Ingredients: • 2 cups Basmati Rice • 1/2 cup frozen Green peas • 1 tbsp cooking oil • Salt to taste • Water • 1/2 a Lemon`s Juice (optional) Method: Wash the rice. Soak in water for 30 mins. Now drain the water. Boil 1 litre water. Add salt to taste, and 1/2 tsp oil. […]

Ingredients: • 4 – idlis • 1 – big Onion • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – sambar powder • 1/2 tsp – Cumins (jeera) powder • 1 tsp – mustard • Curry leaves • Coriander leaves • 1/4 tsp – Tamarind pulp • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Oil […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – shredded Cabbage leaves • 100 g – sprouted moong • 1 – Onion • 1 – Tomato • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 tsp – coriander cumin powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder • […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – fresh Pomegranate seeds • 100 g- chivda • 1 cup – mixture of coriander leaves, Onion and Green chillies • 1 tsp – chaat masala • 1 tsp – Lemon juice Method: In a bowl, mix together the chivda and pomegranate seeds. Add coriander leaves-onion-chillies mixture, chaat masala and lemon […]

Ingredients: • 300 g – fresh ladies finger • 1 stalk – Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – Coriander seed powder • 1/2 tsp – dried Mango powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Asparagus – 1 bunch • Salt – To taste • Black Pepper – 1/2 tsp • Butter – 1 tbsp • Warm water – 1 medium sized bowl • Soya Sauce – 1.5 tsp Method: Wash and cut (3 pieces out of 1 stick) asparagus into diagonal sections, leaving the hard bottom aside. […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Watermelon cubes, deseeded • 1 – ripe Banana • 1 cup – Yoghurt • 1 tbsp – Sugar (optional) • 4 to 5 – ice cubes Method: Blend all ingredients together except the ice cubes. Now add ice cubes and blend again. Pour in glasses and serve. Recipe Courtesy: Cooking […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – cabbage, clean and chopped • For the dough: • 1 tbsp – chilli paste(red chilli) • 1/2 inch – ginger, minced • 1/2 tsp – soda bi-carbonate • 1 tsp – Lime juice • To taste – salt • 1 pinch – Asafoetida • 1 cup – Wheat flour • […]

Ingredients: • Nachini – 3 cups • Urad Dal – 1 cup • Salt to taste • Onion – 1 (optional) Method: Soak the nachini for 2 to 3 hours. Drain the water. Dry it thoroughly. Dry grind the nachini into fine flour. Keep it aside. Soak the urad dal in water for some time. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – small Capsicums • 2 – boiled potatoes, mashed • 3 – cheese cubes, grated • 3 – grated cheese cubes for garnishing • Red Chilli powder to taste • 2 – green chillies, finely chopped • 10 – cashewnuts, chopped • a handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped • salt […]

Ingredients: • Ingredients 1 : • 2 cups – Wheat flour • 1 tsp – Oil • 4 tsp – Milk, to make chapati dough • Ingredients 2 : • 2 cups -Cauliflower, grated • 1 tsp – red chili powder • A pinch – Garam Masala • Salt, to taste • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup Chana dal • 4-5 dry Red Chillies • 2-3 fresh Red Chillies (optional) • 1 tbsp oil • Salt to taste • 5-6 Cloves of Garlic Method: In a pan, heat one tablespoon of oil. Add one cup of chana dal and dry and fresh red chillies. Fry on medium heat […]

Ingredients: • Aubergines – 2 or Baby aubergines – 8 • Onions – 3 (sliced) • Tomatoes – 2 (sliced) • Coriander leaves • Poppy Seeds (khus khus) – 4 tbsp • Cinnamon (dalchini) – 3 • Cloves – 3 • Green Cardamoms – 2 • Creamed Coconut – 2-3 tbsp • Yoghurt – 2 […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp. – Butter • 1 French loaf, cut in four portions and sliced in half horizontally • 50 gms – zucchini, sliced and grilled • 50 gms – mushrooms, sliced and sauteed • 1/2 bunch – spinach, blanched and chopped • 1.5 tbsp. – chopped garlic, oven roasted until lightly charred • […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – raw long grain Rice • 1.5 cups – split Urad Dal (even the split white variety serves the purpose) • Salt to taste Method: Pressure cook the rice without adding water in the rice for 5 minutes. Allow the pressure to subside on its own. Then add lukewarm water to […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large seedless Brinjal • 1 tbsp – fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped • 2 cups – thick fresh Curd • 1/2 cup – thin Cream or Milk • 1 tsp – sugar, powdered • 1 tsp – cumin seed, powdered • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2-3 pinches – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Bananas • 1/2 Cup – Channa powder • 250 ml – cooking oil • 1 tbsp – chilli powder • 250 ml – Honey • Salt to taste Method: Make baji paste from channa powder, chilli powder, salt and water. Cut the bananas in slightly thick slices and shallow fry them […]

Ingredients: • 2 slices – Wheat / white bread • 1 tbsp – sweet chutney • 1 tbsp – green chutney • 3 tbsp – sev • 1/4 cup – green gram • 2 tbsp – raw Onions • 1 – tbsp chopped Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup – Curd Method: Soak green gram for […]

Ingredients: • 250 gms – liquefied Watermelon pulp • 250 ml – water • 125 ml – Sugar • 2 tsbp – crushed china grass • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 1/4 tsp – fresh Mint leaves, finely chopped Method: Soak china grass in 50 ml. or 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Bring […]

Ingredients: • 100g – Split Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked • 1/2 kg – Cabbage • 1 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 3 red chillies, halved • 3/4 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • salt to taste Method: Boil chana dal till almost done, taking […]