Ingredients: • Cauliflower- 300 g • Roasted (dry) and powdered Fenugreek – 1.5 tbsp • Red Chilli powder – 1.5 tbsp • Salt – 1.5 tbsp • Hing – 1/2 tbsp • Oil – 200 g • Lemon juice – 1 cup • Mustard – 1 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tbsp Method: Cut cauliflower […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – sepals from sorrel flowers • 500 g – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – citric acid • 1/4 tsp – fruit essence (optional) Method: Pick, wash and drain the sepals in a colander. Put them in a non-stick pan and cook under sim, stirring continuously until the whole thing becomes a […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Cottage cheese (paneer) • 8-10 – Tomatoes, roughly chopped • 1/2 lemon-sized ball – Medium Tamarind • 2 inch piece – Ginger, roughly chopped • 10-12 Cloves – Garlic, crushed • 6-8 – Whole dry Red Chillies • 1 tbsp – Sesame oil (til oil) • 1 tsp – Mustard […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – black dal • 20 g – Channa dal • 20 g – Rajma • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 2 tbsp – fresh Cream • 1 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – garlic, finely chopped • 1 tsp – ginger, finely chopped • 200 g – Tomato puree • […]

Ingredients: • raw Rice – 3 cup • black gram (urad) dal – 1/2 cup • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp • semolina (rawa) – 1/2 cup • cooking soda – 1/2 tsp • Ghee as needed • salt to taste Method: Soak rice, dal and fenugreek together for 4-6 hours. Grind them together to […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Basmati Rice • 1 bunch – fresh Spinach/Palak • 1 cup – Corn • 1 – Onion • 2-3 – Green chillies • 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • few cashews (Optional) • Oil/ghee • For grinding: • 1 Bay Leaf • few pieces of Cinnamon and Cloves • 2 […]

Ingredients: • chocolate sponge cake (round or square) – 1 (1/2 kg) • Orange 1 large • Peach halves in syrup 1 small can • fresh Cream – 1 cup • brandy – 1 tbsp (optional) • icing Sugar to taste Method: Grate the orange rind. Peel the fruit. Chop the segments, reserving 3 or […]

Ingredients: • Tur dhal – 1 cup • Tamarind – A small ball, Lime size • 1 cup – vegetable (pumpkin, chow-chow or drumstick) • Coconut – 1 handful (grated) • Onion – 1 (big) • Tomato – 1 (big) • Channa dal – 1 tbsp • Red-chillies – 4-5 • Coriander-seeds – 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – sooji or semolina • 1 cup – Wheat flour • salt • 5 tsps – oil • whole black pepper Corns • oil for frying Method: Combine all ingredients except the oil for frying and knead into a stiff dough. Make small balls out of the dough and roll into […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – flour • 3 – medium-sized Onions (finely chopped) • 5 to 6 – Green chillies (finely chopped) • handful of Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • 2 tbsp – Ghee (to be added when kneading the flour) • 5 to 6 tbsp – Ghee (for roasting the paratha) • sufficient water […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – peeled potatoes, cut into long strips or small pieces • 1 cup – Brinjal, cut into long strips or small pieces • 1/4 cup – Onions, Sliced • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • A pinch of Turmeric powder • A few Curry leaves • Salt • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 4 – plain parottas • 2 – Onions (chopped) • 1 – Tomato (chopped) • 1 – Carrot (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Green peas • 1/2 cup – green and red Capsicum (chopped) • 1 – Potato (chopped) • 2 – Green chillies (slit) • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed powder • […]

Ingredients: • 2 large potatoes, scrubbed clean • 1/2 tsp – ginger, grated or paste • 1/2 tsp – garlic, grated or paste • 4-5 green chillies, finely chopped • 1 onion, grated • 1 stalk Curry leaves • 1 tsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – each cumin and Mustard Seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – ordinary Rice (not basmati) • 5 cups – Butter milk • 1 tbsp – mixed gram dal, Urad Dal & cashew-bits. • 2 stalks Curry leaves • 2 Red Chillies • 2 tbsp – Ghee or oil • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – chopped coriander • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – urad flour • 2.5 cup – Rice flour • 1 tsp – Methi powder • 2 tsp – besan (optional) • 1 tsp – Curd or buttermilk Method: Mix all of the above ingredients. Then add water slowly until you get the required consistency. Leave it overnight to ferment. The […]

Ingredients: • 6 – 7 – arvi, pieces • 3 tbsp – oil • 2 – 3 tsp – Dhania powder (coriander powder) • 2 tsp – lal mirch (red pepper powder) • 2 tsp – Haldi powder (turmeric powder) • 2 tsp – Aamchur powder (dried Mango powder) • salt Method: Boil or pressure […]

Ingredients: • 3 – medium onions, chopped • 3 Cloves – garlic, chopped • 1/2 inch piece – ginger, chopped • 1/2 cup – Tomato paste • 2 tbsp – Yoghurt • Salt – to taste • Water – as required • Ghee/Oil – 1 tbsp • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 750 g – mixed vegetables (cauliflower, French beans, Carrot and baby corn) • 2 cups – steamed Rice • 2 cups – vegetable stock • 3 tbsp – soya sauce • 1 – Capsicum (diced in large cubes) • 2 tbsp – cornflour • 4 tsp – Vinegar • 2 tsp – – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – big Ridge Gourds • 2 cups – Moong dal • A few – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Jeera • Salt – to taste • Oil to spread on dosa Method: Soak moong dal for 2 to 3 hours. Cut the ridge gourd in the form of chips, after peeling […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 medium Onion (chopped) • 1 tsp – Tomato paste • 250 grams Paneer • 1 tsp – dhaniya powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1/2 tsp – dried pudina leaves (crushed) • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • Salt to taste • 1/4 […]