Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 1.5 cups • Tomato puree – 1 tin • Dry Red Chillies – 3 • Soy sauce – 1 tsp • Bay Leaf – 1 • Cloves – 2 • Cinnamon – 1/2 inch • Salt – to taste Method: Wash, soak 1.5 cups basmati rice in salted water for […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – plain flour • 1/4 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1.5 to 2 cups – Milk • 1 tbsp – ghee, melted • 1/4 tsp – vanilla essence • Ghee for shallow-frying • 1 cup – coconut, finely scraped • 1 cup – sugar, powdered • […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – fine semolina • 1/4 cup – Curd • 1/2 tsp – chopped Green chillies • 2 tbsp – water • 1/8 tsp – Hing • Pinch of cayenne powder • Salt to taste • 2 tbsp – cooking oil • 8 – bread slices Method: Mix all the ingredients to […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 lbs – pumpkin, chopped into small pieces • 4 tbsp – finely chopped Onions • 3- green chillies, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – mustard • 3 tsp – oil • A pinch of Turmeric powder • 3 tbsp – Milk • 1/4 tsp – Tamarind paste • A few Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – noodles • 2 – eggs • 1 – Small Onion • 2 – Green chillies • White oil • Ajinamoto • 2 tsp – Vinegar • Pepper powder • Salt to taste Method: Break noodles and keep aside. Heat oil in kadai. Scramble the eggs. Add chopped onions, green chillies […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – kadle bele/ Channa dal. • 1-1.5 cup – jaggery. • 2 cups – fresh grated Coconut or thick Coconut milk. • 3/4-1 tsp – rava or raw rice. • 1 tsp – ghee. • 1 tsp – elaichi powder. • 1-2 tsp – raisins. • 1-2 tsp – cashews. Method: […]

Ingredients: • Grated Carrot – 1 cup • Plain flour – 1.5 cups • Brown sugar – 3/4 cup • Ground Nutmeg – 2 tsp • Ground Cinnamon – 2 tsp • 1 – Egg • Milk – 1 cup • Butter – 3/4 cup • Baking powder – 1 to 1.5 tsp • Raisins/sultanas […]

Ingredients: • 2 liters – whole fat Milk • 2 – cooking apples, peeled and diced into small pieces • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 5 – almonds, thinly slivered • 5 – pistachios, thinly slivered • 15 to 20 – strands Saffron Method: Boil milk to reduce to […]

Ingredients: • Besan – 1 cup • Ghee – 1 cup • Coconut – 1 cup • Milk – 1 cup • Sugar – 3 cups Method: Mix all the above items together and keep stirring till it mixes well. Slow the heat and stir till it leaves the side. The colour may be slightly […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Wheat flour • 125 g – dal flour • 1.5 kg – Ghee • 2 kg – Sugar • 10 cups – water or as required Method: Prepare batter by mixing wheat and gram dal flours. Boil sugar in about 7-8 cups of water to make a sticky syrup. Place […]

Ingredients: • 500 gms – Maida • 1/2 lb – Butter or margarine or Ghee • 1/2 lb – fine Sugar • 1 tsp – baking powder • A little Vanilla Essence or Elaichi powder Method: Cream the butter with either a wooden spoon or fingers for a long time, in a circular motion, till […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – semolina (sooji) • 2 tbsp – Coconut (scraped) • 1/2 cup – tender Coconut flesh (chopped) • 25 measures – Sugar free natura (artificial sweetener) • 3 tbsp – Ghee • 2 cups – Milk • 1/4 cup – khoya/mawa (crumbled) Method: Heat two tbsp ghee in a pan. Add […]

Ingredients: • Bread Slices – 4 (cut into four squares) • Milk- 250ml • Sugar-250 g • Oil for frying Method: Cut each bread slice in to four squares. Heat oil in a pan and fry the bread till it becomes crispy. Take a non-stick pan. Add sugar and water and start heating it. Switch […]

Ingredients: • 8 cups – popped popcorn • 1 cup – Peanuts • 1/4 cup – Butter or margarine • 3 tbsps – light Corn syrup • 1/2 cup – firmly packed light Brown sugar or granulated Sugar • 1 package (3.5 ounce) – Jello gelatine Method: Heat butter and light corn syrup in small […]

Ingredients: • 15 – Dates • 2 cups – Coconut Milk • 1 cup – Milk • 3 tsp – Sugar • Cashew nuts • Almonds • Rasins Method: Deseed the dates and then boil them with milk. Grind this into a smooth paste. Now add coconut milk, and sugar and boil for 5 minutes. […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb – Button mushrooms, chopped • 1/2 lb – Shitake mushrooms, chopped • 1 – large carrot, finely diced • 2 – stems celery, finely diced • 1 – red onion, finely chopped • 3 petals – garlic, finely diced • 2 tbsp – Olive oil or Butter • 1 pint – […]

Ingredients: • For Rice Balls: • 1 bowl – Rice flour • 1 cup – Water • 1 tbsp – Butter • 2/3 drops – Sky-blue colour • 2 cups – Water (for boiling) • 1 tsp – Vanilla essence • Cottage cheese Balls: • 1 bowl – Fresh Cottage cheese • 2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – ripe pineapples. • 1 kg – sugar. • 4 sticks – cinnamon. • 8 – cloves. • 4 – bay leaves. Method: Remove the outer skin of the pineapples then dig out all the eyes and thorns. Cut each pineapple into 8 slices. Take a large pan and lay 4 slices […]

Ingredients: • For boondi: • 2.5 cups – gram flour (not superfine variety) • 500 ml – Milk • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3 cups – Ghee for deep frying • A fine-holed shallow ladle • For syrup: • 2.5 cups – Sugar • 3.5 cups – water • 2 tbsp – Milk […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Maida • 1 cup – Sugar powder • 1/2 cup – Dahi • 1/2 cup – Milk • 12 – Dates • 1/2 cup – Walnuts • 1/2 cup – refined oil • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – salt Method: […]