Ingredients: • 3 cups – plain flour • 1/2 cup – almonds, powdered finely • 1/2 cup – Ghee or Butter • 1/4 tsp – salt • For garnishing: • 1 tbsp – almonds, slivered • 1 tbsp – pistachios, slivered • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom granules, crushed coarsely • 15 to 20 – Saffron […]

Ingredients: • 1 heaped cup rajagaro flour (amaranth flour) • 3/4 tsp minced Green chillies or 1 tsp minced jalapeno pepper • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp oil • 1/4 tsp Jeera • 1 tbsp oil • Rice flour (a little for rolling to make it crisp) • 1/2 cup water Method: Combine rajagaro […]

Ingredients: • 15 – Pitted Jackfruit • 1.5 cup – Jaggery • 1/2 cup – Moong dal • 2 medium size tins – Coconut Milk Method: Cut the jackfruit into small pieces. Pressure cook it along with moong dal for about 10 minutes after three whistles. Once it depressurises, mash the cooked jackfruit pieces and […]

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

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fine vermicelli • 3 cups – vitamin D Milk or thick Milk • 1 can – sweetened condensed Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar (or according to taste) • 4 tbsps – Butter • A few Saffron threads • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • Cashews, Raisins – for seasoning […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Raw bananas • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 – Green chilli slit • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Arrowroot powder • 1 tbsp – curds • 1 tsp – Lemon juice […]

Ingredients: • 2 – potatoes, medium size • 3 tbsp – Poppy Seeds soaked in water and ground into a fine paste • 1/2 tsp – Panchpuran (a mixture of cumin, coriander, fennel, Fenugreek and Onion seeds) • 1 – hot chilli pepper, cut into small pieces • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • Salt […]

Ingredients: • 6 -slices (rings) of canned pineapple. • 4 tbsps -golden syrup. • 6 -cherries. • 5- eggs (separate Egg white from Egg yolk). • 150g- melted butter. • 200g- sugar. • 180g -self-raising flour (sieved). • 1/2 tsp – baking powder. • 1/4 tsp- vanilla essence| Method: Grease cake tin with butter and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – plain flour • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – roasted Chickpea (dalia or phutana) flour • 1 tbsp – sesame seeds • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 – green chillies, ground • 1/4 tsp – soda bicarb • To taste – salt • To deep fry […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium size Cauliflower • A handful of Coriander leaves • 2 inches of Ginger and 8 Cloves of Garlic • 1 tbsp of pepper powder • 1 pinch – ajinomoto • 1.5 oz – soy sauce and 8 drops of vinegar(optional) • 1/2 tbsp – Garam Masala powder • A pinch […]

Ingredients: • 90 gms. Butter • 1 cup castor Sugar • 185 gms. flaked Almonds • 125 gms. dark chocolate • Oil (to grease) Method: Cover oven trays with aluminium foil Grease foil lightly with oil Place almonds on separate tray, place into moderate oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown Place sugar, water […]

Ingredients: • 15oz – ricotta cheese • 7 oz – Sugar • 15oz – Milk powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 3 tbsp – dry nuts for garnish Method: Place ricotta cheese in a deep microwaveable dish, add sugar and microwave for 6 mins. After 3 mins, pause microwave and stir the mixture well. […]

Ingredients: • Tomato – 1 • Green/ Red Chilli – 1 Method: For tomato rose: Make sure your knife is sharp and the tomato is ripe but firm. Starting at the base of the tomato, peel a thin strip all the way around the tomato, finishing at the stem end. The strip must be peeled […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Flour • 1/2 tsp – Sifted baking powder • 1/4 tsp – Salt • 1 cup – Fresh curds • 1/2 cup – Water (blend together with curd) • 70 g – Amul cheese-grated • Oil for frying • For syrup: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Orange juice • 1 cup – Grapefruit juice • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1 cup – granulated Sugar • 2 cups – water • 1 tsp – Lemon rind, finely grated • 1 tbsp or more – icing Sugar as required Method: Check that there are no seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large Potato • 1 – big chunk Pumpkin • 2 – Green chillies • 1 inch piece – Ginger • 1/2 cup – coriander, finely chopped • 1 cup – kootu flour • 1/2 cup – singhara flour • 1/4 cup – curds • Salt to taste • Oil to shallow […]

Ingredients: • 350 gms – Mava (khoya) • 150 gms – Powdered Sugar • 1/2 small tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 Almonds • 10 pistachios. Method: Cut the almonds and pistachios into very fine slices. Crumble the mava with your fingers. Heat a broad saucepan, add the mava and fry for a while on […]

Ingredients: • For puris: • 2 cups – very fine semolina (soji or rava) • Salt to taste • Water – as required • Oil – 4 tbsp (or more to Deep Fried) • Puri cutter • Other Ingredients: • 1 cup – ragda made as in ragda patties (refer meal snacks in the cookbook) […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – soft fresh white mava • 300 g – powdered Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 5 to 6 drops – colour essence as desired • 1/4 cup – crushed almonds, pistachios, mixed Method: Warm mava and cook on low, stirring continuously, to form a very soft lump. Remove […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 2 bunches – Methi leaves (cleaned and washed) • 3 tsp – Coriander leaves • 4 tsp – oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 pinches – Asafoetida • 1 (cut into long pieces) – Onion • 1/4 tsp – […]