Ingredients: • 3 cups – Rice powder • 4 cups – Milk • 3/4 – coconut, grated • 1 tsp – Yeast or a small glass of toddy • Sugar and Salt – as required Method: Add yeast or toddy to rice powder and add sufficient water. Let it ferment overnight. In the morning, add […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – kuttu atta • Rock Salt to taste • 2 Green chillies • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 3 – medium-sized potatoes, sliced into rounds • oil for frying Method: In a bowl, add the kuttu atta, dry spices, green chillies and a little water. Make a paste (neither […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – ice Cream of your choice • 1.5 cups – Sprite or Seven Up Method: In a serving glass, just empty the ice cream, pour Seven Up or Sprite and serve immediately. Recipe courtesy of Chaya

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – lean lamb mince • 1 – onion, minced • 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste • 2 – green chillies, minced • 1/4 tsp – Ginger paste • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – refined flour/maida • 250 g – Butter • 250 g – Sugar • 4 eggs beaten • 1 tsp – baking powder • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/4 tsp – salt Method: Mix butter, sugar and eggs and beat them well together. Sieve the flour with salt and […]

Ingredients: • For Pasta: • 1 cup – ravioli, boiled, drained. • 1 – onion, chopped finely. • 1 tbsp – yellow capsicum, chopped finely. • 1 tbsp – red capsicum, chopped finely. • 1 tsp – ginger, chopped finely. • 4 to 5 flakes – garlic, chopped finely. • 1/2 tsp – chilli flakes. […]

Ingredients: • one and a half kg -stawberries, wiped and hulled • 2 Lemons • 6 cups – (900gms) Sugar • 8-10 drops Strawberry red colour (optional) Method: Extract juice of lemons. Tie rind and put in a muslin bag. Chop strawberries coarsely. Put in a large cooking pan. Add in juice and rind bag. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – khus syrup • 10 scoops – vanilla ice Cream • 5 bottles – chilled club soda Method: Chill 10 narrow tall glasses. Divide khus syrup between all 10 glasses. Put 1 scoop vanilla ice cream into each glass. Mix contents of each glass well with mini whipper or fork. Carefully […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Pineapple chopped roughly • 2 Ice cubes • Salt as required • 1 tsp – Lemon juice (optional) • 25 ml – Milk (preferably cold) • 3 tsp – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Soda water Method: Pressure cook pineapple pieces for 1 whistle until soft. Blend all the other […]

Ingredients: • 5 – eggs • 175 g – Sugar • 90 g – flour • 40 g – cocoa powder • 30 g – melted Butter • 20 g – Corn flour • 1 tsp – baking powder Method: Sieve together the flour, cocoa powder, corn flour and baking powder. Place the sugar and […]

Ingredients: • 1/3 cup – silken Tofu • 1 cup – mixed frozen berries (you can use fresh ones when available ) • 1/2 cup – Pomegranate juice (use the fresh seeds when available ) • 2 tsp – Honey • Ice cubes Method: Combine all the ingredients and grind it into a smooth puree. […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – refined flour/maida • 2 eggs • 200 g – powdered Sugar • 200 g – Butter • a pinch of salt • 2 tbsp – cocoa powder • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 2tbsp – broken Cashew nuts or Walnuts Method: Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, salt, cocoa powder […]

Ingredients: • For the base (dough): Wheat flour – 4 cups • Salt to taste • Oil – 1 tbsp • Warm Milk – 1/2 cup • Curd – 1/2 cup • Water (if required) • For the filling: Carrot – 1 cup (grated) • Palak leaves – 1 cup (cooked paste) • Cauliflower – […]

Ingredients: • For batter: • 2 cups – all purpose flour • 1 – Egg (optional) • 1 tbsp – Sugar • salt, a pinch • water, to make a thick batter • For filling: • 2 cups – grated Coconut • Sugar to taste • 1/4 tsp – powdered Cardamom Method: Mix all the […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups- milk. • 3/4 cup- sugar. • 5 tbsp- Corn flour (corn-starch). • Few drops vanilla essence. • Few drops yellow and green colour. • 1 cup- cream. • Crushed pista. Method: Boil milk and add corn-starch dissolved in little water. Cook till thick. Add sugar. Remove milk from gas and cool […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cashew powder • 1/2 cup – Milk powder • 2 tsp – Water • 3/4 cup – Sugar • A few Pistachios for garnishing. Method: Combine the cashew powder, milk powder, water and sugar in a large bowl and mix with a spatula. Now microwave it for 2 minutes on […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 packet frozen puff pastry (1 sheet) • 1 Egg • 1 Green onion, chopped • 1 tbsp of water • 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1/8 tsp Garlic powder • 1 packet frozen spinach, thawed and well drained Method: Preheat oven to 400 degrees […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Egg • 50 ml – Olive oil • 55 – 60 g – castor Sugar • 60 ml – Mango pulp • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – Saffron • 3/4 tsp – baking powder • 65 g – flour • Mousse • 375 g – Mango pulp […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – of Durum whole-wheat flour • 2 cups – unbleached all-purpose flour • 1 tbsp + 1 tsp – vital Wheat gluten • (If you don’t have vital Wheat gluten, use 3 cups all-purpose and 2 cups – whole-Wheat flour and skip the gluten) • 1.5 tbsp – salt • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 8 slices- bread • 4 tbsp – Butter • 4 sausages • 1/2 cup – water • 2 tbsp – chopped Onions Method: Wash the sausages lightly taking care to break them. Prick with a fork in a few places. Place the sausages carefully in a pan and boil them with 1/2 cup […]