Ingredients: • 2 cups – almonds, crushed coarsely • 2 cups – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Use a heavy pan, so sugar won’t burn. Put sugar in pan. Keep following greased with oil and ready: A rolling pin, 2 sturdy large knives, a metal spatula, stone or marble surface to work. […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Green pepper • 3 – small Onions • 1 – Tomato • Bunch of fresh coriander • 2 – Cans of Sardine • 5 flakes – Garlic • 1 piece – Ginger • 6 slices – Bread • 2 – Green chillies • 1 – Egg • 1 tsp – Cumin […]

Ingredients: • 1/3 cup – Aval • 2 cup – Milk • 3/4 cup – Jaggery • 2 tsp – Ghee • A few – Cashew nuts • A pinch – Cardamom powder Method: In a pan add ghee and roast the cashews till golden brown and keep aside. Add the aval in the same […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semi-sweet chocolate chips • 1 cup – coarsely chopped Walnuts • 3/4 cup – packed light Brown sugar • 1/2 cup – all-purpose flour (maida) • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1/4 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 2 – eggs, lightly beaten • 1 (9 inch) – pie shell, […]

Ingredients: • 2 packet – yeast, quick rise • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1.5 tsp – salt • 4.5 cups – flour, divided • 6 tbsp – margarine • 1 cup – water • 2 – Eggs, large, reserve 1 Egg white • 8 – Hershey kisses, Milk chocolate • Method: In a bowl, […]

Ingredients: • For Dipping Sauce: • 1/2 cup – Peanut Butter • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tbsp – Brown sugar • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – red pepper sauce • 1 no – garlic, crushed • 1/2 tsp – salt • For the Shrimp: • 500 gms – shrimps, […]

Ingredients: • For the cover: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.25 cups – water • A pinch of salt • 1-2 tsp – vegetable oil or Ghee • For the Jaggery Coconut filling (Vella poornam): • 1 cup – fresh coconut, grated • 3/4 cup – jaggery, powdered • A pinch of Cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 6oz – soft margarine • 6oz – caster Sugar • 3 – eggs, beaten • 6 oz – self-rising flour • grated rind and juice of 1 Orange • 2oz – plain chocolate • The decoration : • 4oz – slightly salted Butter • 8oz – icing sugar, sifted • 4oz – plain […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong dal • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 15 cup – Ghee • 25 cup – Sugar • 25 cup – water Method: Allow the water to boil. Add Moong dal to the boiling water and allow it to cook thoroughly. Mash the cooked dal nicely. Add sugar to […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – handvo flour (or cornmeal, as a second option) • 1/2 cup – Bottle Gourd or Zucchini • 3 tsp – shredded Carrot • 1/4 cup – Fenugreek leaves • 1/4 cup – Spinach leaves (optional) • 2 – green chillies, finely chopped • 4 to 5 – Garlic cloves, finely […]

Ingredients: • For the covering: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1.5 cup – water • For the Filling: • 1/2 – fresh grated Coconut • 1 cup – mashed Jaggery • 1 tbsp – Poppy Seeds (khus khus) • Pinch of Cardamom power • Finely cut Almonds Method: Roast poppy seeds for 2-3 […]

Ingredients: • Broken Wheat – 1 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Ghee – 1/4 cup • Cardamom powder – 1 pinch • Saffron – a few strands • Almonds – 15 Method: Cover the broken wheat with water and soak for two hours. Soak almonds in warm water, and remove the skin. Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – skimmed Milk • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – ground Sugar • 4 tsp – pure Ghee • 1 sheet – Vark Method: Knead the flour with milk till it is soft. Make two thick […]

Ingredients: • For Chhena: • 2 liters – Milk • 2 tbsp – Vinegar • For Boondi: • Chhena – 2 cups • Corn flour – 1 cup • Baking powder – 1 tsp • Milk – 1/2 liter, approximately • Oil to deep fry • For Kheeri: • Milk – 2 liters • Sugar […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – gram flour • 2 cups – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – cashew (chopped) and Raisin • 3/4 cup to 1 cup – ghee, melted Method: In a pan, dry roast the gram flour till the flour turns brown (This is done to get rid […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- basmati Rice • 1/2 kg- kheema (lamb or chicken) • 1/2 cup- peas • 1 -onion • 1 tbsp -ginger & Garlic paste • 1 tbsp -coriander leaves & Mint leaves paste • 1 -green chillies • 1 tbsp -coriander powder • 1 tbsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • Thin Poha – 1.5 cups • Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1.5 tbsp or adjust to your taste • Cardamom powder – a pinch • Nuts of your choice – a few • Milk – a little quantity Method: Combine poha, grated coconut, cardamom powder, nuts and sugar in a […]

Ingredients: • Besan or gram flour – 1 cup • Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Milk – 1 cup • Finely crushed Almonds (Badam) – 1 cup • Ghee – 1 cup • Sugar – 3 cups Method: In about 1/2 cup of ghee, slightly fry the besan till there’s no raw smell. Add […]

Ingredients: • 2 – dark chocolate sandwich biscuits with vanilla Cream • 1 tsp – Sugar or 1 tbsp – Honey • 1 scoop – vanilla ice-cream • 5-6 ice cubes, crushed • 250 ml – chilled Milk Method: Crush biscuits coarsely, with the cream. Place in blender, add honey or sugar. Add 50 ml […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Chicken • For Seasoning: • 3 tsp – Ghee • Few Coriander leaves • 1/2 – Onion finely sliced • Salt to taste • For Vindalu Masala: • Grind these ingredients to a smooth paste. • 3 sp – cumin • 12 – Dry Kashmiri chillies • 1/2 inch – […]