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 • […]

Ingredients: • 7 tbsp – crushed Marie biscuits • 4 tbsp – melted Butter or Ghee • 1 tbsp – powdered Sugar • 1 litre – Milk • 1 – lemon, squeezed • 1 tbsp – whipped Cream • 3 tbsp – powdered Sugar • 1 – fresh mango, peeled and diced • 3/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Milk • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tbsp – Black Peppercorns • 4 -cloves • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • Sugar (as per need) Method: Dry roast the black peppercorns, cloves until the flavours come out. Grind or pound into a fine powder. Bring to a boil the […]

Ingredients: • 1 – bottle guard or Drumstick • 1/2 cup – well beaten Curd • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 1 tsp – Coriander seeds • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 10 to 12 – Red Chillies • 1 tbsp – Jaggery • Lemon ball sized Tamarind • 1 sprig – Curry […]

Ingredients: • 225 g – cake crumbs • 1 tbsp – instant coffee, dissolved in a little hot water • 50 g – tutti frutti, finely chopped • 1.5 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 50 g – Raisins • 50 g – finely chopped Walnuts • 50 g – butter, melted • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – coarse Wheat flour • 1.5 cups – blanched Almonds (refer note) • 1 cup – Sugar • 3 cups – water • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tsp – Saffron strands crushed • 1 tbsp – warm Milk • 1.25 cup – Ghee • 8-10 blanched Almonds chopped […]

Ingredients: • desiccated Coconut – 2 cup • Milk powder – 1 cup • Cardamom powder – ½ tsp • condensed Milk to mix • icing Sugar to dust Method: Combine the first three ingredients. Add condensed milk little at a time, to form a stiff paste, the consistency of poori dough. Roll out the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – flour • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • a pinch of salt • 1/2 cup – margarine • 1 – beaten Egg • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – chopped chocolate • 1/2 cup – Sugar Method: Beat the margarine and sugar well together. Add the egg […]

Ingredients: • 4 pieces – bean Curd – • 1 – Onion • 1 small bunch – Mint leaves • 5 Cloves – Garlic • 1 tbsp – soya sauce • 1 tbsp – Thai chilli powder • 3 – fresh Red Chillies • oil for frying • salt to taste. Method: Cut chillies diagonally […]