Ingredients: 250 gms teende, 1 large onion, cut into half and then sliced, 1 large tomato, cut into half and then sliced, 1-2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 2 pinches of asafoetida (heeng), 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, Oil, Water, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish. Method: Wash and scrape… Continue reading Teende ki Sabji

Ingredients: 1 cup split udad dal with skin, soaked for few hours, 1 cup red lentils (masur dal) soaked for few hours, 1 large onion, chopped, 5-6 garlic cloves, chopped, 2 small tomatoes, chopped, 2 carrots, peeled and sliced, 2 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, 1 green pepper (capsicum) deseeded and chopped, 5 chicken sausages,… Continue reading Spanish Lentil Stew

Ingredients: 10 Smoked salmon slices, 15-20 spinach leaves, 6-7 cloves of garlic, chopped, Black salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 tsp orange rind, Lots of Gouda Cheese, Olive oil. For the sauce- 1/2 cup honey, 1/2 cup teriyaki, 1/4 cup lichee juice. Method: Heat a tbsp of olive oil in a pan, add the chopped… Continue reading Smoked Salmon topped with Honey and Teriyaki sauce

Ingredients: 1 cup almonds, blanched and peeled, 1/2 cup almonds, with skin, 2 cups milk, 1 cup sugar, 2 tbsp ghee (unsalted butter), 1-2 tsp elaichi powder (green cardamom powder). Method: Grind the almonds to a coarse powder. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan on medium flame and roast almond powder till it turns golden… Continue reading Badam Halwa (Almond halwa)

Ingredients: 2 packets of Marie biscuits, 1 tin condensed milk, 1/2 cup drinking chocolate or cocoa powder (or as per taste), Sugar to taste. Method: Grind the biscuits to powder in a grinder. Add condensed milk and drinking chocolate to the grinder too and grind again. Add sugar if required since condensed milk is sweet.… Continue reading Biscuit Chocolate

Ingredients: 500 gms chicken, 2 large onions, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, Salt to taste, 1/2 cup water, 5 tsp oil, Chopped coriander or onion for garnishing. For marinade- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, Method: Clean the chicken and cut into pieces as… Continue reading Dry Chicken

A Maharashtrian recipe for rava or suji laddus. These laddus are too soft, they melt as soon as you put them into your mouth…Yummmm! Ingredients: 1 kg rava or suji (semolina), 200gms whole wheat flour, 1/2 kg fine sugar or as per taste, 1/2 kg or more ghee (home made unsalted butter) as per requirement,… Continue reading Delicious Suji ke Laddu (Semolina dumplings)

Ingredients: 100 gms or 1 cup suji (Semolina), 100 gms or 1 cup sugar, 200ml or 2 cups boiled water, 15-20 raisins(soaked in water for 5 minutes) 15-20 cashewnuts, 3tbsp Desi ghee (Homemade unsalted butter). Method: Heat ghee in a wok on a medium flame. Reduce the heat to low flame and add the suji,… Continue reading Suji Halwa

Ingredients: 10-12 cloves of garlic, minced, 1 cup + 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup fresh green herbs (parsley, basil, dill) chopped, Salt and pepper. Method: In a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs, then add salt, garlic and 2 tbsp vinegar. Whisk together until smooth. Pour in some olive oil and keep… Continue reading Garlic and Red Vinegar Dressing

Ingredients: 2 cups wheat, soaked overnight in some water, 1 tbsp ghee, 1/2 litre milk, 1/2 cup cashew nuts, some chopped some whole, 2 tbsp raisins, Few strands of saffron. Method: Drain wheat and grind in a grinder with some water to form a thick coarse paste. Heat a pan, add ghee, chopped and whole… Continue reading Healthy Wheat kheer