by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Vegetables marinated in a Greek style marinade and grilled to perfection
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Fusion of Italian and French cuisines results in this tasty snack
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A delicious starter that can served at a cocktail party
Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried
Almost every Bengali festive meal begins with this
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Prawns, boneless chicken cubes, cottage cheese cubes and mixed capsicum squares marinated in a simple marinade and cooked over hot coals
If the tikkis are delicious and also nutritious at the same time, what more can you want
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Madhu Sneha
A popular breakfast item in most South Indian homes – ball shaped dumplings made with fermented batter
If you are wondering what to do with leftover bread, make this upma and enjoy
Sago gives a delightful crunch to this dosa – very enjoyable
by Chef Shazia Khan
Suji halwa mixed with pineapple and banana and rolled in rotis
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Crisp on the outside and soft inside, these vadai are really tasty
Delicious almond cookies made in Italian style
This snack is made in South Indian homes for breakfast very often
Butter cookies all the way from France to titillate your taste buds
by Chef Ajay Chopra
In this chicken dish, the spice level of peri peri powder is well balanced with mashed potatoes, stir fried vegetables and tomato sauce
People who don’t like ladyfingers will be won over with this dish
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
This dry dish made with beans makes a wonderful side dish
A wonderful comfort food – have it with garlic flavoured bread rolls
There is no oil in this recipe so it is ideal for weight watchers
A popular Spanish vegetable dish that can be found on the menu of most restaurants in Spain
by Chef Saransh Goila
A popular Bengali dish – prawns cooked with bottle gourd
Carrots cooked with moong dal to make a delicious side dish
A classic pudding which is believed to have originated in Britain during world war II.
This soufflé is served warm and tastes absolutely delicious
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Cocoa, rum, raisins and walnuts make merry in this delicious cake
A sago sweet dish that placate even the discerning palates
A rich and delicious British dessert made with ripe bananas
Orange flavoured cake baked in the shape of a joker’s face – kids will love it
As the cake is getting cooked the whole a delicate lemony aroma will waft all over the house
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Make this easy chocolate mousse for your next party and win your guests’ accolades
This Frappuccino gets an Indian touch with masala chai
A remedy for a lot of lifestyle ailments
Hot chocolate mixture mixed with dark chocolate ice cream to make a delicious beverage
Ideal beverage to be had during hot summer months
Just one sip of this coffee will send you to a world of bliss
Tri-coloured fruit beverage – tasty and nutritious
One often has oatmeal and banana porridge, now you can make a smoothie with this combination
A cooling drink, ideal for the hot summer days
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
Whenever you want to have a light meal, have this salad – it is really delicious
A blend of different textures and flavours blending well together, this salad is very palatable
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
Toasted bread squares add to the crunch of this delicious salad
Whenever you want to have a light lunch have a bowl of vegetable salad and a glass of kesar badam milkshake
If there is a little boiled rajma leftover, turn it into this salad – its wholesome and tasty too
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
A sweet item which the Bengalis make anytime but specially during festivals
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
Parsis love their desserts and this is one of their favourite
The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
This is generally served along with Rajasthani dal and baati
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
Healthy and flavorful soup – a sure shot winner
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
The delicate orange colour and creamy texture makes this soup a sure winner
Mildly spiced this soup is wholesome and delicious
This beautiful green soup is just as tasty as it looks
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
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
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Cottage cheese and vegetable pulao – healthy and tasty
Quinoa is a healthy option for rice in this pulao
A popular rice preparation from Uttar Pradesh
When you are feeling lazy to cook and want a one meal dish, just cook this tehri and enjoy
This Indonesian speciality is very pleasing on the palate
A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal
Next time there is leftover rice, do make this dish – it is absolutely fabulous
Another nutritious khichdi to add to your collection of recipes
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
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
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
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
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A simple raita with garlic flavour
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
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
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves