Ingredients: • 1 cup – plain yogurt • 1 – cucumber, grated • 1 – carrot, grated • 3 – Spring onion (optional) • 1 – Green chilli • 2 – stalks Celery • 1 – medium Tomato • 1 – Onion • 1 – sprig Coriander leaves • Salt to taste • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – Refined flour • Salt to taste • 200 g – Vanaspati • 250 ml – Milk • 2.5 tsp – Fennel seed • 1 tsp – Ajwain • Vanaspati to fry Method: Sieve flour with salt into a flat dish. Pour the milk and some water. Knead to a smooth […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Water • 1.5 cups – Milk • 2 tbsp – Full Cream • 1 tsp – Tea leaves • 3 tsp – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • Whipped Cream. Method: Mix water, tea and sugar in a vessel. Bring to boil on a low flame. Add the […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – Cream • 1 tsp – Chopped Capsicum • 1 tsp – Chopped Onions • 1 tsp – Chopped tomatoes, deseeded • 1 tsp – Chopped Green chillies • Salt to taste • Chaat masala – A pinch • Cooking oil • 4 – Bread slices Method: Mix the first six […]

Ingredients: • 4-5 firm Capsicums • 1/2 cup – Corn kernels (boiled) • 1/4 cup – grated cheese • 1/2 inch piece Ginger (ground to a paste) • 2-3 Green chillies (ground to a paste) • 1-2 Cloves of Garlic (ground to a paste) • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • salt to taste • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Cooked basmati Rice – 2 cups • Red Chillies (dry) – 4 • Garlic – 6 pearls • Onion (big, chopped) – 1| | Green peas – 1/2 cup • Spring onion – 1/2 bunch • Salt to taste • Oil – 2 tbsp Method: Make a paste of red chillies and garlic […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – mini idlis • Oil for cooking • 2 tbsp – sweet chutney • 2 tbsp – green chutney • 50 g – nylon sev • 2 tbsp – sweet Curd • 1 tsp – cumin powder • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 – big onion, chopped finely • 1/2 cup – fine rava, • 1/2 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – Maida • 10 – curry leaves, chopped • 4 – green chillies, chopped finely • 1/2 tsp – asafetida • 1/2 tsp – baking soda • Oil for Deep Frying • […]

Ingredients: • For the Gram Flour Batter: • 2 cups – gram flour • 2.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder • sufficient water to make the batter • a big pinch cooking soda • salt to taste • Others: • 2 medium sized Potatoes • 2 medium sized Brinjals • oil for deep frying • […]

Ingredients: • 2-3 – bell pepper/capsicum, diced • 1 – green chilli, chopped • 1 tbsp – besan • a fistful of Peanuts • 5-6 – Cashewnuts • 5-6 – Almonds • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds • 1/2 tsp – Haldi • 1/2 tsp – coriander powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1 pound – Celery • 1/2 cup – split green gram (moong daal) • Chilli powder/ Red Chilli – 1 tsp (or to taste) • Salt to taste • Jaggery – to tate • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 2 tsps – dhania-jeera powder • A […]

Ingredients: • Tomato – 1 cup, chopped • Carrot – 1 cup, grated • water, vegetable or Chicken stock 1 liter • Butter – 2 tbsp • Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp • Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp • black pepper Corns -1/2 tsp • Cinnamon – 1 small piece • Onion – 1/2 cup, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – green beans, chopped to pieces of 1 inch length • 2 tbsp – grated Coconut – fresh/frozen • 2 to 3 – green chillies, low to medium spiced • 1 to 2 tsp – Jeera (optional) • 1/4 tsp – Tamarind paste • 1 tsp – ghee/oil • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 3 – Carrots, scraped and cut into thick wedges • 1 cup – Cauliflower florets • 3 – Potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges • 1 cup – Green peas • 2 – Capsicums, deseeded and cut into large pieces. • 1 cup – Sweet Corn • 2 – Onions, chopped roughly • […]

Ingredients: • 2 – tomato, fire grilled • 1 – sweet star fruit, boiled • 8 to 10 Cloves – Garlic • 5 to 6 – Green chilli • 1 bunch – Coriander leaves • 2 tsp – Mustard oil • To taste – salt Method: Mix all the ingredients together and grind into a […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Broccoli (finely chopped florets) • 1/2 cup – Cauliflower (finely chopped florets) • 1/2 cup – Spinach (finely chopped) • 1/2 cup – Onion (finely chopped) • 2 Cloves – Garlic (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Lima Bean (soaked overnight) • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1 tsp – Pepper […]

Ingredients: • Paneer – 200 g • Capsicum – 4 • Onion – 4 small • Tomato – 1 • Butter – 100 g • 2 – Cardamom pods • 1 tsp – cumin • 1 tsp – Dalchini powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tbsp – salt Method: Heat butter […]

Ingredients: • Method: Cut the bhindi & onions into thin pieces. Heat a kadai, add the oil & onions When the onion turns brown add the bindi & then add all the other powders & salt to taste . Fry well. Take a small deep pan, add ghee and mustard and when it splutters, add […]

Ingredients: • 4-5 – Chapattis • Oil to fry • Salt to taste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Chaat masala Method: Cut the chapattis into long strips. Fry them in oil till deep brown. Lay these fried strips on tissue paper and drain. Then sprinkle with salt, chilli powder […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg -small tender okras • 1 – medium Onion • 1 – large Tomato • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – kasoori Methi • Ginger- Garlic paste – 1 tbsp • Red Chilli powder -1/2 tsp • 1 tsp – coriander • 1 tsp -pav bhaji masala • Salt […]