by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Jalapeno flavoured poppers made with potatoes and cottage cheese
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
If the tikkis are delicious and also nutritious at the same time, what more can you want
Crunchy, spicy and bursting with flavour these potato strips are anytime snack
Poha cutlets have a delicious crunch that is so irresistible
by Chef Ajay Chopra
When in Thailand make sure to have this delicacy – it is a traditional dish that has now become popular world over
Try out these kebabs at your next party and see how your guests enjoy them
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
by Chef Saransh Goila
Call it canapés or open sandwich, this is a super delicious snack
Homemade pizza bases topped with sauce, capsicum, olives and cheese and baked to perfection
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
These mini pizzas topped with home made sauce, spicy cottage cheese mixture and mozzarella cheese are an absolute delight
These cookie sandwiches doubly enriched – creamy cookies sandwiched with buttery filling
Crisp and delicious this pancake makes an ideal breakfast snack
Tortillas filled with spicy paneer mixture, topped with salsa and cheese
Italian styled folded pizza baked in the oven
by Chef Madhu Sneha
French toasts enhanced with bananas, walnuts and honey
An ideal snack to be served with cups of hot tea – it is wholesome too
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
This dish is quite wholesome – it has vegetables, chicken, rice and aromatics
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Chicken cooked the Moroccan way with mixed fruit juice
Sarson ka saag, a winter speciality in Punjab, is something the Punjabis savour with makai ki roti
A close cousin to cholay, pindi chana is a dry dish made with chickpeas
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Sichuan peppercorns lend their distinct flavour to this vegetable stir fry
A vegetarian version of the classic chilli con carne where soya granules replace meat
These koftas are not deep-fried so they are quite healthy
Small potatoes cooked in a highly flavourful gravy with turnips
With predominant flavour of cinnamon, this cake will go excellently with cups of hot coffee
If you have lots of leftover French bread, do not despair – make this pudding and be assured your children will love it
Black forest, a favourite of many, served to you in miniature form
This Italian baked pie is a sight to behold
A classic British dessert – very easy to make and simply delicious
A popular Chinese dessert made with flat noodles – here samosa patti has replaced noodles
So easy to make yet so very delicious
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Make this easy sweet that will delight the whole family
No Holi celebration is complete without thandai
The fusion of fruits and vegetables is both tasty and healthy
Very refreshing – have a glass of this on a hot summer day and feel completely rejuvenated instantly
A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty
The vignette effect is very appealing and the taste absolutely superb
The colour of this beverage reminds one of the myriad colours seen during sunrise
This mixture of various fruits and fruit juice is an ideal drink during summers
The combination of ginger, carrot and pineapple makes for a healthy and tasty drink
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
This salad looks nice, tastes nice and is very healthy too
Full of proteins and taste this salad is wholesome too
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
This deliciously sweet and flavourful hot salad is an absolute delight
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
These gujiyas are usually made during festival or a special occasion
Difficult to imagine a kheer with garlic, but just make this dish and you will know how tasty it can be
Deep red in colour this halwa is full of nutrients
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Moong dal kheer cooked in South Indian style
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
Parsis love their desserts and this is one of their favourite
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Wontons stuffed with oats and served with a vegetable soup
Flavour of roasted corn kernels makes this soup extra tasty
A wholesome shorba that is ideal during cold winter months
Bursting with necessary nutrients, this lentil soup is very good for growing children
Spicy and hot mixed vegetable soup
A very hearty soup made in the Moroccan style is very tasty
Lotus stem soup flavoured with Thai red curry paste
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
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
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Brown rice makes this flavourful pulao healthy
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
Mixed sprouts make this rice dish very nutritious besides adding a wonderful flavour and taste
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Delicious biryanis can be made with various combinations and this one is just too tasty
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
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
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
A simple raita with garlic flavour
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
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
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
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce