by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Marinated mushrooms and coloured capsicums skewed onto satay sticks and pan cooked
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Crisp and tangy these deep fried lotus stem slices will go well with cocktails
These delicate kebabs are very tasty
These shammi kababs are a vegetarian version of the traditional shammi kabab
A popular Parsi deep-fried chicken drumsticks
Crispy Cajun spice flavoured onion rings served with a flavourful chutney
Mushroom cavities stuffed with a fragrant cheese and vegetable mixture and batter fried
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails
by Chef Ajay Chopra
This unusual combination of keema matar and idiappam will satiate you completely
This is a very easy way to make idiyappam – serve it with vegetable stew
An ideal snack to be served with cups of hot tea – it is wholesome too
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Your kids will be simply delighted with these crisply fried chicken pieces
by Chef Saransh Goila
The weight watchers can enjoy these burgers without any guilt for they are quite healthy
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
This popular Gujarati snack gets additional nutrients with the addition of bottle gourd
Serve these muffins at breakfast and see the bright smiles on the loved ones faces
by Chef Shazia Khan
This hummus looks red but it is not spicy at all and just right for the kids
Small potatoes cooked in a highly flavourful gravy with turnips
The not so popular lauki gets a delicious make over when cooked this way
A Punjabi speciality that can be enjoyed with kulche or bhature
Very popular among lovers of vegetarian Chinese food, this dish is an absolute winner
A comfort food especially on a cold wintry night to enjoyed with family sitting around a wood fire
This dish is quite wholesome – it has vegetables, chicken, rice and aromatics
by Chef Madhu Sneha
This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates
Who says healthy food cannot be tasty, try this out and you will know how tasty it can be
Pumpkin adds a lovely colour, flavour and also nutrients to this delicious dessert
White chocolates filled with jam
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Wonderfully creamy and oh so delicious is this ice cream made with mozzarella cheese
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Indian style pudding – absolutely delicious and rich – fit for royalty
Molten chocolate seeping out of the cake is a sight to behold and taste to enjoy
A popular Chinese dessert – the crisp noodles combine well with ice cream to delight your palate
You will be pleasantly surprised to realize that pumpkin can be made into a delicious pudding
This cake looks like a snowy mountain and is also rich and delicious
A delicious mixture of peach juice and chocolate milk
A delicious beverage that will satisfy any palate
Ideal beverage to be had during hot summer months
A cooling drink, ideal for the hot summer days
A fizzy drink made with black grapes and drinking soda
The drinking soda adds a delightful fizz to this cranberry juice mixture
This Frappuccino gets an Indian touch with masala chai
A delicious mixture of fruits juices full of nutrients and flavour
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
The dough is kneaded with spinach paste, rolled into rotis and cooked spread with egg
Serve this flavourful bread warm and see it disappear in no time
Sweet potato and kidney beans salad served warm is very filling
Roasted beet, pear, quinoa, walnuts, feta cheese mingle in this delicious salad
Have leftover boiled chickpeas, just assemble it into a delicious salad and serve it along with the tomato-coriander juice
The flavour of kaffir lime leaves dominates this salad making it more refreshing
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
Healthy and wholesome – an ideal salad for weight watchers
Whenever you want to have a light meal, have this salad – it is really delicious
Sweet and sour healthy salad
A must in the Onam menu, this is a dal payasam which the locals of Kerala love
Make good use of leftover cake, turn them into laddoos
Khoya and desiccated coconut combine well to make this delicious barfi
A healthy sweet dish which is very popular in Karnatak
Excellent way to make kids eat bottle gourd which is a healthy vegetable
Made during most festivals, these rolls can be enjoyed at other occasions too
Bread slices get a sweet makeover with this quick and easy halwa
Mango and sago pudding topped with desiccated coconut and served
Don’t let the name of the recipe worry you, it is not too spicy and your kids will love it
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Roasting the bell peppers and carrots gives this soup a wonder flavour and taste
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
A delicious and smooth soup made with prawns and some aromatics
This cold and delicious soup will pep up the kids on a hot summer day
Thai green paste gives a wonderful flavour to this delicious broccoli soup
A very hearty soup made in the Moroccan style is very tasty
Soup served in a bread bowl – have it together and enjoy
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
An excellent one pot dish – make this when you are feeling too lazy to cook a 3 course meal
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
The most popular Italian rice dish that’s pleasing the palates of the gourmets of the world
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
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
In this risotto barley replaces Arborio rice and makes it extremely nutritious
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
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Cholar dal served with luchi is very popular in Bengal
This popular dal made healthy – weight watchers should definitely try this
Solachi kadhi, meaning this kadhi is made with kokum
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
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
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
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
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
Feast on this delicious pasta without any guilt – it is full of essential nutrients
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Raviolis stuffed with spiced pumpkin and ricotta cheese and served with sautéed shallots and tomato
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
The different coloured layers make this dish attractive and at the same time nutritive
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
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
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
A simple raita with garlic flavour
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
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
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
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