by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Masaledar chicken mince balls deep-fried and serve hot
Marinated mushrooms and coloured capsicums skewed onto satay sticks and pan cooked
Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried
by Chef Madhu Sneha
These paneer topped fingers make excellent starters
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These dim sums have a delicious filling wrapped in cabbage leaves
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
An African delicacy – it makes an excellent starter to serve with cocktails
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
These potlis are stuffed with spiced sweet potato mixture and deep-fried
This omelette is greasy but absolutely delicious
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These delicious cutlets can be served as starters with cocktails
Red cabbage and beetroot give this sandwich its name
Any time snack – flavourful and piquant corn on the cob can be enjoyed especially during monsoon
by Chef Shazia Khan
Ideal snack for obese children
Pizzas made with naan dough
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Spanish snack – these deep-fried dough strips dusted with cinnamon flavoured sugar is something you would want to eat again and again
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Give these rolls to your kids in their tiffin boxes and be rest assured that the boxes will come back empty
Nihari is a slow cooked mutton stew that is traditionally cooked through the night and eaten early in the morning mostly during the ramzan
A popular Maharashtrian dish that pairs well with bhakri – a poor man’s daily meal enjoyed by the rich very often
One of the favourite dishes of the Gujaratis
The North Indians love turnips and cook it in different ways
High in protein, this dish is not only nutritious and tasty too
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Vegetables marinated with oriental chilli sauce, skewed onto skewers, cooked and served on a bed of basil and tomato pulao
Yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this potato dish
A semi-dry, sweet and spicy vegetables – a Chinese speciality
A popular Chinese dessert – the crisp noodles combine well with ice cream to delight your palate
Baked bananas served with butterscotch sauce
by Chef Saransh Goila
An unusual pudding made with coconut milk and nigella seeds
With refreshing flavour of lemons, this cheesecake is a connoisseur’s delight
The classic crème brulee made healthy using low fat yogurt
The heavenly flavour of mango is so enticing that you will be drawn to this cake
These waffle cones are not filled with ice cream but with a nutritious mousse
The flavour and taste of lemons give a pleasant tartness to this delicious cake
Like the name suggests you can enjoy this smoothie anytime but it is ideal for breakfast
Very refreshing have this during the hot summer days and feel rejuvenated
A remedy for a lot of lifestyle ailments
Is the heat bothering you? Just make this drink and gets rejuvenated almost instantly
Fresh vegetables blended together to make a flavourful beverage
Green and black grapes combine well with fresh mint leaves and soda water to make a refreshing beverage
The combination of tea, orange juice and pineapple juice is so very delicious
Refreshing and rejuvenating, this tea punch is the beverage to have during hot summer months
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
by Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor
This salad is wholesome and can make a complete meal
This sprouted bean salad is healthy and extremely delicious
A blend of different textures and flavours blending well together, this salad is very palatable
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
These two dishes are ideal to be served during the summer months
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
This is a winter speciality which not only warms you up but is really tasty
This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too
A healthy sweet dish which is very popular in Karnatak
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
Easy to make these pops will please the children a lot
Excellent way to make kids eat bottle gourd which is a healthy vegetable
Lord Ganesh will certainly be happy to be offered these lovely looking and delicious modaks
Sesame seeds and jaggery combine well in this crunchy sweet
Cooked in black tea decoction, this black bean soup is as unique as it is delicious
English soup made with Indian influence and masalas
A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste
Tomato soup is a favourite with most kids, and this twist will make them love it more
Mildly spiced this soup is wholesome and delicious
Broccoli and apple soup with a gentle flavour of lemon rind
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
This beautiful green soup is just as tasty as it looks
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
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
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Spicy and flavourful, this rice preparation is to die for
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
Make a sumptuous pulao with leftover chicken curry
Next time there is leftover rice, do make this dish – it is absolutely fabulous
This khichdi is not bland as the usual khichdis, it is bursting with flavours
An Italian traditional dish – rice cooked with mushrooms, cheese and cream
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
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
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
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
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
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves