Ingredients: • 8 bread slices, crusts trimmed • 8 Cream cheese portions • 1/4 cup – celery, finely chopped • 2 tbsp – chopped Parsley • 2 tbsp – chilli sauce • oil for frying • ketchup Method: Moisten a slice of bread with water. Press and flatten each slice between the palms of your […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – sweet Corn (boiled) • 8 – bread slices • 1 – onion, medium, finely chopped • 1 – capsicum, big, finely chopped • 1 – tomato, medium, finely chopped • 50 g – fresh Cream • 2 tsp – Butter • 3 tsp – Sugar • 300 g – Curd […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – crunchy cookies • 1 cup – crushed Almonds or Cashewnuts • 3/4 cup – Butter • 2 cups – paneer, ground to a paste • 3/4 cup – ground Sugar • 2 cups – Mango pulp • 2 tinned Mango pieces, sliced • 2 tbsp – gelatine, softened in 1.5 […]

Ingredients: • For the pancake: • 2 cups – flour • 1.5 cups – warm water • 1 cup – Milk • 3/4 tsp – dried Yeast • 1 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – Sugar • For the ashta: • 1 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Sugar • 2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rava (medium coarse semolina) • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – All-purpose flour/Maida • 3-4 – Green chillies, finely chopped • 2 – Onion • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1-inch grated – Ginger • 2 sprigs – Curry leaves, finely chopped • Water as required […]

Ingredients: • For caramel syrup: • eggs – 3, separated • Sugar – 1/2 cup • boiling water – 1/3 cup • For cake: • self-rising flour – 3 cups • Butter – 1 cup • Brown sugar – 1/2 cup, packed • vanilla – 1 tsp • caramel syrup – 1/2 cup • Milk […]

Ingredients: • 160g – semi-sweet chocolate • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1/2 cup – nuts, chopped • 1 tsp – Vanilla/almond essence • Greased plate to keep the chocolates Method: Place milk and chocolates in a pan. Boil twice while stirring slowly. When the mixture is blended well, remove the pan and add vanilla […]

Ingredients: • 6 bread slices (soak and squeeze out water in the brackets) • 100 g – Cabbage (finely chopped and dipped in salt water for 10 minutes) • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – each of coriander and chilli powder • a pinch each of Hing […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – yogurt • 10 – Almonds • 6 – Figs • 150 g – Sugar • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Water – 350 ml • a few dry rose leaves Method: Whip the yogurt in a mixer. Soak the almonds in water, remove the skin and prepare a paste. Heat […]

Ingredients: • 3- Karela (Chinese or Indian variety) • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – oil (optional) Method: Cut karela into thin rounds (as thin as possible but not necessarily too thin). Mix with salt and red chilli powder and leave aside for 20 mins. Spread […]

Ingredients: • 1 – bread slice • 1 – Egg • a little Butter Method: Make a perfect circle in the centre of the bread. Add some butter on a non-stick pan and toast the bread. Add the egg such that the yolk sits inside the hole in the bread. Using a fork, spread the […]

Ingredients: • 2 liter – full fat Cream • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 10 -almonds • 10 -pistachio • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/4 tsp – Saffron • 1 tsp – rose water Method: Soak, peel and chop almonds and pistachio. Soak saffron in hot milk and crush to make a paste. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 2 tsp – Lemon rind • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – margarine or Butter • 1/2 cup – powdered Sugar • 2 eggs, separated • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • For Topping: […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – low fat Milk • 1 cup – apple, grated • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom (elaichi) powder • 25 g – Sugar free • A pinch – Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder Method: Bring the milk to boil in a heavy bottomed pan and simmer it for 10 to 12 minutes. Add the […]

Ingredients: • 4 slices – Bread (you can use white/wheat bread) • 1/4 cup – Milk • 1/2 to 1 tbsp – Custard Powder (you can alternatively use Corn flour) • Vanilla essence (a drop) if using Corn flour • 1 tsp – Sugar • Ghee/Oil Method: Boil the milk. Combine the milk with custard […]

Ingredients: • For making poli: 1 cup – Maida • Pinch of – salt • 1 tbsp – Ghee • Oil – enough to deep fry • For Sugar syrup: • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – as needed • For flavored milk: • 1 cup – Milk • A pinch – Saffron • […]

Ingredients: • 4 tbsp – granulated Sugar • 2 tbsp – water • juice of 1/2 Lemon • 1/4 tsp – glycerine Method: Heat the sugar in heavy sauce pan, stirring continuously. When the sugar melts and begins to turn brown, sprinkle water on top and stir again. Add glycerine and stir again (the mixture […]

Ingredients: • Besan flour – 1 cup • Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp • Peanuts – 1 cup • Salt to taste Method: Mix besan flour with salt, red chilli powder and little bit of water. Coat the peanuts with this mixture. Take a microwave safe dish and apply oil. Place this besan coated […]

Ingredients: • apples 2 medium size • Paneer – 250 gm • Sugar – 1/3 cup • Almonds – 2 tbsp • Saffron 1 big pinch • Milk 2 liter • Sugar – 1/4 cup Method: Peel, core and grate the apples. Grate the paneer. Add sugar to apple and simmer gently till they are […]

Ingredients: • 1 box – digestive biscuits • 10-12 tbsp – chocolate powder • 1/4 tsp – Butter • 1/2 cup – Almonds and walnuts, finely grinded Method: In a small sauce pan mix the chocolate powder with 2-4 tbsp of water and cook for 5 mins till it melts completely. Arrange the biscuits at […]