Ingredients: • 5 to 6 – Brinjals • 1 – onion, small sized chopped • 1 – tomato, medium sized chopped • 1 – tamarind, gooseberry sized • 7 to 8 – Curry leaves • 1 pinch – Hing • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek / Methi seeds • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Rice flour • 1/2 cup – Channa flour • A pinch – Turmeric • Salt to taste • Water to make batter • Oil Method: Mix rice flour and chick pea flour in water to make a thin slurry. Add salt to taste and turmeric. Heat oil in pan, pour […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice • 1 cup – Soya chunks • 2 cups – Eggplants (chopped) • 1no Onion (chopped) • 2 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1 tbsp – Lemon • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds+urad dal • Curry leaves • To Grind: 1 – Cinnamon stick • 3 – Cardamom […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Wheat flour. • 1 tbsp – ghee. • salt to taste. • 1 tbsp – curds. • 1 tbsp – milk. • enough water to knead dough. • Ghee or oil to deep fry. Method: Make soft pliable dough using all the ingredients. Divide into balls about 3.5 inches diameter. […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – boiled mashed ( freshly cooked or left over ) tapioca pieces • 1 tbsp – oil • 1 onion, finely sliced • 1/2 – inch piece ginger, finely chopped • 1 spring Curry leaves • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – moong dal or any other dal • 1 cup – greens, chopped finely (spinach or any other greens) • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 1 – onion, chopped • Salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • Roti: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – dry/ fresh Yeast • lukewarm water to mix • Filling: • 200 g – tofu, cut into 1 cm dice • 3 – Chinese dried Mushrooms • 1 – tomato, large, cut into strips (discard seeds) […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – sweet peda/burfi. • 100 g – maida. • 1 tsp – ghee. • 1 pinch -salt. • oil. Method: Crumble the sweet pedas thoroughly without any lumps. Keep it aside. Now take a bowl and put maida and a pinch of salt and mix well. Add a spoonful of hot […]

Ingredients: • black/red Rice/ broken matta Rice – 1 cup • Olive oil – 1 tbsp • Garlic 2 cloves, peeled • Bay Leaf 1 • Lime juice to taste • salt to taste Method: Wash and soak black or red rice in water overnight or for 6-8 hours. Drain and reserve. Heat oil in […]

Ingredients: • 8 to 10 – Small paan (betel) leaves (You need really thin, tender paan leaves for this recipe) • For the bajji batter: • One and half cups of gram flour • 1 tsp chilli powder • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • 1 pinch baking soda • One cup water • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Chole (white) • 1 – small red Onion • 6 flakes – Garlic • 1-inch piece – Ginger • 3 tbsp – Tomato puree • 1 – big Cardamom • 1 – small stick Cinnamon • 2 – Cloves • 8-10 beads – black pepper • 1 tsp – Jeera […]

Ingredients: • 200g – red pumpkin. • 200g- potatoes. • 1 Bay Leaf (tejpatta). • 1/2 inch – stick cinnamon. • 1 clove. • 1 cardamom. • 1/4 tsp – mustard seeds. • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek (methi) seeds. • 3 tsp – curds (dahi). • A pinch asafoetida. • 3/4 tsp – chilli powder. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – penne Pasta – 1 cup (serves 2). • 1/2 packet – tofu. • 1 – chipotle pepper. • 3 tbsp – Tomato paste. • 3 Cloves – garlic. • Olive oil. • parmesan cheese and Parsley for garnishing. • salt to taste. Method: Cook pasta as per the direction in […]

Ingredients: • 2-3 -brinjals • 5- 6- Red Chillies • 1 tsp- Tamarind liquid • salt • 1tsp- Jeera • 10-12tsp -oil • 1/2tsp -mustard, • 1/2tsp- turmeric, • Curry leaves Method: Fry brinjals, red chillies, jeera in oil for 10 – 15 minutes in medium heat or until the colour of brinjal changes. Grind […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Tomato • 1/2 – Lemon • 2 – Green chillies, slit lengthwise • 1-inch, crushed – Ginger • 2 sprigs – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Kasuri methi/Dry Fenugreek leaves • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Jeera/Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Hing/Asafoetida • 1/2-inch cube […]

Ingredients: • 50 g – fresh Ginger • 2 bottles – water • 3-4 cups – Sugar • 2 cups – Apple concentrate • 2 cups – fresh Orange juice • 1 cup – Pineapple juice • 1/4 cup – Strawberry pulp • a pinch of salt Method: Grind 50 g of cleaned, fresh ginger […]

Ingredients: • 500 ml – Milk • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 1 cup – Kaju katli or Milk barfi broken into small pieces Method: This is a simple kheer made with leftover kaju katli or milk barfi or any other mithai. Bring the milk to boil and reduce to half, stirring all the time. […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 pound – broad Fava beans (skinless), soaked overnight • 1/2 pound – dried chick peas, soaked overnight • 3 – Cloves garlic, crushed • 1 – large onion, finely chopped • 6 – large scallions, finely chopped • 1/2 – hot pepper, finely chopped or ground • 1 tbsp – baking soda […]

Ingredients: • Long grain Rice (Basmati) – 2 cups • Cilantro – 1 bunch • Onion – 1, sliced into long pieces • Tamarind paste – 1/2 tsp • Red Chillies – 3 -4 • Urad Dal – 1 tsp • Mustard – 1 tsp • Oil – 3 tbsps • Garam Masala – 2 […]

Ingredients: • 20 – Almonds • 20 – Cashewnuts • 4 – Dried Figs • 1 tbsp – Butter • 1 cup – Dalia • 1 litre – Milk • Sugar or Honey to taste Method: Soak the almonds, cashewnuts and figs in water overnight. Peel almonds. Roughly chop all the dry fruits. Melt the […]