by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Tomato fritters with mint make great starters
Jalapenos seeded, stuffed with peanut mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Mushroom cavities stuffed with a fragrant cheese and vegetable mixture and batter fried
Stuffed penne pasta deep fried – very yummy
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Almost every Bengali festive meal begins with this
Crunchy, spicy and bursting with flavour these potato strips are anytime snack
Marinated mushrooms and coloured capsicums skewed onto satay sticks and pan cooked
These delicate kebabs are very tasty
by Chef Amrita Raichand
A visual delight – pink and green custards in crisp canapés
Crisp tostadas topped with a spicy salad – absolutely declicious
A traditional breakfast snack, making of hollandaise sauce takes a little time to master
Rich cookies with a delicious crunch of toasted almonds - yummilicious
Made especially for the vegetarians, these sausages are simply superb
These unusual apple chips taste fantastic with hot chocolate sauce
Sprouts are extremely healthy being high on protein content
These cookie sandwiches doubly enriched – creamy cookies sandwiched with buttery filling
Mutton cooked in flavourful gravy
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Chicken breasts poached in flavoured water and served with spiced pumpkin mash
Come Christmas make this roast chicken – your chicken will eat it up in no time
A popular Hyderabadi dish made healthy
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Stuffed kofte served in a velvety and flavourful gravy
Stuffed parwals are a delicacy that few can resist
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Basa fillet pieces smoked with apple wood and served with blanched asparagus
Ladyfingers cooked in a flavourful mustard gravy
Molten chocolate seeping out of the cake is a sight to behold and taste to enjoy
This cake looks like a snowy mountain and is also rich and delicious
by Chef Ajay Chopra
This delicate dessert from France looks beautiful and is as tasty
Scooped out apples stuffed with a delicious mixture
A sago sweet dish that placate even the discerning palates
Beautifully presented this tiramisu is just as tasty
With refreshing flavour of lemons, this cheesecake is a connoisseur’s delight
Orange flavoured cake baked in the shape of a joker’s face – kids will love it
A delicious mixture of fruits juices full of nutrients and flavour
Refreshing and rejuvenating, this tea punch is the beverage to have during hot summer months
This unique mixture of raw mango, ripe mango and cranberry juice makes for a refreshing mocktail
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Have this juice first thing in the morning and keep away a lot of lifestyle diseases
Very wholesome, healthy and so very tasty too
Powerhouse of nutrients, this juice is an ideal way to start your day with
Cranberry juice and strawberry crush lend their lovely pink colour to this delicious beverage
Ideal drink to pep up the children when they come home tired from the play field
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
by Chef Saransh Goila
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
Sweet and sour healthy salad
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable
This is generally served along with Rajasthani dal and baati
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
Easy to make these pops will please the children a lot
Be it a special occasion or just guests visiting, Bengalis will dish up a plate of sandesh
Falooda gets a new identity with kiwi compote
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
Chilled and refreshing, this soup is sure to rejuvenate you
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
Celery flavours this soup delicately – very refreshing
The classic French onion soup, full of flavour
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Not only does this soup have a lovely colour, it is super delicious
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Sweet corn chicken soup made healthier
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
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
This pulao is an excellent way to make your children eat spinach
Simple dish this but you won’t be able to resist it for it is so very delicious
Next time there is leftover rice, do make this dish – it is absolutely fabulous
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
This Indonesian speciality is very pleasing on the palate
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
Green pieces of palak swimming in yellow dal is a sight to behold and a treat for any palate
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Lasagna sheets topped with cheese sauce, mixed vegetable mixture, processed cheese and mozzarella cheese
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
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
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A simple raita with garlic flavour
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
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