Ingredients: • 1/2 cup Peanuts shelled, boiled • 1/2 cup tender water chestnuts, boiled, peeled, halved • 1/2 cup cucumber, chopped • 1/2 cup pineapple, chopped • 1/2 cup apple, chopped • 1/2 cup Paneer (cottage cheese), chopped • 1 tbsp paneer, grated • 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1 green chilli, crushed […]

Ingredients: • 8 ml – dry vermouth • 45 ml – gin • 1 – green Olive Method: Chill the martini glass with 2 ice cubes. Stir the gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with 3 ice cubes. Strain into the prepared glass and drop the olive into it. Recipe courtesy of Karthik

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 1 cup • Parboiled Rice – 1 cup • Salt – 1/2 tsp • Grated Coconut – 2 cups • Powdered Jaggery – 1.5 cups • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • Oil/ghee to grease Method: Soak raw rice and parboiled rice together for 3 hours. Drain and spread on […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Ghee • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Dry roast the besan until it is warm and keep aside. Grease a plate with ghee and keep aside. Add 1 cup of water to the sugar and boil well until all […]

Ingredients: • 5 – carrot, grated • 200 ml – Milk • 1 cup – Sugar • 6 – badams • 6 – Cashew nuts • 7 tbsp – Ghee Method: Heat 3 tbsp of ghee in a kadai. Add the grated carrot and saute for 2 mins Add milk and cook till the carrot […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp – active Dry yeast • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – warm Milk • 1/4 cup – warm water (if required) • Oil to Deep Fried Method: Add sugar to warmed milk. Sprinkle […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 2 cups • Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp • Thin Poha (beaten rice) – 1 cup • Milk – 1/2 cup • Jaggery powder – 1/2 cup • Salt – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Curd – 2 tbsp • […]

Ingredients: • 1 Orange sponge cake • 1 cup Orange juice • 3 oranges, segmented, peeled and deseeded • 1 cup Cream • 3.5 tbsp powdered Sugar • 1 tbsp Orange jam • 1/2 gelatine • 8-10 Cherries (glaced or blanched) Method: Bake sponge cake with additions (orange essence and orange colour) . Mix 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 450 g – lamb mince • To be chopped together: • 2 – Onions (medium size) • 5 – Garlic Cloves • 1.5 cm – Ginger • 1 – Green chilli (de-seeded) • 2 to 4 sprigs – fresh coriander • For dry masala: • 2 – Cardamoms (small, green, ground) • 1 […]

Ingredients: • For Filling: • 1 cup – fresh coconut, finely scraped. • 3/4 cup – sugar. • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder| For Pancakes: • 1.5 cups – plain flour (maida). • 2 cup – Milk (approx.). • 1 tsp – ghee. • 2 pinches – soda bicarb. • For Garnish: 3 to 4 […]

Ingredients: • eggs – 2 • Maida – 3/4 cup • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Baking Powder – 3/4 tsp • Milk – 2 tbsps • Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp Method: Sieve flour and baking powder together. Keep aside. Powder the sugar. Put sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix […]

Ingredients: • 1 glass – Dry Yellow Peas • 3 – Onions • 2 – Tomato • 1.5 tsp – Chilly powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 2 – Cinnamon • 2 tbsp – Cumin seeds • 2 – Bay Leaf • 4-5 tbsp – Oil • 6 – Potatoes • 8 – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1 cup – kalkandu (lump white sugar/ misri) • 1/2 cup – moong dal (optional) • 1 cup – Ghee • 2 cups – Milk • For garnishing: • Six – sliced Almonds • 25 x 2 – split cashew • 25 – kismish (dry gapes) • A […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – boneless Chicken (cut into cubes, pricked) • 1.5 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Green chilli paste • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1/2 cup – hung yogurt • 1 tbsp – clarified Butter • 10 – Almonds (roasted) • 1 tbsp – melon seeds (roasted) • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – coconut, grated • 2 cups – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Milk • Pinch of Saffron • 1/2 small tsp. white Cardamom powder. Method: Soak the saffron in warm milk for 5 mins. Add the sugar in the saffron and heat the mixture. When the sugar dissolves, reduce the heat. […]

Ingredients: • Rava – 1.5 glass. • Milk – 1 litre. • Sugar – 1.5 cup. • Cardamom – 8. • Kesar powder – 1/2 tsp. • oil for frying. • Salt – 1 pinch. Method: Add water and salt to rava and make dough. Roll the dough into pooris and deep fry in oil. […]

Ingredients: • For Potato Fost: • 1/2 kg – Potatoes • 2 tbsp – Butter • 70-80 g – cheese (grated) • Salt to taste • 3 to 4 Cloves – garlic, ground • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • For Paneer Stuffing: • 250 g – Paneer (finely chopped) • 1 – chopped […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – powdered Rice • 2 cup – jaggery/ Sugar • 1 cup – flour • 1 – Coconut • 1 tsp – black peeper • Refine oil or Ghee • Salt to taste Method: Grate the coconut. Mix with black pepper and one cup jaggery and fry it for 5 minutes. […]

Ingredients: • 1 measure – Irish whiskey • 2 tsp – white or Brown sugar • 2 slices – freshly cut Lemon • 6 – Cloves • 8 ozs (or less) – boiling water Method: Pour whiskey and sugar into a strong heatproof glass. Embed 3 cloves into each lemon slice and place in glass. […]

Ingredients: • 3 cup – cooked Rice • 4 – eggs, beaten well • 1 – onion, chopped finely • 1/2 cup – boiled peas • 1/4 cup – finely chopped French beans, boiled • 1/4 cup – carrots, chopped and boiled • 1 inch piece – ginger, ground • 4 Cloves – garlic, ground […]