Ingredients: • 1 cup – raw Rice • Salt • 1 tsp – oil • 1/2 cup – sour Curd or Yoghurt 1/2 tsp – groundnut oil • 2 slit – Green chillies • 1/2 tsp – Urad Dal • 1/2 tsp – Channa dal • Asafoetida, a pinch Method: Soak rice for 2 hours […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cup – capsicum, quarters • 1.5 cup – onion, quarters • 1.5 cups – mushrooms, sliced • 1.5 cup – carrots, sliced • 1.5 cup – yellow zucchini, sliced • 1.5 cup – tomatoes, quarters • 1.5 cup – Cauliflower florets • 1.5 cup – eggplant, sliced • 1.5 cup – Cream […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1.5 cups – Rice • 1/4 cup – yellow moong dal, washed • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tbsp – cashew bits • 4 to 5 – Cardamom pods, crushed • 2 – cloves, crushed • 1 – ping pong ball sized, lump Jaggery • 2 […]

Ingredients: • 350 gm – boneless chicken, diced • 1 Egg – slightly beaten • 1/2 cup – Corn flour • 1/2 tsp Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp Ginger paste • Oil • Salt to taste Method: Mix together the chicken, egg, corn flour, garlic and ginger paste, salt and enough water so that the […]

Ingredients: • 3-potatoes large • 3-4 – Tomatoes large • 2-3 -green chillies slit length wise • 10-15 -curry leaves • 1/2 tsp -mustard seeds • 1 tsp -jeera • 2 tsp -dhania Jeera powder • 1/2 tsp – Haldi • salt • 1.5 tsp -red chilli powder • 1- Lime large • 1/4 cup […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 1/2 cup – onion, sliced • 1/2 tsp – garlic, minced • 1/2 tsp – ginger, minced • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 1 tbsp – mint, chopped • 1 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped • 2 Cloves • 1 piece Cinnamon • 2 Cardamom • […]

Ingredients: • 10 – tiny baby carrots, boiled a bit and chillid • 10 – tender French beans, boiled, de-strung and chillid • 10 – baby potatoes, boiled, peeled and chillid • 10 – baby tomatoes, ripe and firm • 10 – small Brussels sprouts • 10 – small Shallot bulbs or baby onions, peeled […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – All-purpose flour • 2 cups – Sugar • 3 – eggs • 1 cup – oil • 1 tsp – Baking soda • 1 tsp – Baking powder • 1.5 tsp – Ground Cinnamon • 3 tsp – Vanilla essence • 3 – Medium Bananas • 1 can – Crushed/Titbits […]

Ingredients: • 8 hard-boiled eggs • 1/2 cup – soft Butter • 1 packet – salted biscuits for crumbs • 1 tsp – Worcestershire sauce • 2 tbsp – finely minced Celery • 1 tsp – salt • 1/2 tsp – pepper • 1/4 tsp – chilli powder Method: Mash the hard boiled eggs (preferably […]

Ingredients: • Besan- 1 Cup • Sugar- 3 Cups • Refined Oil- 1 Cup • Grated Coconut- 1 Cup • Milk- 1 Cup • Cardamom- 5-6 pieces (pod removed and powered) Method: Roast besan in a tsp of ghee till the raw smell goes. Turn off the stove and add all the other ingredients one […]

Ingredients: • 500 gm – besan • 500 gm – Sugar • 250 gm – thickened Coconut Milk • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • Ghee for frying • Cardamom for flavoring • few Cashewnuts Method: Mix besan with 4 tbsp of ghee and keep aside. After 10 mins, rub the ghee into the besan […]

Ingredients: • 8-10 pieces hilsa (about 1 kg.) • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric paste • 1/2 tsp – chilli paste • 2 tbsp – mustard paste • 1/4 tbsp – Mustard Seeds • 4 tbsp – Mustard oil • Lump of Tamarind, the size of a golf ball, or 1 tbsp. Tamarind • 1 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Gram flour • 1/2 cup – Wheat flour • 2 tbsp- Rice flour • 1 tbsp- Oil • 1/4 tsp- Soda bicarb • 1/2 cup – Curd • 1 cup – Spring onions, finely chopped • 1 – Small tomato, juice and seeds removed • 1 – Onion, finely chopped […]

Ingredients: • 1 – medium sized Bottle Gourd (diced into small cubes) • 1 tsp – mustard • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – Chana dal • 1 – Red Chilli • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – – sabji masala powder • […]

Ingredients: • 8-10 – eggplants of moderate size • 3 – onions, grated • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – yogurt/curd • Tamarind paste (prepared by soaking […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – sour Butter milk • 1 pinch – Turmeric • salt • 1 – Tomato • 3 -green chillies • 1/2 bunch – Coriander leaves • 1 piece – ginger, small • For seasoning • 2 tsp – Ghee • 1/2 tsp – ajwain (vaamu) • 4-5 – Curry leaves • […]

Ingredients: • 2 bunches tender arbi leaves, chopped, stems, peeled and chopped • 1 bunch khata Palak leaves, chopped • 1 white radish, peeled, cut in rings • 1/3 cup gram flour (besan) sieved • 1/4 cup Tamarind pulp • 1/4 cup Jaggery • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1.5 tsp – Turmeric powder […]

Ingredients: • Ghee – 100 to 125 g • Cashew nuts – 4 tbsp, finely chopped • Besan (chickpeas flour) – 200 g • Sweet khoa – 200 g • Powdered Sugar – 200 g • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Saffron or yellow food colour – a little Method: Heat 1 tbsp of […]

Ingredients: • 6 – large Potatoes • 1 tbsp – Butter Method: Wash the potatoes well and prick them all over with a fork. Smear butter over the potatoes. Place the potatoes on a greased baking tray and bake on the middle shelf of a moderate oven (355 degrees Fahrenheit) for about an hour until […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – basmati Rice • 1/4 cup – ginger/Garlic (chop equal amounts of Garlic and ginger) • 1/2 cup – onion, finely chopped • 5-6 – Green chillies • 1 kg – Chicken (chopped, cleaned and marinated for a few minutes in a blend of yogurt (2tbsp), and a pinch of turmeric) […]