Ingredients: • flour – 2 cups • Milk – 300 ml • sodium bicarbonate – 1.5 tsp • dry Ginger powder – 1 tsp • Cinnamon powder – 1 tsp • candied Ginger – 2 tbsp • soft Jaggery – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Butter – 1/2 cup • chopped nuts […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – fish (pomfret or king fish) • 1 – onion, chopped finely • 1 cup – Curd • 1/2 inch – Cinnamon • 3 – Cardamoms • 5 – green chillies, chopped • 4 – Garlic flakes, minced • 1/4 inch – ginger, minced • 1 cup – Coriander leaves (make […]

Ingredients: • 12 slices – sandwich bread • 4 tbsp – Butter • 6 – hardboiled eggs • 3 tbsp – mayonnaise • 1 tsp – mustard powder/paste • 2 tbsp – pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder • Salt – to taste Method: Chop the hard boiled eggs into very small pieces. […]

Ingredients: • 3 tsp (heaped) – Coffee Powder • 1 cup – Water • For the coffee: • 1/4 cup – Strong decoction (Adjust strength according to taste) • 1 cup – Milk • 1 tsp – Sugar Method: First add 3 tsps of filter coffee powder to the filter container. Allow water to boil. […]

Ingredients: • 1 tbsp – Black Peppercorns • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 2 tbsp – crushed Ginger piece Method: Dry roast the black peppercorns in a vessel, until the smoke comes out, put the flame in simmer. Now add the sugar and caramelize the sugar. Add enough water and crushed ginger pieces and bring […]

Ingredients: • 1 medium coconut, grated fine • 2 green chillies, cut into small pieces • Salt • 2 medium – potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed • Oil for deep frying • 2 tsp – chopped, Coriander leaves • 100g – besan/gram flour • for gravy: • Salt • 2 tbsp – oil • 2 […]

Ingredients: • Rice – 1 cup • green gram – 1 cup • black pepper -1 tbsp • Jeera – 1 tbsp • grated dry Coconut • salt to taste Method: Wash rice and green gram Powder black pepper and jeera in a mixer. Add the powder to the rice and green gram Add salt […]

Ingredients: • Okra (ladies fingers) – 250 gm • Eggplant (brinjal) – 250 gm • green Capsicum – 1 • red Capsicum – 1 • Zucchini – 1, medium size • yellow Pumpkin – 250 gm • Carrot – 250 gm • French beans – 150 gm • Leeks – 2 • Celery – 3 […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Medium-sized Onion (finely chopped) • 1 – bunch pudina/mint leaves (finely chopped, make sure there are no stalks) • 4 to 5 – Green chillies finely chopped into tiny pieces • A handful of dry Peanuts • A pinch of chaat masala (optional) • For the batter: • Two cups – […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – coconut, grated • 1 – Green chilli • 2 – spring onions, chopped • 1 – cabbage, chopped • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 3 – Red Chillies • 5 – Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – oil Method: In a dish heat oil, add mustard seeds, red chilli […]

Ingredients: • 1 – Boneless skinless Chicken breast, chopped • 2 – Onions, sliced • 1 – Tomato, chopped finely • 1 – Potato, chopped • 1 – Sweet potato, chopped • 1 – Carrot, chopped • 1 – Garlic flake, ground • 1/2 inch – Ginger, ground • 1 stalk – Celery, chopped • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Toor Dal • 2 cups – Jaggery (powdered) • 2 – Cardamoms • 1 cup – All-purpose flour • 2 tsp – Oil • Oil for deep frying • Water • A pinch of salt Method: Add some water to the flour along with 2 tsps oil and salt. Knead […]

Ingredients: • 2.5 kg – rajapuri mangoes • 250 g – Mustard oil • 250 g – Mango masala for pickles (you get readymade) • 2 to 3 cups – cooking Vinegar • 2 cups – Sugar • 100 g – Garlic (peeled) • 50 g – Green chillies • salt to taste Method: Peel, […]

Ingredients: • 3 – 4 – Left over idlis • 1/2 – 3/4 – Onion (chopped finely) • 4 – 5 – Dates (de-seeded) • 1 – 2 tsp – Chutney powder • 2 tbsp – Curds (beaten) • 1 tbsp – Sev • 5 – 7 – Papdi (crushed coarsely) • 1 – 2 […]

Ingredients: • 20 – baby Potatoes • 4 tbsp – Sugar • 3 tbsp – Tamarind extract • 2 tbsp – chopped green coriander • oil for deep frying • For the Gravy: • 1/4 cup – oil • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 1 tsp – Oregano • 1 pinch – Asafoetida • […]

Ingredients: • 300 g – dried Apricots • 200 g – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Almonds chopped • 4 tbsp – thick Cream Method: Stew the apricots with 3 cups of water till the apricots are soft and pulpy. Remove from heat and remove the seeds. Heat the same water that the apricots were […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Refined flour • 1/4 cup – Butter • 1/4 cup – yogurt • 1/2 cup – Milk • 1/4 cup – powdered Sugar • 1/4 tsp – baking soda • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 2-3 tbsp – chopped Cashewnuts • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • Corn flour – 120 gm • Water – 2.5 cups • Cream of tartar – 1/2 tsp • Sugar – 3 cups • Lime juice – 2 tsp • Ghee – 1/2 cup, approximately • Essence and color as required • Chopped nuts – 1/2 cup Method: Mix corn flour with 1 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Lobia (white karamani) • 1/2 cup – soya granules • 1 cup – onion, chopped • 1/2 cup – green capsicum, chopped (discard the seeds) • 1/2 cup – red capsicum, chopped (discard the seeds) • 1/2 cup – carrot, diced • 6 tbsp – Tomato ketchup • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Potato • 1 cup – Rice • 1/2 – Lemon (optional) • 1 Onion • Mustard Seeds – for seasoning • 5 to 6 Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp – Ginger & Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 1 tsp (optional) – raisins, cashew • coriander powder – 1/2 […]