Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Walnuts • 2/3 cup – unsalted Butter • 1 cup – dark Brown sugar • 1 can – condensed Milk • 1 tbsp – vanilla essence • Few Pistachios for decoration Method: Take a heavy-bottomed pan and dry roast the walnuts until you can smell the aroma. When the walnuts […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Milk • 250 g – Maida • 2-3 tbsp – condensed Milk • 1 – Egg • 1 tbsp – Butter • 2 tsp – dried Yeast • a pinch of salt • 2 tbsp – jam • For coating: 50 g – powdered Sugar • 1.5 tsp – Cinnamon […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Potatoes • 1/4 cup – other mixed veggies • 2 slices – bread • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 3 -4 tbsp – coriander leaves, chopped • 1/2 cup – bread crumbs • 2 tbsp – – Maida • salt as needed • […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – cooked basmati Rice • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – groundnut • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 4 – Red Chillies • 5 tsp – vegetable oil • 3 – Lemon • Salt to taste Method: Heat the pan with the oil. Put mustard seeds, red […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – ordinary Rice • 1/2 cup – Toor Dal • 1/2 – Coconut (grated) • 6-8 – Red Chillies • 1/2 tsp – Hing 1/2 • salt (as per taste) • Oil Method: Soak the rice and dal in water for a couple of hours. Grind the mixture to a fine […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Rice powder • 4 cups – Milk • 3/4 – coconut, grated • 1 tsp – Yeast or a small glass of toddy • Sugar and Salt – as required Method: Add yeast or toddy to rice powder and add sufficient water. Let it ferment overnight. In the morning, add […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Mushroom (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Poha/Rice flakes (soaked and mashed) • 3 – Potatoes (cooked and mashed) • 1 – Onion (big and chopped) • 1 tsp – Ginger-garlic paste • 1 tbsp – Green chillies (chopped) • 1/2 tsp – Amchur powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala […]

Ingredients: • 2 bunches – mosundori leaves (Houttuynia cordata) • 1/2 cup – Mosur dal (Masoor lentil) • 1 pinch – Paas Phooron • 2 tsp – Garlic (crushed) • 2-3 – Green chillies • 1 tbsp – Lemon juice • Salt • Turmeric powder • Mustard oil Method: Mix Mosur dal, Mosundori leaves, salt […]

Ingredients: • 400gm – cluster/string beans/goru chikkudu • 1 medium – onion, cut fine • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 2 red chilli, broken into pieces • Salt • Turmeric powder, a pinch • 2 tbsp – oil • 6 to 8 Cloves – peeled, crushed Garlic • 1/4 tsp – Mustard Seeds […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Thinly sliced Onions • 1 cup – Chopped white button Mushrooms • 1 – Green chilli slit • Fistful of mint, chopped finely • 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 – 1 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • A generous pinch of […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – Beef or Mutton • 1 – cauliflower, cut into florets • 2 – onions, chopped finely • 1 tsp – Ginger and Garlic paste • 2 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 2 – tomatoes, chopped • 2 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – kuttu atta • Rock Salt to taste • 2 Green chillies • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 3 – medium-sized potatoes, sliced into rounds • oil for frying Method: In a bowl, add the kuttu atta, dry spices, green chillies and a little water. Make a paste (neither […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – chicken, chopped into bite-sized pieces • 100g – Curd • 1 large onion, chopped • A few strands of Saffron • 2 tbsp oil • Salt to taste • For the paste: • 3 red chillies, deseeded • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 Star anise • 3 Black […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – kokam • 1 – grated Coconut • 2/3 Garlic (singles/petals) • 1/2 – Green chilli • salt • Coriander leaves • Ghee and Mustard Seeds for seasoning (Vagar) Method: Soak kokum in salted water for about 15-20 mins. Grind the coconut with garlic, chillies and extract milk. Mix the soaked […]

Ingredients: • 8 – baby Brinjals • 1 – medium Onion • 2 – Dried red chillies • 2 tbsp – Tamarind extract • 1/2 tsp – Ginger paste • 4 tbsp – crushed Peanut powder • 2 tbsp – desiccated Coconut • 2 tbsp – sesame seeds • 1 tbsp – Dhania powder • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Oats • 1 – medium-sized Onion (finely chopped) • 1 – medium-sized tomato, roughly chopped (optional) • 1/4 cup – peas • 1/4 cup – Carrot • 2 tbsp – capsicum, finely chopped (optional) • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup palak/Spinach (stem removed and chopped) • 1 1/2 cups Wheat flour • 4-5 Green chillies • 1 tsp oman/ajwain • Salt and water as needed Method: Saute the palak leaves, little till they reduce in volume (say for a minute or two). Cool down and grind it with green chillies and […]

Ingredients: • 500g -rava (upma rava) • 3 cups- plain yogurt • 1 cup -grated Carrot • 1 cup -peas • 1/2 cup -cashew halves • For seasoning • 1tsp -mustard seeds • 1tsp -channa dal • 1tsp- Urad Dal • 3- 4- Red Chillies • 2- Green chillies • 1 pinch -hing • few […]

Ingredients: • 1 Cauliflower , medium size • 1 tsp- chili powder • 1 tsp- coriander powder • ½ tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp- ginger-garlic paste • 1 tsp- curry leaves, finely chopped • 3 to 4 tbsp- Rice flour • 2 to 3 tbsp- besan (chick pea flour) • salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – besan flour (kadalai maavu) • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – salt • 1 pinch – soda salt • Coriander leaves • Curry leaves Method: Mix everything in a bowl, add little water and make a solid dough. Heat oil to Deep Fried and drop the balls […]