Ingredients: • Papdi puri – 10-12 (available at most Indian grocery stores.) • Four cups – Green peas, boiled. • 2 – Medium potato, boiled, peeled and chopped. • 2 – medium onion, finely chopped. • 1 – Green chilli, finely chopped • 2 – Medium tomato,finely chopped. • A few sprigs of coriander leaves/cilantro- […]

Ingredients: • 10 – baby Potatoes (boiled and peeled) • 2 – medium Tomatoes • 1 -medium Onion • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – ginger-green chilli paste • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – kasuri Methi […]

Ingredients: • Paneer cubes – 100 gm • Tomato paste – 1/2 can • Jeera -1/2 tsp • Methi powder – 1/2 tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tsp • Coriander and Curry leaves – a few sprigs • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp • Chilli powder 1/2 tsp • 4 tbsp – oil • […]

Ingredients: • 1 block extra-firm Tofu • 1 – large green bell pepper, sliced • 1 – green chilli, like Serrano, minced • 3 tsp – Canola Oil or sesame oil • 1 tsp -cumin seeds • 1 tbsp – ground coriander powder • 1 tsp – ground black pepper • 1 – large onion, […]

Ingredients: • 1 – bunch Spinach • 1 – small Onion • 1 – small Tomato • 1-2 – Green chillies • 2-3 flakes – Garlic • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • salt to taste • 1 cup – water Method: Pick spinach leaves and wash them thoroughly. Chop the onion, tomato and green […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – Coriander leaves • 3 cups – Coconut • 12 – Green chillies • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • 1 – Lemon medium size • Salt to taste Method: Clean the coriander leaves and chop them and keep it aside. In a blender grind coriander leaves, coconut, chillies, asafoetida and salt […]

Ingredients: • Eggplants, small – 3 • Medium sized Onion – 1 • Green chillies – 3 • Garlic flakes -3 • Tamarind – size of a marble • Salt to taste • Oil 4 tbsp. Method: Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan and fry chopped onions for 3 minutes. Add chopped eggplant […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms- Fresh green hot chillies • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 pinch Asafoetida • 1 tsp – salt Method: De-stem and clean chillies Heat oil in a frying pan. Add chillies, asafoetida, salt. Stir and cover, remove from fire. Keep covered for 3-4 minutes. Pound without water, or grind in small […]

Ingredients: • 2 – brinjals, sliced • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1 – large onion, sliced thickly • 1 – medium-sized onion, thinly slivered • 2 – tomatoes, diced • 4 – Green chillies • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 4 – dry Red Chillies • 1/2 tbsp – Coriander seeds • […]

Ingredients: • 1 – guava, chopped • 1 – Apple sweet, chopped • 1/2 cup – sprouted whole moong • 1/2 tbsp – chopped coriander • 1/4 tsp – pepper • A pinch – chaat masala powder • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Lemon juice Method: Put all the ingredients in a bowl […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Carrot • 1/2 cups – Corn kernels • 2 cups – Water • 1 tbsp – Ghee • 1 ltr – Milk • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 15 nos – Almonds • 15 nos – Pistachios • 1/4 tsp – Green Cardamom powder • 1 pinch – Saffron (kesar), […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – water • 1 tsp – tea leaves • 1/2 tsp – Orange pekoe tea leaves • Sugar as per taste • 1 Cardamom – crushed • 1 round slice – Lemon with peel Method: Bring water to boil. Add tea leaves, sugar and cardamom. Cover and let it stand for […]

Ingredients: • 250 gm – Potatoes • 100 gm – French beans • 100 gm – Cauliflower • 1 Carrot peeled cut into juliennes (match sticks) • 1/2 cup – snow peas • one and a half cups – Bean sprouts • 1 small white Cabbage • 1 small Cucumber • For dressing: • 5 […]

Ingredients: • 1.25 cup – Toor Dal • 1/4 cup or less – Tamarind extract • 1 – medium Onion • 2 – medium Tomatoes • 1/2 cup – beans, chopped into 1 inch size • 1/2 cup – radish, chopped • 1/4 cup – carrot, chopped • 1 – drumstick, chopped and boiled in […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large Cucumber • 2 – Red Chillies • 4 – Green chillies • A little coriander • For seasoning: • 1 tsp – Channa dal • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 3/4 tsp – custard • 1/4 tsp -methi seeds • Oil for seasoning • Salt to taste • A […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – Garlic (peeled) • 50 g – Channa dal (skinned and not roasted) • 3 tsp – Red Chilli powder • salt to taste • little water for grinding the chutney Method: Grind the garlic and chana dal with little water to a fine paste, but it should be little thick […]

Ingredients: • Buttermilk kuzhambu: • Slightly soured buttermilk – 1 cup • Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp • Green chillies – 4 • Bengal Gram dal – 1 tsp • Raw Rice -1 tsp • Salt – To taste • Pepper Kuzhambu: • Tamarind paste 1 Lime size – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 pound- fresh Bhindee/Okra • 1.5 cups- fresh, cleaned and chopped corriander leaves • 1/2 cup- Coconut powder • 2 tsp- finely chopped Green chillies • 1 small piece – ginger, finely chopped • 5 tsp- corriander powder • Oil to shallow fry • Salt to taste Method: Clean and dry bhindis. Slit […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Moong dal • 1/4 cup – Toor Dal • Salt • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • a pinch – Asafetida • 3/4th cup – Rice • 1 tsp – Coriander leaves (chopped) • 1 tbsp – Oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cumin • […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Potato • 1 cup – Curd • 2 tbsp – Cream • 6 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tbsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tbsp – Cumin seed • 1/2 tbsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tbsp – Garam Masala • Pinch – Asafoetida • Salt to taste • Coriander leaves […]