Ingredients: • 225 g – chick peas • 1 Clove – Garlic • 1 tsp – soya sauce • 10 black Olives • 1 rounded tbsp – chopped Parsley • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • 8 Lettuce leaves • pepper • salt Method: Soak chick peas in cold water, overnight. Drain and place in […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Rice • 6 – Red Chillies • 2 cup – mung Bean sprouts • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • Curry leaves • Oil for cooking Method: Wash and soak rice for half an hour. Grind the red chillies, soaked rice and the mung sprouts to a […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice (cooking Rice) – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Milk – 4 cups • Cashew halves – 10 • Raisins – 10 • Powdered Cardamom – 1/4 tsp Method: Wash rice and drain. Mix rice along with sugar and milk. Put all these in a pressure cooker. Cook this […]

Ingredients: • Mix together: • 1/2 cup – soy flour • 1/2 cup – wholegrain Corn flour • 1/2 cup – whole-wheat pastry flour • 1.5 tsp – baking powder • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – salt (optional) • Wet ingredients: • Mix together well: • 1.5 cup – Almond Milk (can […]

Ingredients: • 6 – whole-wheat sandwich bread slices • 2 tbsp – table butter, softened • 2 tbsp – Peanut chutney (refer chutneys) • 1 tsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 – sprig Mint leaves finely chopped • 1 – red or green capsicum, deseeded and finely chopped • 1 tsp – Butter […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup Channa dal • 1 tbsp Rice • 1 big onion, chopped • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste • Pinch of Turmeric • Salt to taste • Coriander, finely chopped • Curry Leaves, chopped (1 twig) • Green chillies, chopped Method: Soak channa dal and rice for 2-3 hours in water. Grind them […]

Ingredients: • 350 g – white flour • 200 g – mashed Cottage cheese /paneer chunks • 1/2 tsp – Ginger paste • 3/4 tsp – cumin powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 – medium-sized Tomato • 1 – medium-sized Onions • 100 g – Green […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Spinach stems (chopped) • 3 tbsp – Coconut • 1 – Green chilli • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Rice flour • 1 tsp – Coconut oil • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 tbsp – Yogurt (Curd) • Salt to taste. Method: Chop the […]

Ingredients: • 3 – eggs • 1.5 cups – Ragi flour • 3 tbsp – Maida • 1 cup – Sugar • 120 g – Butter • 1.5 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 pinch – salt Method: Sieve ragi flour, maida and […]

Ingredients: • For dosa : • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1 cup – Maida • 3/4 cup – Urad Dal • 1/4 cup – chenna dal • 2 tsp – Sugar • salt to taste • For masala : • 4-5 – big Potatoes (boiled, peeled and slightly mashed ) • 4-5 – […]

Ingredients: • Fish sauce -to taste. • 3 tbsp – Lime juice. • 1 tbsp – Minced garlic. • 1 tbsp – Sugar. • 1 tbsp – chilli paste. • 6 – Crabs, small or 1/2 lb Crab-meat. • 1/2 lb – Ground Pork (optional) or beef/chicken. • 1/2 lb – Finely chopped shrimps/ prawns. […]

Ingredients: • 15 – soya bean nuggets • 400 g – frozen mixed vegetable pack • 1 – medium Onion • 4 – Cloves of Garlic • 1/2 inch – Ginger • 2 – Green chillies • 4 tbsp – Tomato puree • 1/2 tsp – Dhania powder • 1/4 tsp – Haldi powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – syrup from the tin • 2 tsp – Pineapple custard powder • 3 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Pineapple essence • 2 slices very finely chopped tinned Pineapple Method: Mix syrup & corn flour in a heavy pan. Cook on low heat, stirring continuously, till mixture turns transparent, […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – icing or powdered Sugar • 1/2 cup – unsalted Butter • 1 tsp – vanilla extract • 2 tbsp – Milk or light Cream • Colors of your choice Method: Cream the butter and sugar till smooth and well blended. Add vanilla. With mixer on low speed, gradually beat in […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Maida • 3 tsp- salt • 2 tsp – til • Oil to fry Method: Mix maida and salt in a dry vessel and cook it in a pressure cooker without using the weight for 15-20 mins. After it cools, add til seeds and sufficient water and mix it. Put […]

Ingredients: • 8 – bread slices • Butter – 2 tsp • 1 – onion, big, chopped • 1 – tomato, chopped • 1/2 cup – carrots, grated • 1/4 cup – capsicum, chopped • 1/4 cup – cabbage, chopped • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 2 tsp – green chillies, chopped • […]

Ingredients: • Marie biscuits – 10 • 1/2 cup – Besan • 1/2 tsp – Chilli powder • salt • A pinch – Asafoetida • Eno fruit salt • Oil to deep fry Method: In a bowl, take besan, add chilli powder, salt, asafoetida and Eno fruit salt and mix with water to a semi-solid […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – saboodana (sagodana) • 6 cups – water • For masala: • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – sesame seeds • 1 tsp – Ginger chilli paste (optional) • salt to taste Method: Boil 6 cups water. Add saboodana and cook till the saboodana becomes transparent. Add all […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup Wheat flour • Sugar (1/4 to 1/2 cup) • Cardamom powder 1 pinch (optional) • 2 tbsp Coconut (optional) • Ghee • Water Method: Mix flour, sugar, coconut and cardamom. Add enough water to make batter of thick dosa consistency. On a flat griddle or tava, cook small dosas over a […]

Ingredients: • Suji – 2 cups • Ghee – 2-3 cups • Raisin – 1/4 cup • Cashewnut – 1/4 cup • Elaichi/Cardamom (green) – 4, powdered • Sugar – 2 cups • Banana – 1, mashed • Saffron – a pinch • Milk – as needed Method: Mash the banana, mix saffron to it […]