Ingredients: • Ripe Bananas – 6, medium sized (half dozen) • Water – 2 to 3 cups • Sugar – 250 g • Elaichi powder – 2 tsps • Cashews or Badams or Raisins for garnishing Method: Finely chop the bananas. Keep aside. Heat water and add sugar when the water comes to a boil. […]

Ingredients: • Chapatti, medium size – 6 • Roma Tomato – 2, big • Green chillies – 5 • Onion – 1/2 • Chilli powder – 2 tsp • Garam Masala – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Oil – 5 tsp • Cilantro for garnishing • Salt to taste • colouring […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Urad Dal • 3 cups – Rice flour • 1 tbsp – til • salt as per taste • chilli powder as per taste • oil for deep fry Method: First take urad dal in a vessel and add sufficient water. Boil it in a pressure cooker. After it is […]

Ingredients: • 1 liter – whole Milk • 1/4 to 1/2 cup – Sugar • 5 to 6 – green Cardamom (powdered) • 2 to 3 tsp – Ghee Method: In a heavy bottomed vessel, on a medium flame heat the milk till boiling point. Stir continuously till it forms into khoya. Add the sugar, […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – Refined flour or Maida • 200 g – Butter • 100 g – Sugar • Salt to taste • 2 – Eggs, beaten well • 1 tsp – Baking powder • 2 – Ripe bananas, mashed well. Method: Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Combine the eggs, flour, salt, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – jaggery. • 1.5 litres – milk. • 1.5 cups – water to pressure cook dal. • 1.25 cups – water to prepare Jaggery syrup. • 3/4 cup – split yellow moong dal. • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder. • 2 tbsp – cashew nuts. • 1 tbsp – raisins. • […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – chutney dal (roasted gram dal) • 1 cup – powdered Sugar • 4 tbsp – Ghee • As required – Cashew nuts and Raisins • 5 to 6 – cardamom, powdered Method: Powder chutney dal in a mixie. Sieve chutney dal powder and sugar powder together. Transfer to a bowl. […]

Ingredients: • 4 kg – cooked Ham • 1 – orange, to obtain juice • Whole Cloves • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1/2 tsp – prepared mustard • 1 cup – Honey Method: Remove the rind of ham. Score the ham in a diamond pattern (small diamonds, approx. 1 inch). At the centre […]

Ingredients: • 1 dozen – Mutton chops • 3 -eggs • 1 cup -bread crumbs • 2 tsp -lemon juice • Oil • Grind to a paste: • 2 -onions • 3 -green chillies • 4- Cinnamon sticks • 4 -cloves • 1″ -ginger • 4 -cardamoms • 1 tsp- black pepper • salt Method: […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp grated cheese • 1/2 cup Milk • 2 small onion, finely chopped • 2 green chillies, chopped fine • 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped • 8 bread slices • 1 tbsp finely chopped Coriander leaves • oil for deep frying • salt to taste Method: Mix the milk, grated cheese, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Dates • 3/4 cup – Walnut • 1 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – Maida • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – oil/butter • Kaju (Optional) Method: Grind dates and walnuts coarsely. Mix them in […]

Ingredients: • 300g- plain flour or Maida • 1/4 tsp – salt • 250g – Butter • 250g – Sugar (powdered) • 300g – mixed dried fruit (chopped into small pieces and soaked in rum for 2 months) • 1 tsp – finely grated Orange rind • 3 eggs, beaten well • 1/2 cup – […]

Ingredients: • Maida – 3/4 cup • Sugar – 4.5 cups • Milk powder – 3 cups • Cashewnuts, chopped – 3/4 cup • Cocoa powder – 3 tsp • Ghee – 6 tsp • Butter – 450 gms Method: Fry the maida and cocoa powder in 6 tsp of ghee. Melt the sugar in […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup -soft Brown sugar • 1/4 cup – Cream • 60 g – Butter • 1 cup – chopped macadamia • 1/2 cup – shredded Coconut • 90 g – Butter • 1/2 cup – caster Sugar • 2 – eggs • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 cup – all […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Mutton pieces • 2 – onions, chopped finely • 4 tbsp – oil • ?cup – chopped coriander • 2 – hard-boiled eggs, sliced • 1 – cup Curd • For ground paste: 1/2 inch – Ginger • 7 – Garlic pods • 2 – Dried red chilli • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semisweet chocolate chips • 1 tbsp – shortening • 6 cups – assorted fresh fruit pieces (whole strawberries, grapes, mandarin Orange segments, cherries) Method: Line a jelly roll pan with waxed paper. Heat chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Remove from heat. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Corn syrup • 1 – Egg white • 1 tsp – Lemon juice Method: In saucepan over high heat, heat corn syrup until boiling. In a bowl, beat egg white with lemon juice till frothy; gradually blend in boiling corn syrup and beat till stiff peaks forms, about 4 minutes. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- chocolate chips or buttons • 2 tbsp- Butter • 2 cups rice, Wheat or any other cereal • 1/2 cup jelly beans, to decorate • 1 cup Coconut powder, tinted with any food colouring Method: Keep a basket mould with foil paper well-pressed. Keep aside. Place a large pan or double […]

Ingredients: • 200 g tin condensed Milk • 240 g cups plain flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 1/2 tsp baking soda • 2 tsp icing Sugar • 1/2 cup butter, melted • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence • 100 ml Milk • 100 ml soda water Method: Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, […]

Ingredients: • 50 g – Channa dal • 50 g – urad dal, white • 50 g – moong dal, yellow • 25 g – Curry leaves • 15 – Black Peppercorns • 10 – dry whole Red Chillies • 4 tsp – Coconut powder • 4 tsp – Coconut oil • 1/4 tsp – […]