Ingredients: • For Aamras: • 1 – mango, ripe • 2 – Cardamom • 3-4 – Saffron strands • 2 tsp – Sugar • For Poori: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/4 cup – water or as required • Oil for frying Method: For Aamras: Wash and peel the mango. Scrape the pulp […]

Ingredients: • 1 litre Curd • 1 cup black gram (Urad) dal • 2 tbsps grated Coconut • 2 to 3 Green chillies • 2 cm Ginger • 2 tsps oil • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds • Few Curry leaves • 2 tbsps coriander leaves, finely chopped • Khara boondi to garnish • salt to […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup- Wheat flour , 1/2 cup- Rice ,1 “- ginger, salt to taste, 1 tsp- garam masla Method: Cook the rice. Add all masala to the rice. Add to the wheat flour and knead into a soft dough. Pinch off small balls and roll into chappatis. Shallow fry on a girdle and […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – basmati Rice or any other raw Rice (wash and soak for 1/2 an hour) • 3 – onions, sliced finely • 2 cups – assorted vegetables such as carrots, beans, peas, Cauliflower etc. cut into medium size bits • 1 cup – ground Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – Cauliflower (after removing large stalks) • 150 g – Red Chilli powder • 25 g – Haldi • 100 g – salt • 12 Garlic Cloves (husk removed) • 200 g – gingelly oil • 20 g – Methi seeds • 30 g – Mustard Seeds • 1/8 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – moong dal • 1/2 cup – Palak leaves • 1/2 – Onion • 1 – Tomato • 1/2 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 2 to 3 – Green chilli • 1/4 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup dried Ginger root • 1/2 cup elaichi pods (green cardamom), • 1 tbsp peppercorns • 6-7 2 inch sticks cinnamon. Method: Grind all the ingredients together into powder. Use 1/4 tsp for preparing Indian Masala Tea. Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering

Ingredients: • Brinjal (small) – 500 g • Coconut – 1/2 • Onion – 300 g • Ginger – 25 g • Garlic – 25 g • Peanuts – 50 g • Til seeds (gingili seeds) • Tamarind – 25 g • Whole Red Chilli – 25 g • Asafoetida – a pinch • Gingili […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Paneer (chopped in cubes) • 1 cup – fresh con kernels, boiled or microwaved till soft • 1 – small capsicum, deseeded, chopped • 2 sprigs – Mint leaves, finely chopped • 1 flake – garlic, crushed finely • 1 – green chilli, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander […]

Ingredients: • Raw Rice – 2 cups • Salt, Jeera, and Coconut Oil • Coconut – 1 cup Method: Soak the raw rice in plain water for one to two hours. Make a coarse paste of it with coconut. Boil 4 cups of water with 1 cup of this paste mixed in it. Stir continuously, […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – raw Rice • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/3 cup – green gram dal • 1.5 tsp – black pepper • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tbsp – broken Cashew nuts • 1 tbsp – ginger, finely cut (optional) • A few Curry leaves • 2 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Brinjals halved • 2 Onions • 5 Garlic Cloves • 1tsp – Ginger paste • 1 Tomato sliced • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 2 Bay Leaf • 3 tbsp – Mustard oil • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Kashmiri chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Gherkins cut into rings • 2 tbsp – Coconut paste • 2 tsp -chilli powder • 2 – onions, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – cumin powder • salt to taste • 2 tbsp – oil Method: Heat oil […]

Ingredients: • 1 – big Chow chow • 3 tbsp – tur dal • 10 Cloves – Garlic • 2 tbsp – Coconut (grated) • 5 – Cashew nuts • 2 tsp – Rice flour • 2 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • Turmeric powder, a pinch • Asafoetida, a pinch […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Rava • 1 cup – Rice powder • 1 cup of Maida (all purpose flour) • 4-5 – Green Chilly • 1/2 inch – Ginger • 1/2 – Grated Coconut • 1 – finely chopped Onion • Salt to taste Method: Mix all three flours in a bowl with enough […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – thick Coconut Milk • 2 mangoes, peeled, chopped • 1 cup – jaggery, melted • 2 bananas, sliced • 1 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Melt jaggery fully in cold coconut milk. Add fruit and cardamom powder. Chill before serving. Cubed honeydew melon can also be used but by itself.

Ingredients: • 1 – big Capsicum • 2 – small Potatoes • 1/4 cup – peas • 1 – Onion (finely chopped) • 1 – Tomato (finely chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – rasam powder • 1/4 tsp – curry powder • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 3 cup – raw Rice • 1 cup – boiled Rice • 1 – grated, Coconut • Salt as per taste Method: Soak both raw and boiled rice together for 2 hours Grind very fine adding coconut and salt. Take 1 cup of the paste, mix with more than 2 cups of water […]

Ingredients: • 2-3 – medium Beetroots • 1/2 cup – Channa dal • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal • 1 – medium Onion • 4-5 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – Saunf • 1 tsp – Jeera • Curry leaves • Salt to taste • Oil for deep frying Method: Soak dal for 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 bunch – Asparagus • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • 2-3 – Garlic Cloves • 1/2 cup – Curd • salt to taste Method: In a large skillet, […]