by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Prawns, boneless chicken cubes, cottage cheese cubes and mixed capsicum squares marinated in a simple marinade and cooked over hot coals
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Vegetarian version of mutton shammi kabab especially for non-meat eaters
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Famous Rajasthani snack – green chillies stuffed with potato mixture and batter fried
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
A healthy way to enjoy nachos with a tasty nutritious topping
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.
Grilled marinated vegetables served with a delicious peanut sauce – a traditional dish of Thailand
Healthy golgappe – crisp puris stuffed with a healthy barley-chickpea mixture and served with pomegranate juice mixture
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
This combination is very tasty and ideal for a Sunday breakfast
If you are wondering what to do with leftover bread, make this upma and enjoy
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Sweet mathris with a delightful crunch of sesame seeds
Mixed vegetable mixture rolled in chapattis and served
Wholesome and delicious, uttappams are a popular South Indian breakfast snack
Rich cookies with a delicious crunch of toasted almonds - yummilicious
Vegetable pizza cooked in Moroccan style
This dish is quite wholesome – it has vegetables, chicken, rice and aromatics
A tangy vegetable dish made popular in Kolkata during the British raj
This vegetable preparation is full of flavour and taste and goes well with paranthe as well as rice
Coconut based gravy makes fish curry extra delicious
A healthy mix of chicken, vegetables and black eyed beans with cheese giving it a tasty boost
Carrots tossed in a flavoured honey mixture and baked
Chicken breasts stuffed with flavourful rice mixture and baked
Cooked this way makes the bitter gourds lot less bitter and absolutely tasty
A sago sweet dish that placate even the discerning palates
Melt in the mouth flavourful truffles
This dry fruit treat is absolutely delicious and a power house of nutrients
A great way to make kids consume healthy vegetables and fruits
Luscious cake with wonderful coffee flavour
This Thai sweet dish made with rice and brown sugar will please your palate
Layered cake with each layer having a different colour of the rainbow
Thandai, a drink often served during the festival of Holi, has been turned into a mousse
Fresh vegetables blended together to make a flavourful beverage
A great way to ensure that the kids get the best of vegetables
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Like the name suggests you can enjoy this smoothie anytime but it is ideal for breakfast
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
Non-alcohol mojito – with cola and brown sugar lending its colour to make it different from the usual mojito
No Holi celebration is complete without thandai
Looking for something healthy to drink and eat, then these recipes are for you
This smoothie is berry berry delicious and refreshing
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
by Chef Saransh Goila
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Fabulous salad – crunchy, bursting with flavour and simply irresistible
This salad looks nice, tastes nice and is very healthy too
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This sprouted bean salad is healthy and extremely delicious
This is a pickled vegetable salad which is widely dished out in Indonesia
Sweet potato and kidney beans salad served warm is very filling
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
A blend of different textures and flavours blending well together, this salad is very palatable
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
Easy to make and delicious to taste
by Chef Ajay Chopra
These gujiyas are usually made during festival or a special occasion
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
Bread slices get a sweet makeover with this quick and easy halwa
Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
Difficult to imagine a kheer with garlic, but just make this dish and you will know how tasty it can be
Cooked in black tea decoction, this black bean soup is as unique as it is delicious
The delicate orange colour and creamy texture makes this soup a sure winner
The best way to make kids consume the healthy pumpkin is to serve them this soup
Don’t let the name of the recipe worry you, it is not too spicy and your kids will love it
by Chef Shazia Khan
This beautiful green soup is just as tasty as it looks
Protein rich tofu and nutrient rich vegetables make this soup very healthy especially for kids
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
A creamy and flavourful cauliflower soup
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
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
This pulao is an excellent way to make your children eat spinach
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
Full of flavour and spicy enjoy this rice preparation to the fullest
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
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
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
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
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
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
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
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
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