Ingredients: 250gms fresh white button mushrooms, cut into 4 pieces each and blanched, 12-15 baby corns, sliced slanted and boiled, 2 capsicums or green bell pepper, diced, 4 scallions or spring onions, sliced slanted. For the dressing- Salt and Pepper to taste, 1/4 cup Vinaigrette Sauce, Chopped parsley or mint leaves as per taste. Method:… Continue reading Babycorn and Mushroom Salad

Ingredients: 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 4 tbsp white vinegar, 1/2 tsp mustard powder or mustard paste as per taste, 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper powder, Salt to taste. Method: In a bowl mix pepper, mustard powder, salt and vinegar, keep stirring till salt dissolves. Then slowly add olive oil and beat well with… Continue reading Vinaigrette Sauce or Dressing

Ingredients: 1 cup rice, 15 small onions, 2 green chillies, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp asafoetida, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 cloves, 1″ cinnamon (dalchini) stick, 1 tsp jeera – dry roasted and ground to powder, 2-3 tsp maharashtrian goda masala or garam masala, Salt to taste, Oil, Water, Chopped coriander leaves, freshly grated… Continue reading Onion Rice

Ingredients: 1 cup rajma (red kidney beans) soaked over in water, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp rajma masala, 1/2aa1 tbsp chopped ginger, 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic, 1 cup cream, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, Butter for seasoning, Salt to… Continue reading Punjabi Malai Rajma

Ingredients: 3 cup water melon juice, strained, 1 cup water melon, cubed, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp gelatin powder, 7-8 mint leaves (pudina), Rock salt to taste. Method: Warm 1 cup water melon juice and dissolve the gelatin powder in it by stirring. Then add sugar and rock salt to it, when dissolved add the… Continue reading Water Melon Jelly

Ingredients: 250gms broccoli florets, 2 cups sprouts, 2 spring onions with greens, 1 cup green peas; chopped, 1 tbsp sesame seeds; roasted, 1 tsp grated ginger, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1/4 cup Olive oil, Salt to taste. Method: Cook broccoli florets in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Boil… Continue reading Beans Sprout and Broccoli Salad

Ingredients 200gms flesh of any fish, 3 medium side onions, chopped, 3 Green chillies chopped, 3 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 3 small potatoes boiled and mashed, 1 tsp pepper powder, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 cup Bread crumbs, 3 eggs, Oil for frying. Method: Boil fish flesh with little salt till… Continue reading Fish Cutlets

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked boneless and shredded chicken, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/2 cup scallions (green onions), 3/4 cup seedless black grapes, cut into halves, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup salad or coleslaw dressing, Salt and Pepper to taste, Lettuce leaves, Toasted whole wheat bread or Crossiants. Method: Mix all the ingredients and chill in… Continue reading Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients: For the cheese cake- 1 cup chocolate biscuits or cracker crumbs, 2 tbsp fine white sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1 cup condensed milk, 125 gms blueberry jam, 75 gms cream Cheese, 15 ml lemon juice, 150ml cream, 1 tsp Gelatin, For garnishing- Blueberry Jam as per taste, Whipped cream as per taste. Other-… Continue reading Blueberry and Cream Cheese Cake

Ingredients: 1 cup rice, soaked in water for 2hrs, 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut, 1/2 cup poha, 1 cup jaggery, 1 tsp green cardamom (elaichi) powder, 1 ripe banana, sliced, Water, A pinch of salt, Ghee for greasing. Method: Drain rice and then combine all the ingredients except ghee in a blender and grind to… Continue reading Guriappa (Tulu Sweet)