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INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Self - Raising Flour 2) 1/4 Cup Butter 3) 1/2 Cup Condensed Milk 4) 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips PREPARATION TIME: 40 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl add melted butter and condensed milk, mix well * Add Flour and chocolate chips and mix well like a dough * Make round balls and flatten them * Place them on a baking tray and bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes * Cool them at wire rack for the best cookies

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Bunch Collard Leaves/English Greens 2) 1 Bunch Spinach Leaves 3) 1/2 Cup Cabbage Chopped 4) 1-2 Green Chillies 5) 1 Tablespoon Besan/Chickpea Flour 6) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 7) 1 Teaspoon Jeera Seeds 8) 1" Cinnamon Stick 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder 10) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 11) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 12) Salt to taste 13) 1 Cup Onion Chopped 14) 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 15) 1 Cup Tomatoes Chopped 16) 1 Cup Peas PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan heat 1 cup of water and add washed spinach, collard and cabbage * Cook for 15 minutes till they get soft and mushy, Let it cool * Put it in a mixer, add green chillies and make a paste * Add besan/Chickpea flour to the green paste, mix well and keep aside * In a Wok, heat ghee and add cinnamon and jeera, let it crackle * Add Chopped Onions and saute for a minute before adding ginger garlic paste * Saute for few minutes before adding chopped tomatoes *

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Chicken Breasts 2) 2 Cups Chickpeas 3) 2 BayLeaves 4) 4-5 Black Peppercones 5) 1" Cinnamon Stick 6) 2-3 Green Cardamoms 7) 2-3 Cloves 8) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric 9) 2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 10) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 11) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 12) Salt to taste 13) 2 Onions Chopped 14) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 15) 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste 16) 2 Green Chillies 17) Coriander and lemon wedges for garnish 18) 4 Tablespoon oil PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak the chickpeas in hot water for 3-4 hours * Then Cook in same water till soft, leave aside * In a seperate pan, heat half of the oil and cook the chicken breasts * Sear till all sides are cooked, take out on a kitchen towel and let it cool * Once cooled, pull the chicken with fingers into smaller pieces * In the same pan add little oil depending on the quantity of oil left after cooking chicken * Crackle some peppercones, cinnamom sticks, cardomom, and cloves * Add bayleave

After a long and hectic week at work one tries to find comfort and rest in weekend! What a great idea to start the weekend with a hot, delicious, nutricious, wholesome, easy to digest comfort food like khichdi for lunch. With fried red onions, a papaddom and a spoonful of melted ghee on top is just what is called a comfort life! This is very simple one pot dish generally prepared with rice and dal. INGREDIENTS: 1) 3/4 Cup Rice 2) 1/2 Cup yellow moong dal 3) 1/2 Cup Peas 4) 1 Cup Chopped Spinach 5) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 6) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds 7) 1/4 Teaspoon asaefotida 8) Salt to taste 9) Black pepper to taste 10) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 11) 1/4 Teaspoon Red Chilli powder 12) 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 13) 1 Cup sliced onions for garnish 14) 2 Papaddoms PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Soak Rice and Dal in hot water for an hour before cooking * In a pan heat ghee and crackle jeera seeds and asaefotida * Add turmeric powder and peas, sau

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 1/2 Cup Besan/Chickpea Flour 2) 1/2 Cup Suji/Semolina 3) 1 Cup Chopped Broccoli 4) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 5) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Powder 9) 1 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Green Chilly 11) Salt to taste 12) Water to make batter PREPARATION TIME: 45 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a Bowl take besan and mix it with water to make a smooth paste * To the paste add semolina, mix it , if thick then add water to make it runny * Add broccoli, ginger, green chilly and mix well * Add Turmeric, Coriander, Garam masala, Red chilly powder, salt and Jeera powder, mix well * Keep the above mix aside for 30 minutes to blend in all the flavours * Semolina will absorb water and can make batter thick, add little water after 30 minutes * Take a Tawa or flat pan, heat it up, Brush up a little oil on tawa * Take 1 Laddle full of batter and pour it on tawa a

