by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
Crisply fried chicken wings coated with a spicy and sweet sauce – absolutely delicious
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Try out these kebabs at your next party and see how your guests enjoy them
Hard boiled eggs covered with a spicy chicken mixture and crumb fried
These cheese balls have universal appeal and will be enjoyed by both children and adults
This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike
Crisp and spicy potato wedges – best served with cocktails
Sprouts made more interesting by turning them out into these tikkis
Small, savoury, deep-fried round balls made from cornmeal-based batter – excellent starters
Whoever says cutlets cannot be healthy or nutritious, try these out
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Colourful mixture of potatoes and 3 coloured capsicums served on mini pita bread halves
You need to create some magic in order to keep your children’s interest in eating alive and here is one of them
The delicate caramel flavour of dulce de leche makes these pancakes extra special
An extremely nutritious snack to start your day with
A fantastic and instant energy booster
A rich and delicious dish – chicken cooked in Awadhi style, fit for royalty
Tomato is the hero of this delicious curry
A very healthy and delicious dish all the way from Africa – totally satiating
Cashewnuts add a wonderful flavour and texture to this Chinese delicacy
Chicken breasts stuffed with a flavourful mushroom mixture and cooked with stir-fry sauce
Capsicum cooked with some simple masalas and gram flour
Portuguese stew of kidney beans with vegetables served with rice
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
The popular Italian dessert gets pineapple flavour in this recipe
by Chef Shipra Khanna
As the cake is getting cooked the whole a delicate lemony aroma will waft all over the house
Cupcakes decorated as bunny rabbits will find more favour with the kids
The coconut crust elevates this coffee mousse to a new level
Pie stuffed with pears and crumbled sponge cake
This cake looks like a snowy mountain and is also rich and delicious
A great way to make kids consume healthy vegetables and fruits
Our very own vermicelli kheer made in the Moroccan way is just as tasty
Very few kids will be able to resist this delicious shake
The vignette effect is very appealing and the taste absolutely superb
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Cooling drink with the zing of ginger
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
When the orange and pineapple meet in a glass, the result is a delicious blend of sour and sweet
This juice is a power house of essential nutrients
Very refreshing beverage
A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty
Concentrated decoction which is refreshing and rejuvenating
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
by Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor
This salad is wholesome and can make a complete meal
Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable
One of the most popular Thai dishes is this papaya salad
Whenever you want to have a light lunch have a bowl of vegetable salad and a glass of kesar badam milkshake
Sweet and sour healthy salad
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
A powerhouse of nutrients – you can enjoy this even if you are a weight watcher
This popular Bengali sweet made with pear jelly
These toffees have the flavour of revadi, the popular Rajasthani sweet
by Chef Saransh Goila
The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people
Easy to make and delicious to taste
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
Sesame seeds and jaggery combine well in this crunchy sweet
Falooda gets a new identity with kiwi compote
A wholesome soup, very filling and very energizing
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Tomato soup is a favourite with most kids, and this twist will make them love it more
Sweet corn soup made in Indian style
A bowl full of this soup and a few slices of garlic bread will fill completely satiate you on cold wintry night
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
Almonds give taste and body to the soup whereas basil adds a delicate flavour
Spicy and hot mixed vegetable soup
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
by Chef Ajay Chopra
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
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A rich pulao with dried fruits and vegetables – simply delicious
Ruby red risotto served with seared halloumi cheese slices – a treat for the eyes and for the palate too
Spicy and flavourful, this rice preparation is to die for
When you are feeling lazy to cook and want a one meal dish, just cook this tehri and enjoy
Rice cooked with brinjals and some simple masalas
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
Tri coloured rice to represent our national flag – saffron, white and green
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
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
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
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
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
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 refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
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