Khaman Dhokla

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the dhokla

• 2 cups Besan
• 1 tsp citric acid
• 2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the garnishing

• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
• 8-10 pcs curry leaves
• 2 pcs green chilli cut from the middle of longer sides
• 3 tsp sugar
• 1 cup water

Method

• In a bowl, mix besan, citric acid, oil, salt and water to prepare a thick batter
• Keep the batter aside for 10 mins
• Now add 1 tsp soda and put 2 tbsp of hot water on top and mix well
• Now on a dhokla plate pour the batter and steam for 15 mins
• In a pan, heat oil for garnishing and put rai
• Then add other ingredients for garnishing and boil
• Garnish the dhokla with the oil preparation

Pav Bhaji

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiled vegetables (carrot, beans, cabbage)
• 1/2 cup boiled peas
• 1 cup boiled and mashed potato
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 2 tsp green chilli paste
• 2 tbsp chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup tomato purée
• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 3 tsp pav bhaji masala
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• salt to taste
• 10 pcs Pav (or buns)

Method

• In a pan, heat butter and put the onions
• After the onions are half fried, add garlic paste and green chilli paste
• After 2 mins, add tomato puree and heat till it becomes thick paste
• Now add peas and capsicum
• Using a hand blender, blend the vegetables
• Now add the vegetables and potato in the pan with the prepared paste
• Add salt and pav bhaji masala and mix well
• In the end put lemon juice and bhaji is ready
• Garnish the bhaji with chopped coriander
• On a non stick pan, heat the butter and bake the pav till its brown and crispy
• Serve the bhaji with pav and chopped onion

Hot and Sour Soup

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped vegetables (carrot, capsicum, beans, onion, cabbage)
• 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1 pc green chilli chopped
• 1" ginger chopped
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 1 tsp green chilli sauce
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 2 tsp oil
• 6 cups of water
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a pan heat oil and then put green chilli, ginger and garlic
• Next put the chopped vegetables and saute for a minute
• Now add water, chilli sauce, ketchup, vinegar, salt and pepper and keep stirring for 10 mins
• In a cup mix the cornflour in 1/2 cup water
• Put the cornflour mixture in the soup and boil for another 2-3 mins
• Serve hot with garlic bread or fried noodles

Cheese Snacker

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 12 pcs Snacks biscuit
• 4 tbsp chopped tomatoes
• 2 p cheese slice
• 2 tsp pizza sauce
• 1/4 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• Salt to taste
• Capsicum for decoration

Method

• Chop the cheese slices in 12 pcs
• Mix the tomatoes with chilli flakes, oregano, oil and salt
• On the biscuits, spread the pizza sauce
• Now spread the tomatoes
• Garnish with capsicum and cheese

Moong Daal Chilla

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• For the filling
• 1 cup boiled corn
• 1 tbsp grated cheese
• 1 tbsp grated paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
• Salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• 2 cups Moong Daal soaked in water
• 1 tsp green chilli and ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp saunf (fennel)
• 2 tsp chopped coriander
• Salt to taste
• Butter

Method

• Churn the Moong Daal in a mixer
• Mix chilli ginger paste, red chilli powder, saunf, coriander and salt and mix well
• Mix all the ingredients for the filling and keep aside
• Now heat a non-stick tawa
• Spread the moong daal mixture on tawa and spread a little butter on top
• After a minute, spread some filling mixture and keep heating till crispy
• Serve hot with green  chutney

Masala Butter Milk

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups curd
• 1 cup water
• 1 pc green chilli finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp chopped ginger
• 1/2 tsp mint powder (pudina)
• 5-6 pcs of curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a bowl, mix curd, water, green chilli, ginger, mint and salt and churn well
• In a pan, heat oil and put mustard seeds, curry leaves
• In a glass pour the curd mixture and on top put the oil mixture
• Garnish with chopped coriander 

Katori Chat

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 250 gms Maida
• 1 tbsp Aata
• 2 cups sprouts (Moong, Moth, Chana)
• 2 tbsp chopped boiled potato
• 2 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tbsp Bhujia Sev
• 1 tbsp Imli Chutney (Tamarind Chutney)
• 2 tsp Chat Masala
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

