by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Mushroom cavities stuffed with a fragrant cheese and vegetable mixture and batter fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Crisp and tangy these deep fried lotus stem slices will go well with cocktails
This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike
Crisp khakhras topped with tangy kidney bean salsa is irresistible
Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried
One of the most popular Thai starters – serve it with peanut sauce for best results
by Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor
Include this delightful protein filled starter in your dinner menu and win the hearts of your loved ones. The crushed almond coating makes it crispier.
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
An anytime snack, it is a very satisfying comfort food
Rajma tikkis are ideal to serve at your next tea party
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Peanut butter is a favourite with most children and they will simply love this pancake
Crisp tostadas topped with a spicy salad – absolutely declicious
Healthy and tasty is the only way to describe these cookies
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Sweet mathris with a delightful crunch of sesame seeds
One of the most popular street food in Maharashtra that is nutritious too
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
The popular snack made protein rich with chickpeas
Tomato is the hero of this delicious curry
Perhaps the most loved Indian dish the world over, butter chicken should be best had hot with naan
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
It does take a little effort to make the gnocchi but the end result is well worth it
Potato cutlets served with a flavourful tomato gravy
Chicken breasts stuffed with a flavourful mushroom mixture and cooked with stir-fry sauce
by Chef Shazia Khan
A great way to make sure the kids eat healthy vegetables with relish
by Chef Saransh Goila
The rich butter chicken made healthy
Kerala style chicken curry – full of flavour
This fruit salad is so very tasty that you will devour it in no time
This dry fruit treat is absolutely delicious and a power house of nutrients
Lychees never tasted so great than when coated with chocoalte
Thandai, a drink often served during the festival of Holi, has been turned into a mousse
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
This dessert looks as delicious as it looks lovely
Toasted sesame and toasted peanuts lend their full bodied flavour to this pudding
Oozing with chocolate no child will be able to resist this sizzler
This is a meringue based cake named after the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
The drinking soda adds a delightful fizz to this cranberry juice mixture
A cup full of this just before going to bed will give your child sound sleep
A simply fantastic milk shake to have with your Sunday breakfast
A remedy for a lot of lifestyle ailments
During the hot summer afternoons when you need something to pep you up, just serve this drink
The combination of ginger, carrot and pineapple makes for a healthy and tasty drink
It is creamy, it is full of flavour and it is totally rejuvenating
Oats add fibre whereas strawberries and nuts add plenty of minerals and vitamins
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This sprouted bean salad is healthy and extremely delicious
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Spinach and mushrooms make a wonderful combination in this delightful salad
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
A beautiful and colourful salad is just as tasty
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
This wholesome salad will serve as a one meal dish
This salad is so very delicious that you would want to have it again and again
A healthy pudding but enjoy it in moderation for moderation is the key to good health
Rice kheer made in the Benarasi style
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
The roasted grains have a wonderful flavour that makes this dish so delightful
You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up
These gujiyas are usually made during festival or a special occasion
This sweet dish, popular in North India, is generally enjoyed during cold winter days
Emerald green soup that has the goodness of broccoli
This beautiful green soup is just as tasty as it looks
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Wholesome and delicious this soup will definitely satiate you
Highly flavoured coconut soup with additional taste of miso paste
Tomato soup with fresh coriander flavour is very refreshing
A delicious and smooth soup made with prawns and some aromatics
Bursting with necessary nutrients, this lentil soup is very good for growing children
English soup made with Indian influence and masalas
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
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
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Delicious biryanis can be made with various combinations and this one is just too tasty
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
Vegetable biryani – full of heavenly flavour
Indian gooseberries are known for their high vitamin C content and is one of the healthiest ingredient
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
The most popular Italian rice dish that’s pleasing the palates of the gourmets of the world
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
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
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
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
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
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
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
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig 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
A simple raita with garlic flavour
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
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