Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Butter (40 g) • Regular marshmallows – 3 cups • 6 cups – Rice crispies cereal. Method: In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and continue to stir until the marshmallows have completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in the rice crispies, coating them well […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – semolina • 3 Raw bananas • 1 cup – Paneer (cottage cheese),grated • 4 Green chillies • salt to taste • 2-3 pinches chat masala • Oil to deep fry Method: Pressure cook whole bananas (3 whistles), skin and mash. Add grated green chillies, chat masala, allow to cool. Dry […]

Ingredients: • For the crust: 2 cups – chocolate wafer crumbs • 5 tbsp – melted Butter • For the filling: 3 packages (8 ounces each) – Cream cheese (at room temperature) • 1 cup – granulated Sugar • 5 – eggs (large) • 2 ounces – semisweet chocolate (melted) • For the frosting: 6 […]

Ingredients: • Pavakkai (karela) – 1 (big variety) or 250 g (small sized). • Chilli powder – 2 tbsp. • Tamarind – 1 (lemon sized). • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp. • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds. • Sugar or Jaggery – 1 tsp. • A pinch – Hing. • Salt to taste. • oil […]

Ingredients: • Batter: 3/4 cup – Bengal Gram flour (besan) • 1/4 cup – soya flour • 1.5 tbsp- semolina (rawa) • 1/2 tsp – citric acid (nimbu ke phool) • 3.5 tsp- Sugar • 1 tsp – green chilli-ginger paste • 1.5 tsp – fruit salt • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 plain khakras • 1.5 cups Milk • 1 tsp Sugar • 6-7 Raisins • 1 tsp chopped Walnuts • 1 tsp Ghee • 1 tsp chopped Almonds • 1 banana, sliced (optional) Method: Crush khakras into small pieces (like cornflakes ). Put in a serving bowl. Bring milk to boil with sugar. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Ricotta Cheese • 1.5 cup – Spinach leaves, chopped • 2 – Onions, chopped • 5-6 – Cloves of garlic, minced • 1 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Black pepper • 1/2 tsp – Ginger powder • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked Raw banana chunks • 1/2 cup – rolled oats • 1 – onion, chopped • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed powder • 1/2 tsp – grated Ginger • Curry leaves • Salt • Oil Method: Smash cooked raw bananas to fine paste and […]

Ingredients: • Channa dal – 1 cup • Jaggery – 1 cup • Cardamom – 1 • Maida – 1.5 cup Method: Knead maida into a smooth pliable dough with enough water and salt and keep aside covered. Cook dal in a pressure cooker and grind the dal into a paste along with jaggery. Add […]

Ingredients: • 500 gms – Maida • 10 gms – salt • 100 gms – Sugar • 200 gms – Jaggery • 1/2 Coconut • 5 gms – cardamoms, crushed • oil for frying • water for the dough Method: Mix salt and maida together and rub it in a little ghee. Add a little […]

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 […]