Bake this lovely treat this new year and surprise you family and friends! Its very easy and simple to prepare, eggless, less sugar, less butter, kids love it! Ask your kids to help you out with it this winter vacations! They will surely love it. INGREDIENTS: 1) 225 gms Plain flour 2) 50 gms Butter Cold 3) 100 gms Sultanas/Raisins 4) 40 gms Castor Sugar 5) 150 ml Milk 6) 1 Egg beaten for egg wash/Milk PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Line the baking sheet and pre heat the oven at 220 degrees * In a bowl mix flour and butter till breadcrumb consistency * To above mix add sugar and sultanas * In the middle pour milk and fold in the mix till no dry flour left * Knead a little to gather the dough together * Flatten with the hands till 2 cm thick disc * Cut 12 small rounds or 8 big rounds with cutter * Place them on baking sheet and brush the top of scones with egg wash or milk * Bake for 15-20 minutes till top is golden brown in color * Cool on wire rack and se

INGREDIENTS: 1) 5-6 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread 2) 2 Tablespoon Oil 3) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin seeds 4) 1/2 Cup Broccoli Flowerets 5) 1/2 Cup Medium diced Carrots 6) 1/2 Cup Julienne onions 7) 1/2 Cup Medium Diced Capsicum 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 10) Salt to taste 11) 1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup(Optional) 12) 1/4 Cup water 13) 1/2 Cup of Crunchy Mixture 14) Fresh coriander leaves for garnish 15) Few Lemon wedges to squeeze lemon juice on poha(optional) PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Dice the bread slices and dry roast in a dry pan to make it a little crisp * In a wok, heat oil and crackle jeera seeds, add turmeric powder * Add all cut vegetables and let it cook till veggies get soft * you can use any vegetables like cauliflower, peas, sweet corns or potatoes * Add Ketchup and little water to build a little sauce * Add salt and red chilly to taste * When the sauce thickens add diced bread and mix well * Serve hot in a

Besan Laddoos are easy and healthy sweets from India. Its prepared in festivals and also prepared for kids to improve their immune system. INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Besan/Chickpea flour 2) 2/3 Cup Ghee/Clarified Butter 3) 3 Pinches Cardamom powder 4) 1 Cup Sugar( granulated/powdered) (Keep it granulated for extra crunch or can use powdered sugar) 5) 1 Cup Almond powdered 6) Few Pistachios for garnish PREPARATION TIME: HOW TO PREPARE: * In a wok, Melt ghee * Add in the besan and stir constantly on the low flame * Cook till its golden brown in color and a nutty flavor comes out * Add Cardamom powder and almond powder and mix well * Cook for a minute and take off flame and put into another dish to cool it * When cooled, Mix in the sugar and make small balls out of the mixture * These round balls are laddoos * Garnish with pistachios and serve fresh homemade sweets

INGREDIENTS: 1) 6 Pomfret Fillets 2) 1/2 Cup Dahi/Curd 3) 1 Tablespoon Chickpea Flour/Besan 4) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 5) 2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 6) 2 Teaspoon Olive Oil 7) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder 8) 1 Teaspoon Fish Fry Masala 9) Salt to taste 10) 1 Lemon to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a bowl mix chickpea flour and curd and beat it well * Add turmeric, red chilly, fish fry masala, and salt * Add Ginger garlic paste and olive oil and give it a good mix * Apply this mix to the fish fillets on both the sides * Refrigerate the fillets for an hour to marinate * On a Grill pan apply little olive oil and heat it * Grill the fillets on each side for 8 mins * Serve hot on a dish with lemon wedges