Method

• Mix Aata, Maida and 1 tbsp oil and prepare the dough
• Now, flatten into small round rotis
• Stick the roti onto the bottom of a steel glass
• Heat oil in a pan and put the glass with the roti in the oil
• Make sure the roti is fried from all sides and the roti will take the shape of a katori
• Do the same for other rotis
• In one tsp oil, heat the sprouts
• Now in the fried katori, put the sprouts first
• Put the potatoes and onions next and then the curd
• Then put the Imli Chutney followed by Bhujia
• Sprinkle a little chat masala from top

Curd Rice

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled rice
• 1 cup curd
• 6-7 leaves of sweet neem
• 1 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
• 1 pc chopped green chilli
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tbsp peas
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Method

• In a pan, heat oil and put sweet neem, rai, green chilli and onion and stir till golden brown
• Now, put peas and stir for another 1 minute
• Add salt and mix well
• In a bowl, now mix curd, rice, salt and sugar and mix well
• Garnish with the prepared onion mixture

Note: You can also garnish with pomegranate 

Creamy Onion Gravy

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 3

Ingredients

• 10-12 pcs baby onions
• 1 tsp green chilli ginger paste
• 1 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp rai (mustard seeds)
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil

Method

• In a pan heat oil and then put mustard seeds
• After 10-15 secs and the chilli ginger paste and chopped onion
• Stir well for 2 mins
• Add the baby onions now and stir for another 2 mins
• Now add milk and salt
• When the gravy becomes thick, add sugar and garam masala and mix well
• Serve hot

Creamy Tomato Soup

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 pcs medium sized tomatoes
• 1 pc chopped apple
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 cup water
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Chopped coriander
• Grated cheese

Method

• Chop the tomatoes
• Boil the tomatoes, apple and garlic in 1 cup water
• After boiling, churn the mixture in a mixer
• Filter the mixture through a sieve
• Add salt and pepper and boil again
• Garnish with chopped coriander and cheese and serve hot

Cheese Potato Sticks

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled and crushed potato
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp grated cheese
• 1 pc chopped green chilli
• 1 tsp chopped coriander
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Oil to fry
• Long thin wooden sticks for decoration

Method

• Mix all the ingredients except oil
• Make small oval shaped balls out of the mixture
• Deep fry the balls
• Decorate the balls with the wooden sticks as shown in the picture

Baked Stuffed Cheese Potato

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 10 pcs boiled potatoes (medium sized)
• 1 cup boiled vegetables (beans, carrot, peas)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 2 cups white sauce
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• Peel off the potato skins and cut the potatoes into halves
• Scoop off the potato from the center and keep the leftovers as well as the chunks
• In a pan, heat the oil and saute the potato leftovers with boiled vegetables, soya sauce, chilli powder and salt
• Now on each of the bigger potato chunks, stuff the vegetable mixture
• Separately, mix the white sauce with curd, 1/4 cup cheese, sugar, salt and pepper
• Put the potatoes in a baking dish
• Pour the sauce mixture over it and top it up with the remaining cheese
• Bake it in an oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 20 mins
• Serve hot 

Shahi Toast

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 10 slices of bread
• 2 cups Rabri
• 1 tsp chopped pista
• 10-12 threads of Kesar
• Ghee to fry

Method

• Cut the sides of bread slices and cut it diagonally into triangles
• Deep fry the bread in Ghee
• On each slice of bread, put rabri
• Garnish with pista and kesar

Note: Instead of frying bread slices, toast the bread slices

Crouton Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 slices of bread
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped carrot 
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped cucumber
• 1/2 cup square shaped chopped onion
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp schezwan sauce
• 1 tsp tomato ketchup
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oil to fry

Method

• Chop the bread in small pieces
• Fry the bread pieces till its brown
• Mix all the chopped vegetables
• Garnish with coriander

Spinach Raita

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 2 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1 cup fresh curd
• 1/2 tsp chilli ginger paste
• 1 tsp chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Steam the spinach for 2 mins
• Filter the curd with a sieve
• Mix the chilli-ginger paste, onion, spinach, sugar, salt and pepper in curd
• Serve chilled

Stuffed Onion Paratha

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp finely chopped green chilly
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 3 tsp roasted Anardana powder
• 2 cups Aata (wheat flour)
• 2 tsp ghee
• Butter
• Salt to taste

