Ingredients: • chocolate sponge cake (round or square) – 1 (1/2 kg) • Orange 1 large • Peach halves in syrup 1 small can • fresh Cream – 1 cup • brandy – 1 tbsp (optional) • icing Sugar to taste Method: Grate the orange rind. Peel the fruit. Chop the segments, reserving 3 or […]

Carrot ginger soup, the real sweetness of carrots cooked with ginger, coconut milk makes this soup more delicious. Carrots give the soup a rich texture. Where you like it hot or cold, the carrot flavor makes it tastier. Ingredients – 500 gm carrots (grated) and cut into small pieces – 200 gm chopped onion – […]

Ingredients: • For Crackers: • 1 cup – plain flour • 1/2 cup – fine semolina • 2 tbsp – Corn flour • 1/2 cup – sesame seeds • 1 tbsp – oil • oil to deep fry • salt to taste • Other Ingredients: • 1 – medium yellow pepper (finely chopped) • 1 […]

Ingredients: • Basmati Rice – 1 cup • Channa dal (kadalai paruppu) – 1 Cup • Toor & Urad Dal together – 1/4 cup • Red Chillies – 10 • Salt to taste • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp • Curry leaves – a few • Grated Coconut – 4 tbsp • Onions (finely cut) […]

Ingredients: • Tur dhal – 1 cup • Tamarind – A small ball, Lime size • 1 cup – vegetable (pumpkin, chow-chow or drumstick) • Coconut – 1 handful (grated) • Onion – 1 (big) • Tomato – 1 (big) • Channa dal – 1 tbsp • Red-chillies – 4-5 • Coriander-seeds – 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – sooji or semolina • 1 cup – Wheat flour • salt • 5 tsps – oil • whole black pepper Corns • oil for frying Method: Combine all ingredients except the oil for frying and knead into a stiff dough. Make small balls out of the dough and roll into […]

Ingredients: • For Rice and vegetables: • 1 – onion, chopped roughly • 1/2 – yellow capsicum, chopped roughly • 1/2 – red capsicum, chopped roughly • 1 – small green capsicum, chopped roughly • 1/2 cup – boiled sweet Corn kernels, drained • 1/2 cup – Broccoli florets, broken roughly • 1 – carrot, […]

Ingredients: • 4 cups – flour • 3 – medium-sized Onions (finely chopped) • 5 to 6 – Green chillies (finely chopped) • handful of Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • 2 tbsp – Ghee (to be added when kneading the flour) • 5 to 6 tbsp – Ghee (for roasting the paratha) • sufficient water […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – peeled potatoes, cut into long strips or small pieces • 1 cup – Brinjal, cut into long strips or small pieces • 1/4 cup – Onions, Sliced • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • A pinch of Turmeric powder • A few Curry leaves • Salt • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 4 – plain parottas • 2 – Onions (chopped) • 1 – Tomato (chopped) • 1 – Carrot (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Green peas • 1/2 cup – green and red Capsicum (chopped) • 1 – Potato (chopped) • 2 – Green chillies (slit) • 1/2 tsp – Fennel seed powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – All-purpose flour • 3/4 tsp – Baking soda • 3/4 tsp – Baking powder • 1/2 tsp – Ground Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – Ground Nutmeg • 3/4 cup – Brown sugar • 3/4 cup – Milk (boiled and cooled) • 1/2 cup – Orange juice (freshly squeezed) • 1/4 […]

Ingredients: • 2 large potatoes, scrubbed clean • 1/2 tsp – ginger, grated or paste • 1/2 tsp – garlic, grated or paste • 4-5 green chillies, finely chopped • 1 onion, grated • 1 stalk Curry leaves • 1 tsp – coriander leaves, finely chopped • 1/2 tsp – each cumin and Mustard Seeds […]

Ingredients: • ripe jack fruit – 2 cup, finely chopped • Sugar – 1/2 cup • eggs 3 • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp • flour (Maida) – 2 cup • Milk – 1/2 cup • water as needed • salt to taste Method: Add 1/2 cup water to jack […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – plain flour • 1/2 tsp – baking powder • 3 tbsp – Sugar • 3 – eggs beaten • 1 cup – Milk • 2 tsp – butter. Method: Mix all the above ingredients together Grease a flat bottomed frying pan or griddle. Drop or pour small amounts of batter […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – ordinary Rice (not basmati) • 5 cups – Butter milk • 1 tbsp – mixed gram dal, Urad Dal & cashew-bits. • 2 stalks Curry leaves • 2 Red Chillies • 2 tbsp – Ghee or oil • salt to taste • 1 tbsp – chopped coriander • 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 4 ripe Bananas • 3.5 tbsp – Butter • 4 tbsp – packed Brown sugar • 1/4 tsp – Cinnamon powder • 1/2 tsp – vanilla essence • 2.5 tbsp – chopped walnuts, toasted on a dry pan • 3/4 cup – caramel Cream • To make caramel cream: • 100 g – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Butter • 1 cup – white Sugar • 1 cup – chillid applesauce • 2 cups – all-purpose flour • 1 tsp – baking soda • 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon • 1/4 tsp – ground Cloves • 1/2 cup – Raisins Method: Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – urad flour • 2.5 cup – Rice flour • 1 tsp – Methi powder • 2 tsp – besan (optional) • 1 tsp – Curd or buttermilk Method: Mix all of the above ingredients. Then add water slowly until you get the required consistency. Leave it overnight to ferment. The […]

Ingredients: • 6 – 7 – arvi, pieces • 3 tbsp – oil • 2 – 3 tsp – Dhania powder (coriander powder) • 2 tsp – lal mirch (red pepper powder) • 2 tsp – Haldi powder (turmeric powder) • 2 tsp – Aamchur powder (dried Mango powder) • salt Method: Boil or pressure […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – masoor dal • 4 cups – Chicken stock or water • 1 – medium sized Carrot • 1 – small Onion • 2 – Cloves of Garlic • 1 – Bay Leaf • 2 – Cloves • 8-10 – peppercorns • 1 – small stalk Celery (optional) • 1/2 cup […]