Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour • 1/2 cup – fine semolina • 2 tbsp – cocoa powder • 3 tbsp – ground Sugar • 1 – lemon, juice extracted strained • 1.5 cup – water • 1.5 tsp – eno fruit salt • 1/2 tsp – salt • Follow up: • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Jasmine Rice • 1/2 cup Moong Dal • 1 litre Milk • 1/2 cup Ghee • 3 cups Jaggery (or Brown Sugar) • Saffron • 1/4 tsp Elaichi Powder • 1/2 cup broken Cashewnuts and Raisins Method: Fry the rice and moong dal in a pan until the moong dal […]

Ingredients: • For sundal: • 1 cup – any dry legume varieties • salt to taste • Seasoning: • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – urad dhal • 1/4 tsp – Hing / Asafoetida • 2 – Red Chillies or 2 Green chillies • Curry leaves as […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – saboodana • 1 cup – peanut, crushed • 1/2 cup – fresh Coconut • 5-6 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1 – potato, peeled and finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1 – lemon, juice • 1 tbsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Cumin […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – Chicken stock • 2 cups – water • 500 g – Chicken breasts, bone-in, skinned • 2 – Bay Leaves • 1 – onion, chopped • 2 – Garlic cloves, minced • 2 – carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal • 1 – Celery stalk, thinly sliced on the diagonal […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Topfen (cottage cheese) • 70 g – Softened Butter • 120 g – semolina • 120 g – Sugar • 4 – Egg yolks • 4 – Egg whites • 1.5 tsp – Baking powder Method: Mix together topfen, butter and sugar, egg yolks. Whip egg white with baking powder […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup singhare ka atta (waterchestnut flour) • 1 cup Sugar • 4 ½ cups water • 6 tbsp. Ghee • ½ tsp. green Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp. almonds, blanched and shredded Method: Melt ghee, add atta and stir fry over medium flame, taking care to avoid scorching. At the same time, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour (besan) • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Ghee • 1/2 cup – Milk • 2 pods – elaichi • Raisins and Cashew nuts (optional) – finely chopped Method: Roast the gram flour in a kadai till the raw smell disappears. Let it become slightly brownish. […]

Ingredients: • 1.5kg – lamb Meat (cut into bite-size pieces) • 1 kg – Corn kernels • 1.5 – cups Ghee • 10 Green chillies • 2 cups – grated Onion • 6 Cloves of Garlic • 2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 4 Bay Leaves • 4 (1 inch length) sticks of Cinnamon • […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Ragi grains Method: Wash ragi with plenty of water, 4-5 times. Drain, so that the bottom sediments, stay there. Drain in a colander or muslin cloth for 20 minutes. Spread out on a thick kitchen towel, in direct sunlight. When almost dry, mill to a fine flour in a flour […]

Ingredients: • 5 pounds – shrimp, steamed and peeled • 1 – purple onion, sliced into rings • 1 jar (3.5 ounces) – capers • chopped Parsley for garnish • For Marinade: • 1 cup – salad oil • 3/4 cup – Vinegar • 1.5 tbsp – Worcestershire sauce • 1 tbsp – Tabasco sauce […]

Ingredients: • 2 slices – canned pineapple. • 2 sprigs – Mint leaves, cleaned, destalked. • 1 tbsp – juice from can. • 1/4 – Lemon juice. • 1 tbsp – Honey or sugar. • 1 tsp – khus syrup. • Salt to taste. • pepper to taste. • 350 ml – chilled water. Method: […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 oz – triple sec • 1/2 oz – light rum • 1/2 oz – gin • 1/2 oz – vodka • 1/2 oz – tequila • 1 oz – sour mix (made of Sugar and Lemon and/or Lime juices) • Cola • Lemon wedge for garnish Method: Pour the spirits and sour […]

Ingredients: • 1 – whole packet mushroom. • 1 – full size green pepper. • To taste – pepper powder. • 1 tsp – soya sauce. • 2 – medium onions, finely chopped. • To taste – salt. Method: Take 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and add the finely chopped onions. Saute […]

Ingredients: • Method: Heat oil and deep-fry lady’s fingers till crisp. Drain and keep aside on absorbent paper till required. Heat oil in a heavy pan, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add asafoetida, curry leaves, red chillies and then the paste. Stir fry for a few seconds and add curds, stirring continuously. Allow […]

Ingredients: • 2 large, fully boiled Potatoes • 1 Onion • Garlic and Ginger paste – As per taste • 1 tsp chilli powder (cayenne) • 1/2 tsp pepper flakes • Salt to taste • 1/2 cup Green peas • 1/4 cup chopped chives (garlic leaves) • 1/4 cup chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – white semolina • 1 cup – Ghee • 4 cups – Sugar • 4 cups – cold Milk • 15 – almonds, thinly slivered • 15 – pistachios, thinly slivered • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom granules, crushed coarsely • 3-4 pinches – Saffron strands, crushed • 1 tsp – rose […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – full Cashew nuts and small Almonds • 500 g – plain chocolate • 150 g – Milk chocolate Method: Place the nuts evenly in a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 6 minutes. Stir in between so that it turns pink evenly. Once it’s done, keep it aside […]

Ingredients: • 6 oz – chocolate • 1 pack – unflavored gelatin • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 3/4 cup – Milk • Method: Take milk in a sauce pan, sprinkle unflavoured gelatine. Stir over low heat until gelatine dissolves. Add chocolate and continue cooking, stirring constantly until chocolate melts, stir in vanilla. Remove […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – warm water • 1/4 cup – butter, melted • 1/2 packet – instant vanilla pudding mix • 1 cup – warm Milk • 1 – egg, room temperature • 1 tbsp – white Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt • 4 cups – bread flour • 1 packet – active […]