by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Spicy potato mixture sandwiched between 2 bread roundels and deep-fried
Stuffed penne pasta deep fried – very yummy
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Delicious starter cooked in Chinese style
Chapattis make delicious nachos – serve them salsa and sour cream and watch your loved ones enjoy them
by Chef Ajay Chopra
Galawati means melt in the mouth and these kababs are just that - heavenly
A delicious Burmese style starter – dried peas boiled, mixed with gram flour and some aromatics and deep-fried
These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter
by Chef Amrita Raichand
This popular Sindhi dish gets an international touch with pepper powder and chilli flakes
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Dip the idlis in jam instead of chutney – kids will simply love them
An ideal snack to be served with cups of hot tea – it is wholesome too
Made especially for the vegetarians, these sausages are simply superb
This is an anytime delicacy – you can enjoy it all the time
by Chef Madhu Sneha
Bread slices spread with sweet tamarind chutney and mint chutney, stuffed with zucchini slices and batter fried
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
Dalia cooked with vegetables makes a healthy snack
Soya chunks increase the nutrient content of these delicious savoury gujiyas
A lovely looking delicious snack – make it, serve it and enjoy it
by Chef Shazia Khan
The long hours spent at preparing this dish will be well worth it when you see the kids simply licking the dish clean
A complete meal this, it is a bit laborious but the end result is well worth the effort
The popular Punjabi dish palak paneer made this way is both healthy and delicious
Traditional pork from Coorg that is generally served with rice or akki rotti
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Pep up the frankfurters with this delicious creamy apple sauce
These are all classic Chinese dishes
Generally cooked in a pottery pot, you can cook it in a pan too
Colourful fruits makes this jelly very attractive which the kids will love
This delicious Italian dessert is especially meant for the strict vegetarians
A traditional Middle Eastern cake drenched in sugar syrup
Fresh strawberries rolled in a dough sheet, sliced, baked and served with custard
This Thai sweet dish made with rice and brown sugar will please your palate
This Italian baked pie is a sight to behold
This Christmas bake this special cake at home
Carrot pudding served with caramel sauce
This mixture of various fruits and fruit juice is an ideal drink during summers
This is a power juice – have it first thing in the morning and be energetic the whole day through
Cranberry juice and strawberry crush lend their lovely pink colour to this delicious beverage
A very nutritious and delicious lassi
A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty
Assamese tea is known for its special fragrance, enjoy it with a touch of fresh mint
This tea is served in the Himalayan regions and is supposed to have medicinal properties
Green and black grapes combine well with fresh mint leaves and soda water to make a refreshing beverage
These paranthas are indeed a powder house of nutrients
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
Start your day with these very flavourful paranthas
Methi theplas served with chhunda is a whole some snack that can enjoyed anytime
A favourite breakfast snack of the Americans
The popular gujarati snack served with tangy tomato garlic chutney is completely satiating
Paranthas stuffed with tempered sprouted moong
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
Oats and wheat flour kneaded with spring onions to make delicious paranthas
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
The flavour of kaffir lime leaves dominates this salad making it more refreshing
This popular American salad is presented like a butterfly especially for children
Sweet and sour healthy salad
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
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
This crunchy Greek salad should ideally be eaten during the hot summer months
A cucumber salad made differently – the cucumbers are stuffed with a delicious filling
A beautiful and colourful salad is just as tasty
You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up
A popular sweet dish from Bengal with additional flavour of paan
Chocolate dough shaped into Lord Ganpati and set in the refrigerator
Roasted peanuts and sesame seeds give a lovely flavour and texture to these oats laddoos
Sesame seeds and jaggery combine well in this crunchy sweet
Khoya and desiccated coconut combine well to make this delicious barfi
by Chef Saransh Goila
This delicious halwa is quite nutritious too
This popular Bengali sweet made with pear jelly
The best way to make kids consume the healthy pumpkin is to serve them this soup
Crisp bacon and gorgonzola cheese make this creamy cauliflower soup more flavourful
Roasted aubergines have a super flavour of their own which is very palatable
Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days
Slightly sweet slightly sour with a wonderful colour and orange flavour, this soup is a sure winner
A bowl full of this soup and a few slices of garlic bread will fill completely satiate you on cold wintry night
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Spicy and hot mixed vegetable soup
This is a one meal soup – it has pasta, vegetables and parmesan – what more could one ask for
Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
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
Another delicious dip from the Middle East
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
This Indonesian speciality is very pleasing on the palate
Vegetarian version of keema pulao - very nutritious and very delicious
The healthy curd rice made flavourful and interesting
Nutritious and wholesome this risotto is a pleasure to eat
Brown chana and spinach add both colour and nutrition to this rice delicacy
Enriched with dried fruits, this pulao is fit for a king
Ruby red risotto served with seared halloumi cheese slices – a treat for the eyes and for the palate too
This pulao is an excellent way to make your children eat spinach
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Soya nuggets add a new dimension to this delicious kadhi
A delicious brown Bengal gram preparation - a classic Rajasthani dish
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
Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable 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
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
The ever popular sarson da saag served in a new avatar
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Rice noodles cooked with vegetables and schezwan sauce
Pasta cooked in Indian style with spinach and corn is just too delicious
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
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
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
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
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
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
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