by Chef Amrita Raichand
This popular Sindhi dish gets an international touch with pepper powder and chilli flakes
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
One of the most popular Thai starters – serve it with peanut sauce for best results
Green zucchini mixed with eggs, flour and some herbs, shaped into fritters and shallow-fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A popular Parsi starter - deep-fried chicken drumsticks
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Galawati means melt in the mouth and these kababs are just that - heavenly
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
An African delicacy – it makes an excellent starter to serve with cocktails
These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter
Oozing with cheese these potatoes are irresistible
Batter fried spinach leaves served with chaat ingredients – slurp slurp
Orange flavoured cake – oh so delicious, serve it with cups of hot tea for best result
Most people love French fries and when they are served with a twist like in this dish, they will be simply delighted
Bananas add a delicate flavour and prunes a sweetness that make these muffins extra tasty
A sweet meringue based cookies enhanced with the addition of desiccated coconut
This combination is very tasty and ideal for a Sunday breakfast
A traditional Spanish dish – deep-fried pastry dough rolled in castor sugar and cinnamon powder
Whether the base be a thin crust or thick crust – pizza always remains a favourite of the youngsters
Mutton cooked in flavourful gravy
Raw bananas and yam cooked in a coconut-yogurt masala
Come Christmas make this roast chicken – your chicken will eat it up in no time
Carrots cooked with moong dal to make a delicious side dish
Ghugni is a popular Bengali dish which can be made with brown Bengal grams too
This delicious chicken dish served with pasta makes a complete meal in itself
Traditional pork from Coorg that is generally served with rice or akki rotti
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
A very tasty pumpkin and gram curry that can be best enjoyed with rotis or parathas
There must be very few who do not enjoy a brownie – serve it with vanilla icecream and feel satiated
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
A stylish presentation of chocolate fondant topped with vanilla ice cream – you just cannot resist this
Rosemary makes this cake unique
These spring rolls are sweet and the kids are simply going to enjoy them
A dessert made of meringue shell filled with crème anglaise and fruits – fit for royalty
A popular Chinese dessert – the crisp noodles combine well with ice cream to delight your palate
A traditional Middle Eastern cake drenched in sugar syrup
Pears poached in grape juice and served filled with cream cheese mixture
Very refreshing beverage which has the quality to cool you down on swelteringly hot days
Non-alcohol mojito – with cola and brown sugar lending its colour to make it different from the usual mojito
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Ideal beverage to cool you down on hot summer days
Have this juice first thing in the morning and keep away a lot of lifestyle diseases
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
Where there is chocolate children will be there to grab them
One often has oatmeal and banana porridge, now you can make a smoothie with this combination
Amalgamation of myriad flavours, a cup of this tea will pep you up instantly
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
by Chef Madhu Sneha
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
by Chef Saransh Goila
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
These two dishes are ideal to be served during the summer months
Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
Spinach and mushrooms make a wonderful combination in this delightful salad
Full of proteins and taste this salad is wholesome too
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Water chestnuts and green gram sprouts combine well in this crunchy and tangy salad
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Eat this gulab jamuns and you are sure to become crazy
This sweet dish, popular in North India, is generally enjoyed during cold winter days
These toffees have the flavour of revadi, the popular Rajasthani sweet
This is generally served along with Rajasthani dal and baati
The rose chikki adds colour, flavourand a wonderful taste to this dish
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
A powerhouse of nutrients – you can enjoy this even if you are a weight watcher
Mildly spiced this soup is wholesome and delicious
This cold and delicious soup will pep up the kids on a hot summer day
Tomato soup is a favourite with most kids, and this twist will make them love it more
It’s a cold soup that is absolutely delicious and nutritious too
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Tomato soup with fresh coriander flavour is very refreshing
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Flavour of roasted corn kernels makes this soup extra tasty
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Plenty of eggs and cheddar cheese make this pulao creamy and totally lip smacking
Simple dish this but you won’t be able to resist it for it is so very delicious
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
Mushroom pulao with a gentle flavour of fresh mint served garnished with parmesan cheese
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
Enjoy this vegetable fried rice with any spicy Chinese gravy dish
Layers of fragrant rice and methi-makai mixture are a treat to see and eat
This pulao is an excellent way to make your children eat spinach
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
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
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
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
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
A simple raita with garlic flavour
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
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster