by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Jalapeno flavoured poppers made with potatoes and cottage cheese
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
These delicious patties will go well with cocktails
by Chef Madhu Sneha
These paneer topped fingers make excellent starters
This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike
The combination of pineapple and cottage cheese in this tikka is delicious
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
A healthy way to enjoy nachos with a tasty nutritious topping
Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Children love anything made with potatoes – give them this tangy version of potato wedges and see the joy on their faces
An anytime snack, it is a very satisfying comfort food
These colourful sandwiches look so lovely, are healthy too
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A healthy dish this – pancakes stuffed with a sweet apple mixture
Any time snack – flavourful and piquant corn on the cob can be enjoyed especially during monsoon
Small, savoury, deep-fried round balls made from cornmeal-based batter – excellent starters
Italian styled folded pizza baked in the oven
Cashewnuts enrich these choco chip bars – an all-time favourite with the kids
Yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this potato dish
A traditional dish of Greece - capsicums are stuffed with a tasty mixture and baked till soft and golden
Sarson ka saag, a winter speciality in Punjab, is something the Punjabis savour with makai ki roti
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
A winter speciality – you will find this delicacy in every Punjabi home during the cold winter months
The popular keema matar made vegetarian where soya granules replace mutton mince - delicious
A delicious way to serve bean curd – it is simply marvellous
Cabbage and carrots cooked together with minimum masalas to a tasty finish
Very popular among the Punjabis, here is how you can make matar paneer healthy
Molten chocolate seeping out of the cake is a sight to behold and taste to enjoy
White chocolates filled with jam
Serve the custard this way and see the broad smiles on the faces of the kids
This Thai sweet dish made with rice and brown sugar will please your palate
by Chef Shipra Khanna
A traditional nighttime campfire snack popular all over America and Canada
The popular French dessert – crème caramel served topped with whipped cream
This delicious Italian dessert is especially meant for the strict vegetarians
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This chocolate mousse with the flavour of cigar is a unique but extremely appealing
Had a heavy meal? Just sip on this wonderful concoction and feel the relief almost immediately
The combination of ginger, carrot and pineapple makes for a healthy and tasty drink
Serve cups of hot chocolate just before going to bed to get sound sleep
A simply fantastic milk shake to have with your Sunday breakfast
This drink can prevent flu
A delicious mixture of peach juice and chocolate milk
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Have this juice first thing in the morning and keep away a lot of lifestyle diseases
Grapes, blueberries and oats blended together to make a delicious smoothie
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
by Chef Saransh Goila
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
A blend of different textures and flavours blending well together, this salad is very palatable
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
Whenever you want to have a light lunch have a bowl of vegetable salad and a glass of kesar badam milkshake
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
A simple Italian salad made with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella salad
This salad is so very delicious that you would want to have it again and again
One of the most popular Bengali sweets can be made in various flavours and they are all very delicious
You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up
Sweet rice preparation enriched with saffron and dried fruits
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
Bengalis make sandesh in different flavours and this is one of them
A healthy pudding but enjoy it in moderation for moderation is the key to good health
This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
It’s a cold soup that is absolutely delicious and nutritious too
The classic French onion soup, full of flavour
A typical Thai soup made with coconut milk and lemon grass
A very nutritious and creamy soup cooked in Thai style
Roasted aubergines have a super flavour of their own which is very palatable
The best way to make kids consume the healthy pumpkin is to serve them this soup
Broccoli and apple soup with a gentle flavour of lemon rind
Flavour of roasted corn kernels makes this soup extra tasty
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
This khichdi is not bland as the usual khichdis, it is bursting with flavours
Cottage cheese and vegetable pulao – healthy and tasty
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
In this risotto barley replaces Arborio rice and makes it extremely nutritious
Enriched with dried fruits, this pulao is fit for a king
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
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
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
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
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
Both these are very healthy snacks that can be served together or separately
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster