Ingredients: • 1 kg – lean mince • 1/2 kg -spicy sausages • 4- big Tomatoes • 4 -big Onions • 10- Cloves of Garlic • 1 cup – black beans (soaked overnight in water to soften) • 2 tsp – cumin powder • 2 tsp – paprika • 2 tsp – Oregano • 1 […]

Ingredients: • For Koftas: • Peel the gourd, remove the core and coarsely grate the flesh • grated Lauki (Sorakkai) – 2 cups, firmly packed • Salt to taste • Green chillies 2 to 3, finely chopped • Ginger – 1 tsp, minced • Besan (chickpeas flour) to bind • oil to fry • For […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Tomatoes ripe, red, flat small variety • 50 gms – Onion chopped • 25 gms – Ginger peeled • 10 gms – Garlic peeled • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 3 tsp – salt • 100 gms- Sugar • 3 tbsp- Vinegar • 1/5 tsp – Citric acid, dissolved […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – chenna dal • 1 – onion, medium sized cut in lengthwise • 1 – tomato, big medium chopped • 2 inches – ginger, finely chopped • 5 – 6 flakes – Garlic • 5 – 6 – Green chilli • 2 – Bay Leaf • 1/2 tsp – chilli powder […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – boiled macaroni or noodles • 1 – large onion, grated • 2 – tomatoes, grated • 2 – potatoes, boiled and sliced thin or grated • 1 – capsicum, deseeded and cut into thin rounds • 1 – spring onion, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – Ginger grated • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 4 – eggs • 1.5 cup – Maida • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 1.5 cup – Butter (white) or Vanaspati ghee • 1.5 tsp – Baking powder • 1.5 tsp – Vanilla essence • 2 – Medium-sized, green Bananas • 1/4 cup – Milk Method: Sieve together maida and baking powder 3 […]

Ingredients: • Chicken (boneless) – 750 g • Curd (dahi) – 200 g • Methi (whole) – few • Crushed Garlic – 4, big Cloves • Sunflower oil – 1 tbsp • Salt – to taste Method: Marinate the chicken for 15 minutes, with crushed garlic, dahi and salt. Heat oil, put methi and let […]

Ingredients: • 500g – finely crushed Marie biscuits • 1 tin – milkmaid • 200g – Butter • 4 tbsp – cocoa powder • 1 cup – chopped Walnut • 100g – Coconut powder • 50 g – Sugar • 2 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 cup – chopped Cherries Method: Mix together the […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Maida • 1 tbsp – Red Chilli powder • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Cumin seeds • 1 pinch – Turmeric powder • 1 pinch – Asafoetida • 2 tbsp – heated oil • Oil for frying Method: Roast maida. Add the rest of the ingredients and knead […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – (200 g) – raw Rice • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) • 1/2 cup – Poha (beaten rice) • 1/4 cup – Butter milk • 75 g – grated Coconut • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – jaggery, melted and sieved • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 8 Chicken breasts • 4 tsps pepper powder • 2 tsps chopped Mint • salt to taste • 3 tbsps Butter • 3 tbsps oil • 5 tbsps Lime juice or Vinegar • 3 tbsps Corn flour Method: Wash the chicken well. Beat each piece with a large knife or cleaver and then […]

Ingredients: • 2 – vegetable marrows/chowchow • 2 – Tomatoes (chopped) • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – cumin powder • Salt to taste • 1 tbsp – oil • 2 – Onions (chopped) Method: Peel and cut the vegetable marrows/chowchow into small pieces. Heat oil […]

Ingredients: • 500 g Potatoes • 2 to 3 tbsp oil • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 Cloves Garlic peeled • 6-8 Green chillies (slit and salted) • 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing) • Salt to taste • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • 1.5 tbsp dhania-jeera powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Dry Green peas • 10- Soya chunks • 1- Onion (chopped) • 1- Tomato (chopped) • 2- Bay Leaves • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1 tsp – Ginger paste • 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves (chopped) • Salt • Oil • To Grind: • 1 tsp – Peppercorns […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Wheat flour • 1 tsp – black pepper (freshly ground) • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seeds (coarsely crushed) • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – ajwain seeds (omum) • 4 -5 pinches of asafetida • 1 tbsp – Butter • salt to taste • Ghee for shallow […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Snake gourd (chopped) • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 3- Green chillies (slit opened) • 1/4 cup – Freshly grated Coconut • 1 tsp – Mustard seeds+urad dal • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • Few Curry leaves • Salt • Oil Method: Heat enough oil, splutters mustard seeds, urad […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – dry fish chunks • 50 g – Tamarind • 1 – big Onion • 2 tsp – coriander powder • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 3 tsp – grated Coconut • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Fenugreek seeds • 4 tsp – sesame oil […]

Ingredients: • 4 – large raw crabs • 4 – potatoes, quartered • 2 – onions, ground to a paste • 2 – onions, halved and sliced fine • 1.5 tbsp – Turmeric paste • 2 tbsp – chilli paste • 1 tbsp – Ginger paste • 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste • Bay Leaves […]

Ingredients: • 4 potatoes, cut into wedges • 3 spring onions, sliced (reserve 1 tbsp greens) • 1 tsp – Sugar (or to taste) • 2 tbsp – dark soy sauce • 2 fresh red or green chillies, sliced • Salt to taste (or 1/2 tsp) • 175 ml – oil • Extra 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1/4 cup – Rava • 1/4 cup – Sugar • 1 pinch – Baking soda (optional) • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 cup – Water • Oil to deep fry Method: Mix all the ingredients and keep it aside for 1/2 an hour. Take a small […]