Ingredients: • moong dal – 1 cup • Chana dal – 1 cup • Rice – 4 cups • Jeera – 1 tsp • white til – 1 tsp • LG powder(hing) – 1 pinch • Butter – 50g • water to knead dough • salt to taste • oil to fry Method: Heat a […]

Ingredients: • 4 – Carrots • 1 medium sized – onion, chopped fine • 1 tbsp – Coconut • To temper: • 1 tsp – oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • a few – Curry leaves • 1 – green chilli, slit into half Method: Wash carrots, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan(chick peas flour) • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour • 1 cup – Ghee 2 cups – Sugar • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 1/2 cup – water • A big pinch – Saffron • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Roast besan and wheat flour separately, using […]

Ingredients: • For curry: 2 cups ash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes • 0.5 cup dry Coconut (copra), grated • 3 tbsp Bengal Gram dal • 6 to 8 dry Red Chillies • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder • 3 tbsp chick peas flour (besan) • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds • 1 tsp Cumin seeds […]

Ingredients: • 4 medium-sized Brinjals • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – amchur(dry Mango powder) • 1 tsp – coriander cumin powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder (optional) • Salt to taste • 1 tbsp – oil Method: Cut brinjals along the length. Add all masalas and salt to it […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 4 to 5 tbsp – oil • 3 big Onions (finely sliced) • 3 to 4 – Cloves • 1 Cinnamon stick • 2 – Bay Leaves • 4 to 5 – Cardamoms • 4 cups – water • salt to taste Method: Wash and soak the rice […]

Ingredients: • 100 g -brinjal • 100 g -pumpkin • 100 g -string beans • 50 g – Drumstick • 10 – Green chillies • 2 – Raw bananas • a pinch- Turmeric powder • a pinch- Mustard Seeds • 50 g – French beans • 100 g – Carrot • 2 – Coconuts • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan • 1/2 cup – fine semolina • 1/4 tsp – Green chillies (finely chopped) • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1/2 tsp – sesame seeds • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds (crushed) • 1/4 tsp – fruit salt (Eno) • 1/4 tsp – black pepper (crushed) • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – mung lentils, cooked until tender • 1 tbsp – canola or other vegetable oil • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1 tbsp – grated Ginger • 1 tbsp – minced Garlic • 1 tbsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – potatoes, peeled and cubed • 2 – Onions sliced into thin rings • 1 tsp – grated Ginger • 1 tsp – garlic, crushed fine • 1/2 tbsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1 tsp – ajwain seeds • 3/4 cup – gram flour • 1 tsp – Red Chilli […]

Ingredients: • 3 – ripe, medium-sized mangoes (finely chopped) • 1 cup – Pumpkin (cut into small pieces) • 7 cups – sour Curd (finely churned) • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • 6 – Green chillies and 1 Red Chilli (broken into 2 pieces) • 1 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – Bhindi • 1 – Onion • 1 – Tomato • 1 – Tomato puree • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Dhania powder • 1/2 tsp – Aamchur powder • 1 tbsp- Ginger Garlic paste • Lemon grass paste or […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – pumpkin, skin removed and flesh cut roughly into 1/2-inch cubes • 1 -medium onion, finely chopped • 3 Cloves – garlic, minced • 2 – Serrano or jalapeno chillies, finely chopped (use less if you like less heat, or take out the seeds and ribs) • 7-8 – medium-sized sage […]

Ingredients: • For Hot and Sour Veggies: • 1 – carrot, sliced thinly into half circles • 8 to 10 – beans, sliced obliquely into fingers • 1 sprig – Spring onion with greens finely chopped • 1 floret – broccoli, broken into small bits • 1 – small capsicum, sliced thinly • 1 – […]

Ingredients: • 2 -large Tomatoes chopped • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • Salt • 1/2 cup – Tamarind juice extracted from a small ball of Tamarind or • 2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 1 cup – Pineapple (chopped) • 1/2 cup – peas • 7 to 8 – Cashew nuts • 7 to 8 – Black Peppercorns • 1 or 2 – Cloves • 1 tbsp – Jeera (cumin seeds) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium sized Cabbage • 8 – sausages, each cut into 4 pieces • 2 – medium sized onions, chopped • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – chopped Celery • 2 tbsp – Butter • 2 – green cooking […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium tender green Cabbage shredded • 1 – Potato boiled, chilled and chopped • 2 – medium carrots, grated • 1/4 cup – chopped Capsicum • 1/2 cup – chopped Spring onion • 1 stick – Celery chopped • 1 sprig – Mint leaves plucked and chopped finely • 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 6 slices – plain white bread • 1 – small capsicum, chopped • 1 – small onion, chopped finely • 1 – small tomato, chopped finely • 2 tbsp – Suji • 3 tbsp – Milk Cream (malai) • salt and pepper to taste Method: Mix all the ingredients except bread in a […]

Ingredients: • 6 – idlis • 1/2 – large Onion • 1/4 tbsp – Cabbage • 1 – Tomato • green chillies: 3-4 • Spices: • Coriander leaves • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • chilli powder – 1 tsp • salt to taste • Curry leaves – about 10 • Ginger – a small […]