Method

• In the onion add salt and mix well
• Press the mixture and remove all the water content
• Add green chilli, coriander, anardana and salt
• Prepare a dough of Aata and salt
• Now take a small portion of dough and stuff the onion mixture
• Flatten it into roti
• In a tawa, cook the roti with butter
• Do the same for the remaining dough

Note: Serve with curd and tomato ketchup

Fried Banana Tikiya

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4 raw bananas
• 1 pc chopped green chilly
• 1 tbsp chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tsp chopped coriander
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp chat masala
• Oil to fry

Method

• Cut the banana into 1" thick round pieces
• Heat oil in a pan for frying
• Put the banana pieces and take it out when half fried
• Press the banana using a steel bowl or a flat container
• Put the pieces back in oil and fry till golden brown
• Now sprinkle the chopped chilly, tomatoes, onions, coriander, lemon juice and chat masala
• Serve hot

Ginger Garlic Salsa

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4 - 6 ppl (1 bowl of salsa is prepared)

Ingredients

• 20 cloves Garlic finely chopped
• 4 pcs green chilly finely chopped
• 50 gms Ginger cut into long strips
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Jeera
• 1 tsp salt

Method

• Mix all the ingredients properly
• Keep it refrigerated

Macaroni Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 tsp Thousand Island Dressing
• 1 tsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp mustard sauce
• 2-3 tsp of hung curd
• 1 cup boiled macaroni
• 1 tbsp finely chopped cucumber
• 1 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
• 1 tbsp finely chopped carrot
• 1 tbsp finely chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp finely chopped boiled potato
• 2 tbsp boiled sweet corn
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• Salt and paper to taste

Method

• Mix all the ingredients and serve

Tricolor Poori

Preparation Time: 15 mins plus 30 mins of freezing time
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 cups spinach boiled in water
• 2 pc green chilly
• 1" ginger
• 2 tbsp Besan
• Maida (flour)
• Aata (wheat flour)
• 1 cup grated beetroot
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

Before Frying

After Frying

Method

• Remove the water completely from spinach and grind it with 1 pc green chilly and 1/2" ginger
• Now, mix it with 2 tbsp besan, 4 tbsp maida, 4 tbsp aata and salt and prepare a dough
• Separately prepare a dough of beetroot, 1 pc green chilly, 1/2" ginger 5 tbsp Maida, 5 tbsp Aata and salt
• Prepare another dough of 5 tbsp Aata, 5 tbsp Maida and salt
• Now take the 1st dough and flatten into thin and big roti
• Do it for 2nd and 3rd dough as well
• On the 1st roti (spinach one), put the 3rd roti (one with only Aata and Maida)
• On top of it put the 2nd roti (one with beetroot)
• Roll the rotis together completely
• With a knife, now cut the roll into small wheels as shown
• Put the cuttings in refrigerator for half an hour
• Now, flatten the cuttings into small rotis and fry it in oil
• Serve with Cholle or Aloo Dum

Note: Instead of spinach, green color can be used as well

Mixed Vegetable

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the Gravy

• 3 medium sized tomatoes
• 3 pcs green chilly
• 1" ginger
• 1/2 tsp Rai and Jeera
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander
• 2 tsp tomato sauce
• 1 tsp chilli sauce
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup thin and long chopped onion
• 1 cup thin and long chopped carrot
• 1 cup thin and long chopped beans
• 1/2 cup thin and long chopped capsicum
• 1 cup thin and long chopped potato
• 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese) chopped in square shape
• 2 tbsp oil to fry

Method

• Fry all the chopped vegetables in little oil and keep aside
• In a grinder, grind the tomatoes, green chilly and garlic
• In a pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and put jeera and Rai
• Put the tomato mixture and heat for 5 mins
• Put all the chopped vegetables, turmeric, red chilly, and salt
• Heat for another 5 mins
• In the end, add chilli sauce, tomato sauce and garam masala and mix well
• Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot

Paneer Stuffed Tikiya

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3 pcs grated potato
• 1 cup grated Paneer (cottage cheese)
• 2 cups mashed potato
• 50 gms frozen butter
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 pc chopped green chilli
• 1 tsp chopped coriander
• 2 tbsp Tamarind Chutney
• 2 tbsp coriander Chutney
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Deep Fry the grated potato and keep aside
• Mix the paneer with salt and pepper and divide it into 8 pcs.
• Stuff each paneer piece with little butter
• In the mashed potato, add red chilli, coriander, green chilli and salt
• Divide the potato mixture into 8 pcs
• Flatten the potato mixture and stuff with paneer to make tikiya
• Now, heat little butter on Tawa and cook the tikiya till its crispy
• Now in a bowl, put one pc of tikiya, top it up with tamarind chutney, coriander chutney and fried potato
• Serve hot

