Ingredients: • 1/2 cup each – white channa, red channa, rajma, white karamani, red karamani, whole moong, urad dal, and idli Rice • Salt to taste Method: Soak all the grains together overnight. Grind with some water but make it a little more watery than regular idli batter (to make soft idlis). Allow it to […]

Ingredients: • Plain Rice – 1 cup • Jaggery – 1 cup • Kidney beans – 1/2 cup • Coconut – 1/2 cup Method: Soak the kidney beans for 1 hour. Wash the rice in water and dry it in a muslin cloth for half an hour. The powder it fine and sieve out the […]

Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 2 cups ( washed and soaked ) • Peas – 1/2 cup • Corn – 1/2 cup • Tomatoes – 1 thinly chopped • Carrot 1 cup grated • Capsicum ( yellow , Orange and green ) 1/2 each long slices • Egg Whites 6 • Garam Masala – 2 […]

Ingredients: • For the pizza base: • 1/2 cup all – purpose flour, sifted • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 cup – fine polenta • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 – egg, beaten (optional) • 2/3 cup – Milk (make it 1 cup if skipping egg) • 1/3 cup – grated vegetarian […]

Ingredients: • 500g low fat well set Yoghurt (put in a muslin cloth and hang for 2 hours) • 1/2 cup – Strawberry crush • 2 tbsp – Honey • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Corn flour (for the custard) • 2 tsp – Sugar • For garnishing: • few fresh strawberries […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – rolled oats • 1/2 cup – White sesame seeds • 10 – Almonds • 3/4 cup – Powdered Jaggery • 3 – Cardamom • 1/4 cup – Melted Ghee Method: Dry roast the rolled oats, sesame and almonds separately and keep aside. Take the roasted almonds, oats, sesame seeds with […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – plain flour (maida) • 100 gms – chilled Butter • 1/2 tsp – salt • chilled water • For Filling: • 2 cups – chopped vegetables (potatoes, peas, beans, carrot, spinach, cauliflower) • 2 – Onions • 1 – Tomato • 2 – Green chillies • 1/2 inch – Ginger […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fresh bread crumbs • 1/3 cup – rava • 1 cup – slightly sour Curd (plain yogurt) • 1 tbsp – broken Cashew nuts • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – chopped Green chillies • 1/2 tsp – chopped Ginger • […]

Ingredients: • A can of 14 Rasgollas • 2 cans – condensed Milk • Milk (in equal proportion to condensed Milk) • Garnish: Finely chopped unsalted pistachios, powdered elaichi, Saffron strands (soaked in a little water for 1 hour) Method: Squeeze out all the syrup from the rasgollas. Then cut each rasgolla into 2 halves. […]

Ingredients: • 4 – ripe mangoes • 1 tbsp – Lime juice • 300 g – Sugar • 1 litre – water Method: Remove the skins of the mangoes and chop into pieces. Mash to pulp. Cook this pulp with 1 litre of water, sugar and lime juice over low heat till the mixture thickens. […]

Ingredients: • For baguette: • 1 tbsp – unbleached white bread flour • 1.5 tsp – dried Yeast • 1 tsp – salt • 150 g – fresh clotted Cream • 200 ml – lukewarm water • For Open Cheese Baguette: • 1 loaf – baguette • Cooked Chicken strips – 1 tbsp • Clotted […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – kareli botis • 1/2 kg – Meat (seene ka parcha) • 250 gm – Curd • 300 gm – white Onions • 20 gm – Garlic • 20 gm – Ginger • 12 – green Cardamom • 5 gm – white pepper powder • 20 gm – desiccated Coconut • […]

Ingredients: • Cherry or Grape Tomato/tiny Tomato – 1/4 kg • Onion (chopped) – 1.5 cups • Sesame seed – 2 tbsp • Cumin – 1 tbsp • Coriander powder – 1.5 tbsp • Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tbsp • Chilli powder – 1.5 tbsp • Turmeric powder – 2 pinches • Oil – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – chopped pineapple. • 3/4 cup – sugar. • 1/2 tsp – salt. • 1/4 tsp – Pineapple essence. • few drops yellow colour. • 1 cup – Pineapple jelly. • 2 glasses water. • 10-12 crushed ice cubes. Method: To make a pulp, mix pineapple pieces, sugar, salt and bring […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – chopped Cauliflower. • 1/2 cup – Broccoli florets • 1/2 cup – Spinach leaves, coarsely blended • 1.5 cup – Skimmed Milk • 1 tbsp – Cornflour dissolved in 1/2 cup Skimmed Milk • 1/2 cup – Cheddar Cheese • 1 tbsp – Butter • 1 tbsp – Dijon Mustard […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Urad Dal • 2 to 3 tbsp – Rice • 4-5 – Red Chillies • 3-4 – Peppercorns • Salt to taste • A pinch Asafoetida • Curry leaves Method: Dry grind all the ingredients coarsely. Just before making the vadas, add water, a little at a time to get […]

Ingredients: • 1 3x8x3-inch rectangular bread box • 2 sheets Butter paper • 1 litre – pack vanilla ice-cream • 1 cup – canned Cherries drained • 1 cup – fresh strawberries cleaned & chopped • 2 oranges, peeled and segmented • 1 cup – sponge cake crumbs or sweet bread crumbs • 1 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – flour • 1 cup – rolled oats • 1/2 cup – Butter or margarine, softened • 1/3 cup – light Brown sugar • 1/4 tsp – baking powder • 1/8 tsp – salt • 3/4 cup – Strawberry jam Method: Preheat oven to 180 degree C. In a large bowl, […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 cups – Desiccated Coconut • 1 cup – Sweetened condensed Milk • 1/4 cup – Mango pulp (tinned) • 1tsp – Ghee • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tbsp- Almond flakes. Method: Heat the ghee, the desiccated coconut, sweetened condensed milk, cardamom powder, mango pulp together in a microwave bowl […]

Ingredients: • 3- Egg yolks • 2 cups – Sugar • 1 cup-Cream • 1/2 cup -Powdered cocoa Method: Put the mixture of the egg yolks, sugar, cream & powdered cocoa together in the ice-cream maker. Keep turning the handle until the ice-cream is firm. Leave it in the freezer for 20 minutes. Then serve […]