Ingredients: • 4 – Brown bread slices • 1/2 cup – Cottage cheese (paneer) • 2 tbsp – Light fresh Cream • 1 cup – Mix fruits, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – Honey • 4 tbsp – Grated Coconut Method: In a blender, blend cottage cheese, fresh cream and honey to a fine paste. […]

Ingredients: • Channa dal – 1.5 cups • Chopped Onions – 1 cup • Green chillies – 2 • Red Chillies – 2 • Salt to taste • Carrot (Grated) – 1/2 cup • Curry leaves (Chopped) – 7 • Mint leaves – 2 tbsp • Grated Coconut – 3 tbsp Method: Soak channa dal […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – amarantha greens or palak, finely chopped • 1/3 cup – cooked toor dal, mashed • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – black pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seed powder • 2 tsp – garlic, crushed • 2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Groundnuts (roasted and coarsely powdered) • 1 – large Onion (finely chopped) • 4 slices – Bread (soaked in water and drained) • 4-5 Green chillies • Coriander leaves • 1/2 tbsp – Ginger-Garlic paste • Salt to taste • 2-3 tbsp – Maida (add water to make thick batter […]

Ingredients: • 8 or 10 – Jalapeno peppers • 1 – Onion, large • 3 Cloves – Garlic • For batter: • 1 cup – Gram flour • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 pinches – Soda bicarbonate • 1 tbsp – Hot oil • salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups- Boiled rice. • 1 cup- Urad dal. • One handful of Poha. • 1 tsp- Salt. Method: Soak rice and dal separately for 6 hours. Soak poha along with the rice. Grind rice coarsely. Grind dal to a smooth paste. Add cooking soda a bit and also salt to the ground […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – paneer-grated • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1.5 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 cup – tomato-freshly pureed • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Kashmir chilli powder • 1.5 tsp – salt • 1 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Parboiled Rice • 1/2 cup – Normal Rice • ¼ Cup – Urad Dal • A good pinch of Salt • 2 tsp – Sugar • For preparing the Yeast solution: 1 tbsp – Yeast • 1 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Warm Water Method: Wash and soak […]

Ingredients: • Pineapple – 1, medium size, not fully ripe. • Chilli powder – 1 tsp. • Ginger – 1 tsp, chopped. • Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup. • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp. • Coriander powder – 2 tsp. • Cinnamon – 2″ piece. • Cardamom – 2 pieces. • Ghee or oil – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – mango, grated • 3/4 cup – Honey • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tbsp – oil • 1/4 tsp – salt Method: Heat oil and let the mustard seeds splutter. Immediately add grated mango, saute for few minutes, and add the […]

Ingredients: • Channa Dal – 1 cup • Urad Dal – 1/2 cup • Dry Grated Coconut – 1 cup • Dry Red Chillies – 8 – 10 • Fenugreek Seeds – 1/2 tsp • Tamarind – 10 g • Jaggery – according to taste • Asafetida – 1/4 tsp • Vegetable oil – 1 […]

Ingredients: • 400g – Toor Dal • 125g – Methi leaves, finely chopped • 6 green chillies, cut in two • 2-3 Red Chillies • 1 onion, medium, chopped fine • 1 brinjal, cubed • 2 tomato, chopped in 4 • 1/4 tsp – Jeera • 1/2 tbsp – Dhania powder • Salt • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 kg – green Tomatoes • 100g – roasted sesame seeds • 4 Green chillies • 6 Garlic Cloves • 1 tsp – Jeera • A large peanut-sized ripe Tamarind (soaked) • 1 tbsp – oil • Salt according to taste Method: In a kadhai, add oil, roast the green chillies, jeera and […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – tomatoes, blanched, sliced and pureed • 1.5 tsp – panchphoron (a mixture of fenugreek, mustard, cumin, anise seeds and shahijeera) • 1 tbsp – dry Ginger powder • 100 g – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Mustard oil • 1 – Lime juice • 25 g – Raisins Method: Powder […]

Ingredients: • Milk Powder (full cream) 4 Cups • Fresh Cream (Whole) 1 Small Bottle • Condensed Milk 1 Tin Method: Mix all three in a bowl nicely and cook (open no cover) in the microwave for 6-7 mins. Take out and therati pal is ready to serve. Recipe courtesy of Visishta

Ingredients: • fine grain Rice – 2 cup • grated Coconut – 2 cup • Curry leaves – few • black pepper Corns – 1 tsp, crushed • Turmeric leaves – 2 • Coriander leaves to garnish • salt to taste Method: Wash the rice and drain. Grind coconut with 2 cups of water and […]

Ingredients: • 2- small Capsicums • 1 -big Onion • 1 cup -Tofu (firm Tofu) or cake Tofu • 1 tsp -vinegar (white) • 1-2 tbsp -soya sauce • 1 tbsp – Garlic paste • 1 tbsp- Ginger paste • 1 tsp-black pepper powder Method: First cut the onion and capsicum length wise. Take oil […]

Ingredients: • Left over Idlis – 10 (kept in the fridge) • Onion – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Tomato – 2, medium sized, cut fine • Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp • Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 1/4 tsp • Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • 225 g – mushrooms, chopped • 150 g – Yoghurt • 50 g – Butter • 1 – medium onion, finely chopped • black pepper, freshly ground • chopped Parsley • salt Method: Fry the mushrooms and onions in the butter until they are soft. Drain and cool. Mix mushrooms, onion, yogurt, salt […]

Ingredients: • 10-12 – Bedgi dry Red Chillies • 12 flakes – Garlic • Tamarind – according to your taste • salt • Chilli powder (optional) Method: Soak the chillies in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Add some water to the tamarind ball (size of a small lemon) and crush it. […]