by Chef Rakesh Sethi
The combination of pineapple and cottage cheese in this tikka is delicious
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
Mushroom cavities stuffed with a fragrant cheese and vegetable mixture and batter fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
Marinated chicken wings baked to perfection
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Wholesome and extremely tasty these sandwiches will satisfy your kids’ after school hunger pangs
Italian styled folded pizza baked in the oven
This is a Spanish snack – dough roundels sandwiched with a flavourful filling and baked
The combination of red pumpkin fritters and apple sauce is simply divine
A popular street-food of Kolkata, made healthy with nutritious vegetables
These chilas are very rich in proteins
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Call it khichdi or call it porridge the end result is delicious
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Punjabis love paneer in practically any form – so here’s a sandwich stuffed with masaledar paneer
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Chicken cooked with masalas in almond milk – rich and full of flavour
An excellent dish for your daily meal
This tangy dish makes an excellent starter
Fenugreek leaves, brinjal and soya granules combine very well in this excellent dish
A rich and flavourful chicken preparation served with tempered rice
The sweetness of carrots tones down the slight bitterness of fenugreek leaves
This tasty sabzi of potatoes, fresh fenugreek leaves and spinach can be enjoyed with rotis or paranthas
Perhaps the most loved Indian dish the world over, butter chicken should be best had hot with naan
An English baked version of the popular Indian chawal ki kheer
A super tasty bread pudding that the kids will eat gladly
Scooped out apples stuffed with a delicious mixture
A great way to make kids consume healthy vegetables and fruits
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Make this easy sweet that will delight the whole family
This cheesecake is loaded with chocolate – a favourite with most kids
Cake is a sweet preparation made from dry ingredients and leavening agents that cause it to rise when cooked in dry heat.
by Chef Saransh Goila
This is a super way to use up leftover cake
A delicious mixture of peach juice and chocolate milk
Treat your kids to this delicious drink - it is both tasty and healthy
This smoothie has the goodness of a number of fruits
Fresh pomegranate juice frozen and served
A cooling drink that is high on the taste front too
Banana milk shake gets a twist with chocolate cream biscuits, ice cream and cocoa powder
Feeling lethargic? Sip a glass of this delicious beverage and feel instantly rejuvenated
The children will simply love this
by Chef Madhu Sneha
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Whenever you want to have a light lunch have a bowl of vegetable salad and a glass of kesar badam milkshake
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
This popular American salad is presented like a butterfly especially for children
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Brightly colourful this salad is a connoisseur’s delight
Crunchy salad made with mixed lettuce and papaya
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too
Ruby red delicious fudge made with beetroot
A popular sweet dish from Bengal with additional flavour of paan
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
A sweet item which the Bengalis make anytime but specially during festivals
You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up
Rice kheer made in the Benarasi style
Bengalis make sandesh in different flavours and this is one of them
Don’t let the name of the recipe worry you, it is not too spicy and your kids will love it
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
Sweet corn soup made in Indian style
This unusual vermicelli soup with banana flower heart
The perfect soup to be had on a swelteringly hot day
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
This is a one meal soup – it has pasta, vegetables and parmesan – what more could one ask for
Lotus stem soup flavoured with Thai red curry paste
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
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
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
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Layers of fragrant rice and methi-makai mixture are a treat to see and eat
Vegetarian version of keema pulao - very nutritious and very delicious
Tri coloured rice to represent our national flag – saffron, white and green
Dal tadka and jeera rice may not sound very exciting, but when you present them this they will please everyone
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
Tawa pulao is a popular Mumbai street food – completely enjoyable
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
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
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
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
A simple raita with garlic flavour
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
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
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
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