by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Grilled marinated vegetables served with a delicious peanut sauce – a traditional dish of Thailand
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A delicious starter that can served at a cocktail party
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
One of the most popular Thai starters – serve it with peanut sauce for best results
by Chef Saransh Goila
Call it canapés or open sandwich, this is a super delicious snack
Large green chillies stuffed with a spicy potato mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
Marinated mushrooms and coloured capsicums skewed onto satay sticks and pan cooked
These cheese balls have universal appeal and will be enjoyed by both children and adults
Hara bhara kebab is one of the most popular starter at most parties
Crisp, golden, delicious and healthy too
Deep fried rotis and papads mixed with some masalas make a wonderful snack
Chimichanga is a deep-fried burrito – a popular Tex Mex snack
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Put leftover chapattis to really good use by making this dish
Footlong breads stuffed with grilled chicken and a delicious spread
Anything with chocolate sauce and colourful candies excite the children
A favourite snack made especially during religious fasts
Cottage cheese cubes dipped in flavourful batter, rolled in cornflakes and deep-fried
An excellent dish for your daily meal
This tangy steamed pomfret is very pleasant to taste
A semi-dry, sweet and spicy vegetables – a Chinese speciality
This tangy dish makes an excellent starter
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
A potato cake, staple of French countryside
A classic dish from Kerala – it can become a permanent part of your weekly menu
A delicious way to serve bean curd – it is simply marvellous
A traditional Burmese dish
Black forest, a favourite of many, served to you in miniature form
Semi frozen dessert from Italy it has a creamy texture though it is set in the freezer
by Chef Ajay Chopra
These cake pops will please the little gourmets – they are so very easy to make
Trifle with predominant flavour of orange is very refreshing
You will be pleasantly surprised to realize that pumpkin can be made into a delicious pudding
A sago sweet dish that placate even the discerning palates
Orange flavoured cake baked in the shape of a joker’s face – kids will love it
This recipe will prove that it is really easy to make cheese cake
Start your day on a healthy note – serve this delicious lassi at breakfast
Assamese tea is known for its special fragrance, enjoy it with a touch of fresh mint
Oats add fibre whereas strawberries and nuts add plenty of minerals and vitamins
Treat your kids to this delicious drink - it is both tasty and healthy
A healthy smoothie which is so delicious that you will want to have it again and again
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Ideal beverage to cool you down on hot summer days
Tangy and a little spicy this beverage is just too good
Have a sore throat? This drink will give you instant relief
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
This salad looks nice, tastes nice and is very healthy too
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Crunchy and delicious, this salad is very refreshing
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
Crunchy, tasty and full of wonderful flavours this salad is nutritious too
Sweet potato and kidney beans salad served warm is very filling
A healthy sweet dish which is very popular in Karnatak
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
by Chef Shipra Khanna
A popular sweet dish from Bengal with additional flavour of paan
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Moong dal kheer cooked in South Indian style
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
These gujiyas are usually made during festival or a special occasion
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
A traditional Tibetan vegetable soup that is best enjoyed during cold wintry days
This unusual vermicelli soup with banana flower heart
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
English soup made with Indian influence and masalas
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
Roasted aubergines have a super flavour of their own which is very palatable
It’s a cold soup that is absolutely delicious and nutritious too
by Chef Shazia Khan
This beautiful green soup is just as tasty as it looks
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
The most popular Italian rice dish that’s pleasing the palates of the gourmets of the world
A popular rice preparation from Uttar Pradesh
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
Vegetable biryani – full of heavenly flavour
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
Delicious biryanis can be made with various combinations and this one is just too tasty
A rich pulao with dried fruits and vegetables – simply delicious
Cottage cheese and vegetable pulao – healthy and tasty
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
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
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
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
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
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
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
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
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