Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (1/2 kg) grated lauki (bottle gourd) 1 cup besan (bengal gram flour) 2 teaspoon curd 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 11/2 teaspoon red chilli powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoon oil Salt to taste 1 cup water For Tadka 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Aubergine • 2 – Drumsticks • 1 tbsp – oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • Handful of Curry leaves • 1/4 tsp – grated Coconut • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds • 4-6 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – Coriander seeds • […]

Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 2 cups • Mixed vegetables – 1 cups • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cinnamon sticks • Cardamom – 2 • Cashew nuts – little • Chilli powder – 2 tsp • Coriander powder – 4 tsp • Gram masala – 2tsp • Saunf powder- a pinch • Garlic […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – split moong dal (cooked and mashed) • 1 – Tomato (crushed) • 2 – Garlic Cloves (crushed) • Few Curry leaves • 2 – Green chillies (slit opened) • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida powder • 1 – dry […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – cooked Rice • Spinach (frozen preferred) • 1 cup – Green peas • 1 cup – chopped Onions • Green chillies • Coriander leaves (can also be substituted with dhaniya powder) • Ginger • Ghee and salt to taste Method: Pour ghee into a vessel quite generously. Cook fry the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup long grain Rice • 1 onion, chopped coarsely • 2 cups vegetable stock • 1 cup Orange juice • 2 tsp Orange rind, grated • 1 tbsp Olive oil • 1 tbsp Butter Method: Wash and soak rice in very cold water. Keep aside for 15 mins. Drain rice after that […]

Ingredients: • For chapattis: • 6 leftover chapattis or • From dough: • 1 cup – whole Wheat flour dough (whole Wheat flour and salt, kneaded with water) • For filling: • 3 tbsp – stiff chutney • 1 tsp – Wheat flour • 1 sprig spring onion, very finely chopped • Oil to shallow […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – kaale chane • 30 g -chana dal • 2- Onions (chopped) • 6 flakes – Garlic • 1 inch – Ginger (finely chopped) • 2 – Red Chillies (deseeded) • 3 – Green chillies (chopped) • 2 – Bay Leaves • 4 – Cardamom • A pinch of baking soda […]

Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 1 cup • Cabbage (cut into small strips) – 1 cup • Beans (cut into small pieces) – 1/4 cup • Green bell pepper (cut into small strips) – 1/4 cup • Onions – 1 • Spring onions – 1 small bunch • Carrots (cut into small strips) – 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – dry red beans • 250 g – red Pumpkin • 1 cup – grated Coconut (fresh) • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 5 – Garlic Cloves • 2 – dry Red Chillies • Salt and a pinch of Turmeric • For seasoning : • 2 tsp – oil • […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – raw Rice • 1.5 cups – Coconut grated • 1.5 cups – cooked left over Rice • 1 cup – mung Sprouts • 1/2 tsp – bicarbonate of soda • Salt, to taste Method: Soak the raw rice in water for 4 hours. Grind the rice along with coconut, cooked […]

Ingredients: • 4 cup – whole masoor dal (soaked overnight) • 2 – medium sized Potato • 1/2 tsp – black pepper powder • 1 – finely chopped Onions • 2 to 3 Cloves – finely chopped Garlic • 3 to 4 – finely chopped green chilles • coriander, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium-sized potato, boiled and peeled • 1 – onion, chopped finely • 2 inches Ginger • 3-4 – Green chillies • 2 cups – Coconut Milk or fresh grated Coconut • 3-4 – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4 tbsp – Coconut oil • A pinch Turmeric […]

Ingredients: • 50 Red Chillies (discard stalks) • 10 tbsp – Coriander seeds • 2.5 pieces Turmeric • 3 tbsp – Saunf • 4 tbsp – pepper • 1/2 cup – Chana dal • dried Curry leaves a handful Method: Roast all the ingredients from red chilies to chana dal without oil. Cool and powder […]

Ingredients: • Moong dal- 100 g, fried • Red Chillies – 5 • Salt to taste • Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp • Tamarind – 1 small piece • Mustard Seeds – 1 tbsp • Curry leaves- 2 -3 sprigs • Dhania seeds – 1/2 tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp • Garlic – 2 Cloves […]

Ingredients: • Tamarind, small quantity • 3 Cloves – Garlic • 1/2 cup – red gram dal/tur dal • 2 tbsp – basic rasam powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • asafetida, a pinch • curry leaves, a small quantity • coriander leaves, a small quantity • 3 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 4 – large tomatoes, washed well and cut into quarters • 2 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – flour Method: Place the tomatoes in a vessel with about 1 litre of water. Cook on a […]

Ingredients: • Cloves – 2 • Cinnamon – 4 cm piece • Cardamom – 2 • black pepper Corns – 1/2 tsp • Mace – 2 blades • Olive oil – 1 tbsp • Onion – 1/2 cup, finely chopped • Green chilli – 1 tsp, minced • Garlic – 1 tsp, minced • Ginger […]

Ingredients: • Potatoes -225 g • Beans -115 g • broad beans -225 g • Tomatoes -225 g • Carrot -115 g • Onion -115 g • Fat -50 g • Coriander leaves -1/4 bunch • Pomegranate seeds – 5 g • Chilli powder-10 g • Coriander powder- 5 g • Turmeric -A pinch • […]

Ingredients: • 1-2 – morisa xaakor thari (Amaranthus Hybridus’s stem) bunches • A little mustard paste • A little Poppy Seeds paste • 1 – Potato • 2 tbsp – Mustard oil • 1 tsp – Turmeric • 3 – Green chillies • 1 tbsp – ginger-garlic paste • paste of 1 Onion Method: Mix […]