Carrot pickle or Gajar Ka aachar is a perfect side dish with your meals during winters. It is the easiest and yummy pickle to make. To make the carrot pickle, choose fresh and baby carrots without blemish. Carrot pickle can be served with the parathas, roti and as a side dish with your meal. You […]

Ingredients: • Roti: • 2 cups – whole Wheat flour • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – dry/ fresh Yeast • lukewarm water to mix • Filling: • 200 g – tofu, cut into 1 cm dice • 3 – Chinese dried Mushrooms • 1 – tomato, large, cut into strips (discard seeds) […]

Ingredients: • 250 gm – liquefied cantaloupe pulp • 250 ml – water • 125 ml – Sugar • 1 tsp – Lime juice Method: Bring water to boil in a deep vessel. Add sugar, stirring to dissolve it completely. Cool to room temperature. Mix in liquefied pulp and lime juice. Mix well without allowing […]

Ingredients: • 100 g – sweet peda/burfi. • 100 g – maida. • 1 tsp – ghee. • 1 pinch -salt. • oil. Method: Crumble the sweet pedas thoroughly without any lumps. Keep it aside. Now take a bowl and put maida and a pinch of salt and mix well. Add a spoonful of hot […]

Ingredients: • black/red Rice/ broken matta Rice – 1 cup • Olive oil – 1 tbsp • Garlic 2 cloves, peeled • Bay Leaf 1 • Lime juice to taste • salt to taste Method: Wash and soak black or red rice in water overnight or for 6-8 hours. Drain and reserve. Heat oil in […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – fish, cut into slices • 1/2 cup – thick Tamarind juice extracted from a Lime sized ball of Tamarind • 2 – big onions, chopped finely • 2 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 3 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 2 tsp – coriander […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – jelly • 100 ml – water • 80g – Sugar • 200g – fresh red Currants • 100g – single Cream • 400g – strawberries Method: Leave the jelly to soak in cold water. Attach the master press on the processor with a fine-mesh sieve. Pour 100 ml. of water […]

Ingredients: • 90 ml – Zampa Rose Wine • 30 ml – Gin • Strawberry Puree • Lime Juice • Syrup Method: Shake all ingredients in shaker. Serve in to Hi- ball glass. Recipe courtesy of Grover Zampa Vineyards

Ingredients: • 8 to 10 – Small paan (betel) leaves (You need really thin, tender paan leaves for this recipe) • For the bajji batter: • One and half cups of gram flour • 1 tsp chilli powder • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • 1 pinch baking soda • One cup water • Salt to […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Chole (white) • 1 – small red Onion • 6 flakes – Garlic • 1-inch piece – Ginger • 3 tbsp – Tomato puree • 1 – big Cardamom • 1 – small stick Cinnamon • 2 – Cloves • 8-10 beads – black pepper • 1 tsp – Jeera […]

Ingredients: • 200g – red pumpkin. • 200g- potatoes. • 1 Bay Leaf (tejpatta). • 1/2 inch – stick cinnamon. • 1 clove. • 1 cardamom. • 1/4 tsp – mustard seeds. • 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek (methi) seeds. • 3 tsp – curds (dahi). • A pinch asafoetida. • 3/4 tsp – chilli powder. […]

Ingredients: • 500 g – tapioca • 1 tsp – 2 Red Chilli powder • 3 tsp – gram flour/besan • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 2 tsp – Rice powder • 1/4 tsp – asafetida • Curry leaves • Salt to taste • Water Method: Boil tapioca […]

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups long grain Rice • 2 Potatoes quartered and boiled • 2 Capsicums cut into strips • 2 Onions chopped into strips • 2 Onions quartered • 2 Tomatoes chopped • 1 cup mixed vegetables, sliced (French beans, carrots, cauliflower, etc.) • 1 teaspoon Ginger grated • 1 tsp. Garlic grated • […]

Ingredients: • 450 gms – chicken, skinned, boned and cubed • 2 tbsp – Corn oil • 4 to 5 – Curry leaves • 1 tsp – Ginger pulp • 300 ml – water • 2 green chillies, cut • 2 medium onions, sliced • 1 medium green mango, peeled and sliced • 1 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – penne Pasta – 1 cup (serves 2). • 1/2 packet – tofu. • 1 – chipotle pepper. • 3 tbsp – Tomato paste. • 3 Cloves – garlic. • Olive oil. • parmesan cheese and Parsley for garnishing. • salt to taste. Method: Cook pasta as per the direction in […]

Ingredients: • 350 g – all-purpose flour • 60 g – Sugar • 2 tsp – dried Yeast • 1 – Egg • 100 ml – Milk • 4 tbsp – Butter • 1 tsp – vanilla essence • 1/2 tsp – salt • Filling: • 4 tbsp – Butter • 2 tsp – Cinnamon […]

Ingredients: • 1- cup Moong dal • 1/2 – cup Rice • 3-4 Green chillies • 1/2 inch – Ginger • A few Coriander leaves • 1/2 cup – Yogurt • A little water for grinding • Salt to taste • 1 tsp eno fruit salt Method: Soak the moong dal and the rice together […]

Ingredients: • Boneless Chicken – 500g • Green chilli sauce -3 tbsp • Garlic – 6 cloves, chopped • Coriander powder – 3 tbsp • Jeera powder – 2 tbsp • Garam Masala – 1 tbsp • Tandoori masala: 2 tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Salt to taste […]

Ingredients: • 4 tsp – Wheat flour • 125 gms – Jaggery grated • 1 tbsp – Ginger powder (Soonth) • 1 tbsp – large crystals of Goondh (edible resin gum) • 1 tbsp – grated dried Coconut • 1 tbsp – Almonds pounded coarsely • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 4 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – green moong dal • Cardamom powder – a pinch • 2 tsp – grated Coconut • 1/4 cup – grated Jaggery • 2 tsp – Ghee Method: Dry fry green moong dal in a pan till its raw smell goes, wash and pressure cook. Heat the pan and add grated […]