Author: Minal

Ingredients: 1 each – carrot, capsicum, potato, brinjal, tomato; cubed, 1 large onion; chopped, 100gms ladyfinger (okra), 100gms French beans, 1/2 bunch of spinach; chopped, 1/2 bunch of sua (dill weed); chopped, 1/4 bunch of khatta saag; chopped, 2 green chillies, 1 cup chana dal (horsegram); soaked for 2 hours, 3-4 cloves of garlic; minced,… Continue reading Sindhi Sai Bhaji

Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs, 3 tbsp margarine/butter, 24 oz/700 gms cream cheese, softened, 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3 large eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup semi-sweet chips, Whipped cream and chocolate sauce to garnish. Method: Combine crumbs with margarine/butter and press onto the bottom of… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Ingredients: (Serves 2) 1 cup cold tea, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 cup apple juice, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3-4 ice cubes, Few thin slices of apple. Method: Mix together lemon juice and apple juice. Transfer to the blender with ice cubes, sugar and tea and blend well. Chill before you serve and garnish with apple… Continue reading Apple Tea Cooler

Ingredients: 1 footlong or French bread; cut into halves lengthwise, 3 eggs; beaten, 1 tomato; chopped, 1 onion; chopped, 1 capsicum; chopped, 1/2 butter, Salt and pepper to taste, Some parsley; chopped, Cheese and Tomato ketchup as per taste. Ingredients: Melt little butter in a pan, add chopped onion, capsicum and tomatoes and let them… Continue reading Egg Footlong

Doctors and diet experts suggest that you must have at least one fruit everyday. But sometimes eating a whole fruit become boring, especially for kids. So once in a while why not prepare fruit salad? Here are some fruit salad ideas. 1. Fruit Custard – Get custard mix of your favorite flavor. Usually kids like… Continue reading Fruit Salad Ideas

Ingredients: 1 plain white cake mix, 1 packet vanilla instant pudding mix, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup water, 1/3 cup + 1tbsp Irish whiskey, 4 large eggs, 1 cup finely chopped silvered almonds, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 cup confectioners sugar, 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, 1/2 tsp green food color. Method: Preheat the… Continue reading Irish Almond Cake (For St. Patrick’s Day)

Ingredients: 2 cups whipping cream, 2 2/3 cups milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 packet of unflavored gelatin, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract/essence, 1 tsp almond extract/essence. For the sauce- 15-20 ounces of strawberries, 3-4 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp cornstarch, 3 tbsp lemon juice. Method: Combine sugar, gelatin and milk in a saucepan. Stir and let… Continue reading Cream Dessert with Strawberry Sauce (For St. Patrick’s Day)

Ingredients: (Makes 10-12 parathas) 1 cup spinach (palak) puree*, 1 small potato; boiled, 1 small onion + 1 small green chilli; ground to paste, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tsp ground cashew nuts, 1/4 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp ground coriander, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala or… Continue reading Spinach Parathas (Palak Paratha)

Brewing Hot Coffee: A cup of hot coffee to start off your day, a cappuccino to get rid of that lazy afternoon, an espresso as a dessert! The choice is yours but the secret behind a refreshing coffee is the right brewing. Though there are many methods of brewing a cup of coffee and no… Continue reading How to brew your coffee?

Holi Hai!!!!Celebrate this festival of colors with water, color and lip-smacking delicacies.. Try these recipes: Traditional Sweets:- Puran Poli Ghujia Khoya Almond Gujhia Sweets with a difference:- Almond Burfi (Badam Barfi Method I) Almond Burfi (Badam Barfi Method II) Anjeer Khoya Dry Fruit Laddu Moong Dal Halwa Creamy Coconut Pudding Rice Payasa Khajur Khoya Mithai… Continue reading Holi Festival Recipes