by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Crisp and spicy potato wedges – best served with cocktails
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A popular Parsi deep-fried chicken drumsticks
Soft, melt in the mouth and simply delicious kebabs
Easy to make yet so very tasty, these chicken balls make great starters
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Do not worry – these cigars are healthy ones stuffed as they are with a tasty mushroom and spinach mixture and then baked
Hara bhara kebab is one of the most popular starter at most parties
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
Try out these kebabs at your next party and see how your guests enjoy them
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Delicious almond cookies made in Italian style
Serve this snack hot for best results – it is absolutely divine
A plate full of warm apple scones served with cups of hot tea – absolute heaven
by Chef Saransh Goila
If there is lot of leftover bread do not despair, just make this and enjoy it with your family
Omelette made healthier with spinach is absolutely delicious
Rich and delicious these rice cutlets are a delight to eat
Red coloured samosas stuffed with cheesy macaroni
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
The North Indians love their chillas and served this way you will like it too
Yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this potato dish
A lovely, tasty and healthy fish dish
This green beauty is tasty too – a double whammy
A Sunday special lunch in most Punjabi homes, rajma masala is a comfort food for many
by Chef Madhu Sneha
This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates
Simple yet absolutely delicious – the different flavours merge well in this dish
Mutton cooked in flavourful gravy
A delicious dish of minced lamb with potatoes
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Honey gives a wonderful texture and flavour to this kiwi ice cream
This delicious Italian dessert is especially meant for the strict vegetarians
An English baked version of the popular Indian chawal ki kheer
The taste of this crème brulee is further enhanced with strawberries
So easy to make yet so very delicious
The classic crème brulee made healthy using low fat yogurt
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Fried icecream? Yes indeed, try this out and you will believe you can fry ice cream
Luscious cake with wonderful coffee flavour
Mushroom soup served with milk and cream foam
Jal jeera is a favourite drink of most Indians – it’s not only tasty it also is good for digestion
Nannari is cooling and can prevent heat related ailments
This tea is served in the Himalayan regions and is supposed to have medicinal properties
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
This mixture of various fruits and fruit juice is an ideal drink during summers
Ideal beverage to cool you down on hot summer days
Fresh pomegranate juice frozen and served
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
This deliciously sweet and flavourful hot salad is an absolute delight
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
Crunchy, tasty and full of wonderful flavours this salad is nutritious too
Water chestnuts and green gram sprouts combine well in this crunchy and tangy salad
Sweet potato and kidney beans salad served warm is very filling
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
Easy to make and delicious to taste
Rice kheer made in the Benarasi style
Besan burfi made healthy without the use of ghee
Difficult to imagine a kheer with garlic, but just make this dish and you will know how tasty it can be
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
This is generally served along with Rajasthani dal and baati
Honey makes these katlis healthier
Oats add a nice creamy texture to this tomato soup
The classic French onion soup, full of flavour
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
Sweet corn chicken soup made healthier
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
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Quinoa is a healthy option for rice in this pulao
Rice cooked with brinjals and some simple masalas
Very popular rice dish from Karnataka – it is always included in the menu for special occasions
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
Dal tadka and jeera rice may not sound very exciting, but when you present them this they will please everyone
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
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
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
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
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
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
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
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce