Ingredients: • apples – 1kg • Papayas – 1/2 kg • Bananas – 3 • chickoos – 3 • Orange or sweet Lime 3 • Grapes – 1/4kg • Sugar -one and a half kg • citric acid 2 tsp • essence – 3/4 tsp Method: All hard fruit (e.g. apples) used should be boiled […]

Ingredients: • For filling (Grapes Kesari): • 1 cup – rava (Semolina) • 1 cup – Sugar • 2 cups – Grape juice • 1 cup – water • 1 tsp – Grape essence • Ghee • For the wrapper: • 1 cup all-purpose flour • Salt a pinch • Cooking soda – a pinch […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked Chicken pieces • 2 cups – torn Lettuce leaves • 2 cups – apple, peeled and cubed • 1/2 cup – halved fresh strawberries • 1/2 cup – cubed cheddar cheese • 2 tbsp – Raisins • For dressing: • 1/4 cup – salad oil • 1/4 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 112 – Green chillies • 1 tbsp – ajwain • 1/2 cup – Coconut grated • 2 cup – besan • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 50 g- Tamarind • Salt to taste • Oil Method: Soak tamarind with sufficient water and make the tamarind pulp. Slit green chillies lengthwise. Remove the […]

Ingredients: • 2 – fresh soft Maize (grated) • 1 tbsp – Gram Flour (besan) • 1 tbsp – Rava • 1 cup – boiled Peas • 1 tsp – Ginger paste or grated Ginger • 2 – Green chillies, finely chopped • 2 tsp – finely chopped coriander • 1 – Lime, juiced • […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – Nestle Cream • 1 tin – evaporated Milk • 1 pack – jelly, Pineapple flavoured • Canned Pineapple – 1 Method: Dissolve the jelly powder in 1 cup of hot water. Mix the cream, milk, jelly powder (dissolved in water) and pineapple syrup from the canned pineapple in a blender. […]

Ingredients: • 1 .75 cups – Maida (235 gms) • 2 eggs • 1/2 cup – Cooking oil (125 ml) • 1 cup – Boiling water (250 ml) • 1.5 cups – Powdered Sugar (240 gms) • 3/4 cup – Cocoa powder (100 gms) • 1.5 tsp – Baking powder • 1.5 tsp – Baking […]

Ingredients: • 2 – apples • 250 ml – Milk • 4 tsp – drinking chocolate powder • 2 tsp – Sugar • ice cubes Method: Cut apple into small pieces, put all the ingredients into a liquidiser. Grind smoothly. Recipe courtesy of Lakshmi

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Channa (any variety), soaked over night. • 10 – green chillies. • Curry leaves – few. • 2 inches – ginger. • Salt, to taste. • 4 tbsp – oil. • For Seasoning: • Mustard. • Urad dal. Method: In a blender, mix channa, green chillies, ginger and salt. Do […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – fresh Orange juice • 2 cups – Sugar • Water Method: Put sugar in a deep vessel. Pour enough water to just cover the sugar. Heat and allow sugar to melt. Do not bring to a boil. Remove from fire and mix in juice. Stir for 5 mins with a […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – raw Rice (soorai orovu / pachari) • 1 cup / 200 ml – medium thick Coconut Milk (or dilute 25 g Maggi instant Coconut Milk powder with 1 cup / 200 ml water) • 5 – 6 tbsp – melted and sieved Jaggery (or to taste) • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – penne Pasta • 1/2 cup – Capsicum (red, green, yellow) • 1 – Onion • 3 tbsp – mozzarella cheese • 1 tbsp – Olive oil • 1 tsp – Ginger – Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Green chillies • 1 tsp – crushed pepper Method: Cook pasta with […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices – bread • 60 g – Butter • 4 – round Apple slices • 4 tsp – Mango chutney • 4 tsp – grated cheese • Salt and pepper to taste • Coriander leaves • Green chillies • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1 – small onion, chopped • 1 – […]

Ingredients: • 12 – big limes • 75 gm – Ginger (chopped into big pieces) • 1 kg – Sugar • 1/2 liter – water • 1 tbsp – Milk Method: Boil the water with the sugar in a heavy bottomed steel vessel. After a boil add milk. Spoon off the dirt that collects on […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all purpose flour • 1.5 tsp – baking powder • 1/4 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – butter, softened • 3/4 cup – white Sugar • 2 – eggs • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • 150g – packaged bittersweet chocolate bar with Almond nougat, chopped • 1 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Poha or avil • 1/2 cup – Jaggery • 1/4 cup – Ghee • 2 – elaichi Method: Take a bowl with poha or avil in it. Then, add some cold water and soak the poha for 2 minutes. When the poha or avil becomes soft, put it into a […]

Ingredients: • 50 g spaghetti • 1 cup boiled vegetables (beans, peas and carrots) • 1/2 cup sliced Capsicum • 1/2 cup Spring onions • 1 cup grated cheese • 1 cup – Potatoes boiled • 1/2 cup Maida • 2 tbsp Paneer • 400 g Tomatoes • 3 pieces of Garlic • 2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – Mango pulp (28 – 30 oz) • 4 cups – whipping Cream (32 fl oz) • 2 cups – half & half (16 fl oz) • 2 cups – Milk • 1.25 cups – Sugar Method: Mix all the ingredients together well. Churn in an ice cream maker until done. […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Large Eggplant (2 lbs) • 1 – Egg, beaten (add 1/4 cup Milk to it) • 1.5 cup – Chickpea flour • 2 tbsp – cilantro, chopped • 1/2 cup – all purpose flour • 1/2 cup – whole Wheat flour • 1 cup – water • 1/2 tbsp – cumin, […]

Ingredients: • For the dough: • 3 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – Ghee • For the stuffing: • 1.5 cup -Sattu • 4 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 1 tsp – Amchur powder • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • […]