Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong dal • 1 cup – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Ghee • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • Saffron colour – a pinch • 3 cups – water • 6 – Cashewnuts • 10 – Raisins Method: Dry roast the moong dal till a nice aroma rises. Grind to […]

Ingredients: • Ash Gourd, peeled and cut lengthwise – 250 g • Cucumber, peeled and cut lengthwise – 1 • Ivy gourd – A hand full • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves • Mint leaves • Green chilli – 1 (optional) • Juice of 1 Lemon Method: Blend the sliced ash gourd, cucumber, leaves, and […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup Channa flour (besan) • 1 medium Onion • 4-6 Green chillies • Some Curry leaves • Coriander • 1 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp – Mustard • Salt • Oil • A dash of Lemon juice Method: Mix the channa flour (besan) in cold water thoroughly till there are no […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – gram flour • 3 tbsp – Rice flour • 1 – Onions • 4 – Green chillies • small quantity – Ginger • small quantity – Curry leaves • small quantity – Coriander leaves • a pinch – Asafoetida • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Ghee • oil […]

Ingredients: • Low Fat Yoghurt – 200 ml • Water – 600ml • Mint Sprigs – ¼ bunch • Green chilli – 1 • Ginger – 2 inch root • Salt to Taste • Dried Mango powder / Chaat Masala – to Taste • Crushed Ice – 200 grams Method: Clean and roughly chop ginger […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal (cooked) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 1 – big Tomato (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Mint leaves (washed and chopped) • 1/2 tsp – sambar powder • 2 – Green chillies (slit) • 1 tsp – Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds + Urad Dal […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups of Rice • Capsicum- 2 big or 3 medium sized (cut into small cubes) • Green peas-1/2 cup • Coconut Powder – 1/2 cup • Chana Dal or Gram – 1 tbsp • Mustard Seeds or Rai -1/2 tbsp • Jeera or Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp • MTR Sambar powder […]

Ingredients: • 1 packet – jumbo Pasta shells • 1.5 cups – homemade marinara sauce • 2 to 3 tsp – Italian seasoning as per taste • 3/4 cup – low fat Cottage cheese • 1 cup – low fat ricotta cheese • 1 cup – mozzarella, grated • 1/4 cup – parmesan, grated • […]

Ingredients: • 50 g ordinary black or brown mustard • 10 g white mustard • 1 tsp chilli powder • 2 tsp Garlic paste • 2 tbsp Sugar • Salt to taste • A small piece of Drumstick bark • 1 cup white Vinegar Method: Grind all the above ingredients to a smooth paste. Add […]

Ingredients: • Channa dal – 1/4 kg • Urad Dal – 100g • Coriander seeds – 1/4 kg • Red Chillies – 12 • Cloves – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Pepper – 1 tsp • Copra -1 • Curry leaves – 10 sprigs • Oil – 2 tsp Method: Fry […]

Ingredients: • 5 – Capsicum • 1.5 – Onion • 2 – Tomatoes • 2 – Cloves • 1/2 tbsp – Garlic Ginger paste • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 2 tsp – vegetable oil, Cilantro • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Ground nut powder • Salt to taste Method: Fry onions and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – green moong dal, soaked for 2 hours in water. • 1 Cucumber • 1 Onion • 1 Carrot • 4-inch pieces white pumpkin or squash • 1 Capsicum • 1/2 cup – cabbage, torn in big pieces • 3-4 Green chillies • 1 piece ginger, grated (optional) • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • Raw Mango – 2 nos • Coconut (grated) – 1 cup • Chilli Powder – 2 tbs • Mustard (Kaduku) – 1 tbsp • Cumin seed (Jeerakam) – 1 tsp • Curry leaves – 1 stalk • Curd – 1 tbsp • Salt – As required • Coconut Oil – 1 tbsp Method: […]

Ingredients: • semolina – 100 grams • Milk – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Sugar – 50 grams • Cardamom Powder – a pinch • Clarified Butter – 4 tbsp • Cashew-nuts – 10 nos • Raisins – 10 nos Method: In a deep bottomed pan, boil milk along-with sugar and cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 1 pound – white bread • 6 – potatoes, large size • 6 – white onions, medium size • 1 cup – Ghee or cooking oil • 1/2 tsp – black Mustard Seeds • 6 – green chillies, chopped finely • 3 – red chillies, dried, broken • 1 bunch – Cilantro leaves […]

Ingredients: • 500gms – Gram flour • 500 gms – Sugar • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder • 3 tbsp – Soft semi solid Ghee • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/2 cup – Curd • 300 gms – Ghee Method: Take flour in a large shallow dish. Mix in semi solid ghee and rub […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups- dosa batter • 1/2 cup – Beetroot chopped • 1 tsp- Jeera • 2 -green chilli • Coriander leaves chopped finely Method: Puree the chopped beetroot, jeera (cumin) and green chilli. Mix it with dosa batter and add little salt, coriander leaves. Make dosas that are thin and crisp. Serve with […]

Ingredients: • 1 small bag – frozen black eyed peas • 1 – Onion • a bunch – Coriander leaves • 2 tbsps – Coconut powder or fresh Coconut • few – Green chillies • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • whole garam masalas Method: Grind onion, coriander leaves, […]

Ingredients: • 8 slices bread- cut each slice into quarters • 3 – eggs beaten • 2 cups – Milk • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 1/4 tsp – salt • 2 tsp – vanilla extract or essence • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp -ground Cinnamon Method: Pre-heat the oven to 175 degrees […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 kg – raw mangoes • sufficient water to boil the mangoes • Sugar according to taste • 2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Rock Salt • 2 tsp – freshly roasted Cumin seed powder Method: Wash the mangoes. Add sufficient water and pressure cook the mangoes till two whistles. Allow […]