by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Crisp and spicy potato wedges – best served with cocktails
Easy to make yet so very tasty, these chicken balls make great starters
Fish fingers marinated in flavourful batter and deep fried
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Galawati means melt in the mouth and these kababs are just that - heavenly
Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party
by Chef Amrita Raichand
This popular Sindhi dish gets an international touch with pepper powder and chilli flakes
Tomato fritters with mint make great starters
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Colourful cornmeal upma – simply delicious
A lovely way to serve veggies to kids
by Chef Madhu Sneha
This granola bar has everything to power you with energy and vitality to see you through a day of hard work
Chakli is a traditional south Indian snack that is now popular all over India
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
You can have this chaat any day and not just on your vrat day
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Dip the idlis in jam instead of chutney – kids will simply love them
A wholesome savoury dish consisting of pastry crust filled with vegetable-cheese mixture, topped with eggs-cream mixture and baked
Burger is a favourite of most children, so serve them this healthy version and see them enjoy it as much
Even the peel of watermelon can be turned into a tasty dish
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Fenugreek seeds when sautéed lets out a wonder flavour that it lends to this green gram dish
A delicious dish of minced lamb with potatoes
Tuna steaks cooked with simple ingredients tastes just too tasty
Easy to make and easy on the palate, this dish is worth making often
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Grilled eggplant slices stuffed with vegetables and dried fruits, rolled and served
Spongy kofta in a velvety gravy – a dish that can be served at any party
A popular Kashmiri mutton dish
The combination of apricot stew and vanilla custard is simply wonderful
East meets west in a delicious way
With predominant flavour of orange, this fudge is so delicious that you would want to have it again and again
An all-time favourite – apple pie gives a lot of comfort
Fluffy and light are the highlights of this delicious soufflé
Chocolate adds glamour to the healthy banana and almond combination
Pears poached in grape juice and served filled with cream cheese mixture
Baked bananas served with butterscotch sauce
Perfect way to start any day with
A simply fantastic milk shake to have with your Sunday breakfast
Serve cups of hot chocolate just before going to bed to get sound sleep
Carrots and peaches blended together to make a lovely and healthy drink
A very nutritious and delicious lassi
Strawberries add colour, flavor and enhanced taste to pina colada
When the orange and pineapple meet in a glass, the result is a delicious blend of sour and sweet
This mixture of various fruits and fruit juice is an ideal drink during summers
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
This salad is so very delicious that you would want to have it again and again
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Delicately flavoured shrimp salad that’s absolutely delicious
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
Whenever you want to have a light meal, have this salad – it is really delicious
by Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor
This salad is wholesome and can make a complete meal
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
Eat this gulab jamuns and you are sure to become crazy
by Chef Saransh Goila
This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too
Made during most festivals, these rolls can be enjoyed at other occasions too
Excellent way to make kids eat bottle gourd which is a healthy vegetable
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
The addition of grated apples to coconut barfi makes it more nutritious
A traditional Tibetan vegetable soup that is best enjoyed during cold wintry days
A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
This cold and delicious soup will pep up the kids on a hot summer day
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
This unusual vermicelli soup with banana flower heart
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
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
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Tawa pulao is a popular Mumbai street food – completely enjoyable
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
This is a delightful khichdi – rice cooked with dals and plenty of tomatoes
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
Enjoy this vegetable fried rice with any spicy Chinese gravy dish
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
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
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable 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
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
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
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
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
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
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