Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 1 cup • Kidney beans – 1.5 cup or 1 can • Water – 1.5 cup • Onion – 1 large • Ginger – 1/2 inch piece • Garlic – 2 Cloves • Oil – 3 tbsp • Salt to taste • Bay Leaf – 1 • Cumin seeds – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Fresh Red Chillies • 1 – Tomato • 2 tsp – Tamarind Pulp • Salt Method: Remove stalks of the red chillies, wash well and wipe each chilli with a clean kitchen towel or paper towel. The chillies should be dry with no moisture on them. Keep aside. Cut tomato […]

Ingredients: • 85 g-sugar. • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence. • 85 g- Peanuts. • 2- Egg whites. • 1 pinch -salt. Method: Toast peanuts in oven for a few minutes. Peel the skin, chop and sprinkle with salt. Beat eggs to a stiff froth, add essence and sugar gradually, and continue beating. Fold in […]

Ingredients: • 3 – drumsticks, cut to finger length pieces • 2 – onions, chopped • 2 – tomatoes, chopped very small • 2 tbsp – fresh grated Coconut • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 6 – Cloves • Coriander leaves – a handful, chopped very small […]

Ingredients: • bunch Mint leaves (no stalk), dried under the fan • 1 ball Lime sized Tamarind • 5 to 6 Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp – Hing powder • small piece Jaggery (optional) • 2 tbsp – Urad Dal • salt to taste • 1 tsp – oil Method: Heat oil and roast urad […]

Ingredients: • 250 g – Wheat flour • 1/2 – Onion • 2 to 3 – Green chillies • 1 cup – Coriander leaves • oil for cooking • salt as per taste Method: Take wheat flour, put a little oil and salt to it. Then add the cut pieces of onions, green chillies, coriander […]

Ingredients: • Chicken (cut into big pieces) – 1kg • Cinnamon – 2-3 sticks • Cardamom – 5 • Cloves – 6 • Whole Red Chilli – 10 • Ginger Garlic paste – 2 tbsp • Onion – 2 • Tomato – 2 • Salt to taste • Oil Method: Heat oil in a non-stick […]

Ingredients: • Chicken 1 kg • Chilli powder 4 tsp • Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp • Vinegar 2 tsp • Salt to taste • Onion 1, finely chopped • Oil 1 tbsp Method: Marinate the chicken with a paste made of chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, vinegar and salt for 1/2 hour. Heat oil in a […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Brinjal (long variety) • 1 – Onion • Green chilli paste or 3-4 – Green chillies, cut into small pieces • Ginger-garlic paste • Curry leaves (optional) • Cilantro • 1/2 tbsp – Cumin seeds • 1/2 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • Oil • Turmeric powder • Salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Dry Fava beans • 1 tbsp – Canola or other vegetable oil • 4-5 Cloves – Garlic, minced • 1 – Small eggplant, cut into 3/4 inch chunks • 2 – Medium potatoes, skin on, cut into 3/4-inch chunks • 1 – Medium green bell pepper, cut into 3/4 inch […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Spinach (chopped) • 1/4 cup – kiwi (chopped) • 1 Clove – Garlic (chopped) • 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp – Butter • 1/2 cup – Milk (boiled and cooled) • Salt – to taste • 1 tsp – pepper Method: Fry garlic in 1/2 tsp of butter. Now add […]

Ingredients: • 2 -bananas • 3- Peaches • 1 cup -yogurt (low fat) • 1 cup -chilled Milk Method: Peel the bananas. Cut the bananas and peaches into small pieces. Grind both fruits in the mixer. Add low fat yogurt and again grind. You can mix chilled milk and sugar. Serve chilled. Recipe courtesy of […]

Ingredients: • 5 – long fresh Drumsticks • 1/4 tsp – black pepper powder • salt to taste • 6 cups – water Method: Scrape the drumsticks lightly with a peeler. Cut into small finger-length pieces and boil. Keep aside to cool. Use the boiled drumstick water as the base for the soup. Scrape the […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup chopped Apple • 1 cup chopped Apricot • 1/2 cup chopped Walnut • 1/2 cup + 1 tsp Sugar • 5 tbsp Honey • 3/4 cup Refined flour (Maida) • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 3/4 tsp baking powder • 3/4 tsp salt • 1 tsp All Spice powder • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 400 g – Cream Corn (canned) • 80 g – crab meat • 1 tbsp – carrot, minced finely • 1 egg, beaten well • 2 cups – chicken stock • 1 tbsp – salt • 1 pinch Sugar • 3 to 4 tbsp – Corn starch • water as required Method: Clean […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – large sized Prawns • 4 tbsp – sesame seeds • For the marinade: • 3 tbsp – soya sauce • 1.5 tsp – ajinomoto (optional) • 1 tsp – salt • 1.5 tsp – black pepper • 1 tsp – chilli powder • For the batter: • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • Chapatti- 1 • Poha – 40 g • Jam- 15 g • Sugar- 1 g Method: Mix poha with jam and sugar. Spread it on the chapatti and roll it up. Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg Potatoes Lemon sized • 2 tbsp hingelly seed(safed til) • 1tsp Cumin seed (jeera) 1tsp • 1/2 tsp sthezuan pepper (timmur) • Salt to taste • 2 Lemons for Juice • 4 tbsp Mustard oil ( for healthy food use Olive oil) • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds • 5-6 Green chillies […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Beef or lamb liver sliced thinly • 4 – large Onions sliced • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – oil • 1tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • salt to taste • 1 tsp – Cumins […]

Ingredients: • 60 ml – Vodka • 30 ml – Mango Juice • 15 ml – Lime juice • 15 ml – Fruit de passion syrup  • Lime wedge to garnish Method: Take shaker and add Vodka, mango juice, lime juice, and fruit de passion syrup with ice. Shake it vigorously. Double stain it in […]