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Beans Chopped 2) 2 Tomatoes Chopped 3) 1 Onion Chopped 4) 1 Teaspoon Olive oil 5) 2 Teaspoon Chopped Garlic 6) 1 Teaspoon grated Ginger 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Chilli Flakes 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 9) Salt to taste 10) Black Pepper to taste 11) Few Mint Leaves 12) Coriander Leaves for garnish 13) Few Lemon drops (optional) PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan boil the beans in 1 cup water with little salt * Drain the water in a bowl and keep aside the beans * In a Pan heat olive oil and add chopped garlic and sauté for 2 minutes * Add in chopped onions and sauté further for few minutes * Add 2 Glass drained beans water, tomatoes and beans and let it boil * Add Salt, black pepper, jeera powder and grated ginger * Add few mint leaves and chilli flakes once the tomatoes look cooked * Pour hot in soup bowls and add lemon drops if you want a little tangy flavor * Garnish with coriander leaves and serve!

INGREDIENTS: FOR CAKE BASE: 1) 1 Cup Malai/ Clotted Cream/ Devonshire cream 2) 1 1/2 Cup Cheeni/ Granulated Sugar 3) 4 Eggs 4) 2 Cup of Flour 5) 1/2 Cup of warm Milk 6) 1 1/2 Spoon of Baking Powder 7) 1 Pinch of Salt 8) 2 Tablespoon Lemon juice 9) 2 Tablespoon Sugar (for sugar syrup) 10) 1/2 Cup water(for sugar syrup) FOR CHEESE CAKE: 1) 500 gms Cream Cheese 2) 1 cup Castor sugar 3) 500 gms Double cream/Whipped Cream 4) 2 Tablespoon Lemon juice FOR GARNISH: 1) 1/4 Cup Lemon Rind 2) Lemon Peel for lemon flower PREPARATION TIME: 1 hour and 40 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: CAKE BASE: * Mix Malai, eggs, and sugar till light and fluffy and till sugar is dissolved * Add in flour, salt and baking powder and mix well to form a smooth batter * Finally add in milk and lemon juice mix well * Grease a baking tray and pour in the batter * Bake at 200 degrees in oven for around 20 minutes, Keep a watch in between * When done then take it out and let

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Cup Chana Dal 2) 1/2 Cup Yellow Moong Dal 3) 1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 4) 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 5) 1 Teaspoon Fennel Powder 6) A Pinch Asafoetida 7) A Pinch Turmeric Powder 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 10) 1 Green Chilly 11) 2 Tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter 12) Salt to Taste 13) 2 Cups Whole wheat Flour 14) 1/2 Cup suji/ semolina 15) 1 Tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 16) 1 Onion 17) 1 Teaspoon Sugar 18) Oil for frying PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: KNEAD FLOUR: * Take flour and semolina in a bowl * Add Salt, Oil, and little by little water and knead soft * Keep the kneaded flour for 20 mins covered FOR STUFFING: * Soak Dal for 6 Hours, drain and Keep in a grinder * Add Suagr, Green Chilly, Asafoetida, turmeric, chopped onion * Add Ginger garlic paste, Dry Mango, Fennel, Red Chilly and salt * Add Coriander Powder, Fresh Coriander Leaves * Grind and Mix is ready to be stuffed * Take t

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Kg Tomatoes 2) 250 gms Garlic peeled 3) 250 gms Ginger 4) 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds 5) 1/4 Teaspoon Fenugreek seeds/Methi seeds 6) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin seeds 7) 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 8) 2 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 9) 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala 10) 2 Tablespoon Sugar 11) Salt to taste 12) 8 - 10 Whole Black Pepper seeds 13) 1 Tablespoon Sirka/vinegar 14) 3 Tablespoon Mustard Oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 - 45 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Make a paste of ginger and garlic and keep aside * Make a paste of tomatoes and keep aside * In a wok, Heat oil and crackle Cumin, mustard and fenugreek seeds * Add Ginger Garlic paste and saute till the mix turns brown * Add turmeric, garam masala, and red chilly powder and mix well * Add Tomato paste and cook till water evaporates and mix becomes thick * Add Sugar and salt to taste, keep mixing * Cook till oil seperates and finally add vinegar * Mix well and check the seasoning according to your taste * Serve with para