by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Momos are now garnering a lot of appreciated the world over
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
If the tikkis are delicious and also nutritious at the same time, what more can you want
Sesame adds a wonderful crunch to these batter coated and fried cottage cheese cubes
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Serve these chickpea kebabs at your next party and see how they are appreciated
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
Crisp and spicy potato wedges – best served with cocktails
This delicious starter is well liked by children and adults alike
Hard boiled eggs covered with a spicy chicken mixture and crumb fried
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
You can have this chaat any day and not just on your vrat day
Ideal way to use up leftover idlis – cook them in a Chinese way
This is a Spanish snack – dough roundels sandwiched with a flavourful filling and baked
A traditional dish that is very popular in most Middle Eastern countries
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Calzone is a traditional Italian snack and here it is made with multigrain flour to make it more nutritious
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Colourful mixture of potatoes and 3 coloured capsicums served on mini pita bread halves
Serve these pancakes at breakfast and see the pleasure on your loved ones faces
A healthy combination of bhel and banana shake – both kids and adults will enjoy them
Very popular among the Punjabis, here is how you can make matar paneer healthy
A traditional Burmese dish
A very tasty pumpkin and gram curry that can be best enjoyed with rotis or parathas
Colourful vegetables cooked with chickpeas and some simple masalas
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Perhaps the most loved Indian dish the world over, butter chicken should be best had hot with naan
Tomato is the hero of this delicious curry
As the name suggests this dish gets prepared fast and will satisfy the kids’ after school hunger pangs
A classic Kashmiri mutton dish
by Chef Shipra Khanna
As the cake is getting cooked the whole a delicate lemony aroma will waft all over the house
Gets ready in a few minutes – it is delicious and quite a mouthful
A popular Chinese dessert made with flat noodles – here samosa patti has replaced noodles
If you have lots of leftover French bread, do not despair – make this pudding and be assured your children will love it
Oh yes, you can have sweet risotto too – it is incredibly delicious
A rich and delicious British dessert made with ripe bananas
Gulab jamuns add the Indian touch to this wonderful crème bluee
If this pudding looks great its taste is greater
Very wholesome, healthy and so very tasty too
Green and black grapes combine well with fresh mint leaves and soda water to make a refreshing beverage
Cooling drink with the zing of ginger
Where there is chocolate children will be there to grab them
This smoothie has the goodness of a number of fruits
Mushroom soup served with milk and cream foam
A great way to ensure that the kids get the best of vegetables
The combination of ginger, carrot and pineapple makes for a healthy and tasty drink
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
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
Cooling and refreshing, enjoy these two during hot summer days
by Chef Saransh Goila
If there is a little boiled rajma leftover, turn it into this salad – its wholesome and tasty too
This salad is so very delicious that you would want to have it again and again
Roasting gives this salad a wonderful flavour
This cooked salad is very refreshing
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
One of the most popular Thai dishes is this papaya salad
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
The flavour of kaffir lime leaves dominates this salad making it more refreshing
Sweet potatoes and sabudana cooked with milk, jaggery and coconut milk to make a delicious kheer
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
Khoya and desiccated coconut combine well to make this delicious barfi
Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too
The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people
Moong dal kheer cooked in South Indian style
Sesame seeds and jaggery combine well in this crunchy sweet
This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too
Wholesome and delicious this soup will definitely satiate you
Sweet corn chicken soup made healthier
Cooked in black tea decoction, this black bean soup is as unique as it is delicious
Sweet corn soup made in Indian style
The perfect soup to be had on a swelteringly hot day
A delicious and smooth soup made with prawns and some aromatics
Almonds give taste and body to the soup whereas basil adds a delicate flavour
Chilled and refreshing, this soup is sure to rejuvenate you
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
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
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
An Italian traditional dish – rice cooked with mushrooms, cheese and cream
This protein rich pulao is so tasty that nobody will be able to resist it
A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal
A rich pulao with dried fruits and vegetables – simply delicious
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
Spicy and flavourful, this rice preparation is to die for
Indian gooseberries are known for their high vitamin C content and is one of the healthiest ingredient
This Indonesian speciality is very pleasing on the palate
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
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
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
by Chef Shazia Khan
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
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
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
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
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
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