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INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Rice 2) 1/2 Cup Peas 3) 1/2 Cup Carrots Diced 4) 1/2 Cup Boiled Potato Diced 5) 1/2 Cup Broccoli Florets 6) 2 Tablespoons oil 7) 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds 8) 1 Teaspoon Grated Garlic 9) 2-3 Cloves 10) 1 onion Chopped 11) 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper 12) 1/4 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 13) Salt to taste 14) Fresh Coriander Leaves 15) 10-12 Cashew Nuts 16) 2-3 Lemon Wedges PREPARATION TIME: 40 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Half the cashew nuts n toast them in little oil in a pan * Boil the rice, when done then drain water * In a wok, heat oil, crackle mustard seeds, cloves and grated garlic * Add chopped onions and saute till onions turn translucent * Add peas, carrots and diced potatoes, saute for few minutes * Add Broccoli florets and saute till potatoes get a golden brown * Sprinkle Salt, black pepper, jeera powder n add cashew nuts * Finally add boiled rice and mix properly * Sprinkle coriander leaves and it a final mix * Serve hot with lemon wedges and ketchup

Lets celebrate this festive season with royalty, prepare sheer khurma and surprise your relatives, friends and family! This is a kind of pudding which got its influence from mughals and is widely prepared in india during festive seasons. INGREDIENTS: 1) 500 ml Milk 2) 1/2 Cup Seviyan 3) 1/2 Cup Sugar 4) 1 Tablespoon ghee 5) 6-8 Cashew Nuts 6) 6-8 Almonds 7) 1/4 Cup Chironji 8) 1/4 Cup Raisins 9) 3 Green Cardamom 10) 1 Teaspoon Rose Water PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Crush the cardamoms and keep aside * Chop the cashew nuts and almonds and keep aside * In a pan, dry roast the seviyan or vermicilli till nice golden color * In same pan, heat ghee and saute the chopped nuts of 3 -5 minutes * In a pan, boil milk and let it be on simmer for 8-10 minutes, till it thickens * Add seviyan and sugar and let the mix boil and thicken for another 6 minutes * Add roasted dry fruits, rose water and crushed cardamom, stir and take off heat * Serve hot or cold with

INGREDIENTS: 1) 500 gms Arbi/Colocasia 2) 2 Onions 3) 2 Tomatoes 4) 1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste 5) 1 Tablespoon oil 6) 1 Teaspoon Jeera 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera Powder 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric 11) 1/4 Teaspoon Garam Masala 12) 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mango Powder 13) 2 Green Chillies 14) Salt to taste 15) Fresh Coriander Leaves 16) Oil to fry PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Cut and wash arbi into thin wedges and keep aside * Heat oil in a wok, fry the wedges till brown, * Make onion paste and tomato paste, keep seperate * Heat up oil, crackle jeera seeds and add ginger garlic paste * Saute and add onion paste, saute till it turns brown * Add Tomato paste, saute and add turmeric, salt, red chilly powder * Add Coriander powder, jeera powder, dry mango powder and garam masala * Add slit Green Chillies into the paste and pour 1/2 cup of water * Water helps mix all the flavour from the dry masalas * Sau

INGREDIENTS: 1) 250 gms Jamoon/ Java Plum 2) 1 Cup Sugar 3) 1 Cup Cream 4) 1/2 Cup Milk 5) 2 Sachets Gelatine 6) Vanilla Essence 7) 1/4 Cup Cashew Grounded 8) Few Pomegranate seeds PREPARATION TIME: 4 Hours HOW TO PREPARE: * In a pan mix milk and cream and heat it * Heat till it comes to a boil, take it off heat * Add in 3/4 of sugar mentioned and mix well till it dissolves * Add in vanilla essence and gelatine Powder * Mix till gelatine is dissolved completely * Pour the mix in tilted glasses till the brim * Keep glasses in the fridge to set it up for 2 hours * Till then de-seed the jamoon and make a puree of the pulp * Add 1/4 cup sugar and mix till it dissolves * Strain the sweet pulp of jamoon and keep aside pulp * Add gelatine to the jamoon water from jamoon pulp * Mix till gelatine dissolves completely * Pour the jamoon water to the glasses with half vanilla panacotta * Let the glass set for more 2 hours * Before serving sprinkle grounded cashew powder an

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Bunch Amaranth Leaves 2) 1 Bunch Spinach Leaves 3) 1 Cup Chana Sprouts 4) 1 Chopped Onion 5) 2 Chopped Tomatoes 6) Few Garlic Cloves 7) 1/2 Teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds 8) 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly powder 9) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Dry Mango powder 11) Salt to taste 12) 1 Tablespoon Mustard oil PREPARATION TIME: 30 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Wash and chop the spinach and amaranth leaves * Chop onion, tomatoes and garlic cloves and keep aside * In a wok, heat up oil and crackle jeera seeds, and saute garlic * Add in chopped onions and saute till it turns translucent * Add in Chopped tomatoes and turmeric, saute till tomatoes go soft * Add red chilly powder, salt and Chana sprouts, mix well * Add little water, cover the wok and cook for few minutes * Finally ad in chopped Spinach and Amaranth leaves and mix well * Sprinkle dry mango powder and cook till leaves wither * Cook till all water is evaporated and leaves come together * Serv

INGREDIENTS: 1) 1 Litre Milk 2) 1/2 cup Sugar 3) 3 Teaspoon Custard Powder 4) 2 Slices Bread 5) 2 Teaspoon Mixed Fruit Jam 6) 1 Fresh Mango 7) Few drops Vanilla essence 8) 2 Tablespoon cold milk 9) Colourful Sprinkles to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * Boil the milk in a pan and add sugar, mix well to dissolve to sugar * In a cup mix custard powder and cold milk till a smooth mix * Add Custard mix to the boiling milk and keep stirring to mix well * If not stirred while adding custard, little lumps may form * Don't Worry, just use a hand blender if lumps form * Once the milk gets thick take it off flame and let it cool down * Once cooled to room temp, keep it in refrigerator for further cooling * Wash and peel a mango and cut into small pieces and keep aside * Take the bread slices and cut the sides of them * Apply Jam on the bread and cover with another slice * Cut the jammed bread slices into small squares * Add the bread squares

INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Cups Idly Batter 2) 1/4 Cup Green Mint Chutney 3) 1/4 Cup Tomato Ketchup 4) 1/2 Cup Bombay Mix/Bhujia/Nylon Sev 5) Salt to taste 6) Fresh Coriander to garnish PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes HOW TO PREPARE: * In a plate or dhokla maker plate apply oil * Pour half the batter on the plate and spread it to cover the plate * Put plate in steamer and steam for 6 minutes * Take it out and spread green mint chutney over it * Again pour rest of the batter on top of it and spread it * Steam again for 10 minutes and take it out to cool it down * Take the steamed idly roll out on a serving dish * Spread tomato ketchup on top and sprinkle Bhujia/Nylon Sev on top * Sprinkle coriander leaves and cut into triangles and serve * Thats Idly chaat Pizza