by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Famous Rajasthani snack – green chillies stuffed with potato mixture and batter fried
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These dim sums have a delicious filling wrapped in cabbage leaves
by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Goan dish with a slight twist
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
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
Crunchy, spicy and bursting with flavour these potato strips are anytime snack
by Chef Shazia Khan
A very filling and wholesome snack – it has eggs, vegetables, and rotis too
The perfect and popular Indian street food gets a healthy twist with masala twist
Batter fried spinach leaves served with chaat ingredients – slurp slurp
Totally healthy burger and just as tasty
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Rich with proteins these paranthas can be enjoyed by those who are lactose intolerant
This is an ideal snack to serve the children when they return from school
You can cook shawarma easily in this way without sacrificing the taste
Small, savoury, deep-fried round balls made from cornmeal-based batter – excellent starters
Light green and dark green merge together to make a tasty dish
A classic dish from Kerala – it can become a permanent part of your weekly menu
Portuguese stew of kidney beans with vegetables served with rice
Even those who don’t like eggplants will simply relish this dish
An excellent dish for your daily meal
Cooked this way makes the bitter gourds lot less bitter and absolutely tasty
The smoky flavour of baingan bharta is the biggest plus point of this popular dish
Talk of Thai food and green curry or red curry comes to your mind. So here’s how to make green curry
Pears poached in grape juice and served filled with cream cheese mixture
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Make this easy sweet that will delight the whole family
You will get a delicious crunch of the walnuts with every bite
A classic pudding which is believed to have originated in Britain during world war II.
Caramel sauce adds a delightful flavour to this pear tart
Oats and honey make these chocolate blocks healthier
French choux pastry balls filled with chocolate ganche
A classic British dessert – very easy to make and simply delicious
A delicious mixture of peach juice and chocolate milk
A cup full of this just before going to bed will give your child sound sleep
Grapes, blueberries and oats blended together to make a delicious smoothie
Cranberry juice and strawberry crush lend their lovely pink colour to this delicious beverage
Jal jeera is a favourite drink of most Indians – it’s not only tasty it also is good for digestion
Ideal drink to pep up the children when they come home tired from the play field
A delightful coffee flavoured dessert
The non-alcoholic version of Bloody Mary – absolute delight
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
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
by Chef Madhu Sneha
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
This popular American salad is presented like a butterfly especially for children
Crunchy and delicious, this salad is very refreshing
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
This is a pickled vegetable salad which is widely dished out in Indonesia
Ginger adds a wonderful zing to this lychee and orange salad
This deliciously sweet and flavourful hot salad is an absolute delight
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
The creamy texture of this vermicelli kheer will win many hearts
Chocolate dough shaped into Lord Ganpati and set in the refrigerator
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
Indian style pudding enriched with almonds – creamy and delicious
Mango and sago pudding topped with desiccated coconut and served
This is a winter speciality which not only warms you up but is really tasty
One of the most popular Bengali sweets can be made in various flavours and they are all very delicious
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
Wontons stuffed with oats and served with a vegetable soup
Emerald green soup that has the goodness of broccoli
Don’t let the name of the recipe worry you, it is not too spicy and your kids will love it
by Chef Saransh Goila
Sweet corn chicken soup made healthier
A typical Thai soup made with coconut milk and lemon grass
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
Almonds give taste and body to the soup whereas basil adds a delicate flavour
The perfect soup to be had on a swelteringly hot day
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
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
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
This Indonesian speciality is very pleasing on the palate
Vegetarian version of keema pulao - very nutritious and very delicious
A popular rice preparation from Uttar Pradesh
Nutritious and wholesome this risotto is a pleasure to eat
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
Vegetable biryani – full of heavenly flavour
This pulao is bursting with flavour, it’s green and it’s nutritious too
Rice cooked with brinjals and some simple masalas
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
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
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
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
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
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster