Ingredients: • Lemon juice – 250 ml • Sugar – 500 g Method: Mix lemon juice and sugar to prepare a syrup. Pour the lemon sugar syrup in a double boiler and keep mixing it until the sugar dissolves and froth builds up. Sieve the syrup, cool and store in dry bottles. Mix in cold […]

Ingredients: • 2 – medium ripe Tomatoes • 1 – medium red Onion • 1 – jalapeno or hot pepper • 2 tbsp – chopped Cilantro • 1/4 tsp – black pepper • 1/4 tsp – cumin powder • Salt to taste • 1/4 cup – Tomato ketchup • 4 tbsp – Mexican hot sauce […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups Rice • 1/4 kg – Vegetables [Carrot, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, any or all] • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 50 gm – Cashews (optional) • 1 – Small bowl Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Basmati Rice (cooked) • 1 cup – Kidney beans (cooked) • 1 – Eggplant (medium, chopped) • 1 – Bell pepper (chopped) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 2 – Tomatoes (chopped) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – flour • 1/4 cup – Oatmeal • 4 tbsp – butter, softened • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon • 1/4 tsp – ground coriander • 1/4 tsp – Nutmeg • 4 tart apples peeled, cored and coarsely chopped • juice of one Lemon • 1 cup – cheddar cheese, shredded • […]

Ingredients: • American Corn kernels – 350 gms. • Green curry paste – 1 tbsp. • Flour (maida) – 2 tbsp. • Rice flour – 3 tbsp. • Spring onions (chopped) 3 nos. • Egg (beaten) 1 no. • Fish sauce – 2 tsp. • Oil for frying • Salt to taste Method: Place the […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – whole Wheat pastry flour • 3/4 cup – all-purpose flour • 1/4 cup – Almond Butter • 1/4 cup – vegetable shortening • 1/4 tsp – salt • 1 tbsp – Sugar • Ice-cold water • For the filling: • 3 pears, cut into halves, then thinly sliced horizontally • […]

Ingredients: • Potato – 2 • Hot Milk – 1/2 cup • Butter – 2 tsp (room temp) • Garlic (optional) – 2 Cloves • Pepper and salt to taste Method: Boil the potatoes, peel and mash. Add salt, pepper, butter, hot milk and garlic. Mix well and serve hot. Recipe courtesy of Manjula Kolluru

Ingredients: • 4 – hard boiled egg, peeled • 1 tbsp – chopped Parsley • 1/2 cup – onion, grated • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 cup – mayonnaise • 1 cup – parmesan cheese grated • 1/4 tsp – mustard sauce • salt as per taste Method: Mix the mayonnaise and cheese till […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch of Methi leaves • 1 Carrot grated • 1 Tomato finely cut into small pieces • 1 Cucumber finely chopped • 1 tbsp Lemon juice • A pinch of Hing • 2 tbsp of Peanut powder • Salt to taste Method: Finely chop the methi leaves and add all the above […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – all purpose flour • 3 tbsp – Brown sugar • 2 tsp – baking powder • 1 tsp – ground Ginger • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/4 cup – cold Butter or margarine • 1/3 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 7 or 8 florets – Broccoli • 2 – Tomatoes, ripe • 3 – Green chillies, slit lengthwise • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 3/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 10 – Curry leaves • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal (split black gram) • Chopped Coriander leaves for garnish • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Buckwheat flour / kuttu atta/ rajgiri atta • 1/4 cup – Water Chestnut flour/ singhara atta • 1 tsp – green cardamom, crushed • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – clarified Butter /desi Ghee • 1/4 cup – chopped Pistachios • 4 cups – water Method: Sieve both […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 2 tsp • Urad Dal – 2 tsp • pepper – 1/2 tsp • coriander – 1/4 of a bunch • Coconut – 1/2 cup • Green chillies – 4-5 • Hing – a pinch • Channa dal – 1/2 tsp • groundnut – 1tsp • Milk – 1 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • a pinch – salt • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 4 tbsp – cocoa • 5 tbsp – hot water • 75 ml – Milk • 3/4 cup – powdered Sugar • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – Butter • 2 eggs Method: Mix […]

Ingredients: • 100 ml – skimmed Milk • 100 ml – low-fat Curd • 2 to 3 drops – vanilla essence • Artificial sweetener powder – equivalent to 2 tsp Sugar • 1- banana, small • 1 – ripe papaya, small (peeled and cut into small pieces) • 1 – Orange (take the pulp alone) […]

Ingredients: • Cashew fruits – 10-15 • 1/2 cup – Jaggery • Coconut • Cardamom Method: Wash and cut the cashew fruits into four – five pieces, cook it in a pressure cooker adding a little water up to 3 whistles. Coarsely grind the cooked cashew and add jaggery to it. Now place this mixture […]

Ingredients: • Spinach (palak)- 1 bunch (washed and chopped) • Yoghurt -3 tbsps • Yellow gram (besan) flour-3 tsps • Yellow gram (channa) dal – 1 tsp (optional) • Peanuts (raw)- 2 tsps (optional) • Salt, Sugar • For seasoning: • Oil-1 tbsp • safoetida-a pinch • Mustard seeds- 2 tsps • Cumin seeds- 1 […]

Ingredients: • red lentils, split (masoor daal) – 1.5 cups • fresh Mint leaves – 1 medium bunch • Onions – 2 medium sized • Garlic – 3-4 Cloves • oil – 3 tbsp to deep fry • Tomato puree – 2 tbsp • dried breadcrumbs – 1/3 cup • salt to taste • pepper […]

Ingredients: • 1 slice – bread • 1 – Egg • 2 tbsp – Curd • 2 tbsp – Milk • 1 tbsp – Butter • A pinch of salt Method: Cut bread slice into 1/2 inch cubes. Beat egg in a bowl. Add salt, curd and milk. Beat till you get a thick consistency. […]