Author: Minal

Yummy creamy mango dessert! Ingredients: 1 alphonso mango, 1 glass of milk, 4 tsp sugar, 1/2 cup chopped dry fruits (pistachio, almonds, cashew nuts, etc), 1-2 scoops of vanilla ice cream or 1 cup of thick cream, Tall glass to serve. Method: Peel and chop the mango into pieces. Place them in a blender and… Continue reading Mango Magic

Ingredients: 1 cup roasted vermicelli (sevai), 1 large onion, chopped, 1/2 cup broken cashew nuts (optional), Few curry leaves, 2 red chillies, broken into 2 pieces each, 2 green chillies, cut into two and slit lenghtwise, 1 tsp rai (mustard), 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1 tbsp chana dal (gram), 1… Continue reading Vermicelli (Sevai) Upma

Ingredients: 4 eggs; hard boiled, 1/2 cup besan / gram flour, 1 tbsp cornflour or rice flour, 1 green chilli; very finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, A pinch of black pepper, Salt to taste, Water, Oil for frying. Method: Peel and cut the boiled… Continue reading Egg Pakoda (Anda Bhaji)

This is a sweet snack, or serve it as a dessert. Kids love it! Ingredients: 1 packet Cream Crackers, 1 cup strawberries, finely chopped 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder, (choose any flavor of your choice) 250ml milk, 2 tbsp sugar. Method: Dissolve custard powder in half cup warm milk. Bring rest of the milk to… Continue reading Strawberry Cream Crackers

Ingredients: 1 kg or 2 lbs chicken; cut into pieces, 500gms spinach (palak) either tinned or use 2 bunches of spinach leaves, 1/2 cup yogurt, 2 onion, finely chopped, 2 tsp chopped garlic, 4 green chillies, finely chopped, 1 cup tomato puree, 1 tsp jeera (roasted cumin) powder, 2 tsp dhania (coriander) powder, 1 tsp… Continue reading Murg Haryali / Palak Murg (Chicken in Spinach Gravy)

Ingredients: 1 cup masoor dal + 2 tbsp sabut udad dal; soaked in little water as much time as possible, 4-5 cloves garlic; chopped, 1/2″ ginger; chopped, 1 onion, chopped, 2 tbsp tomato puree, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli… Continue reading Masoor Dal Makhani

Ingredients: 1 kg chakka or full cream unsweetened yoghurt, 1 cup fine powdered sugar, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 2 tsps kewra essence, 1/2 cup charoli or chironji, 1/2 cup sliced green pistachios, A pinch of saffron strands, 2 tsps warm milk Method: Hang the yoghurt in a clean muslin or cheesecloth for 3-4 hours to… Continue reading Shrikhand

This is a traditional South African recipe thats simple and quick to prepare. Peri Peri is a very hot spice made from the South African bird’s eye chilli and is one of the hottest chillies in the world. This recipe uses the peri peri powder, but if you do not have that use red chillies.… Continue reading Peri Peri Chicken (South African Chicken Recipe)

Ingredients: 1 cup chopped red apples, 1 cup chopped green apples, 1/2 cup sliced black or green grapes, 2 tbsp chopped celery, A handful of walnuts, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 cup cream. Method: In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, sugar and cream and beat until sugar dissolves and the… Continue reading Apple Waldrof Salad

Ingredients: For the pizza sauce- 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup tomato puree, 1 onion, chopped, 1 tbsp red chilli flakes; finely chopped, 2 tbsp yellow mustard paste, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp dried basil, 1 tsp finely chopped garlic, Salt and pepper to taste, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 2-3 tbsp Olive oil. For… Continue reading Spicy Pepperoni Pizza