by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter
The combination of pineapple and cottage cheese in this tikka is delicious
These delicious patties will go well with cocktails
Crispy Cajun spice flavoured onion rings served with a flavourful chutney
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Try out these kebabs at your next party and see how your guests enjoy them
An anytime snack, it is a very satisfying comfort food
This is a double delight – French toast stuffed with blueberry mixture
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Children simply love something which has a fancy shape and these kites will definitely excite them
These cookie sandwiches doubly enriched – creamy cookies sandwiched with buttery filling
Green peas enhances the appearance and taste of this popular breakfast snack
by Chef Saransh Goila
This pizza will disprove those who believe that pizza is a junk food
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Crisp and delicious tomato and chilli jam sandwiches
An ideal snack to be served with cups of hot tea – it is wholesome too
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Marinated fish fillets poached in flavourful water and served on a bed of grilled bok choi
Healthier version of Manchurian dishes – it has soya nuggets
Easy to make and easy on the palate, this dish is worth making often
The popular keema matar made vegetarian where soya granules replace mutton mince - delicious
This green beauty is tasty too – a double whammy
Raw bananas and yam cooked in a coconut-yogurt masala
Chickpeas cooked in Spanish style - goes well with bread to make a wholesome snack
This dish is tasty but more than that it is good for the liver
Strawberry flavoured yogurt baked and served chilled
A delightful cheesecake with plum cake as the base and served decorated with pear fan
A delightful dessert, it will be enjoyed by both children and adults
Hollowed out apples stuffed with oat mixture and baked
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Don’t let the name confuse you – they are chocolate truffles
This soufflé is served warm and tastes absolutely delicious
by Chef Shipra Khanna
This is a sweet soufflé made with cheese – rich and delicious
Who says cakes don’t taste as good without eggs? Try this out and you will change your mind fast
An excellent beverage made with tomatoes and basil leaves
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
Where there is chocolate children will be there to grab them
Made with typically tropical fruits, this drink is very refreshing
You often eat brownies now you can drink it too – just follow this recipe
Apple and cinnamon make a great combination but when you add orange juice and clove powder the taste is further enhanced
A delightful coffee flavoured dessert
A delicious mixture of peach juice and chocolate milk
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
The flavour of kaffir lime leaves dominates this salad making it more refreshing
One of the most popular Thai dishes is this papaya salad
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Delicately flavoured shrimp salad that’s absolutely delicious
Full of proteins and taste this salad is wholesome too
Ginger adds a wonderful zing to this lychee and orange salad
A simple Italian salad made with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella salad
This cooked salad is very refreshing
The addition of grated apples to coconut barfi makes it more nutritious
Bread slices get a sweet makeover with this quick and easy halwa
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
Pears added to payasam and served with malpua
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
Apples cooked with reduced milk, dried fruits and served garnished with saffron
Honey makes these katlis healthier
A delicious and smooth soup made with prawns and some aromatics
The delicate orange colour and creamy texture makes this soup a sure winner
Almonds give taste and body to the soup whereas basil adds a delicate flavour
Lotus stem soup flavoured with Thai red curry paste
This is a one meal soup – it has pasta, vegetables and parmesan – what more could one ask for
Sweet corn soup made in Indian style
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
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
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
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
Leftover rice and dal put to good use – very tasty and nutritious
The ever popular Indian khichdi goes international cooked this way
Full of flavour and spicy enjoy this rice preparation to the fullest
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
Ruby red risotto served with seared halloumi cheese slices – a treat for the eyes and for the palate too
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
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 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
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
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
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
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
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
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
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce