Ingredients: • 3 – large black shiny brinjals, cook on flame or in oven • 3 tbsp – thahina • 1 tbsp – Olive oil • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • 3 flakes/seeds/cloves – garlic, smashed • 1 tsp – salt, for taste • 3 – medium green chillies, remove stem and crush into […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Large Onion. • 4 – green Chillies. • A little – Tamarind. • Salt. • Small size – Peerkankai. • 3 tsp – Urad dhal. • Mustard seeds. • Curry leaves. Method: Peel the peerkanka. Wash and cut it into small pieces. Cut the onions into small pieces. Fry the onions, […]

Ingredients: • Soya nuggets – 1 cup • Onion sliced – 1 cup • Ginger and Green chilli paste – 2 tsp • Garlic chopped fine -1 tsp • Saunf (fennel seeds) – 1/2 tsp • Dhaniya powder – 1 tsp • Garam Masala powder – 1 tsp • Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 5 cup – Curd • 1/2 cup – malai • 1 tsp – oil • 1 tsp- cumin • 1/2 tsp- Turmeric powder • 2 – Green chillies finely chopped • 1 cup – Fenugreek leaves, finely chopped • 1 capsicum, finely chopped • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Tomato chopped • 1 – Onion chopped • 1 – Green Capsicum chopped • 1 – Yellow Capsicum chopped • 1 sprig – Spring onion chopped finely • 1 bunch – Salad leaves shredded • 1 – Big flake garlic, flattened. • For dressing: • 2 inch – Piece fresh Ginger […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – chick peas • 1 tbsp – onions, chopped • 1 tbsp – tomatoes, chopped • 1 tbsp – cucumber, chopped • Few springs – coriander leaves, chopped • 1 – Green chilli chopped • 1/2 tsp – thick Tamarind paste or Lemon juice • 1/2 tsp – Dates syrup or […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – mixed vegetables • 1/4 cup – Toor Dal • 1/4 cup – split moong dal • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 1 – Tomato (chopped) • 2 – Green chillies (slit) • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds and Urad Dal • 1 – dry Red Chilli • 5 – Curry […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – large Lima beans (soaked for about 8 hours and cooked until tender) • 1 medium red Onion • 1 medium Butternut squash (cut into big chunks and then roasted in at 350 degrees C for 20-30 minutes. Then peel, dice and reserve) • 4 large Cloves of garlic, minced • […]

Ingredients: • 4 – leftover chapattis or phulkas or parathas • Butter or low fat spread • Tomato ketchup or sauce • 6-7 Cloves • For the veggie patties: 2-3 chopped, Potatoes • 2-3 chopped, Capsicum • 1 cup – Green peas • 2 chopped, Carrots • 5 chopped, beans (optional) • 1 chopped, Onion […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – teff flour • 3/4 cup – all-purpose flour • 1 cup – water • 1 tsp – Yeast • A pinch of salt • Peanut or vegetable oil Method: Take the teff flour in a mixing bowl. Sift in the all-purpose flour into the bowl. Add salt and water and […]

Ingredients: • 3 – Cucumbers • 1 cup – steamed Corn • A dash of salt and pepper • A few drops – Lemon • Coriander leaves -few sprigs. Method: Peel and cut cucumber into small pieces. Mix corn and cucumber. Add a dash of salt and pepper Refrigerate and serve – sprinkled with lime […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – green gram sprouts • 1 tbsp – finely chopped Onion • 1 tbsp – finely chopped Carrot • 2 tbsp – Lime juice • Salt to taste Method: Mix all the ingredients and serve. Recipe courtesy of Radhika Vijay Karthik

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Raw Mango grated (juice removed) • 1.5 kg – Sugar • 4 tbsp – chilli powder • 1 tbsp – ground Jeera • 1/2 tsp – Haldi Method: Mix sugar and grated mango after removing the juice. Add all the other ingredients and place in the sun for 15 days […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Chapatti, cut into long noodle strips • 2 cups – Mixed vegetables • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 2 – Green chillies (slit opened) • 1 tsp – Tandoori masala powder • 1 tbsp – Ketchup • A few – Coriander leaves • A few – Spring onions (chopped) • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated copra • 2 – red apples • 1.5 tsp – Urad Dal • 5 – dry Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp -asafoetida • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4 – Curry leaves • 1/3 tsp – Tamarind paste • 1/2 tsp – Jaggery • 2 tsp – oil […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – eggplant, chopped into 1 – 1.5 inch long pieces. • 1/2 to 3/4 cup – tur dal • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric • 1/4 tsp – Tamarind paste • 1 tsp – Jaggery • 1 tsp – sambar/rasam powder (optional) • 1 to 2 tbsp – Coconut Milk (optional) • […]

Ingredients: • 250 gm – soft tofu, grated coarsely • 1.5 cups – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – semolina • 1 – carrot, grated • 1 – onion, finely chopped • 1 sprig – Spring onion with greens, finely chopped • 1 – small green chilli, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, […]

Ingredients: • For filling: • |1 packet – Cream cheese • 1/3 – cup Sugar • 1 cup – chocolate chips • 1 tsp – vanilla • 1.5 cups – Raspberries • For cake: • 1 cup – melted margarine • 2 eggs • 2 cups – Sugar • 1 cup – Milk • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 7 or 8 – small Brinjals • 1/2 cup – dhalia gram • 3 or 4 – Garlic Cloves • 2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 cup – shredded Coconut • 2 tbsp – Red Chilli powder • salt according to your taste • 1 cup – oil • 2 – Onion […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – penne Pasta • 3 – Tomatoes • 1 – Onion • 2 Cloves – Garlic • 1 tsp – chilli flakes • 1/2 tsp – Oregano powder • 1/2 tsp – pepper powder • Salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Olive oil • 2 tsp – grated cheese. Method: […]