Ingredients: • 1 cup – Urad Dal • 1/2 cup – Rice • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1 cup – grated Jaggery • 2.5 cups – water • 1 tbsp – Sugar (optional) • A pinch of Cardamom powder • 1 tbsp – grated Coconut • Nuts – as required Method: Wash the rice […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Sugar • 500 ml – water • 2 tsp – Raspberry essence • cochineal if needed Method: Mix together sugar and water. Put it on slow fire and let it cook till thick syrup consistency is reached. Strain it through muslin cloth. When cool, add essence and colour. Recipe courtesy […]

Ingredients: • 1 litre full Cream Milk • 1.5 cups – Sugar • 2-3 tbsp- water • 3/4 tbsp – fresh Curd Method: Put the milk to boil with 1 cup sugar. Bring to boil and further boil for 7-8 minutes. Meanwhile put remaining sugar in a heavy saucepan. Heat on high stirring continuously, till […]

Ingredients: • Mango Pulp – 1 can (16 oz) • Philadelphia Cheese Cream – 8 oz • Whipping Cream – 8 oz • Water – 2 cups • Sugar – 1 Cup • Unflavoured gelatine – 1 Oz. Method: Boil the water and add the gelatine to the boiling water and mix very well, so […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – raw Rice • 4 tbsp – Mango puree • 1/2 cup – cooked Rice • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – bicarbonate of soda • 1 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – Ghee • 10 […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – flour • 4 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 cup – unsalted Butter • 2.5 cups – Sugar • 5 – Egg whites • 2 tsp – vanilla extract • 1.5 cups – Milk • Food colour – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple […]

Ingredients: • 400 gms – puff pastry, ready-bought • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – grated cheese • 12 – sausages • Egg for brushing over • 8 slices – cooked Meat + more pastry Method: Roll out the pastry and cut into 1-cm strips. Cut the ends of the sausages and wrap […]

Ingredients: • 350 gms. Papaya, peeled, seeded and chopped • 1 tbsp. Coconut Milk • 3 tbsp. Lime juice • ½ tsp. grated Lemon rind • 60 gms. Castor Sugar • 1 tsp. vanilla extract • 125 gms. Crushed ice • 3-4 Lime slices Method: Combine papaya and coconut milk, lime juice, rind, sugar and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice flour • 2 tsp – Urad Dal flour • 2 tsp – melted Butter • Approx. 1/4 to 1/2 tsp – Asafoetida powder • Salt to taste Method: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Adding water little by little, form a stiff dough. Two ways to make murukkus […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Paneer • 350 g – boiled Potatoes • 40 g – Onion (cut into small pieces) • 15 g – Garlic (grated) • 15 g – Ginger (grated) • 2-3 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4-6 – Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Urad Dal • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1 – Green chilli • 2 tbsp – oil • Curry leaves – a few • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • Asafoetida – a pinch • 1 tbsp – grated Coconut Method: Soak the urad dal […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – ground meat, cooked • 2 tbsp – Coconut powder • 3 tbsp – Cream cheese, softened • 4 tbsp – sour Cream • 4 tbsp – mayonnaise • 1 – Capsicum • 1/4 cup – Celery • 2 sprig – Spring onion • 1/4 tsp – white pepper powder • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cashew powder • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – water • 2 tbsp – Ghee Method: Boil sugar in water to form a thin syrup. On low heat, add the dry cashew powder and mix it well (the dough will resemble chapatti dough). Pour dough on a greased […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – all purpose flour • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – white Sugar • 1 tsp – baking soda • 2 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – ground Nutmeg • 1 cup – plain non-fat yogurt • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – phool makhanas • 500 ml – Milk • Sugar – to taste • A few strands of Saffron (optional) • Dry fruits (almonds and raisins) – 1/2 cup • 2 tsp – Ghee (optional) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: In a heavy bottomed pan, add milk and boil […]

Ingredients: • 3 medium over-ripe Bananas • mashed 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1.5 cups caster Sugar • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 2 eggs, beaten • 1/2 cup Milk • 1 cup water • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 1 teaspoon vanilla […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – all-purpose flour • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1 tsp – all spice (or nutmeg, cinnamon, dry Ginger and Star anise powder) • 1/2 tsp – Orange zest • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – vegetable oil • 1/4 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups -dry Milk powder • 1 cup- bisquick pancake mix • 1 cup- warm Milk • 1/2 cube- Butter • 2 cups -water • 2.5 cups- Sugar • elaichi powder Method: Mix the powders and butter into a soft dough while gradually adding the warm milk. Shape into balls and fry on […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup – oil • 1/2 cup – chocolate chunks • 1/4 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Dates puree • 1 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 cup – silken Tofu Method: Soak a cup of pitted dates in […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – fine white semolina • 1 cup – clarified Butter • 4 cups – Sugar • 4 cup – cold Milk • 15 almonds, thinly slivered • 15 pistachios, thinly slivered • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom granules, crushed coarsely • 1 tsp – rose water Method: Mix almonds, pistas, cardamom, saffron […]