by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
An African delicacy – it makes an excellent starter to serve with cocktails
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Crunchy, spicy and bursting with flavour these potato strips are anytime snack
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Goan dish with a slight twist
Tomato fritters with mint make great starters
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These delicate kebabs are very tasty
Try out these kebabs at your next party and see how your guests enjoy them
Marinated chicken wings baked to perfection
Even those who dislike arbi will enjoy this tikki – it is crisp and simply delicious
Sweet potato wedges air fried and served with a lovely ruby red dip
A sweet meringue based cookies enhanced with the addition of desiccated coconut
Healthy and tasty is the only way to describe these cookies
These biscuits have the flavour and taste of lemon and crunch of walnuts
Upma made with soya chunks – rich in protein and tasty too
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Tortillas stuffed with skirt steak ribbons, topped with a delicious salad and cheese
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Bread slices spread with sweet tamarind chutney and mint chutney, stuffed with zucchini slices and batter fried
Bursting with flavour this herb crusted salmon is an absolute winner
Talk of Thai food and green curry or red curry comes to your mind. So here’s how to make green curry
A simple dish made with ridge gourds and some masalas
Kerala style chicken curry – full of flavour
Cottage cheese cubes cooked in a pickle flavoured gravy
A delicious way to serve bean curd – it is simply marvellous
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Chicken breasts cooked with edamame in oriental style
Traditional pork from Coorg that is generally served with rice or akki rotti
Pears poached in grape juice and served filled with cream cheese mixture
Thandai, a drink often served during the festival of Holi, has been turned into a mousse
This firni made with paneer is velvety and delicious
Who says cakes don’t taste as good without eggs? Try this out and you will change your mind fast
A nice way to please the kids especially during vacations
This cake looks like a snowy mountain and is also rich and delicious
Marshmallows give this fondue an extra special texture
Oats and honey make these chocolate blocks healthier
This tea is served in the Himalayan regions and is supposed to have medicinal properties
Fresh vegetables blended together to make a flavourful beverage
Ideal drink to pep up the children when they come home tired from the play field
Very refreshing beverage
The whole house gets filled with coffee aroma when you make these
A delicious rejuvenating drink and a lovely looking dessert – simply fantastic
Fresh pomegranate juice frozen and served
You often eat brownies now you can drink it too – just follow this recipe
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
This popular American salad is presented like a butterfly especially for children
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
Ginger adds a wonderful zing to this lychee and orange salad
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
Cooling and refreshing, enjoy these two during hot summer days
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
Yes you can make laddoos with urad dal too
Besan burfi made healthy without the use of ghee
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
This is generally served along with Rajasthani dal and baati
Ruby red delicious fudge made with beetroot
Difficult to imagine a kheer with garlic, but just make this dish and you will know how tasty it can be
Chocolate dough shaped into Lord Ganpati and set in the refrigerator
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
Oats add a nice creamy texture to this tomato soup
Broccoli and apple soup with a gentle flavour of lemon rind
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Roasted aubergines have a super flavour of their own which is very palatable
Thai green paste gives a wonderful flavour to this delicious broccoli soup
Healthy and flavorful soup – a sure shot winner
Bursting with refreshing flavour of lemongrass, this soup is very rejuvenating
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Nutritious and wholesome this risotto is a pleasure to eat
Simple dish this but you won’t be able to resist it for it is so very delicious
Mixed sprouts make this rice dish very nutritious besides adding a wonderful flavour and taste
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
This khichdi is not bland as the usual khichdis, it is bursting with flavours
Rice cooked with brinjals and some simple masalas
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
by Chef Saransh Goila
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A simple raita with garlic flavour
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Both these are very healthy snacks that can be served together or separately
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce