Ingredients: • 2.25 Cups – flour • 1 tsp – Baking soda • 2/3 cup – shortening • 1.5 tsp – Salt • 1 cup – Beer • 1 tsp – Baking powder • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 3 – eggs • 1/2 cup – Cocoa • 2/3 cup – Sauerkraut (chopped, rinsed, and […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Flour/maida • 200 g – Butter • 200 g – Sugar • 2 tsp – Ginger powder or Ginger paste • 2 tsp – Candied Orange peel • 2 tbsp – Caramel syrup/golden syrup (optional) • 3 – Eggs, beaten • 1 tsp – Vanilla essence • 2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • Raisins – 600 gms • Blackcurrants – 200 gms • Dried, sour or glazed Cherries – 100 gms • Mixed dried fruits, dry prunes, apricots, apples, pears, finely chopped – 250 gms • Liquor, plus extra to feed’ the cake (brandy, sherry, wine and rum – all work well) – 400 ml • […]

Ingredients: • 75 gms. Walnut halves • 6 tbsp. golden syrup • 100 gms. soft margarine • 100 gms. castor Sugar • 100 gms. self raising flour • 1 tsp. baking powder • 2 large eggs Method: Put the walnuts on the bottom of a greased microwave proof bowl and spoon the golden syrup over. […]

Ingredients: • 8 – Kiwis (peeled and sliced) • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 – Puff pastry sheet • 3 tsp – Butter Method: Heat the butter, and fry the sliced kiwi for a minute on both sides. Keep aside. Heat the sugar with 2 tbsp of water to make a sugar syrup. Preheat […]

Ingredients: • 100g Ghee • 100g gingili oil • 100g Honey • 1/2 kg Jaggery • 2 glass water • To grind: • 50g sukhu • 25g sitharathai • 10g omam • 25g cumin • 10g milagu • 25g kandathipili • 25g arisi thipili • 2 piece – Turmeric Method: Break the sukhu and sitharathai […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cold Milk • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 1 tsp – cornflour • 2 – eggs Method: Separate the egg yolks from the whites and whisk the whites to a stiff froth. Mix the yolks with the cold milk, cornflour and sugar and beat well. Place this mixture on very […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup plain flour • 1/4 cup puffed gram (phutana or dalia) flour • 1/2 tbsp whole Dalia • 5-6 green chillies, crushed • 1/2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped • 1 tsp sesame seeds • 10-12 peanuts, coarsely crushed • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder • salt to taste • 2 tbsp oil […]

Ingredients: • Cashewnuts – 25 gms • Almonds – 25 gms • Pistachio – 25 gms • Pecans – 25 gms • Condensed Milk – 1 can • Corn flour – 1 tsp • Rose Essence – 1 tsp Method: Soak all nuts separately in warm water for 3-4 hours. Drain and grind them together […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Almonds • 1 tin – sweet condensed Milk • 1 tin – Milk powder • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • Milk enough to blend Method: Soak the almonds in water for 2 hours. Peel the skin. Blend the almonds with a little milk and […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – red lentils • 1/2 tbsp – Olive oil • 250 g – boneless lamb, cubed • 2 Cloves – garlic, chopped • 2 – white onions, chopped • 1 tsp – Turmeric • 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/4 tsp – ground Ginger • 1/8 tsp – cayenne • […]

Ingredients: • 3 – large, boiled day-old Potatoes • 1 – capsicum, thinly sliced • 1 cup – leftover noodles, ribbon or spaghetti Pasta dish • 1 tsp – Butter • 1/2 cup – cheese, grated • 1 tbsp – Cornflour • 3 – green chillies, chopped finely • Salt to taste • Pepper to […]

Ingredients: • For the Sponge: • 200 g – margarine • 300 g – flour • 200 g – caster Sugar • 5 g – salt • 25 g – Milk powder • 5 g – baking powder • 5 – eggs • For the Truffle: • 100 g – whipped Cream • 200 g […]

Ingredients: • 2 – medium-sized Cucumbers • 4 – medium Tomatoes • 4 – medium-sized Onions • 2 tsp – Garam Masala • 9 – medium Green chillies • 2 tsp – salt • 3 tsp – cooking oil • 2 tsp – deghi mirch Method: Peel cucumbers and boil them in an open container […]

Ingredients: • Bengal Gram dal – 2 cups • Sugar – 2 cups • Maida – 1.5 cups • Gingili Oil – 1/2 cup • Cardamoms – 8 • Ghee for frying Method: Boil the gram with plenty of water. When nicely cooked, strain. Again add water, boil and drain. Add sugar and cardamom to […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grainy sooji (semolina) • 2.5 cups – hot Milk • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 3 tbsp – small Raisins • 1/4 cup – almonds, coarsely powdered • 10 to 12 – cashewnuts, broken • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • For garnishing: • 5 […]

Ingredients: • 1 stick – unsalted Butter (roughly 1/2 cup) at room temperature • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 2 tsp – Sugar for caramelizing • 3 – eggs • 3 cups – All-Purpose Flour (Maida) • A pinch of salt • 1/2 cup – Milk at room temperature • 1/4 tsp – vanilla essence […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – instant noodles • 1 cup – potatoes, boiled and mashed • 1 tbsp – flour • 1/2 cup – Honey • 1/2 cup – dates, chopped, finely • 2 slices – bread • 1 cup – paneer, crumbled • 1/4 cup – Raisins • 5 cups – curd, beaten • […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp Rice • 1/4 kg Jaggery • 1/2 cup Milk • 4 cups – water • 1/2 Coconut, grated • 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds • Powder of 4 Cardamoms Method: Soak rice for half an hour. Grind it. Grind poppy seeds, coconut and cardamom. Melt jaggery in 4 cups of water on […]

Ingredients: • Til – 250 g • Besan – 1 tsp • Milk powder – 1 cup • Condensed Milk – 1 tin • Dry Coconut in thin slices – 15 pieces • Ghee – 2 tbsp Method: Dry roast, til and besan flour separately and keep aside. Powder til after saving 2 tbsp whole […]