by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
These wontons are steamed so healthy and you can enjoy them without any guilt
Tomato fritters with mint make great starters
This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Green zucchini mixed with eggs, flour and some herbs, shaped into fritters and shallow-fried
Jalapeno flavoured poppers made with potatoes and cottage cheese
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Crisp and tangy these deep fried lotus stem slices will go well with cocktails
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
A healthy way to enjoy nachos with a tasty nutritious topping
Very filling very tasty is this aloo chana chaat – it is sure to please your palate
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These burgers are super nutritious with apples and brown sugar
Raw bananas never tasted so good as when made into crisp cutlets
Butter cookies all the way from France to titillate your taste buds
Double layered pattice – potato mixture stuffed with fresh coconut mixture, covered with purple yam mixture and deep-fried
Burger is a favourite of most children, so serve them this healthy version and see them enjoy it as much
Wheat flour katoris stuffed with spicy green pea mixture and topped with yogurt, green chutney and tamarind chutney
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Unlike the traditional egg benedict there is no bacon in this but it is really tasty all the same
A popular Maharashtrian dish that pairs well with bhakri – a poor man’s daily meal enjoyed by the rich very often
Chicken breasts stuffed with a flavourful mushroom mixture and cooked with stir-fry sauce
by Chef Madhu Sneha
This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates
Potato cutlets served with a flavourful tomato gravy
Grilled pear and grilled chicken make a delicious pair
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Stuffed chicken breasts served with a pomelo salad and delicious creamy sauce
A Sunday special lunch in most Punjabi homes, rajma masala is a comfort food for many
A vegetarian version of the classic chilli con carne where soya granules replace meat
There must be very few who do not enjoy a brownie – serve it with vanilla icecream and feel satiated
This cheesecake is loaded with chocolate – a favourite with most kids
The coconut crust elevates this coffee mousse to a new level
by Chef Shipra Khanna
This is a sweet soufflé made with cheese – rich and delicious
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A dessert made of meringue shell filled with crème anglaise and fruits – fit for royalty
Dark and white chocolate mousse served side by side in shot glasses
This delicious parfait will be thoroughly enjoyed by both young and old
Caramelized peaches topped with crumble mixture and baked
A very nutritious and delicious lassi
A simply fantastic milk shake to have with your Sunday breakfast
Absolutely delicious, this punch has no alcohol yet delivers a wonderful punch
This smoothie has the goodness of a number of fruits
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
The children will simply love this
Carrot is known to be good for the eyes, hence this drink is beneficial to all
This apple juice with a delicious tang is worth sipping again and again
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
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
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
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
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
This cooked salad is very refreshing
A delightful salad of pear, orange, zucchini and cheese spread based dressing
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
The flavour of kaffir lime leaves dominates this salad making it more refreshing
Sweet and sour healthy salad
Fabulous salad – crunchy, bursting with flavour and simply irresistible
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
This wholesome salad will serve as a one meal dish
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
Eat this gulab jamuns and you are sure to become crazy
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
A popular Punjabi sweet dish that is usually served during cold winter days
A healthy sweet dish which is very popular in Karnatak
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
A healthy pudding but enjoy it in moderation for moderation is the key to good health
The pineapple flavour is simply irresistible – you just can’t stop eating this sheera
A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste
A very nutritious and creamy soup cooked in Thai style
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Emerald green soup that has the goodness of broccoli
Roasted aubergines have a super flavour of their own which is very palatable
Thai green paste gives a wonderful flavour to this delicious broccoli soup
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
The perfect soup to be had on a swelteringly hot day
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
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
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
Quinoa is a healthy option for rice in this pulao
Next time there is leftover rice, do make this dish – it is absolutely fabulous
Leftover rice and dal put to good use – very tasty and nutritious
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Indian gooseberries are known for their high vitamin C content and is one of the healthiest ingredient
Mushroom pulao with a gentle flavour of fresh mint served garnished with parmesan cheese
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
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
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
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
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
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
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
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
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