by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Cottage cheese batons skewered, coated with a spicy marination, rolled in sesame seeds and shallow-fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
A popular Parsi starter - deep-fried chicken drumsticks
Crisply sautéed chicken sausages and onions, enveloped in a flavourful flour batter and baked to perfection
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Treat your guests with these baked potato jackets oozing with cheese at your next party
Serve these chickpea kebabs at your next party and see how they are appreciated
by Chef Saransh Goila
Call it canapés or open sandwich, this is a super delicious snack
Easy to make yet so very tasty, these chicken balls make great starters
Large shell pasta stuffed with spinach-cottage cheese mixture and served on bread roundels with tomato sauce
The popular South Indian breakfast snack gets a makeover cooked like a pizza.
by Chef Amrita Raichand
These colourful sandwiches look so lovely, are healthy too
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Pancakes stuffed with fresh coconut mixture
A classic French snack that can be served at breakfast
This popular Gujarati snack gets additional nutrients with the addition of bottle gourd
Oats-walnuts-date balls dipped in melted dark or white chocolate
You will be surprised how tasty this cake is – with black tea decoction
You can also call this snack semiya upma too – serve it at breakfast
Famous Kerala speciality – the combination of appam and ishtew is just too irresistible
Spicy and oozing with Mexican flavours, this chicken dish is simply lip smacking
A hearty vegetable stew from France made with seasonal vegetables
Fenugreek seeds when sautéed lets out a wonder flavour that it lends to this green gram dish
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Perhaps the most loved Indian dish the world over, butter chicken should be best had hot with naan
The rich butter chicken made healthy
A popular Bengali dish – prawns cooked with bottle gourd
A Hyderabadi speciality – it is served with Hyderabadi biryani
If you have lots of leftover French bread, do not despair – make this pudding and be assured your children will love it
This dry fruit treat is absolutely delicious and a power house of nutrients
Rosemary makes this cake unique
This fruit salad is so very tasty that you will devour it in no time
Hollowed out apples stuffed with oat mixture and baked
The coconut crust elevates this coffee mousse to a new level
The unique flavour of coconut is the main attraction of these cupcakes
This delicious parfait will be thoroughly enjoyed by both young and old
A refreshing drink to pep you up instantly
Apple and cinnamon make a great combination but when you add orange juice and clove powder the taste is further enhanced
Oats add fibre whereas strawberries and nuts add plenty of minerals and vitamins
Had a heavy meal? Just sip on this wonderful concoction and feel the relief almost immediately
Rich, creamy with delicate flavour of nuts, this milk is a very pleasant beverage
This drink can prevent flu
A delicious rejuvenating drink and a lovely looking dessert – simply fantastic
A healthy smoothie which is so delicious that you will want to have it again and again
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
The various seeds lend their nutrients to this bread
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
This garlic bread is extra special for olive oil will give it that extra zing
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
Crunchy and delicious this coleslaw makes a wonderful side dish or even sandwich filling
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
Ginger adds a wonderful zing to this lychee and orange salad
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
Roasted beet, pear, quinoa, walnuts, feta cheese mingle in this delicious salad
Deliciously crunchy this salad is a sure winner
One of the most popular Thai dishes is this papaya salad
Parsis love their desserts and this is one of their favourite
Deep red in colour this halwa is full of nutrients
Chocolate dough shaped into Lord Ganpati and set in the refrigerator
Easy to make these pops will please the children a lot
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Moong dal kheer cooked in South Indian style
The creamy texture of this vermicelli kheer will win many hearts
Lotus stem soup flavoured with Thai red curry paste
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Protein rich tofu and nutrient rich vegetables make this soup very healthy especially for kids
Spicy and hot mixed vegetable soup
A very hearty soup made in the Moroccan style is very tasty
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
Thai green paste gives a wonderful flavour to this delicious broccoli soup
A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
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
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
In this risotto barley replaces Arborio rice and makes it extremely nutritious
The most popular Italian rice dish that’s pleasing the palates of the gourmets of the world
This protein rich pulao is so tasty that nobody will be able to resist it
Cabbage lends a delicious crunch to this delicious pulav
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
Rice cooked with masalas and kabuli chane to make a wholesome biryani
An Italian traditional dish – rice cooked with mushrooms, cheese and cream
Tawa pulao is a popular Mumbai street food – completely enjoyable
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
The Rajasthanis love their dal full of flavour and spice and this is an excellent example
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
Dal delicately flavoured with fresh fenugreek leaves
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
Toor dal and chana dal cooked with bottle gourd and some flavourful masalas
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut 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
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Colourful, cheesy and delicious is the best way to describe this pasta dish
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
Penne pasta when cooked in this gently flavoured Pesto sauce is so delicious that you just cannot resist it
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
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
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
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster