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, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fine sevai • 2 cups – water • 5 to 6 – cashews, broken • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 5 – almonds, slivered • 20 – Raisins • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3 tbsp – Ghee Method: Heat ghee in a heavy pan. Add the cashew and […]

Ingredients: • Maida – 1.5 cups • A pinch of salt • Oil to deep fry • For Filling: • Rava (semolina) – 1 cup • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Water – 1 cup • Milk – 1/2 cup • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp Method: For filling: Roast […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1 cup (100 g) – rava • 200 ml – Pineapple juice (Tropicana / Real / homemade – without sugar) • 1 tsp – Raisins • 1 tsp – chopped Cashewnuts • 1 cup (100 g) – Sugar • 2 pinches – Cardamom powder • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 250g – butter, softened • 2.5 cups – pure icing Sugar • 2 tsp – vanilla extract • 1 – orange, rind finely grated • 1 tbsp – oil +1 tbsp water+1 tsp – baking powder (replacer for 1 Egg ) • 2 .5 cups – plain flour • 1 tsp – baking […]

Ingredients: • Wheat Flour (used for chappaties) – 1 cup • Brown sugar (Dark Brown) – 1 cup • Butter – 1/2 stick • Nuts (optional) Method: Take a microwaveable container and put in 1 tsp of butter and the broken nuts and microwave it for 1 min. Remove the nuts and keep aside. Put […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 – finely chopped Coriander leaves • Salt to taste • Oil to deep fry Method: Warm some water. Mix the flour and other ingredients together. Make fairly stiff dough with warmed water. Divide […]

Ingredients: • 300 g -flour • 225 g- unsalted margarine • 225 g- powdered Sugar • 280 g -evaporated Milk • 1 tsp -baking powder • 3 tsp -dried Raisins • 1 tsp -vanilla essence • 4-5 tsp -water Method: Preheat oven at 180 C. Sieve flour and baking powder. Add to it the dried […]

Ingredients: • 15 slices – bread (edges cut off) • 5 slices – cheese singles • 5 tbsp – ketchup or 1 large Tomato sliced into 10 pieces • 1 – Cucumber slice • 1 – large Potato • 15 tbsp – Butter • 1/4 tsp – pepper • For the chutney: • 1 bunch […]

Ingredients: • 1 eggless Pineapple sponge cake. • 3-4 slices canned Pineapple (or fresh). • 8-10 – canned or glaced cherries. • 3-4 tbsp – white Butter icing white. • 4 tbsp -butter icing yellow. • 2 tbsp – whipped cream. • 1 tbsp – powdered sugar. Method: Slice the cake horizontally into 2 halves. […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – dosa batter • 1.5 cups – Cabbage and carrot, grated • Salt as needed • 2 tsp – oil • For masala to grind: • 1/4 cup – Coconut • 5 to 6 – cashews (optional) • 1 – cloves, Garlic • 2 to 3 – Green chilli • 3/4 […]