Ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1.5 cups – water • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • Saffron color • 2 cups -plain flour • 1.5 cups – ghee. • nuts for garnishing Method: Boil water and sugar. Remove from heat, add essence and colour. Mix well and set aside. Roast the flour over […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – good quality mango, peeled and cubed • 2 cups – musk melon, peeled and cubed • 1 cup – banana, peeled and cubed • 1 cup – pineapple, peeled and cubed • 1/2 cup – Sugar free Orange marmalade • 1/2 cup – water Method: Melt marmalade with water over […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – all – purpose flour • 1 cup – margarine, softened • 1 cup – vegetable oil • 1 cup – white Sugar • Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, vegetable oil, 1 cup white sugar and confectioners’ sugar […]

Ingredients: • Sabudhana- 1 cup • Green Chillies- 5 • Jeera- 1 tbsp • Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp • Corainder Leaves • Peanuts – 1 cup • Salt • Vegetable Oil- 3 tbsp Method: Soak sabhudhana for 30 minutes. Heat the vessel put 3 spoons of oil then put jeera, cumin seeds, red chillies and […]

Ingredients: • For Covering: • 1 cup – besan flour • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – chilly powder • 1/4tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – hot oil • Salt, to taste • Oil, for Deep Frying • For stuffing: • 2 cups – Coriander leaves • 2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 lb – Pasta (any kind) • 2 – medium Plum tomatoes, chopped • 3 – green chillies, chopped • 1 Clove – garlic, minced • 1 – ginger, minced • 1 – Onion, large, minced • 1/4 cup – Green peas • 1 – medium Carrot (cut in 1 inch long thin […]

Ingredients: • 1.25 cups – Peanuts • 1/2 cup – Jaggery • 1/4 cup – Hot Water • A generous pinch – Cardamom powder • Ghee or Rice flour – For greasing Method: Remove the skins off the peanuts. Dry roast the peanuts until golden brown. Add the powdered jaggery and hot water and mash […]

Ingredients: • Besan – 1 cup • Sugar – 3 cups • Ghee – 2 cups • Milk – 1 tbsp • Soda bicarb – 1 pinch • Cashew nuts and Almonds – 1/2 cup (slivered) • Raisins – 1/4 cup Method: Sieve and fry the besan in 1 tbsp of ghee, till it loses […]

Ingredients: • 4 round slices of Cucumber • 4 slices boiled Potatoes • 4 slices Carrot • 2 slices oval or round white bread • 2 tbsp – pizza sauce • 1 pinch Sugar • 1 tbsp- Butter • 1 tbsp- grated cheese Method: Heat half butter in nonstick pan, add vegetables, stirfry till tender. […]

Ingredients: • 2 to 3 – mangoes, medium sized • 1 tin – sweetened condensed Milk • 1 litre – Milk • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 tsp – salt • Sugar as per taste Method: Wash and peel mangoes. Puree the pulp in a blender. Add all the ingredients to the mango […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 cup Butter • 1/2 cup shortening or margarine • 1 cup light Brown sugar • 1 cup granulated Sugar • 2 large eggs • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 2 cups Oats (rolled or quick-not instant) • […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Maida • 1 cup – yellow cornmeal, stone ground • 2 tsp – sesame seeds • 1/4 tsp – Thyme seeds • 2 – Garlic cloves, minced • 1 tbsp – Active Dry yeast • 1 cup – lukewarm water • 2 tbsp – Olive oil • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 packet of Marie biscuits • 1 tin of milkmaid • 100 gm of Butter • 5 tsp of boost Method: Break one packet of Marie biscuit into small pieces. Make the other packet of biscuit into a powder. Put the biscuit powder into a mixing bowl. Put all the ingredients and mix […]

Ingredients: • 2 – small chayote/chow chow (1 if big) • 1/4 cup – moong dal • a pinch of Turmeric powder • salt to taste • a pinch of Hing • 1 tsp – Coconut oil • a few springs of Curry leaves • Coriander leaves for garnishing • To grind together: a handful […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- Urad Dal • 1 cup – Moong dal • 2.5 cup – Rice • 1/2 cup – Poha • 1/2 cup – Maida • 1 tsp – Methi seeds. Method: Soak all the ingredients for 6-8 hours and grind to make soft paste. Then ferment it for 8 hours. Heat a […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1/4 tsp – Ginger powder • 1/4 tsp – Cloves powder • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – butter, at […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all purpose flour • 3/4 cup – warm Milk • 2 tbsp – melted Butter • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 1.5 tsp – instant Yeast • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 apples – cored and sliced • Topping: • 1/4 cup – melted Butter • 1/4 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Whole Milk • Kesar • 1 tbsp – Sugar Method: Boil the milk. Add lemon just the way when making paneer. Use extra water but don’t squeeze out all of it. Once done, put it in a mixer. Add another 1 cup whole milk, little kesar and sugar. Then mix […]

Ingredients: • 1 – pizza base. • 1/2 cup – pizza gravy. • 1/2 cup – puffed wheat. • 1 – onion, thinly sliced. • 1 tbsp – capsicum, chopped finely. • 1/4 cup – mozzarella or processed cheese, finely grated. Method: Preheat oven to 350 C for 5 mins. If pizza base is too […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – powdered Jaggery (can be adjusted as per taste) • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – powdered Cardamom • 1 pinch – salt • Ghee to cook Method: Pour the jaggery into a bowl with 2 tbsp of water. Boil for about […]