Ingredients: • 1 packet – jumbo Pasta shells • 1.5 cups – homemade marinara sauce • 2 to 3 tsp – Italian seasoning as per taste • 3/4 cup – low fat Cottage cheese • 1 cup – low fat ricotta cheese • 1 cup – mozzarella, grated • 1/4 cup – parmesan, grated • […]

Ingredients: • 50 g ordinary black or brown mustard • 10 g white mustard • 1 tsp chilli powder • 2 tsp Garlic paste • 2 tbsp Sugar • Salt to taste • A small piece of Drumstick bark • 1 cup white Vinegar Method: Grind all the above ingredients to a smooth paste. Add […]

Ingredients: • Channa dal – 1/4 kg • Urad Dal – 100g • Coriander seeds – 1/4 kg • Red Chillies – 12 • Cloves – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Pepper – 1 tsp • Copra -1 • Curry leaves – 10 sprigs • Oil – 2 tsp Method: Fry […]

Ingredients: • 5 – Capsicum • 1.5 – Onion • 2 – Tomatoes • 2 – Cloves • 1/2 tbsp – Garlic Ginger paste • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 2 tsp – vegetable oil, Cilantro • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Ground nut powder • Salt to taste Method: Fry onions and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – green moong dal, soaked for 2 hours in water. • 1 Cucumber • 1 Onion • 1 Carrot • 4-inch pieces white pumpkin or squash • 1 Capsicum • 1/2 cup – cabbage, torn in big pieces • 3-4 Green chillies • 1 piece ginger, grated (optional) • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • Raw Mango – 2 nos • Coconut (grated) – 1 cup • Chilli Powder – 2 tbs • Mustard (Kaduku) – 1 tbsp • Cumin seed (Jeerakam) – 1 tsp • Curry leaves – 1 stalk • Curd – 1 tbsp • Salt – As required • Coconut Oil – 1 tbsp Method: […]

Ingredients: • semolina – 100 grams • Milk – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Sugar – 50 grams • Cardamom Powder – a pinch • Clarified Butter – 4 tbsp • Cashew-nuts – 10 nos • Raisins – 10 nos Method: In a deep bottomed pan, boil milk along-with sugar and cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 1 pound – white bread • 6 – potatoes, large size • 6 – white onions, medium size • 1 cup – Ghee or cooking oil • 1/2 tsp – black Mustard Seeds • 6 – green chillies, chopped finely • 3 – red chillies, dried, broken • 1 bunch – Cilantro leaves […]

Ingredients: • 500gms – Gram flour • 500 gms – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3 tbsp – Soft semi solid Ghee • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – Curd • 300 gms – Ghee Method: Take flour in a large shallow dish. Mix in semi solid ghee and rub […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups- dosa batter • 1/2 cup – Beetroot chopped • 1 tsp- Jeera • 2 -green chilli • Coriander leaves chopped finely Method: Puree the chopped beetroot, jeera (cumin) and green chilli. Mix it with dosa batter and add little salt, coriander leaves. Make dosas that are thin and crisp. Serve with […]

Ingredients: • 1 small bag – frozen black eyed peas • 1 – Onion • a bunch – Coriander leaves • 2 tbsps – Coconut powder or fresh Coconut • few – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • whole garam masalas Method: Grind onion, coriander leaves, […]

Ingredients: • 8 slices bread- cut each slice into quarters • 3 – eggs beaten • 2 cups – Milk • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – vanilla extract or essence • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp -ground Cinnamon Method: Pre-heat the oven to 175 degrees […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 kg – raw mangoes • sufficient water to boil the mangoes • Sugar according to taste • 2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Rock Salt • 2 tsp – freshly roasted Cumin seed powder Method: Wash the mangoes. Add sufficient water and pressure cook the mangoes till two whistles. Allow […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice (cooked with 1 tsp oil and 1 tsp salt) • 2 – medium Potatoes cooked, peeled and cubed • 2 – Tomatoes chopped • 1 – Green Pepper cut small • 2 tsp – Peanuts/Cashew (optional) • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • For seasoning: • 1/2 tsp – Mustard, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Zucchini, grated • 1/4 cup – Potatoes, grated • 1/2 cup – Gram flour • 1/4 cup – Rice flour • 1/4 cup – Corn flour • 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1 – big grated muli (radish) • 4 to 5 – chopped Green chillies • 1/2 tbsp – Cumin seeds (jeera) • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • Chopped green coriander • Salt to taste • Oil or Ghee Method: First grate the muli and squeeze […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – Basmati rice/ broken basmati • 4 cups – water • 250 g – button mushroom, diced • 1 cup – peas • 1 cup – spring onion, sliced • 1 cup – red onion, sliced • 4 green chillies, chopped • 1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds/ Methi dana • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – beet root, peeled and chopped • 1 cup – Bottle Gourd (ghiya), peeled and chopped • 1/2 cup – chopped Onion • 1/2 cup – chopped Tomato • 1/2 cup – potato, peeled and chopped • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – powdered black […]

Ingredients: • White Cabbage – 250 grams • Red Beans – 100 grams • Red Onion – 1 large • Freshly grated or desiccated Coconut – 1 to 2 cups • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs • Ginger – Garlic Paste – 1tbsp • Salt to taste • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp • Water […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – chakki fresh atta • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 2 level tsp – salt • Water • Ghee for shallow frying Method: Sieve together atta and salt. Rub in 4 tbsp ghee and knead to a smooth dough, adding water gradually while kneading. Divide the dough into 12 equal balls. […]