Ingredients: • 2 cups – idiyappam (Broken) • 1 cup – paruppu usli • 1/2 tbsp – oil Method: Combine all the ingredients together. Serve with coconut chutney. Recipe courtesy: Nithu’s Kitchen

Ingredients: • 4 – large Carrots • 2 cups – Sugar • 1 tbsp – Cardamom powder • 2 cups – whole Milk • 3 strands – Saffron • 2 tbsp – Ghee • For garnishing: Pistachios and Almonds Method: Boil the carrots until they are soft. Grind the boiled carrots along with cardamom powder […]

Ingredients: • Besan – 1 cup • Sugar – 3 cups • Ghee – 2.5 cups • Ghee for greasing Method: In a pan, melt ghee and continue keeping it in a simmer flame. In another non-stick pan, take the sugar and add water just enough to soak the sugar. Once the sugar syrup boils […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Meat (beef or mutton) from the neck part cut into medium size pieces • 3 tbsp – oil • 2 – large sliced Onions • 4 – large potatoes, peeled and sliced • 1 tsp – Mint powder • 1 tsp – Oregano (optional) • 1 tsp – salt • […]

Ingredients: • 3/4 cup – unsalted Butter • 2.5 cups – Cake Flour • 3 tbsp – unsweetened cocoa powder • 1.5 tbsp – baking powder • 2 cups – Sugar • 3 – large eggs • 1 tsp – pure vanilla extract • 1/4 tsp – salt • 2 – 1 oz, liquid red […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Tofu pieces • 3 – eggs • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Red chili powder • 1 – Onion, chopped • 3 – Curry leaves • Salt • Oil Method: Heat a tsp of oil, add the chopped onions and stir them until they turn translucent. […]

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup – Low fat Cottage cheese • 1 tbsp – Condensed Milk • 2 tbsp – Low fat Cream • 4 – Brown bread slices, fresh crumbs • 1/3 cup – Assorted dry fruits, chopped finely (almonds, cashew, pistachio, almonds, walnut) • 1/2 cup – Pineapple, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – onion pakodi (prepared ahead) and chopped into small pieces • 1/2 cup – green spring onions finely chopped • 1 – medium potato, boiled and cubed • 3 tbsp – blanched green moong sprouts • 2 tbsp – date Imli chutney • 3 tbsp – Pomegranate pearls • 3 tbsp […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – roughly ground Coconut paste • 2 – Green chillies • 2 – medium size onions, chopped finely • 1 tbsp – chopped Coriander leaves • 1/2 tsp – salt • 1 tsp – Lime juice • 1/2 tsp – Sugar • 1/2 cup – Curd or yogurt Method: Mix all […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Red kidney beans/Rajma (leftover) • 2 – Tomatoes (chopped as cubes) • 1 cup – Carrots(shredded) • 1/4 cup – Steamed cooked French beans (chopped) • 1/2 cup – Mozzarella cheese chunks • 1 cup – Greek yogurt • Salt – to taste • Pepper powder – to taste Method: […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg – good fleshy fish, cut into fillets • 2 tbsp – Vinegar / Lime juice • 1 cup – Coriander leaves • 3 Green chillies • 1 tsp – coriander powder • 1 tsp – cumin powder • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • 2 tsp – Garlic paste • Salt […]

Ingredients: • Tamarind – size of a big Lime • Prawn – 250 g (shelled and deveined) • Button Mushroom – 200 g • Oil – 1/2 cup • Onion – 2 cups, chopped • Chilli powder – 2 tsp or to taste • Coriander powder – 1 tsp • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – Paneer cheese • 1 – Capsicum • 1 – tomato, diced • 1 – onion, diced • 5 g – fresh coriander, diced • 2 – Red Chillies (halved) • Pinch of Cumin seeds • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 50 g […]

Ingredients: • eggs – 4 • Fenugreek leaves- 1 bunch • Onion – 1 • Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp • Chilli powder – 1/4 tsp • Salt as per taste • Garlic Cloves – 4 • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp • Oil – 1 tbsp Method: Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin […]

Ingredients: • Toor Dal (boiled with 1 cup of water) – 1/2 cup • Fresh Lime – 1 (medium size) • Water – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Coriander seeds – 1 tsp (lightly toasted) • Jeera seeds – 1 tsp (lightly toasted) • Black pepper – 1/2 tsp (lightly toasted) • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – soya chunks, soaked in hot water for 2min • 1 onion, finely chopped • 1 tomato, finely chopped • 1 tsp – ginger-garlic paste • fresh Cream • 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala powder • salt to […]

Dal roti is roti or chapati made by adding cooked dal or lentils to the wheat flour while kneading. My mom often experiments with various Ingredients while kneading chapati dough including boiled and mashed potatoes, butter, ghee and pureed spinach, even cooked rice. However, this interesting idea was shared by my mother. She just makes […]

Ingredients: • 2 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 tbsp – Channa dal • 1/2 – grated Coconut • 2 marbles – Tamarind dissolved in 1/4 cup of water • 5 – Red Chillies • 3 tsp – gingely oil • Asafoetida to taste • Cumin – 1/4 tsp • Mustard – 1/2 tsp • […]

Ingredients: • 8 – medium sized karelas • 4-5 – medium sized Onions • 1 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 tsp -turmeric powder • 2 tsp – cumin-coriander powder • 1 tsp – dry Mango powder(Amchur) • Salt to taste • 4-5 tsp – cooking oil Method: Slightly smoothen the covering of the karelas […]

Ingredients: • 100 gms – frozen Raspberries tinned (fresh strawberries can be used) • 2 tbsp – white Sugar • 2 tbsp – Orange liqueur • 1 3/4 cups – heavy whipping Cream • 170 gms – white chocolate (chopped) Method: Process the berries in a blender or food processor until smooth and strain mixture […]