by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
One of the most popular Thai starters – serve it with peanut sauce for best results
The combination of pineapple and cottage cheese in this tikka is delicious
Hard boiled eggs covered with a spicy chicken mixture and crumb fried
Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party
Jalapeno flavoured poppers made with potatoes and cottage cheese
Stuffed penne pasta deep fried – very yummy
These cheese balls have universal appeal and will be enjoyed by both children and adults
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Crisp potato bites served in chaat style – absolutely finger-licking
Great way to feed oats to the kids – they will simply love these cookies
by Chef Ajay Chopra
This unusual combination of keema matar and idiappam will satiate you completely
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Sprouts made more interesting by turning them out into these tikkis
Oats makes the popular chocolate chip cookies healthier
A popular Nepalese breakfast – it is healthy too
Zucchini and refined flour patties make a great snack that go well with cups of hot tea
Red cabbage and beetroot give this sandwich its name
Green peas adds a new dimension to the popular baingan bharata
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Chicken cooked with masalas in almond milk – rich and full of flavour
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Even the peel of watermelon can be turned into a tasty dish
Cashewnuts add a wonderful flavour and texture to this Chinese delicacy
Spongy kofta in a velvety gravy – a dish that can be served at any party
A simple and easy to make dish that is so very tasty
Stuffed kofte served in a velvety and flavourful gravy
Serve this piping hot with garlic bread especially on a cold wintry day and feel completely satiated
As the name suggests this is an age old English favourite pudding
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
A stylish presentation of chocolate fondant topped with vanilla ice cream – you just cannot resist this
The heavenly flavour of mango is so enticing that you will be drawn to this cake
Oozing with chocolate no child will be able to resist this sizzler
Fresh red chillies, boiled in sugar syrup, add a lovely flavour to this custard and not their spiciness
Our very own vermicelli kheer made in the Moroccan way is just as tasty
Pumpkin adds a lovely colour, flavour and also nutrients to this delicious dessert
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Indian style pudding – absolutely delicious and rich – fit for royalty
A cup of this iced coffee is sure to soothe you on a hot summer day
Chilled tea – ideal drink for the hot summer days
Ideal beverage to rejuvenate you on hot summer days
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
A refreshing beverage
Apples and hung yogurt blended together to make a delicious slush
Very few kids will be able to resist this delicious shake
Non-alcoholic mojito made with apple juice
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
Ginger adds a wonderful zing to this lychee and orange salad
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
Fabulous salad – crunchy, bursting with flavour and simply irresistible
This is a pickled vegetable salad which is widely dished out in Indonesia
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
Delicately flavoured shrimp salad that’s absolutely delicious
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
Easy to make these pops will please the children a lot
Sweet rice preparation enriched with saffron and dried fruits
The ever popular semiya payasam made healthy
by Chef Saransh Goila
Make good use of leftover cake, turn them into laddoos
Mango and sago pudding topped with desiccated coconut and served
This cold and delicious soup will pep up the kids on a hot summer day
Mushroom soup made in Indian style
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
Tomato soup is a favourite with most kids, and this twist will make them love it more
The classic French onion soup, full of flavour
Bursting with necessary nutrients, this lentil soup is very good for growing children
A creamy and flavourful cauliflower soup
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
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
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A popular rice preparation from Uttar Pradesh
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
Mushroom pulao with a gentle flavour of fresh mint served garnished with parmesan cheese
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
This delicious rice preparation has the predominant flavour of pineapple
Tawa pulao is a popular Mumbai street food – completely enjoyable
Enriched with dried fruits, this pulao is fit for a king
Enjoy this vegetable fried rice with any spicy Chinese gravy dish
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
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
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
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
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
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
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
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 simple raita with garlic flavour
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
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