by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
by Chef Ajay Chopra
When in Thailand make sure to have this delicacy – it is a traditional dish that has now become popular world over
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Deep-fried chicken lollypops served tossed in a Korean style sauce
Chicken wings cooked in the oven till crisp and served coated with a garlic and ginger flavoured sauce
by Chef Saransh Goila
Call it canapés or open sandwich, this is a super delicious snack
A delicious starter that can served at a cocktail party
A popular Parsi deep-fried chicken drumsticks
Crisply sautéed chicken sausages and onions, enveloped in a flavourful flour batter and baked to perfection
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
These open sandwiches are very flavourful and delicious
by Chef Shazia Khan
These sweet rolls will surely become your kids’ favourite in no time
Pancakes stuffed with a spinach-mushroom mixture and deep fried
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Pita breads form the base in these delicious pizzas topped with fruits instead of vegetables
These tartlets make a delicious mouthful
Cupcakes make ideal tea time snack
Tri-coloured namak pare – serve them with mint mayo or sweet red chilli sauce and enhance their taste
Ideal way to use up leftover idlis – cook them in a Chinese way
This vegetable preparation is full of flavour and taste and goes well with paranthe as well as rice
A popular Maharashtrian dish that pairs well with bhakri – a poor man’s daily meal enjoyed by the rich very often
High in protein, this dish is not only nutritious and tasty too
Kadhi gets a different flavour and texture with ladyfingers
The North Indians love turnips and cook it in different ways
One of the most favourite Italian dishes
This delicacy is a visual delight too
This is a great way to feed kids with proteins and other necessary nutrients
You will get a delicious crunch of the walnuts with every bite
Cookies sandwiched between two layers of mousse makes an attractive and delicious dessert
Such a lovely way of gifting chocolates especially a birthday boy or girl
This layered dessert is a delightful surprise which will please everyone
A very basic dessert but much loved all over the world
Perhaps the most popular Chinese dessert, served with some icecream they are simply delicious
Strawberry flavoured yogurt baked and served chilled
Apple crisp or crumble is a very popular British dessert and in this dish the guavas add an added flavour and texture
The combination of ginger, carrot and pineapple makes for a healthy and tasty drink
Banana milk shake gets a twist with chocolate cream biscuits, ice cream and cocoa powder
Looking for something healthy to drink and eat, then these recipes are for you
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Very refreshing have this during the hot summer days and feel rejuvenated
A cooling drink that is high on the taste front too
The whole house gets filled with coffee aroma when you make these
This wonderful beverage is especially for those who do not take alcohol
This is a power juice – have it first thing in the morning and be energetic the whole day through
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
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
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Crunchy salad made with mixed lettuce and papaya
Water chestnuts and green gram sprouts combine well in this crunchy and tangy salad
Toasted bread squares add to the crunch of this delicious salad
Spinach and mushrooms make a wonderful combination in this delightful salad
These two dishes are ideal to be served during the summer months
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
This deliciously sweet and flavourful hot salad is an absolute delight
Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
The roasted grains have a wonderful flavour that makes this dish so delightful
The rose chikki adds colour, flavourand a wonderful taste to this dish
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
This is a winter speciality which not only warms you up but is really tasty
Eat this gulab jamuns and you are sure to become crazy
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
You want to make some unusual sweet for your loved ones? Make this one, they will love it
Emerald green soup that has the goodness of broccoli
Bursting with refreshing flavour of lemongrass, this soup is very rejuvenating
Sweet corn chicken soup made healthier
Mushroom soup made in Indian style
Protein rich tofu and nutrient rich vegetables make this soup very healthy especially for kids
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
Oats add a nice creamy texture to this tomato soup
A traditional Tibetan vegetable soup that is best enjoyed during cold wintry days
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
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 protein rich pulao is so tasty that nobody will be able to resist it
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Vegetarian version of keema pulao - very nutritious and very delicious
In this risotto barley replaces Arborio rice and makes it extremely nutritious
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Tri coloured rice to represent our national flag – saffron, white and green
South Indian version of the popular khichdi – very delicious
A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
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
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
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 simple raita with garlic flavour
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
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
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