Ingredients: • 1 cup – Raw Rice • 1 cup – Idli Rice • 1/2 cup – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • Other ingredients: • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Moong dal • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 1 tbsp – Cardamom powder (optional) Method: Soak both […]

Ingredients: • 250 gm lady’s fingers • 5 gm Cloves • 2 pieces Cardamom • 1 tbsp mangosteen juice • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp black pepper powder • 2 tbsp Olive oil Method: Boil the lady’s fingers for 5 minutes and drain the water. Prepare a paste of crushed cloves, crushed cardamom, […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked basmati Rice • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – ajwain seeds • 1/2 cup – sweet Corn kernels • 1 cup – paneer, cubed • Few – Curry leaves • Salt – to taste • Oil – as required • To grind: • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 20 small-sized Potatoes (boiled and peeled) • 3 medium-sized Onions (sliced) • 4 Cloves Garlic • 100g Coriander leaves (made into a paste) • 1 Bay Leaf • 2 Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp coriander powder • a pinch of Turmeric powder • oil • salt to taste Method: Put oil in a […]

Ingredients: • 1 bowl yogurt • 4-5 Green chillies • 1/2 cup grated Coconut • 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp Methi seeds • Curry leaves • Salt to taste • For tempering: • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds • 1 tsp Cumin seeds • Oil • Coriander leaves for […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Maize flour (makki ka atta) • 1 cup – radish, grated • 1/2 tsp – Salt • 1/2 tsp – Ajwain (carum seeds) • Oil for frying Method: In a bowl, mix salt, maize flour, radish and ajwain. Add enough water to form a pliable dough. The dough should not […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Carrot • 1/2 – Cabbage • 5 to 6 – Beans (optional) • Ginger-size of a gooseberry • 5 pods – Garlic • 2 – Green chillies • Salt to taste • Oil to fry • Pepper • 1 cup – Boiled Rice • 1 – Onion (finely chopped) Method: Grind […]

Ingredients: • 750 gm. Spinach • 60 gm. onions, finely chopped • 15 ml. oil • 2 Cloves garlic, crushed • 10 gm. salt • 3 gm. freshly ground black pepper • 450 gm. yoghurt, nano dok (spice mix) for garnish. • To prepare the spice mix • 15-45 gm. Ghee • 5 gm. Turmeric […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – besan flour • 1 cup – Suji (Rava) • 1 cup – yogurt (curd) • 3/4 to 1 cup – oil • 3/4 cup – Sugar • 1 tsp – coriander seeds, dry toasted and coarsely grounded • Sesame seeds – 1 tsp • Fennel seeds (variyali – little crushed) […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Cauliflower florets • 1 Carrot (pieces) • 1 – Potato (pieces) • 1/2 cup – Butter beans (pressure cooked) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 2 – Whole spices (bay leaves, cloves, Cinnamon sticks) • Oil • Salt • To Grind: • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Corn • Salt • 1 cup – cheese • Mixed herbs – 1 pinch Method: Remove husks, silk and the stem of the corn. Pressure-cook it until 3 whistles in salt water. Drain excess water and pat-dry. Grate cheese over the corn on the cob. Turn it on the other […]

Ingredients: • 75 g – grated Coconut • 2 tbsp – chopped Onion or 4 small Onions (shallots /chuvannulli) • 1 Clove Garlic • 1 – 2 green chilly • 1/2 tsp 3 Dried red chillies or red chilly powder • 1/2 tsp – pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – salt (or to taste) • […]

Ingredients: • 6 – medium size Potatoes • 2 – medium size, ripe Tomatoes • 1/2 inch – Ginger • 1 – medium size Onion • A pinch of Cumin seeds • A pinch of Turmeric • A pinch of Garam Masala • Salt to taste • 2 – Green chillies • 4 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • Medium sized Karelas – 2 • Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Red Chillies – 3 to 4 (according to taste) • Jaggery, grated – 2 to 3 tsps (according to taste) • Urad Dal – 2 tsps • Channa dal – 2 tsps • Jeera – 1 tsp • Mustard Seeds, hing, […]

Ingredients: • 1 medium cauliflower, broken into florets • 1 onion, roughly chopped • 450ml/3-4 pint vegetable stock • 450ml/3-4 pint Milk • 25g/1 oz Walnut pieces • Salt and freshly ground • Black pepper Method: Put the cauliflower, onion and stock in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Basmati rice. • 3 – Potatoes (big). • 1- Onion. • 2 -tomatoes (small). • 6 Cloves – Garlic. • a small piece – Ginger. • 3 – green Chillies. • 1 tbsp – Jeera. • 1 pinch -Turmeric powder. • 1/2 tbsp – Chilli powder. • 1/2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 25 – puffed lotus seeds/fox nuts/makhana • 1/2 cup – grated Potato • 1 – Onion (big and chopped) • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – besan/gram flour • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 tsp – Fennel seeds (crushed) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • Few […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed in microwave for 1 minute • 3 cups Milk • 1 tsp Lemon juice • 2 large tomatoes, diced • 1 tsp coriander powder • 1 tsp – Jeera (cumin) seeds • 1/2 tsp – Haldi (turmeric) powder • 3/4 tsp – lal mirch (paprika) powder • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – beetroot, grated coarsely • 1.5 cup – sweet corn, rinsed • 1/4 cup – semolina • 1/2 tsp – cumin • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed • 2 springs – Curry leaves chopped • Handful – coriander leaves, chopped • 2 – Green chillies chopped • 1/4 tsp – pepper […]

Ingredients: • 1 big beet root • 1 cup – curds • For Masala: • 1/4 cup – mustard powder • 1 Green chilli finely chopped • 1 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tbsp – Mint (pudina) chopped • salt to taste Method: Cut the beet root into 4-5 large pieces. Partially boil […]