Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – water • 2 1/2 tsp – Corn flour • 4-5 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – essence • juice of 1/2 Lemon • few drops of color to match the essence. Method: Mix water, sugar and corn flour. Cook while stirring continuously. The syrup should coat the back of […]
Ingredients: • 1 cup grated dhoodhi (bitter gourd) • 1 cup besan atta (gram flour) • 1/2 cup Rice flour • 2-3 green chillies, cut into fine pieces • a pinch of Haldi (turmeric) • Red Chilli powder • 1 tbsp Curd or juice of 1 Lemon • salt to taste • 1 tbsp Sugar […]
Ingredients: • 160g – semi-sweet chocolate • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1/2 cup – nuts, chopped • 1 tsp – Vanilla/almond essence • Greased plate to keep the chocolates Method: Place milk and chocolates in a pan. Boil twice while stirring slowly. When the mixture is blended well, remove the pan and add vanilla […]
Ingredients: • 6 bread slices (soak and squeeze out water in the brackets) • 100 g – Cabbage (finely chopped and dipped in salt water for 10 minutes) • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – each of coriander and chilli powder • a pinch each of Hing […]
Ingredients: • 250 g – yogurt • 10 – Almonds • 6 – Figs • 150 g – Sugar • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Water – 350 ml • a few dry rose leaves Method: Whip the yogurt in a mixer. Soak the almonds in water, remove the skin and prepare a paste. Heat […]
Ingredients: • 3- Karela (Chinese or Indian variety) • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – oil (optional) Method: Cut karela into thin rounds (as thin as possible but not necessarily too thin). Mix with salt and red chilli powder and leave aside for 20 mins. Spread […]
Ingredients: • 1 – bread slice • 1 – Egg • a little Butter Method: Make a perfect circle in the centre of the bread. Add some butter on a non-stick pan and toast the bread. Add the egg such that the yolk sits inside the hole in the bread. Using a fork, spread the […]
Ingredients: • 2 liter – full fat Cream • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 10 -almonds • 10 -pistachio • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tsp – Saffron • 1 tsp – rose water Method: Soak, peel and chop almonds and pistachio. Soak saffron in hot milk and crush to make a paste. […]