Ingredients: • 300 gm – white flour • 100 gm – cottage cheese/tofu • 1 – big capsicum, chopped fine • 1 – big onion, chopped fine • 1 – medium tomato, chopped • 4-5 – spring onions, chopped • 20 gm – boiled Corn • 2 tsp – soya sauce • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Sooji • 1/2 cup – Curd • 1 and 1/2 cup – Water • 1 tsp – Eno Fruit Salt • 2 tbsp – Oil • 2 – Green Chillies, finely chopped (optional) • Red Chillies, Hing and Kadi patta – For Tadka • Coriander leaves • Grated Coconut • […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – fresh well set curds • 1/2 cup – thick alphonso Mango pulp or pieces • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom • 10-12 – Saffron strands Method: Tie curd in a muslin cloth like a pouch. Hang for 15-20 hours or overnight, till very solid. Remove carefully […]

Ingredients: • chow-chow – 1 • 1 – medium size Carrot • 10 – green beans • 1 – small Potato • 1 cup – plain yogurt • 1/2 packet – Tofu • 1/2 tsp – Rice • 4 – Green chilli • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – salt • Curry […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 liters – Milk • 7 to 8 tbsp – Sugar (or as taste) • 3 – alphonso mangoes (peeled and chopped into small pieces) Method: Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel. After a boil simmer. Boil the milk till it reduces to half its quantity. Add sugar and boil till […]

Ingredients: • For Dough: • 350 g – wholemeal flour • 150 g – white bread flour • 7 g – dried Yeast • 300 ml – warm water • 170 g – Sunflower seeds • 6 tbsp – Sunflower oil • 2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – ground caraway • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Whole Wheat flour ( Atta ) • 1/2 cup – All-purpose flour ( Maida ) • A pinch of baking soda • 1 tsp – Baking powder • 1.5 cup – Mango puree • 1 – Egg • 1 tsp – Butter, melted • 1/2 cup – Milk (skimmed ) […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Medium aubergines/ Egg plants • 1 tsp – Ground black pepper • 2 – Big Tomatoes • 4 tbsp – Cooking oil • 3 tbsp – Grated cheese • Salt to taste Method: Using a sharp knife, cut the aubergine into thick slices. Place these slices in a bowl of cold […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole Milk • 1 – Avocado • 3 tbsp – Honey or 1/4 cup – Sugar (vary the amount and type of sweet according to your taste) • 1/4 cup broken – vermicelli • 1/4 cup – whole Wheat • 1 tsp – rose water Method: Soak the whole wheat […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Kara boondhi • 1 cup – Ompodi/ Sev • 1/4 cup – Ribbon pakoda • 2-3 – Mullu murukku • 1/4 cup – Peanuts • 1/4 cup – Roasted gram | Chutney Dal • 1/4 cup – Rice flakes • 1/4 tsp – Freshly ground pepper • Curry leaves – […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Butter (40 g) • Regular marshmallows – 3 cups • 6 cups – Rice crispies cereal. Method: In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and continue to stir until the marshmallows have completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in the rice crispies, coating them well […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – semolina • 3 Raw bananas • 1 cup – Paneer (cottage cheese),grated • 4 Green chillies • salt to taste • 2-3 pinches chat masala • Oil to deep fry Method: Pressure cook whole bananas (3 whistles), skin and mash. Add grated green chillies, chat masala, allow to cool. Dry […]

Ingredients: • For the crust: 2 cups – chocolate wafer crumbs • 5 tbsp – melted Butter • For the filling: 3 packages (8 ounces each) – Cream cheese (at room temperature) • 1 cup – granulated Sugar • 5 – eggs (large) • 2 ounces – semisweet chocolate (melted) • For the frosting: 6 […]

Ingredients: • Pavakkai (karela) – 1 (big variety) or 250 g (small sized). • Chilli powder – 2 tbsp. • Tamarind – 1 (lemon sized). • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp. • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds. • Sugar or Jaggery – 1 tsp. • A pinch – Hing. • Salt to taste. • oil […]

Ingredients: • Batter: 3/4 cup – Bengal Gram flour (besan) • 1/4 cup – soya flour • 1.5 tbsp- semolina (rawa) • 1/2 tsp – citric acid (nimbu ke phool) • 3.5 tsp- Sugar • 1 tsp – green chilli-ginger paste • 1.5 tsp – fruit salt • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 plain khakras • 1.5 cups Milk • 1 tsp Sugar • 6-7 Raisins • 1 tsp chopped Walnuts • 1 tsp Ghee • 1 tsp chopped Almonds • 1 banana, sliced (optional) Method: Crush khakras into small pieces (like cornflakes ). Put in a serving bowl. Bring milk to boil with sugar. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Ricotta Cheese • 1.5 cup – Spinach leaves, chopped • 2 – Onions, chopped • 5-6 – Cloves of garlic, minced • 1 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Black pepper • 1/2 tsp – Ginger powder • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked Raw banana chunks • 1/2 cup – rolled oats • 1 – onion, chopped • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed powder • 1/2 tsp – grated Ginger • Curry leaves • Salt • Oil Method: Smash cooked raw bananas to fine paste and […]

Ingredients: • Channa dal – 1 cup • Jaggery – 1 cup • Cardamom – 1 • Maida – 1.5 cup Method: Knead maida into a smooth pliable dough with enough water and salt and keep aside covered. Cook dal in a pressure cooker and grind the dal into a paste along with jaggery. Add […]

Ingredients: • 500 gms – Maida • 10 gms – salt • 100 gms – Sugar • 200 gms – Jaggery • 1/2 Coconut • 5 gms – cardamoms, crushed • oil for frying • water for the dough Method: Mix salt and maida together and rub it in a little ghee. Add a little […]