Ingredients: • 200g – noodles • 200g – vegetables, chopped into chunks (French beans, capsicum, onion, cauliflower, pineapple, green peas, tomato) • 1 cup – Tomato ketchup • a few Cloves – Garlic • a small piece – ginger, finely chopped • 1/2 cup – water • 1 tsp – Vinegar • 2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Mint leaves • 20 – Garlic Cloves • 1 tbsp – Coriander seeds • 5 – Dry Red Chillies • 1 – Tamarind (blueberry size) • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds+urad dal • Few Curry leaves • Salt • Oil Method: Heat few drops of oil. Roast the coriander seeds, […]

Ingredients: • A bunch – of Coriander leaves • 1 – can of Chickpeas • 4 – Green chillies • Some oil • Salt to taste. Method: Grind together coriander leaves, chickpeas, green chillies and salt into a thick paste adding very little water. If it becomes watery add a little rice flour to the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Green gram dal with skin (wash and soak for 3 hours) • 1 tbsp – Rava (semolina) • 1 cup – Spinach or Fenugreek leaves finely chopped • 4-5 Green chillies • 1 Piece Ginger grated • 8-10 Flakes Garlic crushed • 1/2 tsp – Soda bicarb • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup Corn kernels • 1 cup Potato boiled, mashed • 1/2 tsp ginger, crushed • 1/2 tsp garlic, crushed • 3 green chillies, crushed • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp Lemon juice • 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1 tbsp cornflour or plain flour • 1/2 cup fine […]

Ingredients: • 150 g – gavar (cluster beans) • 50 g – oil • 20 g – green chillies, finely chopped • 50 g – besan (gram flour) • 25 g – coriander leaves, chopped • 10 g – ajwain • 10 g – garlic, chopped • salt to taste Method: Clean, string and cut […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – rava (semolina) • 2 cups – fresh Curd • 1/2 cup – peas • 1/2 cup – fresh coriander (finely chopped) • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1/2 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – Channa dal • 10 – Curry leaves • 2 – Green chillies (finely chopped) • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – All-purpose flour • 1 cup – Whole Wheat flour • 2 tsp – Active Dry yeast • 1 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Sugar • 1/4 cup – Feta cheese (mashed) • 1/4 cup – Olive oil • 1/2 cup – Warm Milk • 3/4 cup – Milk […]

Ingredients: • For the kofta: • 1 cup – mixture of soaked urad dal, yellow moong dal, Channa dal, Toor Dal • 1 small cup – mixture of coriander leaves, spring onions, Mint leaves • 1 tsp – hot oil • Salt as per taste • Oil for frying • For the gravy: • 1 […]

Ingredients: • ½ kg. Brinjal • ½ cup chopped Spring onions • 1 cup thick Coconut Milk • 1 tsp. grated rind of Lime • Salt to taste • 4 tbsp. oil • For the curry paste: • 2 tsp. Coriander seeds • 1 tsp. Cumin seeds • ½ tsp. peppercorns • 4 Green chillies […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Wheat flour • 1 tbsp – Gram flour • 2 tbsp – Oil • 1/2 cup -Butter Milk • 1 tsp – jeera/cumin seeds • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 green chillies,chopped • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • 1 tsp saunf/ani seeds • chopped coriander • salt […]

Ingredients: • 8 idlis • Tomato – 3 • Onion – 1 • Capsicum – 1 • Chilli powder – 2 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1 pinch • Rice flour – 2 tbsp • Maida /all-purpose flour – 2 tbsp • Salt – to taste • Coriander […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 2 – cucumbers, grated • 1 tsp – chilli Garlic paste • 1/4 cup – chopped coriander • salt to taste • 1 tsp – Butter Method: Soak the rice for 1 hour; grind it and add salt and chilli garlic paste to it. Keep aside for 15 […]

Ingredients: • Wheat Flour – 20 gm. • Bengal grams flour (Besan) -60 gm. • Roasted and ground Peanuts – 20 gm. • Onions -20 gm. • Tomatoes -20 gm. • Ghee -20 gm. • Coriander leaves – a small bunch. • Salt – According to your taste. Method: Prepare a thin mixture of wheat […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – assorted dry fruits (cashews, almonds, walnuts, pistachio, hazelnuts, raisins, dry figs, dried apricots, dried Cranberries etc.) • 10 – Dates (seedless) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom Method: Blend all the ingredients together till the mixture becomes slightly wet from the oils present in the nuts. Shape them into bars. http://spicesetc.blogspot.com/

Ingredients: • 2 to 3 cups – moong dal (yellow) • 2 to 3 medium sized Onions • 3 to 4 green chilies • 2 to 3 tbsp – fresh coriander • oil for frying • salt to taste Method: Soak the moong dal in water overnight. Wash and grind it to a rough paste. […]

Ingredients: • 3 cup – Basmati Rice • 2 tsp – oil • 2 tsp – Ghee • 2 cup – vegetables (peas, carrots, capsicum, Cauliflower florets, beans, potatoes) • 2 – Onion • 3 – Tomatoes • 2 cup – chopped coriander – 2 cup • 1/2 cup – Milk • 10 strands – […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – canned mackerel in Tomato sauce • 1 – onion, medium sized chopped finely • 2 – green chilli, sliced lengthwise • ½ – chopped green pepper • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 inch – Cinnamon stick […]

Ingredients: • 1 liter Milk • 11 to 12 tbsp Sugar (or as per taste) • 8 tsp cocoa powder • 12 tsp custard powder (vanilla flavor) • 4 tsp drinking chocolate powder • few chopped Walnuts (to garnish) Method: Keep aside 1/4 cup milk and boil the rest Add sugar To the 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 6 – medium sized mangoes • 3 tbsp – chilli powder • 1 tbsp – Fenugreek seeds, ground coarsely • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 4 tbsp – salt • 1 tbsp – mustard powder • 1 cup – sesame oil or refined oil • 1/2 cup – Vinegar • 1/2 cup […]