Ingredients: • Ingredients for outer layer: • 3/4 cup – raw Rice powder • 1 and 1/4 cups water • 1/4 tsp – salt • Ingredients for coconut-jaggery filling (or poornam): • 1/4 cup – grated Coconut (fresh is better, frozen works too) • 1/4 cup grated Jaggery • 1 tsp + 1 tsp Ghee […]

Ingredients: • 6 – Chicken sausages or Chicken kebabs • 10 – small button mushrooms, cooked • 10 – whole cherry Tomatoes or 1 big Tomato cut into chunks, deseeded • 1 – medium onion, cut into 1 inch pieces • 1 – large green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 3.5 cups – Flour • 1/4 tsp – Salt • 1.5 cups – Unsalted Butter (at room temperature) • 1 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – Vanilla essence • Strawberry jam (as per need) • Confectioner’s Sugar (as per need for dusting) Method: In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar […]

Ingredients: • 5 tbsp – khus syrup • 2 tbsp – fresh Lemon juice • 1 bottle – soda or Sprite • Ice cubes Method: In a large bowl, mix khus syrup and lemon juice and slowly add soda to the syrup. Stir once and serve immediately in a tall glass with ice cubes. Recipe […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – spinach, rinsed • 10 – large strawberries, sliced • 1/2 cup – white Sugar • 1/3 cup – white wine Vinegar • 1 cup – vegetable oil • 1 tbsp – Poppy Seeds • 1 tsp – salt Method: In a large bowl, mix the spinach and strawberries. In a […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – fine semolina (or coarse) • 2 cups – Sugar • 3/4 cup – Ghee • 4 – Cardamoms • 10 – cashews • Salt, a pinch Method: Take the rawa (semolina) in a bowl along with a pinch of salt and mix well. Add water little by little and make […]

Ingredients: • For the Apple jalebi: • 24 – apples, sliced in rings, • 125g – flour • 4g – Yeast • 15g – butter, melted • 5g – Sugar • Oil, for frying • For the Lemon Yoghurt parfait: • 150 ml – Lemon juice, • 50g – icing sugar, • 100g – yoghurt, […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Wheat flour • 3/4 cup – instant Oats • 1/4 cup – Dates (minced) • 1/4 cup – Brown sugar • 1 tbsp – oil • 2 tbsp – Milk • OR • Substitute Milk and oil with 1/4 cup melted Butter Method: Preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit. Mix all […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – black chana, soaked • 2 tbsp – oil • 1/4 tsp – asafetida • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tbsp – besan • 1/2 cup – Tamarind water • […]

Ingredients: • 8 – 10 bread slices – Bread crumbs • 3 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1 – medium sized onion, finely chopped • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – turmeric/haldi powder • Juice of 1 Lemon • 3-4 – curry leaves/kadipatta • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices – Bread • 2 tbsp – Curd • 1 – Onion • Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch • Chilli powder – 1-2 tsp • Salt to taste. Method: Crumble the bread in a bowl. Now add the curd, finely chopped onion, chopped coriander leaves, chilli powder and salt to it. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1/2 cup – Pasta (crush the Pasta into small pieces) • 1 – Carrot • 1 cup – Mushrooms • 1 – Tomato (big) • 1/4 cup – Green peas • 1/2 tbsp – cumin (jeera) • 1/2 tsp – black pepper • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – kadalai paruppu (channa dal) • 1/4 cup – pachai payiru (green moong dal) • 1/4 cup – karamani/cowpeas • Cardamom powder, a pinch • 2 tsp – grated Coconut • 1/4 cup – grated Jaggery • 2 tsp – Ghee Method: Dry fry the dals in a pan and clean […]

Ingredients: • 1 Pineapple • 1 tbsp Sugar • 1 tbsp. pepper corns, powdered • 1 tsp. paprika powder • ½ tsp. Rosemary • ½ tsp. salt • A dash of worcestershire sauce • 25 gms. Butter • 30 ml. oil Method: Peel and core the pineapple. Cut into 1.5 cm / ¾ inch thick […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Pasta • 1 cup – Tomato puree • 1/2 cup – Onion -garlic paste • 1 tsp – green chilly paste • 1/2 cup – peas • spices to be mixed together • salt to taste • 1 tsp – red chili powder • 1 tsp – Oregano • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – Milkmaid sweetened condensed Milk • 200 g – Maida • 100 g – Butter • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – soda bicarbonate • 150 ml – aerated soda • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence Method: Grease an 8 inch diameter baking tin and dust it with […]

Ingredients: • Medium thick Poha – 1 cup • Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Powdered Jaggery – 1.5 cups • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Chopped cashews – 2 tbsp • Ghee – 2 tbsp Method: Grind the poha in the mixie to a coarse grain like consistency. Add almost the same volume […]

Ingredients: • 30 dried Apricots • 1 ripe pineapple, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces • 4 apples, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces • 4 large, just-ripe bananas, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces • 4 tbsp – Butter • 8 tbsp – Sugar • 6 tbsp – blackcurrant juice • 6 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 4 brown bread slices • 2 eggs, beaten • 1 small Tomato (cut into tiny cubes) • 1 Onion (cut into tiny cubes) • 1 Green chilli (chopped) • 1 tsp – sweet and sour sauce • 1/2 tsp – pepper • Salt as required • Sandwich Cream • Low fat Butter unsalted […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Water • 1 cup – Sugar • Zest of 2 Oranges • 1 cup – Orange juice • 1 cup – Whipped Cream Method: Bring to boil all the ingredients except the whipped cream, let the syrup thicken and put off the stove. Strain the syrup and keep aside until […]