Ingredients: • 1 kg – Refined flour or Maida • 6 – eggs beaten well • 2 cups – Thick Coconut Milk • 1/2 tsp – Salt • 300 g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Baking powder • Oil for Deep Frying . Method: Combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Now add […]

Ingredients: • 3 – Cucumber (de-seeded and cut into 1.5 cm pieces) • 2 Carrots (cut into 1.5 cm pieces) • 2 red chillies, slit • 2 green chillies, slit • 10 – shallots, chopped • 10 Cloves – garlic, halved • 1 tbsp – Tomato sauce • To grind to a paste: • 5 […]

Ingredients: • 500 gms – Besan • 500 gms – Sugar • A pinch of baking powder • 1 small tsp – white elaichi powder • 2 big tbsp – Ghee to fry • 1/2 gm. Saffron Method: Mix the besan and baking powder and pass through a fine sieve and make a batter with […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – any vegetables such as squash, onions, bhindi, Karela and radish. • 2 tbsp – Channa dal • 1 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – Sesame seeds • 3-4 – Methi seeds • 1 tsp – Jeera and Mustard Seeds • 1/2 stick – Cinnamon • 2 or 3 […]

Ingredients: • 100 gms. dark dessert chocolate • 50 ml. Sunflower oil • 150 ml. water • 100 gms. margarine • 225 gms. castor Sugar • 300 gms. self raising flour • For Frosting: • 100 gms. Butter • 100 gms. soft Brown sugar • 3 tbsp. Milk • 1 tsp. vanilla essence • 350 […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – basmati Rice • 1 kg – Chicken • 3 medium, sliced – Onion • 2 medium, sliced -tomato • 20 gms – Ginger • 10 flakes – Garlic • 2 tbsp, chopped – Mint leaves • 1 to 1/2 tbsp, chopped – Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup -Greek Yoghurt • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – kadle hittu/besan • 2 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – ghee/clarified Butter • 1 tsp – elaichi, powdered Method: Dry roast the besan a little (until it is warm) and keep aside. Grease a plate with ghee/butter and keep aside. Add about 1 cup of water to the sugar […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Cashew nuts, broken into bits • 250g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Ghee Method: Grind the sugar into a powder and keep aside. Roast the cashew nuts slightly and then dry grind them in a blender until smooth. Melt the powdered sugar with 1/4 cup water in a thick-bottomed […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Channa dal • 200 g – khoya • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tbsp – melon seeds, peeled • 2 cups – powdered Sugar • 100 g – Ghee • 2 tbsp – chopped Pistachios Method: Soak the channa dal for 6 hours. Drain wash and grind to […]

Ingredients: • Raw Mango – 2 large ones • Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp • Mustard powder – 1.25 cup • Oil – 3 cups, gingili oil • Coriander seeds – 1/4 cup Method: Wash mangoes and dry them with a clean dry cloth. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – of any dry legume varieties • 1/2 cup – powdered Jaggery • 2 tbsp – grated Coconut or chopped Coconut (must be fried in Ghee before adding to the sundal) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 2 tsp – Ghee Method: Clean and wash the beans / peas. Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup aanapakaya/lauki(grated) • 1.5 cups Sugar • 2 cups Milk • 2-3 spoons Ghee • 10-12 Raisins • 10-12 Cashewnuts • 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder Method: Peel the aanapakaya/lauki and cut it. Remove the center part so that you can avoid the seeds. Grate aanapakaya/lauki and measure 1 cup of it. Place […]

Ingredients: • Fresh grated Coconut – 1/2 • Milk – 2 glass • Milk powder – 1/2 cup • Butter – 2 tbsp • Sugar – 1 cup. Method: Split the milk using lime juice or vinegar and make cheese (chhena). Drain the water from the Chhena (using cheese cloth). Add all the other ingredients […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – fish (catfish or tilapia) • 1 tsp – Haldi • 2 tsps – Red Chilli powder • 4 to 5 – Green chillies • 1 – Potato • 1 – Carrot • 10 – beans • 1/2 cup – peas • 6 florets – Cauliflower • 1 – small Brinjal […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 3 tsp – Ghee • 3 to 4 – cardamom, powdered • 4 tbsp – Milk Method: Put all the ingredients in a heavy bottom pan or kadai and place on stove on low flame. Keep stirring till the sugar dissolves so […]

Ingredients: • 500-750 g – Fish • 500-750 g – Rice • 1 cup – Yoghurt • 125 g – Tomatoes (cubed) • 125 g – Onion (sliced) • 125 g – Potatoes (cubed) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 8-10 – Whole Red Chillies roughly chopped • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – medium-sized Catfish • 3 Cloves – Garlic • 1-inch piece – Ginger • Handful – Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 cup – Coconut scrapings • 1 – Tomato cut into slices • 1.5 – Onions • 1/2 tsp – Tamarind pulp • 2 tsp -red […]

Ingredients: • 1 – cracker pie shell • 1/2 c – Milk • 6 each 1.35 oz – Hershey bars with nuts • 20 – large marshmallows • 1/2 packet 9 oz – whipped topping Method: Place milk, Hershey bars and marshmallows in top pan of double boiler. Mix together thoroughly. When melted, remove and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cashew nuts and almonds, soaked • 1 pinch – saffron, soaked • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – pure Ghee • 1.5 cup – Milk • 1 pinch – edible Camphor • 1.5 tsp – elachi powder Method: Deskin the almonds and make it into a paste along […]

Ingredients: • 50 g – dates, cut into strips • 1 cup – raisins, washed and soaked in hot water • 3 – lemon-sized balls of tamarinds • 1.5 cups – Jaggery • 2 cups – water • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tbsp – cumin seeds, roasted, […]