by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Fish fingers marinated in flavourful batter and deep fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
If the tikkis are delicious and also nutritious at the same time, what more can you want
Jalapeno flavoured poppers made with potatoes and cottage cheese
Batter fried chicken sausages – another tasty way of serving sausages
Almost every Bengali festive meal begins with this
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Goan dish with a slight twist
by Chef Saransh Goila
These chicken seekh kebabs are stuffed with spinach and cheese mixture – a wonderful starter
A popular Parsi starter - deep-fried chicken drumsticks
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Leftover pavs? Do not despair, top them with a flavourful mushroom mixture and delight your family
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Rice balls stuffed with mozzarella cheese cubes and deep fried – totally delectable
Mixed vegetable mixture rolled in chapattis and served
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Club sandwich gets a nutritious touch with masala oats
by Chef Shazia Khan
Nuts add their nutrients to these delicious rolls
An ideal snack for the weight watchers
Idlis sandwiched with a flavourful vegetable mixture and steamed
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Grilled marinated boneless chicken pieces served with lightly flavoured baked sweet potatoes
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This dish looks very appealing and it is sure to be appreciated by most connoisseurs
A popular Kashmiri mutton dish
Mixed vegetables cooked in South Indian style is full of flavour and taste
Prawns and jackfruit seeds cooked together with masalas and then coarsely ground
Kerala style chicken curry – full of flavour
These stuffed karele are just too delicious
Basa fillet pieces smoked with apple wood and served with blanched asparagus
This delicate dessert from France looks beautiful and is as tasty
Black forest, a favourite of many, served to you in miniature form
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Loved by most, this brownie is a sure winner
A dessert made of meringue shell filled with crème anglaise and fruits – fit for royalty
Gets ready in a few minutes – it is delicious and quite a mouthful
As the cake is getting cooked the whole a delicate lemony aroma will waft all over the house
This dry fruit treat is absolutely delicious and a power house of nutrients
Apple gives this cake a gentle crunch which the kids will love
Very wholesome, healthy and so very tasty too
Very refreshing – have a glass of this on a hot summer day and feel completely rejuvenated instantly
Start your day on a healthy note – serve this delicious lassi at breakfast
The combination of the tartness of the citrus fruits and tea is very refreshing
A delicious mixture of fruits juices full of nutrients and flavour
A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty
Ideal beverage to be had during hot summer months
Very few kids will be able to resist this delicious shake
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
If there is a little boiled rajma leftover, turn it into this salad – its wholesome and tasty too
Cooling and refreshing, enjoy these two during hot summer days
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
This wholesome salad will serve as a one meal dish
A crisp sweet, typically North Indian – you cannot stop at eating one only
We assure you that your kids will want to have this halwa again and again
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
Chocolate dough shaped into Lord Ganpati and set in the refrigerator
The addition of grated apples to coconut barfi makes it more nutritious
Eat this gulab jamuns and you are sure to become crazy
Sesame seeds and jaggery combine well in this crunchy sweet
The traditional Indian mithai gets enhanced with the addition of strawberry crush
The delicate orange colour and creamy texture makes this soup a sure winner
A popular Burmese sour soup – very refreshing
The classic French onion soup, full of flavour
Bursting with necessary nutrients, this lentil soup is very good for growing children
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Slightly sweet slightly sour with a wonderful colour and orange flavour, this soup is a sure winner
The perfect soup to be had on a swelteringly hot day
Mushroom soup made in Indian style
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
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
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
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Enjoy this vegetable fried rice with any spicy Chinese gravy dish
Mushroom pulao with a gentle flavour of fresh mint served garnished with parmesan cheese
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
Dal tadka and jeera rice may not sound very exciting, but when you present them this they will please everyone
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
Mixed sprouts make this rice dish very nutritious besides adding a wonderful flavour and taste
This pulao is an excellent way to make your children eat spinach
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
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
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
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
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
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
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