Ingredients: • 1 cup fresh chopped Mint leaves • 1 cup fresh chopped coriander • 1 Green chilli ( add more chillies if you want the chutney to be spicy) • 1/2 inch Ginger (optional) • salt or black salt Method: Grind all the above ingredients to a smooth paste using little water. Mix salt […]

Ingredients: • 2 – capsicums, chopped • 2 – onions, chopped finely • 250 g – cottage cheese, cut into cubes • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 1 tsp – chopped Garlic • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 100 gm – Tofu • 200 gm – French beans, slivered obliquely • 1 – carrot, cut into fine juliennes • 1 – white radish • 3 – small jalapeno peppers • 1/2 cup – crushed Peanuts • 1/2-inch piece – ginger, peeled and crushed • 1 tbsp – white miso paste • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – French lentils, cooked • 1 medium head of cauliflower, separated into florets • 1 red onion, sliced thinly • 1-inch knob of ginger, grated • 1 tbsp – canola or vegetable oil • 6 green Cardamom pods, bruised • 1 tbsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Olive oil • 1 – onion, chopped • 1 – Clove garlic, minced • 1/2 pound – zucchini, julienned • 1 – red bell pepper, thinly sliced • 1 – green bell pepper, sliced • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 pinch cayenne pepper • […]

Ingredients: • 2 Bananas • 1 Apple • 200 gm – seedless Grapes • 1 Orange • 1 Pear • 100 gm – Papaya • 1 medium Honeydew melon • 50 gm – Honey Method: Wash the grapes and halve them. Peel the bananas and slice them. Dice the apple with the skin on. Peel […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – basmati Rice • 1 cup – lima beans • 1 cup – regular Milk or Coconut Milk • 1 – large beetroot, chopped to medium size pieces • 1 – large onion, finely chopped • 1 – large Tomato • 6 – green chillies, small size, slit them • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – broken Wheat (dalia) • 1 cup – shelled peas • 1 red bell pepper, cut into small pieces and deseeded • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp. – oil • 4 tbsp. – gram flour (besan) • salt to taste • For the tempering: • 2 tbsp. – […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – arai keerai/greens • 10 – small Onions • 10 – Garlic Cloves • 2 – Tomatoes • 5-6 – Green chillies • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Asafoetida • 1 tsp – mustard and Urad Dal • Lemon sized Tamarind (2 cups of Tamarind extract) • […]

Ingredients: • 4 to 6 – big Potatoes • 250 g – boiled, mixed vegetables (carrot, capsicum, beans, peas, etc) • 1 tbsp – besan • salt as per taste • oil for frying • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder Method: Peel […]

Ingredients: • 15-17 tender baby corns, boiled. • 1/2 cup – Tamarind water • 1 tbsp – Channa dal • 1 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp -mustard seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Dhania (coriander seed) powder • 1/4 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Broccoli florets • 1 – onion, sliced • 5 piece – bottle gourd, peeled, chopped • 15 – Mint leaves for garnish • 4 tbsp – Cream cheese • 1 tbsp – fresh curds • 1 tsp – Butter • 4 cups – vegetable stock • Salt to taste • […]

Ingredients: • Crack-jack biscuit – 1 packet • Milk – 200 ml • Sugar – 60 g • Custard powder – 1 tbsp • Butter – 30 g • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Condensed Milk – 1/2 cup Method: Prepare the custard by cooking butter, condensed milk, sugar and vanilla essence. Cool. In […]

Ingredients: • 1 tin – chickpeas, rinsed • 1 tin – kidney beans, rinsed • 2 sticks – celery, finely chopped • 1 cup – sweet Corn kernels • 1 – red pepper, finely chopped • 1 – red onion, finely chopped • 2 – red chillies, finely chopped • A small bunch – fresh […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Capsicums • 1 cup – Curd • 1/4 tsp – cumin powder • 1/4 tsp – chaat masala • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds for tadka • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • salt – to taste • 1 tsp – oil Method: Cut the capsicums into thin long slices. Heat […]

Ingredients: • For Stuffing: • Potatoes – 3-4 (medium-sized, boiled and mashed) • Green chillies – 3-4 (finely chopped) • Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp • Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/3 tsp • Garam Masala – 1 tsp • Paprika powder – 1/2 tsp • Salt as per taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 1 cup – Ghee • 1 cup – Besan Flour • 1 cup – Grated Coconut • 2 cups – Sugar Method: Mix besan flour with milk (without any lumps). Add ghee, grated coconut and sugar. Mix well. Place this in a kadai over the fire and stir […]

Ingredients: • Rice – 3 cups • Beaten Rice -1 cup • Buttermilk – 5 cups • Salt to taste Method: Wash rice and beaten rice and soak this mixture in buttermilk for at least 5 hours. Grind this mixture to a fine paste with salt. Heat a tawa and spread a tsp of oil. […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Cabbage • 2 tbsp – cooking oil • 1 tsp – mustard • 1/2 tsp – – Channa dal • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – sesame seeds • 1/4 tsp – raw Rice • 2 – Red Chillies • A pinch […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – dried apricots, halved • 1 cup – seedless Raisins • 1/2 cup – mixed blanched nuts (equal amounts of almonds, walnuts, Pine Nuts and Pistachio nuts) • 1/2 cup – Sugar • 2 cups – water • 1/2 tbsp – rose water • 1.5 tbsp – Orange blossom water Method: […]