Ingredients: • 8 Brinjals • 150 gms – cheese • 2 tsp – garlic, minced • 1 tsp – red pepper flakes • 6 Basil leaves, shredded • Olive oil as required • Pepper to taste • Salt to taste Method: Cut the brinjals into half and brush the sliced edges with olive oil. Sprinkle […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – tender green gram • 1 small onion, finely chopped • 1 small tomato, finely chopped • 1 tsp – coriander, finely chopped • 1 slice raw mango, finely chopped (on availability) • or Lemon juice as per taste • 1 tbsp – fine sev • 1/2 cup – mixed farsan […]

Ingredients: • Corn – 250 g (boiled) • Potato – 1 (boiled) • Bread slice – 1 (soaked) • Green chillies – 4-5 (chopped) • Green Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp (chopped) • Garam Masala powder – 1 tbsp • Lemon juice – 1 tbsp • Salt – 1/2 tsp • Chilli powder – 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 15-20 – Okra • Tamarind – small ball, soaked in 1.5 cups water • 2-3 tbsp – tur dal, cooked • 5 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – Bengal Gram dal • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • Asafoetida • 2-3 tbsp – Coconut powder • 1 tsp – Jaggery • Salt […]

Ingredients: • Dry peas – 1 cup (soaked overnight ) • Tamarind paste – 2 tbsp • Salt – to taste • For Roasting: • Half Coconut – grated • Red Chillies – 6 to 7 or even more • Coriander seeds – 2 tbsp • Split black Gram (urad dal) – 1 tbsp Method: […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – garlic, peeled and chopped • 250 g – salt • 1/2 tsp – Rice flour Method: Dry garlic in sun till brittle. Grind to a fine powder. Add salt and grind for a few seconds. Keep for 2 days for flavour to infuse fully into salt. Mix in 1/2 tsp. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – whole masoor washed & soaked overnight • 3 Tomatoes chopped • 3 Onions chopped into slivers • 6 Shallot Onions peeled (tiny Sambar Onions in India) • 1 tbsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 1 stalk Curry leaves • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 3-4 pinches Asafoetida • […]

Ingredients: • Oats (ready to cook) – 1 cup • Flax seeds – 25 gms • Cooked Rice (optional) – 1/2 cup • Par boiled Rice – 1 cup • Urad Dal – 1/2 cup • Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp • Salt – 2 tsp • Oil – 2 tbsp • Optional • Spinach […]

Ingredients: • 85 g – fresh Ginger • Green chillies – 4 • 450 g – fresh tindora • 60 ml – of cooking oil • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – black Mustard Seeds • 1/4 tsp – Asafoetida • 2 tsp Tomato puree • Salt to taste • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – soya granules or chunks • 1/2 cup – crumbled Paneer • 1/2 cup – finely, chopped Onions • 1 – Green chilli slit • 1 spring – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – ginger, Garlic paste • 1/4 tsp each – mustard and cumin • Pinch of – Turmeric • […]

Ingredients: • 8 slices – sandwich bread • 4 slices Ham • 4 tsp – Butter • 2 medium size Onions • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – chopped celery/coriander leaves • 2 tsp – mayonnaise • 1 tsp – mustard paste Method: Butter the bread on one side only. Chop ham […]

Ingredients: • For the dhokla batter: • 1 cup -sooji (semolina) • 1.5 cup – Curd • A small piece of Ginger grated • 2 – Green chillies cut fine • Less than 1/4 tsp – soda bicarbonate • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1 tsp – Turmeric • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Sprouted moong dal (cooked) • 1 – Onions (chopped) • Salt • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • A few Curry leaves • To grind: • 1/4 cup – Grated Coconut • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 3 – Green chillies • 4 […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – horse gram • 1 cup – ground coconut/paste • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Ginger paste • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 – onions, sliced • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup , chopped Bhindi • 2 tbsp – Besan • 1/2 cup – Chopped Onions • 2 tsps – Chopped Green chillies • 1 tsp – Cumin • 1 tsp – Mustard • A pinch – Asafoetida • Salt • 1.5 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice • 1/2 cup – moong dal • 2 – small Onions • 1 cup – any vegetable • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • Roasted Cumin seeds and dessicated Coconut powder • Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – Ghee • For the Tempering: […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Dates (seedless) • 3-4 – Whole Red Chillies • 2 tsp – Cumin powder • 1 tbsp – Oil • Salt – To taste Method: Soak the dates in water for an hour. Take a pan, heat the oil. When it is a little hot, add dry red chillies and […]

Ingredients: • 8 – baby squashes • 1 cup – chopped mixed vegs (carrots, peas, Corn kernels, etc.) • 1 cup – chopped red and green bell-peppers • 1 – small Onion – chopped • 1 – chopped Green chilli • Pepper to taste • 1 small cube veg stock (or salt to taste) • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – boiled noodles • 1/2 cup – boiled and drained masoor dal • 1 bowl – boiled and drained Spinach (methi can be used instead) • 1/2 cup – bread crumbs • 1 tsp – Lemon juice, • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • salt to taste • Wet masala: • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups Wheat flour • 2 tbsp Channa flour • 1 red beet • 1 bunch of Coriander leaves • 1 tbsp oil • 2 tbsp sesame seeds • 1 tbsp Red Chilli powder or 5 to 6 Green chillies (optional) • 1/2 tbsp Haldi • 1/4 tbsp Asafoetida and salt to taste […]