Ingredients: • 250ml – Cranberry juice • 250ml – Grape juice • 2 scoops – vanilla ice Cream • 6-7 ice cubes Method: Blend all the ingredients together in a blender and serve immediately. Recipe courtesy of Rachael Abraham

Ingredients: • 2 cups – mathia flour • 1 cup – Urad Dal flour • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 tsp – Ghee • 1/3 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – papad khar • 1 tsp – ajwain • Salt to taste • Approx 1/2 cup – warm water (add more […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Butter • 250 gm – Refined flour or Maida • 250 g – Sugar (powdered) • 5 – eggs, beaten well • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – cake seeds Method: Sift the flour and baking powder together. Cream the butter and sugar well. Add the beaten […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong dal • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Ghee • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • cashewnuts/raisins for garnishing Method: Roast the moong dal well. Cool and grind the dal to a fine powder. Add sugar and cardamom powder, mix well and slowly add as much warm […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maize (bhutta makka) • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 cups – Jaggery • 1 tsp – ground elaichi Method: First, remove the skin and take the seeds of maize (corn) and grind it into a paste. Grate the coconut and add it to the maize (corn) paste and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Pears (chopped) • water (as per need) • 2 tsp – Lime juice • Sugar • Few Mint leaves Method: Blend the pears, sugar with enough water. Add the lemon juice, mint leaves to the juice and stir well. Keep in fridge for half an hour. Serve chilled and enjoy! […]

Ingredients: • 75 gms – grated Corn • 750 ml – Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1 handful – almonds, sliced • 1 handful – pistachios, sliced • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • A few strands – saffron, crushed Method: Put grated corn, milk (Reserving one tsp for later use) and sugar […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 1 cup • Sugar – 250 g • Milk – 1 liter • Elaichi (powdered) – 1 tsp Method: Boil the milk and keep aside 1/2 the boiled milk. Clean the rice in fresh water. Boil water, add the rice. Stir it. Half cook the rice, then add the milk. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all purpose flour (maida) • 4 tbsp – Butter • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 2 to 3 tbsp – Rice flour • 1/2 tsp – powdered Sugar and Cardamom powder to sprinkle on top • to deep fry – oil or Ghee Method: Mix […]

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 […]