Ingredients: • 500 g – red Pumpkin or bhopla, peeled and sliced • 2 – Bay Leaves • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 10 – masoor dal vadis • 1 – big potato, peeled and cubed • A pinch – Asafoetida • 1 inch piece – Ginger • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 packets – Salted biscuits (like krackjack or monaco) • 1 – Cucumber, very thinly sliced • Fine sev, a little • Cheese slices • 5-6 Peppercorns, coarsely ground • 1 – Medium Potato, boiled • 1 Medium Tomato, finely chopped • Chaat masala • A few coriander leaves, finely chopped or Oregano […]

Ingredients: • 2 – apples (sour) • Tamarind juice extracted from Lemon sized ball • 4 tsp – Sambar Powder (MTR) • A pinch of Asafoetida • 1 – Onion, cut into slices • 1 – Green chilli • 1 Cup – toor dal, cooked Method: Peel the apples and cut into small cubes. Soak […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – readymade gulab jamun mix • 1/4 cup – water (for kneading) • 1 cup – Sugar • 1+1/2cups – water (for syrup) • 1 – Cinnamon stick • Few – Saffron strands • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • Few – chopped nuts Method: Take the jamun mix in a […]

Ingredients: • 10 slices – brown bread • 1 cup – cooked Corn (makai ke dane) • 1/2 cup – chopped Onions • 2 tsp – chopped Green chillies • 2 pinches – Sugar • 1 cup – Milk • 2 cups – white sauce, (recipe below) • 4 tbsp – grated cooking cheese • […]

Ingredients: • 6-9 strawberries • 1 tsp. grenadine • 1 cup double Cream • 1 tsp. dry Ginger ale • ½ tsp. ground Ginger for topping • Crushed ice Method: Place the strawberries, grenadine and cream in an electric blender with some crushed ice and blend on maximum speed for 30 seconds. Pour into a […]

Ingredients: • 300g – mozzarella cheese • 1/2 cup – flour (maida) • 3 eggs, beaten • Salt and pepper to taste • 1/4 tsp – Thyme • Oil for frying • 3/4 cup – breadcrumbs Method: Cut the mozzarella cheese into 2 1/2″ length and 3/4 ” thickness. Make a smooth batter with flour […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Bottle Gourd • 4-5 cups – Rice flour • 5 – Onions • 3 – Green chillies • Coriander leaves • salt to taste • oil to fry Method: Peel the bottle gourd and grate it. Grind the chopped onions lightly. Grind the green chilli very well Add ground green […]

Ingredients: • Puris – as needed • 4 medium – Alphonso mangoes • 4 medium – Pairi mangoes • Sugar as required Method: Soak all the mangoes in water for at least two hours. Press the mangoes lightly with finger tips to loosen the pulp. Remove the tip, press harder and take out all the […]

Ingredients: • 10 – Apple rings • 100 g -maida • 1/4 tsp – Dry yeast • 1 tbsp – melted Ghee • 1 tsp – Sugar • Oil for deep frying • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp – blanched and sliced Pistachios • Rose petals • For the Sugar syrup: • […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Almonds (soaked overnight) • 200 gms – Sugar powdered • few tbsp – Milk • Silver foil (optional) Method: Drain the almonds. Peel almonds, keep aside. Wash once more, to remove any traces of brownish color. Grind to a fine paste, using as little milk as possible. In a heavy […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin- condensed Milk • 150 g- Ginger biscuits, crushed • 3 to 4 tbsp- tutti fruitti, chopped fine • 1/2 cup- desiccated Coconut Method: To Prepare Khova: Empty a tin condensed milk in a microwave proof dish. Cook without covering, on medium power for 5 minutes, stirring twice. Cook further on medium […]

Ingredients: • Oats – 1/2 cup • Coarse Maize flour (fine Corn meal) – 1/2 cup • Wheat rava (finely broken whole Wheat) – 1/2 cup • Low fat curds – 1/2 cup • Minced Onion – 1/2 cup • Chopped Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup • Chopped Green chillies – 2 tsp • Minced […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated Beetroot • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 2 cups – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 10 to 12 – Cashewnut pieces Method: Put grated beetroot and coconut in a pan and fry for two minutes. Then add sugar and mix well. Keep frying. Once sugar […]

Ingredients: • Bread slices – 8 • Boiled Potatoes – 2 • Green chillies – 2 • Mustard Seeds -1/2 tsp • Curry leaves – a few • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Gram Flour – 5-6 tbsp • Water • Oil for frying • Salt as per taste • Red Chilli powder as […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – fresh Cream • 250 g – Egg yolk • 150 g – Sugar • 150 g – Mango puree • 1 – pod vanilla stick • For Spice Mascarpone: • 100 g – mascarpone cheese • 5 g Star anise • 1 – Lemon rind • For Sesame tulip cigar: […]

Ingredients: • 10 slices sandwich bread • 50 g – Butter • 5 tbsp – Caesar salad dressing or mayonnaise • 5 slices Ham • salt to taste • 2 tsp – pepper powder • 1 cup chopped Lettuce leaves • 1 onion, chopped • 2 tsp – lime/lemon juice • 5 tbsp – shredded […]

Ingredients: • 6 cooking apples • For the filling: • 200 g – Almond paste/marzipan • 50 g – Raisins • 20 g – vanilla Sugar • 40 g – chopped Almonds • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon • 50 g – Butter • 30 ml – rum • vanilla sauce (cold or hot) as required […]

Ingredients: • Carnation Milk powder – 2 cups • Pancake mix (Bisquick brand) • Heavy whipping Cream (just enough to make the dough) • Vanilla essence – a few drops • Oil for frying • For the Syrup: • Sugar – 4 cups • Water – 2 cups • Cardamom powder – a little Method: […]

Ingredients: • Almonds (roasted, chopped) – 1/2 cup • Digestive Biscuits (crushed) – 1 cup • Plain Chocolate – 175 gm • Honey – 2 tbsp • Butter – 50 gm • You can add some raisins, sultanas, and glace Cherries to the mixture Method: Grease and line a square cake tin. Put the butter, […]