Ingredients: • For the stewed pears: • 6 – Medium-sized Pears • 7 tsp – Low-calorie Sugar • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 2 – Cloves • Other: • 6 tbsp – Orange sauce Method: Peel and slice the pears. Mix the sugar, lemon juice, cloves and a teacup of water. Add the pears […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – rolled oats • 1 cup – moong dal • 2 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – pepper • 1 tsp – Ginger finely chopped • 2 tsp – Cashew nuts • 1 sprig – Curry leaves • 3 tsp – oil/ghee Method: In a pressure cooker, add the oil/ghee […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Curd • 6 slices – bread | 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • Salt – As per taste • 1 tbsp – Sugar • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – Coriander seeds • Oil • 4 tbsp – paneer, grated Method: Mix all ingredients except bread, oil […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – condensed Milk • 1 tin – Milk • 4 tsp – gelatine • 1/2 cup – water • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 3 – eggs, separated • Orange juice +Orange rind of 2 Oranges • 2 tbsp – cocoa • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – ripe Tomatoes (hybrid) • 1 cup – thick fresh curds • 2 – Green chillies chopped • 1 – Red Chilli • 1 tsp- oil • 1/4 tsp – mustards • 1/4 tsp – cumin • 4 – Curry leaves • 1 tsp -coriander leaves chopped Method: Beat the curd. Chop […]

Ingredients: • Crushed Dry Fruits – 1.25 cups (Badam, Pista, Cashew) • Elaichi Powder – 1/2 tsp • Sugar – 1 cup Method: Heat sugar in a non-stick pan till it melts and turns brown in colour. Add crushed dry fruits and elaichi powder. Transfer it immediately to a greased plate. Spread it evenly with […]

Ingredients: • Cream Cheese Icing: • 1 tbsp – light Butter (do not soften) • 250 g – package Cream cheese • 250 g – powdered sugar, sifted • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • For the Cake: • Vegetable cooking spray • 1/2 cup – light butter, softened • 2 cups – Sugar • […]

Ingredients: • 2 – ripe mangoes • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 5 to 6 – Ice cubes • A few Mango cubes for garnishing • For Kulfi: • 2 litres – Milk • 400 ml – condensed Milk • 15 – Almonds (roughly powdered) • 10 – Cashewnuts (roughly powdered) • 7 drops – […]

Ingredients: • 650 g – whole Chicken • salt • 20 g – Red Chilli paste • 2 – lemons, juice from these • 100 g – Yoghurt • 15 g – Ginger paste • 10 g – Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – cumin powder • 30 g – Cream • 1 pinch – […]

Ingredients: • Onion – 2 • Garlic – 2 flakes • Butter – 1 tbsp • Tomato Puree – 1 tin • Cinnamon-clove powder – 1/2 tsp • Omam seeds – 1/2 tsp • Sugar – 2 tsp Method: Chop two onions finely. Grate 2 flakes of garlic. Heat 1 tbsp butter. Add onions, garlic […]

Ingredients: • 8 tsp – Chopped china grass • 3 cups – Skimmed Milk • 3 tsps – Skimmed Milk powder • 3 tsp – Low-calorie Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Vanilla essence Method: Add 1 small cup of water to the Chinagrass and cook on a slow flame until it dissolves completely. Strain. Boil […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Cooked yellow moong dal • 25 – Soya chunks • 1 cup – Mixed veggies (finely chopped carrot, Capsicum and sweet corn) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 2 – Green chillies (chopped) • Chopped Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup – Bread crumbs […]

Ingredients: • 100 gm – Rice • 2 litres – Milk • 100 gm – Kalkandh (Kalsakray) • 250 gm – Sugar • 100 gm – Ghee • Cashewnut, Rasins • Saffron, Cardamom (powder) Method: Soak rice for 15 minutes in water. Boil it with all of the milk. Keep stirring till it cooks (this […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 5 – Egg yolks (save the Egg whites) • 1 – orange, juice and finely grated rind, not the white part • 1 cup – all purpose flour • 3.5 tsp – baking powder Method: In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients. Fold in 5 egg whites […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – freshly grated Carrot (pick the Orange ones) • 1/4 to 1/2 cup – skim Milk powder (or can go in for full Cream Milk powder)) • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 cup – thickened Cream (optional for weight watchers) • Fried Raisins, cashews […]

Ingredients: • Rice – 1 cup. • Kalkandu (rock sugar/ misri) – 1 cup • Moong dal (optional) – 1/2 cup • Ghee – 1 cup • Milk – 2 cups • For garnishing: • Almonds – 6, sliced • Cashew nuts – 25, split • Raisins – 25 • Saffron -a few strings Method: […]

Ingredients: • 500 ml Milk • 2 tbsp Sugar • 1 tsp Raisins • 1 tsp almonds, broken • 1 tsp black Currants • 1 tbsp muesli • 1 tbsp cornflakes • 1 tbsp chocos Method: Mix all dry ingredients, except the sugar, together. Add sugar to milk and bring to a boil, stirring to […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Urad Dal powder • 1 cup – fine Sooji or semolina • 2 cups – Rice Sooji • 1 cup – Curds or Buttermilk • 1.5 tsp – Salt • 1/4 tsp – Hing Powder • Finely chopped Green chillies as per taste (or 1-2 medium hot) • 1/2 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 litre – Milk • 2 carrots, peeled and grated • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 – Raisins • 10 – rose petals • 10 – pistachios, unsalted, skinned and slivered thinly Method: Put carrots in boiling water, cover pan and keep aside for 5 mins […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1 cup – button Mushrooms • 1 – onion, chopped • 3 – Cloves • 1 – Cardamom • 2 – Bay Leaves • 4 – black pepper • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 cup – grated Cabbage • 4 […]