Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Rice • 2-3 – Green chillies • 10 g – Ginger (cut into very small pieces) • Garlic – 3-4 pods (crushed) • 10 g – Mustard Seeds or Paas Phooron • 1/2 cup – Kola Khar (or 1/4 tsp baking soda) • 4 tsp – Mustard oil • Salt […]

Ingredients: • Capsicum – 3 • Garlic – 6 flakes • Urad Dal – 2 tsp • Channa dal – 2 tsp • Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp • Cumin – 1 tsp • Red Chillies – 6 • Tamarind – Small, Lemon size • Salt to taste Method: Fry capsicum and garlic until soft […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Milk • 200 g – mushroom, sliced • 1 cup – potatoes, peeled and chopped • 2 – avocado, peeled and sliced • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1/2 cup – onion, chopped • 1/2 cup – Cream • 6 cups – water/stock • 2 tbsp – Mint leaves • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cup-rice • 1 cup – grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1.5 tsp – Yeast Method: Soak rice for 2 hours and grind it with grated coconut and enough water. Add yeast and sugar and keep aside for 2 hours. When it ferments, take 1 big spoon of the mix […]

Ingredients: • 6 slices – white sandwich bread • Yoghurt – 4 cups • Roasted Jeera – 1 tsp • Chat masala – 1 tsp • Coriander leaves – a small bunch • Green chillies – 1 tsp • Sugar – 1/2 tbsp • salt • oil • For thadka: • Whole Jeera – 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Assorted mixed vegetables cut into long strips: • 3 – Carrots • 75g – tendlis • Gherkins • 75g – French beans • 1 large – Potato • 1 – white radish • 1 medium – Cucumber • 100 g – Bottle Gourd • 100g – Pumpkin • 1/2 cup – Coconut freshly […]

Ingredients: • Cabbage – 1/2 • Sambar powder – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp • Urad Dal -1/2 tsp • Green gram – 2 tbsp • Coconut (grated) -1 tbsp • Turmeric powder (optional) -1 tsp • Onion (optional) -1/2 • Rice flour- 1 tbsp • Curry leaves – few • Oil […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – whole-wheat flour • 1/2 cup – soft Paneer or Tofu grated • 1 cup – Spinach leaves finely chopped • 1 to 2 stalks – Mint leaves finely chopped • 1 – green chilli, finely chopped • Salt to taste Method: Save 1 tbsp dry flour, sieve remaining into plate. […]

Ingredients: • Green pepper- 250 g • Lemon-5 • Turmeric powder – a pinch • Asafoetida powder- a pinch • Mustard Seeds -1 tsp • Salt to taste • Cooking oil- 4 tbsp Method: First of all keep a clean and dry container ready. Clean the green pepper thoroughly and pat them dry with a […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Curd • Shoots from about 3 Beets • 2 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 – Green chillies • 3-4 – Curry leaves • A pinch – Asafoetida • Salt as per taste Method: Wash and chop the shoots finely. Microwave them with some salt […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – button mushrooms, chopped • 1 cup – minced soya granules, cooked • 2 – onions, large and chopped finely • 1/2 cup – Tomato pulp or chopped Tomatoes • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 5 – Carrots • Juice of 4 Lemons (fresh) • 3 tbsp – Mustard Seed powder • 3 tbsp – Red Chilli powder • 3 tbsp – Salt • 2 tbsp – Ginger – Garlic paste (fresh; do not add water while grinding) • 2 tbsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – large Kerala bananas, ripe • 2.75 cups – Milk • 2.5 cups – Sugar • 250 g – Ghee • 2 cups – grated Coconut • 1 cup – Walnuts Method: Blend the bananas with milk and sugar to a fine paste. Strain and keep aside. Heat ghee and stir […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – sponge cake • 2 cups – fresh fruit such as bananas, mango, Apple etc peeled and chopped into small pieces • 2 cups – Apple juice or Mango juice • 8 cherries, chopped • some chopped nuts for garnishing • 200 g – fresh Cream • 4 tbsp – jam […]

Ingredients: • Mushrooms – 1 lb • Plain Yogurt (curd) – 1.5 cup • Red Chillies – 7-8 • Oil – 3tbsp • Onions – 2 small • Garlic chopped – 5 • Ginger chopped – 1 small piece • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp • Cinnamon – 1 stick • Cloves – 3 • […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Maida • 1.4 cups – Sugar • 1 cup – ripe Banana ( peeled and finely chopped ) • 3/4 cup – Ghee • 1/2 cup – Milk Method: Fry the banana pieces in ghee till brown. Drain and reserve. Add Maida to the remaining ghee in the kadai and […]

Ingredients: • 1 – large long brinjal/eggplant • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – cumin powder • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – Olive oil Method: Cut the eggplant into half cm-thin slices and dust them with […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Cabbage • Ginger and Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp • Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp • 6 tbsp – oil • Chilli powder – 1 tsp • Salt to taste • 1 – Onion • Besan – 1/2 cup • Coriander powder – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Method: […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – whole green gram (moong), soaked in water for 30 minutes • 1 bunch – spinach, cleaned and chopped finely • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1 – green chilli, slit vertically • 1/2 inch piece – ginger, grated • 2 flakes – garlic, crushed • 1 stalk – Curry […]

Ingredients: • 400g – Paneer • 400ml – Milk • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 8 to 10 – Cloves • 1 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • A pinch of Asafoetida (hing) • 2 tsp – desi Ghee • 10g – Cumin […]