by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
Tempura is a Japanese dish wherein seafood or vegetables are battered and deep fried
Chicken wings cooked in the oven till crisp and served coated with a garlic and ginger flavoured sauce
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
Crisply fried chicken wings coated with a spicy and sweet sauce – absolutely delicious
Marinated chicken wings baked to perfection
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Galawati means melt in the mouth and these kababs are just that - heavenly
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Egg benedict with a twist – it is just as tasty
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These colourful sandwiches look so lovely, are healthy too
This is a Spanish snack – dough roundels sandwiched with a flavourful filling and baked
Best with stale bread slices, these uttappams have a spongy texture
Anything with chocolate sauce and colourful candies excite the children
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Besan cheela made more appetizing with some vegetables and masalas
Delicious fruit fritters – anytime temptation
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
These are open sandwiches with a topping made of moong sprouts, black olives and mixed capsicums
Chicken breasts stuffed with a flavourful mushroom mixture and cooked with stir-fry sauce
Perhaps the most loved Indian dish the world over, butter chicken should be best had hot with naan
Bengali speciality – ladyfinger dish with a predominant mustard flavour
Healthier version of Manchurian dishes – it has soya nuggets
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
We have got you this dish from the North of Spain and it is really worth a try – you will love it
This is a Chinese potato dish with an Indian twist
Portuguese stew of kidney beans with vegetables served with rice
Potato cutlets served with a flavourful tomato gravy
Molten chocolate seeping out of the cake is a sight to behold and taste to enjoy
A sweet treat from Burma which is now called Myanmar – sweet dumplings steamed wrapped in banana leaves
Lychees never tasted so great than when coated with chocoalte
Just place this sweet lasagna in front of the children and see it disappear in no time
The delicious combination of apples and cinnamon powder covered by a crisp topping
These cake pops will please the little gourmets – they are so very easy to make
Don’t let the name confuse you – they are chocolate truffles
Simply fantastic is the only way to describe this dessert
Healthy smoothie – ideal beverage to begin the day with
Enjoy this sorbet on a scorching day and feel instantly rejuvenated
Apples and hung yogurt blended together to make a delicious slush
Enjoy the mangoes to the fullest and among the many things you can make with the king of fruits is this delicious lassi
When two favourite beverages are combined into one the result is simply divine
Here the duet is between khus syrup and kokam syrup accompanied by apple and drinking soda
Nannari is cooling and can prevent heat related ailments
Soymilk is very rich in proteins and is extremely good for growing children
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
by Chef Saransh Goila
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
Fabulous salad – crunchy, bursting with flavour and simply irresistible
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
This salad is so very delicious that you would want to have it again and again
Delicately flavoured shrimp salad that’s absolutely delicious
This wholesome salad will serve as a one meal dish
Toasted bread squares add to the crunch of this delicious salad
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
A sweet item which the Bengalis make anytime but specially during festivals
A popular Punjabi sweet dish that is usually served during cold winter days
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
A healthy sweet dish which is very popular in Karnatak
Besan burfi made healthy without the use of ghee
These gujiyas are usually made during festival or a special occasion
This sweet version of golgappe makes an ideal sweet dish at youth party
Lord Ganesh will certainly be happy to be offered these lovely looking and delicious modaks
Broccoli and apple soup with a gentle flavour of lemon rind
Celery flavours this soup delicately – very refreshing
English soup made with Indian influence and masalas
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
This unusual vermicelli soup with banana flower heart
A bowl full of sweet corn soup on a rainy day will completely satiate you
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
Not only does this soup have a lovely colour, it is super delicious
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
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
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
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
Next time there is leftover rice, do make this dish – it is absolutely fabulous
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Vegetable biryani – full of heavenly flavour
Enriched with dried fruits, this pulao is fit for a king
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
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
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
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
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
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
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
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
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves