by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A popular Parsi starter - deep-fried chicken drumsticks
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Chicken supreme rolls stuffed with mozzarella cheese and pan cooked
Excellent starter – you must serve this at your next party or enjoy with your loved ones
These cheese balls have universal appeal and will be enjoyed by both children and adults
Crunchy, spicy and bursting with flavour these potato strips are anytime snack
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Delicious starter cooked in Chinese style
Tofu tikkas with a distinct flavour of fenugreek
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Cottage cheese cubes marinated in a flavourful marinade with some vegetables, grilled and served with salsa
Popcorns coated with saffron flavoured jaggery sauce
This healthy version of poha will keep you energetic throughout a hard working day
This is the way the Brazilians make muffins – very flavourful
Omelette made healthier with spinach is absolutely delicious
As the name suggests these toasts and fluffy and delicious
Macaroni adds an Italian angle to these delicious kachoris
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
You can have this chaat any day and not just on your vrat day
The ever popular Mumbai street food bhel gets a Chinese avatar
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Chicken breasts stuffed with flavourful rice mixture and baked
Bengali speciality – ladyfinger dish with a predominant mustard flavour
Famous Kerala speciality – the combination of appam and ishtew is just too irresistible
A semi-dry, sweet and spicy vegetables – a Chinese speciality
Talk of Thai food and green curry or red curry comes to your mind. So here’s how to make green curry
An excellent dish for your daily meal
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Grilled eggplant slices stuffed with vegetables and dried fruits, rolled and served
Portuguese stew of kidney beans with vegetables served with rice
by Chef Shipra Khanna
The purple yam gives the mousse a lovely colour and a nice texture
A sweet treat from Burma which is now called Myanmar – sweet dumplings steamed wrapped in banana leaves
Luscious cake with wonderful coffee flavour
Baked bread and butter pudding – quick to make and tasty too
Such a lovely way of gifting chocolates especially a birthday boy or girl
Polenta gives this cake a wonderful texture
Anything made of chocolate will please the kids even if they are shaped like spiders
Lychees never tasted so great than when coated with chocoalte
This wonderful beverage is especially for those who do not take alcohol
During the hot summer afternoons when you need something to pep you up, just serve this drink
A healthy smoothie which is so delicious that you will want to have it again and again
As the name suggests this drink is a dream come true
Soymilk is very rich in proteins and is extremely good for growing children
The same says it all – all we can add is that it is very nutritious
A cooling drink, ideal during the hot summer months
A fizzy drink made with black grapes and drinking soda
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
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
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
A beautiful and colourful salad is just as tasty
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
This wholesome salad will serve as a one meal dish
These two dishes are ideal to be served during the summer months
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
A popular Punjabi sweet dish that is usually served during cold winter days
Rice kheer made in the Benarasi style
The addition of grated apples to coconut barfi makes it more nutritious
Very popular among the Punjabis, they make this halwa for all special occasions
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
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
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Lotus stem soup flavoured with Thai red curry paste
Broccoli and apple soup with a gentle flavour of lemon rind
This is a one meal soup – it has pasta, vegetables and parmesan – what more could one ask for
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
A soothing soup – ideal for the summer
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
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
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Indian gooseberries are known for their high vitamin C content and is one of the healthiest ingredient
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
Mixed sprouts make this rice dish very nutritious besides adding a wonderful flavour and taste
This is a delightful khichdi – rice cooked with dals and plenty of tomatoes
In this risotto barley replaces Arborio rice and makes it extremely nutritious
Leftover rice and dal put to good use – very tasty and nutritious
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
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
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
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
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
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
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
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
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
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
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
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