Ingredients: • Urad powder – 1 cup • Rice flour – 1 cup • Idli rava – 1 cup • Salt to taste • Pinch of rapid-rise Yeast • Water to mix Method: Mix all the above ingredients without lumps to a thick pouring consistency. Let it sit overnight. Next morning grease the idli moulds […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Fried appalam • 1 tbsp – Tamarind paste • 1 tbsp – Sambar powder • 2 cups – Water • 1 tbsp – Bengal Gram dal • A pinch of Asafoetida • A pinch of Turmeric • Salt to taste • 1 tbsp – Oil Method: Heat oil in a kadai. […]

Ingredients: • 2 – big Lemon sized Tamarind • 2.5 tsp – Sambar Powder • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • Groundnuts (pre-roasted) • Jaggery/Sugar • Salt • For seasoning: • 1/2 tsp – Mustard • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Maida • 1/2 cup-Sugar • 1/2 cup – Milk powder • 1/2 cup – Malai/cream • 1/2 tsp – Baking powder • 1/4 tsp – Soda bicarbonate • 1/4 cup- Butter or oil • 3-4 drops – Vanilla essence • 1 tsp – Cocoa powder • 1 tsp – Chocolate […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Tomatoes • 1 pack – Mozzarella cheese • 1/2 tsp – pepper powder • 2 tsp – Olive oil • Salt Method: Slice the tomatoes in circles. Slice the mozzarella as well. Layer tomato pieces and mozzarella pieces in a circular shape. Sprinkle pepper powder and salt. Pour the olive oil […]

Ingredients: • 5-6 – drumsticks, peeled and chopped into fingers • 2 – onions, finely sliced • 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Rice • 2 – dry red chillies, broken into half • 2 tbsp – oil • salt to taste • Grind to paste: 3/4 cup – fresh coconut, grated […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Chicken keema • 2 – Onions • 1 – Tomato • 1 – Capsicum • 2 – chillies • 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • Salt as per taste Method: Wash chicken kheema, drain and set aside. Cut […]

Ingredients: • 1 – onion, chopped • 1 tbsp – butter/oil for sauteing the Onion • 1/4 – 1/2 tsp – or per taste mixed dry herbs • 1.5 cup – Maida • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 2 tsp – baking powder • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1/4 tsp – baking soda • […]

Ingredients: • 3 tsp – Tea or tea bags • 3 cups – Boiling water • 2 tbsp – Lemon juice • 1 cup – Orange juice • Soda or Lemonade • 1/2 cup – Sugar or Honey • Fresh Mint leaves and slices of Lemon Method: Pour boiling water over tea or tea bags […]

Ingredients: • 1 small bowl Mint chutney • 10 big slices bread • 50 g – Butter • 5 cheese slice • For the Mint Chutney: • a handful fresh Mint leaves • a small bunch Coriander leaves • 4 Green chillies • 1 small Onion • 1 small piece Ginger • 6 flakes Garlic […]

Ingredients: • 2 bunches – Spring onion • 3 tbsp – Besan/Kadalai Maavu • 1/4 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 tsp – Oil • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp- Garam Masala • 1/4 tsp- Cumin seeds • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds • Curry leaves – 2- 3 sprigs. Method: Wash and […]

Ingredients: • Methi seeds -1/2 cup • Onions – 4 (Cut finely) • Tomatoes – 3 (Cut finely) • Jaggery – 1 tbsp • Goda Masala (bedekar) – 1 tbsp • Oil – 1 tbsp • Salt to taste. Method: Soak the methi seeds overnight. Next morning remove water and transfer the seeds to a […]

Ingredients: • For the pastry: • 120g – plain flour or wholemeal flour • 60g – Butter • 1 – Egg yolk • 1/4 tsp – baking powder • 1 to 2 tbsp – ice cold water • For the filling: • 3 – Potato (medium sized), cooked and mashed • 1 – Onion (medium […]

Ingredients: • 500 g Chicken • 5 Onions • 3 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste • Salt to taste • Cinnamon sticks • 4-5 Cloves • 1 tsp Fennel (Masala thick ones) • Salt to taste • 4 tbsp Oil • 1 tbsp Green Chillies, chopped • 1/2 cup water • Marination: • 4 Cinnamon […]

Ingredients: • Neem leaves – 1/4 cup • Jaggery – 1/4 cup (grated) • Banana – 1/4 cup (sliced) • Honey – 2 tsp • Ghee – 4 tsp • Coconut – 1/4 cup • Besan flour – 1/2 cup • Cardamom powder – 2 tsp Method: Mix all the ingredients well and eat. Or […]

Ingredients: • eggs – 4 • Oil • Milk – 1/2 cup • Dhania patta – a bunch (finely chopped) • Green chillies – 3 (finely chopped) • Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp • Mustard paste – 2 tbsp • Haldi powder – 1/2 tsp • Jeera powder – 1 tsp • Dhania powder – […]

Ingredients: • Tamarind, a small ball • 5 pods – Garlic • 1 tsp – cumin • 1/2 tsp – black pepper • 1 – Tomato • Salt to taste • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 250 ml – water • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsps – Ghee / oil • 1 – large onion, thinly sliced • salt to taste • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 tsp – freshly ground Coriander seeds • 2 tsp – kasoori Methi • 3 Cloves – garlic, ground • 3/4 cup – smoothened Yoghurt • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 15 – kokum pods (dried or moist) • 1 – large Coconut scraped • 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves finely chopped • 5 – Garlic flakes grated • 4 – Green chillies slit, seeds and stems removed • salt to taste Method: Pour 2 cups boiling water over kokum pods in a vessel. […]

Ingredients: • 500g semolina • 125g Butter • 1 can (400 g) – sweetened condensed Milk • Finely chopped Almonds • 3 tbsp Sugar • 5 tbsp Milk powder • 2 tbsp baking powder • juice from 1 Orange • water Method: Preheat oven at 180 degrees. In a large bowl, cream condensed milk, sugar […]