Ingredients: • 1 cup Chana dal • 4-5 dry Red Chillies • 2-3 fresh Red Chillies (optional) • 1 tbsp oil • Salt to taste • 5-6 Cloves of Garlic Method: In a pan, heat one tablespoon of oil. Add one cup of chana dal and dry and fresh red chillies. Fry on medium heat […]

Ingredients: • Aubergines – 2 or Baby aubergines – 8 • Onions – 3 (sliced) • Tomatoes – 2 (sliced) • Coriander leaves • Poppy Seeds (khus khus) – 4 tbsp • Cinnamon (dalchini) – 3 • Cloves – 3 • Green Cardamoms – 2 • Creamed Coconut – 2-3 tbsp • Yoghurt – 2 […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp. – Butter • 1 French loaf, cut in four portions and sliced in half horizontally • 50 gms – zucchini, sliced and grilled • 50 gms – mushrooms, sliced and sauteed • 1/2 bunch – spinach, blanched and chopped • 1.5 tbsp. – chopped garlic, oven roasted until lightly charred • […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – raw long grain Rice • 1.5 cups – split Urad Dal (even the split white variety serves the purpose) • Salt to taste Method: Pressure cook the rice without adding water in the rice for 5 minutes. Allow the pressure to subside on its own. Then add lukewarm water to […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large seedless Brinjal • 1 tbsp – fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped • 2 cups – thick fresh Curd • 1/2 cup – thin Cream or Milk • 1 tsp – sugar, powdered • 1 tsp – cumin seed, powdered • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2-3 pinches – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Bananas • 1/2 Cup – Channa powder • 250 ml – cooking oil • 1 tbsp – chilli powder • 250 ml – Honey • Salt to taste Method: Make baji paste from channa powder, chilli powder, salt and water. Cut the bananas in slightly thick slices and shallow fry them […]

Ingredients: • 2 slices – Wheat / white bread • 1 tbsp – sweet chutney • 1 tbsp – green chutney • 3 tbsp – sev • 1/4 cup – green gram • 2 tbsp – raw Onions • 1 – tbsp chopped Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup – Curd Method: Soak green gram for […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – liquefied Watermelon pulp • 250 ml – water • 125 ml – Sugar • 2 tsbp – crushed china grass • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 1/4 tsp – fresh Mint leaves, finely chopped Method: Soak china grass in 50 ml. or 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Bring […]

Ingredients: • 100g – Split Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked • 1/2 kg – Cabbage • 1 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 3 red chillies, halved • 3/4 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • salt to taste Method: Boil chana dal till almost done, taking […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup green moong dal • 2 tbsp raw Rice • Ginger – an inch piece • Green chillies – according to your taste • Salt • Onion Method: Soak moong dal and rice together for 4-5 hrs. Grind it to a smooth batter along with ginger, green chillies, onions and salt. Add […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked basmati Rice • 1 – green bell pepper • 1 – red bell pepper • 1 – yellow bell pepper • 1 – Orange bell pepper • Ginger -garlic paste – 1 tsp • Garam Masala powder 1 tsp • Butter – 1 tbsp • Salt 1 tsp • […]

Ingredients: • 10 – bajjis (assorted) • 1 – onion, diced • 2 or 3 – green chillies, slit lengthwise • 2 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 – tomato, diced • 1/4 tsp each – cumin seeds, Cloves and Cardamom • Grind to a paste: • 2 tsp – grated Coconut • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – semiya • Water – 1/2 cups • 2 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp Urad Dal • A few Curry leaves • Coriander • 4 – Green chillies • Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup • 10 – Cashew nuts • 10 – dry Grapes • […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – ground aniseed • 25 g – ground Sugar candy • half a Lime strained juice • cracked ice • 1 big glass water Method: Put aniseed in water and bring it to a boil, boil for a few minutes. Cool and put in sugar candy, when it dissolves, strain and […]

Ingredients: • 3 – Brinjal • 1 – Tomato • 1 – Onion • 2 tbsp – oil • 1/4 tsp – Tamarind paste • 3 – Green chillies • 4 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Methi seeds • 1 tsp -cumin seeds • a pinch of […]

Ingredients: • 1 recipe paratha(whole Wheat flour) dough • 1 cup – Paneer crumbs • 4-5 green chillies, finely chopped • 1 onion, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1 tsp – Mint leaves, finely chopped • salt to taste • 2 tbsp – Ghee • Ghee or oil to shallow […]

Ingredients: • 1 small – broccoli, chopped into florets • 2 tbsp – Butter • 2 tsp – Lemon juice Method: Cook broccoli in salted water for 5 minutes, until crisp-tender. Melt butter and add the cooked broccoli. Now add lemon juice and mix well. Recipe Courtesy: Anglo-Indian Recipes Recipe courtesy of Bridget White

Ingredients: • 7 to 8 – Mushrooms • 150g – Maida • 1 tsp – salt • 1 packet – Maggi Magic Masala • Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – soda bicarb • 1 tbsp – Corn flour • 1 cup – water • 1 cup – breadcrumbs • […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – arbi, peeled and halved lengthways • 1 inch piece – ginger, grated finely • 4 to 5 Cloves – garlic, ground • 1 to 2 – green chillies, finely chopped • 1/2 – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – ajwain, crushed roughly • salt to taste • For Masala: • […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium cauliflower, broken into florets • 5 – mushrooms, sliced • 6 – water chestnuts, quartered • 2 tbsp – soy sauce • salt to taste • 2 tbsp – oil Method: Boil cauliflower till almost done. Drain well. Heat 2 tbsp oil and fry mushrooms to a light golden colour. […]