Ingredients: • Apricot (chopped) – 1 cup • Honey (or sugar) as needed • Mint leaves – 4 • Ice cubes – a handful • Chilled water as needed Method: Pour the chopped apricots, honey/sugar, mint leaves and chilled water in a blender. Blend for a for few minutes to prepare a thick and smooth […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups Corn • 4 cups plain flour • 4 cups grated cheese • 2 cups Curd • 1 tsp cooking soda • 20 Green chillies and 2 inch piece Ginger (grind to a paste) • juice of 4 Lemons (small) • 6 tsp Sugar • 3 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maida • 1 cup – putnaalu (a kind of Channa dal used for idli chutney) • 3/4 cup- Jaggery or Sugar • 3/4 cup – Coconut • Oil (for deep frying) Method: Make a dough of maida (this should be exactly like chapatti dough). Dry grind all the above separately […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1.5 tbsp – water • 1/4 cup – chopped, almonds, cashews, pistas & Peanuts Method: Melt the sugar in heavy bottom pan. Stir continuously till sugar browns a bit and melts fully. Now sprinkle water on it and stir. Boil for a minute. Add crushed nuts and stir. […]

Ingredients: • 2 apples finely chopped • 1/2 cup – Raisins • 1 cup – plain flour • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1 cup – Sugar ground • 3/4 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1 cup – Milk • 3/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 12 – khari biscuits or golden puffs • 1.5 cups – white sauce • 1 – green chilli, chopped • 4 tbsp – grated cheese • A little chilli powder • Salt and pepper to taste Method: Mix the white sauce, pepper, half the cheese, salt and green chillies. Divide each biscuit into […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Karamani (Black-eyed Beans) • 3-4 tbsp – Jaggery • 1-2 tbsp – Water • A Pinch Salt • A Pinch Cardamom Powder Method: Dry roast the karamani for 3-4 minutes in a pan. Soak it in water for 4-5 hours. Then drain it. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles with a […]

Ingredients: • Lasagne sheets as needed • For Filling: • 4 cups – spinach, chopped • 1 cup – mushroom, sliced • 1/2 cup – cooked Corn kernels • 1/2 cup – Tomato puree • 3 tbsp – oil • 2 tsp – garlic, minced • 1 – onion, chopped • 2 tsp – green […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – Coconut Milk (thick cream) • 400 g – Sugar • 10 – eggs Method: Beat eggs at medium speed in a mixer. Add sugar and beat at high speed Now add the coconut milk and beat in high speed till well mixed Pour kaya into a pot and cook on […]

Ingredients: • 1 – knolkhol, grated • 1 – carrot, grated • 4 tbsp – besan • 2 tbsp – Coconut powder • 3 – green chillies, finely chopped • Coriander leaves • Salt • Oil • 1 cup – idli batter Method: Mix all the ingredients with leftover idli mix (batter). Do not add […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Mango • 1/2 cup – fresh cream, chilled • 1/4 cup – powdered Sugar • 1 drop – Vanilla essence • 1/2 packet – China grass • 1.5 cups – water • 1/2 – ripe Mango for garnishing Method: Peel and chop the mangoes, then mash them into a coarse pulp. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Desiccated Coconut • 1 cup – Sweetened condensed Milk • 1 tbsp – Rose syrup • 1 tsp – Rose water • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Bring to boil the sweetened condensed milk with rose syrup and rose water in a non-stick pan. Add immediately the desiccated coconut […]

Ingredients: • 300 g Ragi flour (nachini flour) • 3 tbsp Wheat flour • 1 medium Onion (sliced) • 3 Green chillies (chopped, fine) • 1/2 tsp dry fried Jeera • 1/2 tsp finely chopped Ginger • Salt – to taste • A pinch of baking soda • Oil to prepare dosa • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Rice flour • Coconut Milk – as required • 500 g – Rice flour • 75 g – Urad Dal • 75 g – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Wash and soak dal in water for about 5 hours. Drain and grind to a smooth paste. Mix […]

Ingredients: • 750 ml – Mutton or Chicken stock • 2 sticks – Celery • 1 – medium Potato • 1 – medium Carrot • 1 – large Tomato • 1 – medium Turnip • salt and pepper to taste • bechamel sauce • For bechamel sauce: • 300 ml – Milk • 1 – […]

Ingredients: • All-purpose Flour(maida) -3 cups • Butter/Margarine- 1 cup • Sugar -1 cup • eggs -3 • Vanilla Essence -1 tsp • Baking powder -2 tsp Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour and baking powder. Beat eggs well with sugar. Add butter and beat well till fluffy. Add vanilla essence. Add flour […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Rice • 1 cup – Jaggery / vellam • 1/4 tsp – Dry sukku powder • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • Water as required • Oil for shallow frying. Method: Soak the rice in two cups of water for 2 hours. Then drain the excess water and spread it […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – fruitcake mix • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 cup – water • 250 g – Butter or margarine • 1 tsp – bicarbonate of soda • 1 tbsp – smooth Apricot jam • 2 cups – flour • 2 tbsp – mixed spice • 2 – extra-large eggs, whisked […]

Ingredients: • Fresh white Butter – 1/4 cup • Dates – 2 cups • Almonds – 1/4 cup • Sugar – 1 cup Method: Heat butter in a saucepan till it melts Add dates and stir on low heat till it becomes a thick pulp. Mix sliced nuts and sugar, remove from fire. Make small […]

Ingredients: • 3 – Medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into medium sized pieces • 1 cup – Chopped Spinach • 2 – Green chillies chopped finely • 6-8 – Curry leaves • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – chilli powder • Salt to taste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • […]