Ingredients: • 1 kg – Tomato • 1 – Coconut (grated) • 1.5 cups – Sugar Method: Boil tomatoes in water for 10-15 minutes. Remove and grind it in mixie without water. Filter it and separate the pulp and the juice. Keep pulp aside and take only juice. Heat juice on a low flame, stirring […]

Ingredients: • Oats – 1/2 cup • Rava – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1 cup • Water – 3 cups • Cardamom – 1 • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Orange food colour – a pinch • Dates – 20 • Besan – 1 cup • Rice flour – 1/4 cup • Chilli powder […]

Ingredients: • Ricotta Cheese – 16 oz • Ghee – 2 – 3 tbsp • Sugar – 2 – 2.5 cups • Condensed Milk – 1 can Method: Heat the cheese in a non-stick pan until it becomes slightly brittle Add the ghee and sugar and mix thoroughly Wait for the mixture to become light […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – custard powder (or substitute with 1 tbsp Corn flour and 1 tsp vanilla essence) • 3 tsp – Sugar (adjust sweetness according to your taste) • 1/2 cup – thick undiluted Mango pulp • 1 tbsp – Cherries chopped just for garnishing (optional) Method: Mix […]

Ingredients: • 5-6 large firm bell peppers. • 1/2 tsp – cumin seeds. • 1 tsp – mustard seeds, crushed coarsely. • 15-17 dry red chillies, deseeded. • 8-10 flakes garlic. • 1 tbsp – soft brown sugar. • 2 tbsp – brown vinegar. • salt to taste. • 3 tbsp -oil. Method: Deseed and […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – chicken, cut into medium size pieces • 3 – large onions, sliced finely • 2 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tbsp – oil • salt to taste Method: Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions lightly. Add the chicken and mix […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Rice flakes (poha) • 1 cup – Milk • 2 tbsp – Sugar • 10 – Raisins Method: Clean the rice flakes in water. Drain the water and keep aside for 2 min (to make washed poha soft). Add milk ( hot or cold ), sugar and raisins. Milk poha […]

Ingredients: • 3 to 4 – ram toris • 2 – Onions • 2 – Tomatoes • 2 – Green chillies • Jeera • Salt • Garam Masala • Desi Ghee or Amul Butter Method: Chop the onions into small pieces. Put 3-4 tsps desi ghee or Amul butter in kadai. Heat it. Put jeera […]

Ingredients: • 8 – brinjal, round and small ones • 1 cup – Curd • 1 tbsp – coriander powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tbsp – Jeera powder • 1/4 tsp – Garam Masala powder • 6 – Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – Coriander […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – basmati Rice • 2 cups – Milk • 3.5 cup – Cream • 1 cup – chopped and mixed fruits • 1 tbsp – Sugar • 2 tbsp – Ghee • 2 to 3 – Cloves • 1 – Bay Leaf • 1 inch piece – Cinnamon • 3/4 – […]

Ingredients: • 350 ml – thin Coconut Milk (reserve 50 ml) • 80 g – Rice flour • 10 ripe Jackfruit bulbs (8 big size or 10 small size), cut into 1/4 inch cubes • 3/4 cup (175 ml) – melted and sieved Jaggery • 1/4 tsp – Cardamom powder • 50 ml – thick […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – lamb, cut into bite size pieces • 2 tsp – cracked black pepper • 1 tbsp – finely grated Lemon rind • 1.5 cups (125ml) – Olive oil • 250 g – udon noodles • 1 tbsp – cider Vinegar • 250 g – cherry tomatoes, halved • 1.5 cups […]

Ingredients: • 1 can – rasgulla (approx 20 piece) • 1 litre – whole Milk • 1 litre – half and half • 1.5 cup – Sugar • 2 tbsp – sliced Pistachios (green) • 2 tbsp – sliced Almond • 1 tsp – powdered Cardamom • 1 cup – Milk • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 2 – Medium sized Cucumbers finely chopped • Mint chutney (made with a bunch of coriander, Green chillies and pudina/Mint leaves and very little salt and blended in a mixer with a little water) • salt to taste • A pinch of Red Chilli powder • Half a Lemon • 1 cup – […]

Ingredients: • 1 packet – Pastry Puffs. • 1 Kg – frozen chopped Spinach. • 1 Kg – Cream Cheese (preferably Onion and Chive Flavour). • Salt. • pepper. Method: First thaw out the pastry sheets. Preheat oven to 350 degrees C. Defrost spinach in the microwave and then drain out all of the excess […]

Ingredients: • 10 slices – bread • 2 cups – Milk • 15 – Pistachios • Ghee for shallow frying • For the syrup: • 15 strands – Saffron • 7 – green cardamoms, peeled and powdered • 2.5 cups – water Method: Boil the pistachios in one cup water for 5 minutes. Cool, peel […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – nendrappazham (plantain) • 1 – Coconut (grated, for milk) • 1 tbsp – Rice powder • 1 cup – Sugar (or according to taste) • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 100 gms – boiled Rice Method: Soak boiled rice for at least 3 hours. Then grind it with enough […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Wheat flour • 50 gms – plain flour • 1 tsp – salt • 2 tbsp – melted Ghee or Butter Method: Mix flour with salt. Rub in ghee till flour gets to be crumbs. Add water, knead into soft, pliable dough. Cover and keep aside for 45 minutes. Knead […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat germ (slightly big grained) • 1 cup – Jaggery or Sugar • 3 cups – water • 3/4 cup – Ghee • 1 tbsp – Almonds peeled and slivered • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder Method: Boil water (1 cup) and jaggery or sugar together till fully dissolved. Cover […]

Ingredients: • Rice – 1 cup • Toor Dal – 1/2 cup • Vegetables (potato, carrot, capsicum, brinjal) – 1.5 cups • Onions chopped – 2 • Tamarind – Small Lemon size (take the juice out and keep) • Coriander leaves • To make the masala: • Coconut – 1/2 cup • Dhania – 2 […]