Ingredients: • For boiling: • 24oz – dry fruits mix (4.5 cups) • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 8oz – Butter / margarine • 2.25 level tsp – bicarbonate of soda • 1.5 cups – boiling water • For baking: • 3 cups – sifted white flour (cake flour) • 3 – beaten eggs • […]

Ingredients: • 1 medium – Raw papaya, peeled, seeded • 5 – Small Spring onions with greens • 5-6 – Tender French beans chopped 1 inch long pieces • 1/2 cup- Raw Peanuts coarsely pound or crushed • 2 flakes – Garlic, peeled, crushed • 1 stalk – Lemon grass, finely chopped • 2 – […]

Ingredients: • 1.25 cups frozen Corn • 2 litres Milk • 1.25 cups Sugar • 1/2 tsp elaichi powder • pistas and Badam for garnishing. Method: Pressure cook corn with enough milk. Then grind it to a nice paste. If it is not a smooth paste you can filter it. In a heavy-bottomed pan, add […]

Ingredients: • 60g – Sugar • 2 – eggs, separated • 300ml – Milk • 10g – gelatine, dissolved in lukewarm water • 5ml – chocolate essence • 50g – chocolate, melted • For the topping: • 4 – Cherries • 1 tbsp – jam • 1 tbsp – brandy • 1/2 tbsp – Honey […]

Ingredients: • 6 – eggs, separated • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Jamaica rum • 1 pint – brandy, rye or bourbon • 2 tsp – vanilla Nutmeg • 3 cups – thick Cream • 1 pint (approx. 500 ml) – Milk Method: Beat egg yolks well, adding sugar gradually. Add rum […]

Ingredients: • 2 tsp-black pepper • 1 lb-chicken • 1 cup-cilantro (chopped) • 3 tsp-garlic paste • 1 tsp-ginger paste • 3 tsp-vegetable oil • 2 -green chillies • salt to taste Method: Grind following into a paste: coriander leaves, black pepper corns, ginger paste, garlic paste and green chillies. Heat oil in a vessel. […]

Ingredients: • 200g – glucose biscuits, powdered • 2 tbsp – Sugar powder • 1 tbsp – drinking chocolate • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 tbsp – Walnuts • 1 tbsp – Butter • 1/2 tsp – Cocoa powder Method: Melt the butter, and mix corn flour with […]

Ingredients: • 600 gm grated Bottle Gourd • 100 gm almonds, blanched and sliced • 500 gm Ghee • 450 gm Sugar • 400 gm water • 1/2 gm saffron, dissolved in 1 tbsp Milk • 2 tbsp rose water • 1 sheet silver warq for decoration Method: Heat the ghee in a kadai. Add […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature • 1/2 cup dark Brown sugar • 1/4 cup light Molasses or dark Corn syrup • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon • 1 tablespoon ground Ginger • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground Cloves • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 tablespoons water Method: […]

Ingredients: • 10 – Marie biscuits • 3 tbsp – powdered Sugar • 1 tbsp – Cocoa powder • 3 tbsp – unsalted Butter • 1/4 cup – warm Milk • 2 pinches – instant coffee powder Method: Mix the butter, sugar and cocoa powder and make it into a fine creamy texture. Add the […]

Ingredients: • 2 eggs • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/8 tsp – salt • Sugar as per taste • 1/2 cup – whipped Cream • 1 tbsp – icing Sugar • 2 cups – ice-cold Milk Method: Break the eggs and separate the egg white from the […]

Ingredients: • Ricotta cheese – 2 cups • Half and half Milk (or whole Milk) – 3 cups • Sugar – 1 cup • Almonds – 10 • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • Ghee – 1 tsp • A few strands – Saffron Method: Pour the milk in a pan and boil it to […]

Ingredients: • For the Banana cupcakes: • 1.5 cups – all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/4 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp -walnut oil • 2 tbsp – vegetable oil • 6 – frozen Bananas (or enough to make 2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour • 1 cup – pitted Dates • 1 cup – Orange juice • 2 tbsp – refined oil • 1/2 cup – jaggery/ brown Sugar/ Sugar • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1/4 tsp – baking soda • 1 tbsp – grated Orange peel • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 500 grams – fresh Ginger • 500 grams – Sugar • 3 – Cloves • 2 pieces – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 liter – water Method: Peel, wash and cut the ginger into thin slivers about 1 inch in length. Boil the ginger with the sugar, salt, cinnamon and […]

Ingredients: • Channa – 1 cup • Green chillies – 2 or 3 • Red chilly – 1 • Ginger- 1 cm • Lime – 1/2 • Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp • Urad dhal – 1/2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp • Salt – 3/4 tsp • Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – soft, dried Dates (khajoor) • 200 g – soft, dried Figs • 1 tin – condensed Milk • 100 g – almonds, halved • 100 g – cashews, halved • 50 g – green pistachios, halved • 10 g – Cardamom powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • Edible silver […]

Ingredients: • 1 packet – puff pastry shells • 1.5 cup – whole dried Blueberries • 1 – 2 tbsp – Brown sugar / Honey • 1 tsp – Lemon zest • 1 tbsp – cornstarch • 1 tbsp – water • 1/2 cup – Milk tract Method: Place the puff pastry shells in an […]

Ingredients: • 1 litre – whole Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – rice, washed and soaked in water • 1/4 cup – coarsely powdered Almond • 2 tbsp – crushed Cashewnuts • 10 – Almonds blanched, peeled and chopped • 10 – pistachios, chopped thinly • 4 or 5 – cardamoms, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cream • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – Sugar powdered • 1 tsp – gelatine • 2 drops yellow food colour • 1/4 cup – water • 1 cup – chopped Pineapple • 4 tbsp – chopped Raisins and nuts Method: Whip the cream with the sugar, […]