida – 1.5 cup • fine semolina – 1/2 cup • baking powder – 3 tsp • salt – 1/2 tsp • powdered Sugar – 1 cup • Butter – 1/2 cup • Milk – 1 cup • cocoa – 4 tbsp • hot Milk – 2 tbsp • vanilla essence – 1 […]

Ingredients: • Rava – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Milk – 1 cup • Ghee – 1/2 cup • Ripe Banana – 2 cups • Cashew nuts – 10 • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp Method: Mash the banana with sugar in a bowl. Add the milk and whisk it well. Put […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – Rice • 3 cups – Milk • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1 tbsp – almonds, blanched and slivered • 3/4 tsp – cardamom, powdered • 1 tsp – rose water • A few strands – Saffron • Silver foil Method: Wash and soak rice in water for 2 hours […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – Jaggery • 1.25 cups – water • 2 tbsp – split moong dal • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 cup – grated Coconut • 1/4 tsp – salt • 1 tbsp – oil Method: Dry-roast the wheat flour in a pan for […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 2 cups – Wheat flour or atta • a pinch – Salt • 4 tbsp – Ghee • 1 cup – Sugar Method: Make a stiff dough of the maida and wheat flour, ghee and salt. Roll out into 1 inch thick rotis. Cut into small squares. Heat […]

Ingredients: • For the chicken: • 250g – boneless chicken, cubed into 12-inch pieces • oil – for deep frying • For the marinade: • 1 tbsp – soya sauce • 1/2 – Egg • 2.5 tbsp – Corn flour • 1/2 tsp – white pepper powder • 1 tbsp – Vinegar • salt – […]

Ingredients: • Makki atta, cornflour – 2 cups • grated radish – 1/4 cup • warm water to knead • salt to taste Method: Knead the makki (corn) ka atta in warm water just before cooking the rotis. While kneading, add some grated radish and salt. To roll it, put a square of polythene paper […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – raw, grated Sweet Potatoes • 1 cup – Molasses • 2 – eggs • 2 cups – rich Milk • 1 tbsp – melted Butter • 1 tsp – ground Ginger or grated Orange rind • 1 tbsp – Brown sugar • 1/2 tsp – powdered Cinnamon Method: Add the […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Halibut steaks (1 pound each – 3/4-inch thick) • 1/4 cup – green Olive paste • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • Olive oil to drizzle over the top Method: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Remove skin from steaks and the flesh away from the bone (you’ll get 4 […]