Ingredients: • 750 g – ripe tomatoes, blanched, skinned and chopped • 4 – large slices stale bread, crusts removed and crumbled • 2 – large Cloves garlic, crushed • 2 tbsp – red Vinegar • 3-4 tbsp – salad oil • 1 – small tin Tomato juice • 1 – large onion, grated • […]

Ingredients: • Fish slices (without bones) – 1 kg • Basmati Rice – 1 kg • Onion (medium sized) – thinly sliced • Tomato – 1 medium, thinly sliced • Green chillies – 6 • Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch • Cumin powder – 2 tsp – • Chilli powder – 3 tsp • […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – margarine • 1/2 cup – Brown sugar • 1/2 cup – dark Molasses • 3.5 cups – flour • 1 tsp – baking soda • 1/4 tsp – Cloves • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon • 1 tsp – Ginger • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/4 cup – water Method: […]

Ingredients: • 500g – mascarpone cheese • 1.5 cups – espresso or strong coffee • 6 tbsp – Sugar • 2 packages – lady finger biscuits • 1 oz – liqueur of your choice (Tia Maria, Kaluha, Baileys, etc) Method: Separate egg yolks from egg whites. Beat egg yolks with sugar until creamy and smooth. […]

Ingredients: • For the cover: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.25 cups – water • A pinch of salt • 1-2 tsp – vegetable oil or Ghee • For the filling: • 3/4 cup – whole black gram (white variety) (urad dal) • 1-2 – Green chillies (or as per taste) • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 120g – margarine • 2 – eggs • 120g – Sugar • 1 tbsp – Milk • 175g – Refined flour • 1 level tsp – baking powder • 50g – mixed fruit (currants, sultanas, raisins) • 15g – almonds, chopped • 15g – walnuts, chopped Method: Cream margarine and sugar till light […]

Ingredients: • 3 – eggs • 1/2 cup – ground Almonds • 1/2 cup – Milk powder • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Saffron strands • 100g – Butter • 1 tbsp – flaked Almonds Method: Beat the eggs together in a bowl and set aside. Place the ground almonds, milk powder, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – plain flour • 1 cup – chocolate syrup • 1/2 cup – Butter • 3 – Egg whites • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • Salt – to taste • 1/2 cup – chopped nuts Method: Beat butter and sugar till light. Add eggs and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – beaten eggs • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 2 tbsp – custard powder • 1 tbsp – vanilla essence Method: Mix milk, sugar, essence and eggs and beat well till sugar dissolves. Dissolve custard powder in 4 tbsps milk (to avoid lumps) and pour into […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 to 1 cup Sugar • 1/4 cup – Maida • 1/8 tsp – salt • 4 cups – strawberries – washed and hulled • 2 tbsp – Butter • Pastry for single crust pie • Whipped Cream for decoration Method: Combine sugar with flour and salt. Toss lightly with the strawberries. Fill […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Wheat flour • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1/4 cup – peas (ground) • 1 – green chilli, grind to paste • Salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Curd • 1 tbsp – Milk • Water to knead dough • Ghee or oil to deep fry Method: Make soft […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1 cup – ground Sugar • 2 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – cocoa powder • 1 tsp – chocolate powder • 4 tbsp – Milk powder • 1 slab chocolate • 3-4 drops vanilla essence Method: Mix the maida, sugar, […]

Ingredients: • For batter: • Plain flour – 1 cup. • Rice flour – 1/4 cup • Milk – 1/2 cup. • salt- a pinch • oil/ghee – to fry| For Stuffing: • Grated Coconut – 1 cup. • Sugar – 1/3 cup. • Khoya-1 cup • Cardamom, powdered- 5 Method: For stuffing: take a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fresh Rhubarb, peeled and chopped • 1 cup – fresh strawberries • 1/2 cup – Granulated Sugar • 2 tbsp – light Corn syrup • 2 – large sprigs of Mint • 1/3 pint – heavy whipping Cream • 2 tbsp – dessert wine • 1/3 cup – Scotch whisky […]

Ingredients: • 90 ml – Sante Chenin Blanc Wine • 30 ml – Gin • 30 ml – Peach Schnapps • Lemon Juice • Syrup Method: To make simple syrup, mix equal parts of hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – sponge cake • 1 can mixed fruits divided into 3 portions • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 200 g – fresh Cream divided into 3 portions • 2 tbsp – jam • 1 cup – mixed fresh fruit (optional) • 100 g – Cherries Method: Whip the fresh cream to […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Carrots • 1.5 litre – Milk • 500 g – Sugar • A few – strands of Saffron • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 20 pieces – almonds, soaked in water for 5 hours • 15 pieces – Pista • 15 pieces – cashew nuts, soaked in water for […]

Ingredients: • 200 gm – mawa (khoya) • 100 gm – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • few strands – Saffron • For the stuffing: • 8 tbsp – cashew, Almond and Pistachio powder • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 1 pinch -cardamom, Nutmeg and Saffron paste Method: For the peda: Heat, mawa […]

Ingredients: • Neem leaves – 1/4 cup • Jaggery – 1/4 cup (grated) • Banana – 1/4 cup (sliced) • Honey – 2 tsp • Ghee – 4 tsp • Coconut – 1/4 cup • Besan flour – 1/2 cup • Cardamom powder – 2 tsp Method: Mix all the ingredients well and eat. Or […]

Ingredients: • 15 – kokum pods (dried or moist) • 1 – large Coconut scraped • 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 5 – Garlic flakes grated • 4 – Green chillies slit, seeds and stems removed • salt to taste Method: Pour 2 cups boiling water over kokum pods in a vessel. […]