Ingredients: • 1 – medium size Cauliflower • A handful of Coriander leaves • 2 inches of Ginger and 8 Cloves of Garlic • 1 tbsp of pepper powder • 1 pinch – ajinomoto • 1.5 oz – soy sauce and 8 drops of vinegar(optional) • 1/2 tbsp – Garam Masala powder • A pinch […]

Ingredients: • 90 gms. Butter • 1 cup castor Sugar • 185 gms. flaked Almonds • 125 gms. dark chocolate • Oil (to grease) Method: Cover oven trays with aluminium foil Grease foil lightly with oil Place almonds on separate tray, place into moderate oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown Place sugar, water […]

Ingredients: • 15oz – ricotta cheese • 7 oz – Sugar • 15oz – Milk powder • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 3 tbsp – dry nuts for garnish Method: Place ricotta cheese in a deep microwaveable dish, add sugar and microwave for 6 mins. After 3 mins, pause microwave and stir the mixture well. […]

Ingredients: • Tomato – 1 • Green/ Red Chilli – 1 Method: For tomato rose: Make sure your knife is sharp and the tomato is ripe but firm. Starting at the base of the tomato, peel a thin strip all the way around the tomato, finishing at the stem end. The strip must be peeled […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Flour • 1/2 tsp – Sifted baking powder • 1/4 tsp – Salt • 1 cup – Fresh curds • 1/2 cup – Water (blend together with curd) • 70 g – Amul cheese-grated • Oil for frying • For syrup: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Orange juice • 1 cup – Grapefruit juice • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1 cup – granulated Sugar • 2 cups – water • 1 tsp – Lemon rind, finely grated • 1 tbsp or more – icing Sugar as required Method: Check that there are no seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large Potato • 1 – big chunk Pumpkin • 2 – Green chillies • 1 inch piece – Ginger • 1/2 cup – coriander, finely chopped • 1 cup – kootu flour • 1/2 cup – singhara flour • 1/4 cup – curds • Salt to taste • Oil to shallow […]

Ingredients: • 350 gms – Mava (khoya) • 150 gms – Powdered Sugar • 1/2 small tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 Almonds • 10 pistachios. Method: Cut the almonds and pistachios into very fine slices. Crumble the mava with your fingers. Heat a broad saucepan, add the mava and fry for a while on […]

Ingredients: • For puris: • 2 cups – very fine semolina (soji or rava) • Salt to taste • Water – as required • Oil – 4 tbsp (or more to Deep Fried) • Puri cutter • Other Ingredients: • 1 cup – ragda made as in ragda patties (refer meal snacks in the cookbook) […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – soft fresh white mava • 300 g – powdered Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 5 to 6 drops – colour essence as desired • 1/4 cup – crushed almonds, pistachios, mixed Method: Warm mava and cook on low, stirring continuously, to form a very soft lump. Remove […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 2 bunches – Methi leaves (cleaned and washed) • 3 tsp – Coriander leaves • 4 tsp – oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 pinches – Asafoetida • 1 (cut into long pieces) – Onion • 1/4 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • Red Pumpkin – 1/2 Kg • Potato – 1 (Small) • Onion -1 (Medium) • Garlic – 2 Flakes • Butter – 1 tbsp • Milk – 1 Cup (Low-fat) • Ground Nutmeg – A pinch • Freshly ground Black Pepper • Salt to taste • Chopped Parsley for garnishing. Method: Wash, remove […]

Ingredients: • 2- bagels • 2 tbsp-cream cheese • 4-5 leaves Spinach • 1 Tomato • 1 tbsp- pesto sauce Method: Slice the bagel in half. Spread cream cheese on both halves of the bagel. Add one tsp of pesto sauce to each half. Add some fresh spinach leaves and some sliced tomatoes to the […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – toovar dal. • 1/4 cup – urad dal. • 1/2 cup – Channa dal. • 1 tbsp – grated coconut. • 3-4 – green chillies. • 2 – red chilli. • 1 – pinch hing. • 4-5 – curry leaves. • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder. • 1/4 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • For Mango cake: • 2 cups – all-purpose flour • 3/4 cup – unsalted Butter • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – fresh Mango puree • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – chopped Mango or 8 to 10 slices • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Rice • 1/2 cup – Urad Dal • 1.5 cup – Curd • 1/2 tsp – dry Green chilli powder • 1 tsp – Eno (fruit salt) • 2 tbsp – oil • Salt to taste • For seasoning: • 1.5 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal • 1/4 cup – gram dal • 50 g – tamarind, de-seeded • 1/4 cup – grated fresh Coconut • 4 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Jeera • 1/2 tsp – Methi • 2 tsp – ready-made sambar powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • […]

Ingredients: • For koftas: • 3 – medium sized Potatoes • 1-2 – Green chillies (optional) • 5-6 – stalks Cilantro • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – grounded coriander • 1/2 tsp – amchur • Salt • Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – yogurt • 1 – slice of bread […]

Ingredients: • 4 bread slices • 1 cup Sugar • Dry fruits – as per need • Ghee for frying Method: Cut each bread slices into four quarters. Fry these slices in ghee till they are light brown in colour on both sides. Meanwhile, make sugar syrup of one-thread consistency. Put the fried bread slices […]

Ingredients: • 1 – muskmelon, medium firm but ripe • 1 cup – whipped Cream • 1/2 cup – soft Paneer (cottage cheese) or silken Tofu • 1/2 cup – curd, hung for 2 hours • 1 cup – sugar, powdered • 2 to 3 drops – vanilla essence • 1 packet – Lemon jelly […]