by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Grilled marinated vegetables served with a delicious peanut sauce – a traditional dish of Thailand
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Large green chillies stuffed with a spicy potato mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Fill these canapés with nutrients and enjoy them with your loved ones
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Originally this dish is very spicy but here we have toned down the spice level for the kids
Crispy Cajun spice flavoured onion rings served with a flavourful chutney
Masaledar chicken mince balls deep-fried and serve hot
Delicious starter cooked in Chinese style
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Sesame adds a wonderful crunch to these batter coated and fried cottage cheese cubes
Chicken cooked with mushrooms, green peas and capsicum and stuffed into a fish shaped pie
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Don’t let the name frighten you, it is not the hot chilli but the capsicums that give these toasts both colour and flavour
Thai red curry paste gives these tikkis the Thai touch
Cheeselings replace puffed rice in this bhel which is just as delicious
These biscuits have the flavour and taste of lemon and crunch of walnuts
Start your day with this healthy oatmeal dish
Crisp hash cakes made with chicken and potatoes served with flavourful coriander sauce
A nice way to serve bread and fried egg together
Corn and potato koftas cooked in a flavourful curry
A baked aubergine dish made the Lebanese way
This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates
Chicken cooked the Moroccan way with mixed fruit juice
Colourful vegetables cooked with chickpeas and some simple masalas
Bottle gourd and brown Bengal grams cooked with flavourful masala
A comfort food especially on a cold wintry night to enjoyed with family sitting around a wood fire
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Spicy and flavourful this potato preparation can be served with kachoris or puris
The taste of this crème brulee is further enhanced with strawberries
Oozing with chocolate no child will be able to resist this sizzler
You will get a delicious crunch of the walnuts with every bite
East meets west in a delicious way
White chocolates filled with jam
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
This chocolate mousse with the flavour of cigar is a unique but extremely appealing
Luscious cake with wonderful coffee flavour
Toasted sesame and toasted peanuts lend their full bodied flavour to this pudding
Very healthy and very tasty, the colour of this juice is also very appetising
Masaledaar guava smoothie
Refreshing and rejuvenating especially during hot summer days
A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty
Once you have tasted this delicacy you will never forget its rich taste
The combination of the tartness of the citrus fruits and tea is very refreshing
Very few kids will be able to resist this delicious shake
Fresh vegetables blended together to make a flavourful beverage
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
You cannot think of Gujarati snacks and forget khakhra
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
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
These paranthas make ideal breakfast snack – healthy and tasty
The combination of green peas and mushrooms taste great when used to make paranthas too
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
Very refreshing, very tasty and the crunch is simply unbeatable
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
This is a pickled vegetable salad which is widely dished out in Indonesia
Sweet potato and kidney beans salad served warm is very filling
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Sweet potatoes are known to be super food and when they are presented like this it is raised a few notches
by Chef Shazia Khan
This salad platter will be licked clean within minutes of serving
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
by Chef Saransh Goila
Make good use of leftover cake, turn them into laddoos
Sweet potatoes and sabudana cooked with milk, jaggery and coconut milk to make a delicious kheer
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
The colour of this sheera may be a bit unbecoming, but it is full of nutrients and is delicious too
The mixed seeds and nuts make these laddoos nutritious
Honey makes these katlis healthier
The best way to make kids consume the healthy pumpkin is to serve them this soup
A very hearty soup made in the Moroccan style is very tasty
Oats makes this onion-potato soup healthier
Wontons stuffed with oats and served with a vegetable soup
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Spicy and hot mixed vegetable soup
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Don’t let the name of the recipe worry you, it is not too spicy and your kids will love it
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
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
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
This paella is especially for the vegetarians
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
Tangy and full of flavour this is a great way to use up leftover rice
The colour may put you off but once you taste it you will simply enjoy it
Rice cooked with bottle gourd, oats and dry fruit powder
Wheat replaces rice in this delightful khichdi
Leftover rice and dal put to good use – very tasty and nutritious
Plenty of eggs and cheddar cheese make this pulao creamy and totally lip smacking
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
This kadhi looks good, tastes great and is nutritious too
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
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
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
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
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
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
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