Ingredients: • 1 cup – rava • 1 cup – jaggery- finely chopped • 1/2 cup – water • 2 cup – Coconut Milk • 1/4 cup – fresh Coconut scraped • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp – ghee/brown Butter • a few – Cashewnuts for […]

Ingredients: • Cooked Rice – 1 cup • Rotel chopped Tomatoes and Green chillies – 1 can • Salsa – 2 tbsp • Black beans – 1 can (Optional) • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Cilantro chopped fine – 1/4 cup • Grated Cheese – 1/2 cup • Salt to taste Method: Preheat oven […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Maida • 1 pinch – baking soda • 2 cups – Sugar • 1.5 cups – Ghee • 1 cup – water • Oil to deep fry Method: Put 1 cup of water to the sugar and allow it to dissolve. You can stir it with a spoon so that […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – light Brown sugar • 1 cup – water • 1/3 cup – vegetable shortening • 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – ground Nutmeg • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2.25 cups- Cake Flour • 1 tsp – baking soda • 1.25 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Coconut – 2 whole (fresh and grated) • Jaggery – 1/2 kg (grated) • Cardamoms – 10 to 12 (Powdered) • Maida Flour – 1/2 kg • Wheat flour – 1/2 kg • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Cashew nuts -12-15 (small pieces fried in ghee) • Kashkash (Gasgase) – 50 g […]

Ingredients: • 300 g – Raisins • 10 – Kashmiri Red Chilli whole • 70 ml – Vinegar • 25 g – panchphoran • 50 g – Jaggery • Salt to taste • 30 ml – oil • 15 g – Garlic Method: Soak the raisin and Kashmiri red chilli in vinegar overnight. Make a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – raw Rice • 1/2 cup – grated Jaggery • 3 tbsps – split green lentil (moong dal) • 3-4 tbsp – cashews • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg powder • A pinch – Saffron • 1-2 tbsp – dried Raisins […]

Ingredients: • 1 liter – Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 cup – leftover baati pieces Method: Either crush baati with hand coarsely, or chop into tiny cubes. Heat milk, bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes. Add baati, simmer for 5 minutes. Add sugar, stir […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – almonds, chopped • 1/2 cup – pistas, chopped • 1/2 cup – cashews, chopped • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1/2 cup – jaggery, powdered Method: Heat ghee in a heavy pan. Add jaggery. Stir until it melts and bubbles start forming. Add the nuts and mix. Take off the […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 1/4 glass • Milk – 1 litre • Sugar – 1 glass • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • Cashewnuts – a few Method: Heat a vessel and fry the rice for a few mins. Pressure cook rice along with 1/2 litre milk in a vessel placed inside the cooker […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – packed Brown sugar • 3 cups- all-purpose flour • 1 tbsp – baking soda • 2 tbsp – ground Cinnamon • 2 tbsp – ground Cloves • 2 tbsp – ground allspice • 2 tbsp – ground Nutmeg • 4 -eggs • 2 tbsp – Lemon zest • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – graham cracker crumbs • 1/3 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/2 cup – Butter or margarine, melted • For the Filling: • 250 g – packaged Cream cheese, softened • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • 4 – eggs, separated […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup gram flour • 10-12 fresh large omam leaves, finely chopped • 1 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 Onion finely chopped • 2 Green chillies finely chopped • 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder • 3-4 pinches Asafoetida • salt to taste • oil to deep fry […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1 cup – water • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 2 tbsp – yogurt • A pinch of salt • 1/2 tsp – Yeast • A few strands of Saffron • Oil Method: Mix curd, maida, saffron and yeast with a little oil to make a smooth, runny […]

Ingredients: • Wheat flour – 1 cup • Salt – 1 tsp • Oil -4 tbsp • Ajwain – 3 tbsp • Red Chilli powder – 1tbps • Kasoori Methi – 1/2 cup Method: Mix the flour with all of the above and knead it by adding water little by little. Leave it for about […]

Ingredients: • 500 gms – Chicken • 800 gms – Basmati Rice • 1/2 cup – Curd • 1 tsp – Shahzeera • 1 bunch – Coriander and Mint leaves • 5 – Green chillies • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 cup – […]

Ingredients: • Ground Almonds – 75g (3oz) • Icing Sugar – 100g (4 oz) • Chocolate powder or vanilla vermicelli – 1 tbsp • 1 egg-yolk • Evaporated Milk • Coffee or vanilla essence Method: Mix the ground almonds, icing sugar, and chocolate powder in a bowl. Put the egg yolk into a cup, add […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – white Butter (plain) • 1 tbsp – powdered Sugar • 1 pinch – Cardamom powder Method: Mix all ingredients well and serve. Recipe courtesy of Lakshmi

Ingredients: • 8 – 10 – Figs • 1 cup – Orange juice • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1 cup – soft Brown sugar • 3 to 4 pinches – Cinnamon powder • 1/4 tsp – vanilla essence • For crumble: • 1.5 cups – plain flour • 60 g – chilled Butter […]

Ingredients: • 60 gm desi Ghee • 1 cup atta (Whole-wheat flour) • 1 tbsp. Methi seeds • 2 tsp Saunf • 1 tsp saunth (dry Ginger powder) • 1/4 tsp Kali mirch (black pepper) • 3/4 cup jaggery, grated • Almonds and Pistachios for garnishing Method: In a heavy kadhai, melt the ghee and […]