Cheese Patty

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the stuffing

• 2 cubes grated cheese
• 1 tbsp chopped onion
• 1 tbsp grated carrot
• 1 tsp green coriander
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp salt

Other Ingredients

• 100 gms flour (Maida)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

Method

• Mix all the ingredients of the stuffing and keep the stuffing masala ready
• Prepare a hard dough by mixing Maida, ghee and salt
• Flatten the dough into multiple small rotis
• Put the stuffing masala on the roti and roll like a patty
• Deep fry the patty
• Serve with ketchup or green chutney

Note: Before frying the patty, use a fork and green color to prepare the design as shown

Cheese Stuffed Buns

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients
For the stuffing

• 2 tsp Maida
• 2 tsp Butter
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup boiled vegetables (corn, carrot, beans, peas)
• 1/2 tsp Oregano
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp grated cheese
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Other Ingredients

• 8 pcs mini buns
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp grated cheese

Method

• In a pan, heat butter and then add Maida
• After a minute, add milk and keep heating
• When the mixture becomes thick, add vegetables, cheese, oregano, chilli flakes, salt and pepper
• Now scoop the buns from the top
• Put butter inside and then fill with stuffing mixture
• Garnish with grated cheese
• Bake it in Oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 10 mins. Serve hot

Corn Spinach (Corn Palak)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 500 gms Palak (Spinach)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 pcs finely chopped green chilly
• 1" grated ginger
• 1 1/2 cups boiled corn
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp cream
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Salt to taste

Method

• Steam the Spinach in 1 cup water and 1/2  tsp sugar for 5 mins
• Cool and grind the mixture into a smooth puree
• In a pan, heat the butter
• Add jeera and then garlic, ginger and green chilly
• Add Palak puree after 2 mins
• Saute for 5 mins and then add corn, salt and garam masala
• In the end, add cream and mix well

Note: Serve with Tandoori Roti

Bread Pizza

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6 slices of bread 
• 3 tbsp pizza sauce
• 2 tbsp chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp chopped onion
• 2 tbsp chopped capsicum
• 2 tbsp grated cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1/4 cup chopped pineapple pieces (optional: Add if you want it sweet and spicy taste)

Method

• Spread the pizza topping on the bread slices
• Top it up with tomatoes, onion, capsicum, paneer and pineapple
• Put cheese at the last
• Heat it in oven for 10 mins (or till the bread is golden brown)

Note: Cut the bread slices into round shape to give the look of traditional pizza

Brownie Cake

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3 small packets (15 pcs in each packet) hide and seek Biscuit
• 1 sachet eno
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 big dairy milk cut into small pieces
• 2 tsp Cashew pieces
• 2 tsp Walnut pieces
• Milk

Method

• Mix sugar and biscuits  and churn in a grinder till it becomes powder
• Now in a pan, mix the powdered biscuit with milk and make thick paste
• Add dairy milk pieces, cashew, walnut and eno and mix well
• Pour the paste in a baking tray
• Heat it in the oven for 20 mins at 160 degree celcius

Note: Serve with hot chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream

Cone Samosa

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the stuffing

• 300 gms boiled potatoes
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• 1 tbsp coriander
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp roasted jeera powder
• 1 tsp Aamchoor
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp tejpatta
• 15-20 pcs raisins
• 1 tsp rai and jeera
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil

For the Dough

• 200 gms Maida
• 2 tbsp oil or ghee
• Salt to taste

Other Ingredients

• Maida paste (maida mixed in water)

Method

• In a pan heat the oil and put rai, jeera and tej patta followed by all the other ingredients for the stuffing
• Heat for 5 mins
• Cool the mixture
• Now prepare a hard dough with Maida, ghee or oi]l, salt and water
• Flatten the dough into small round rotis
• Cut the rotis into halves
• Roll the half roti such that it forms a cone
• Stuff the prepare mixture in the 1st step
• Dip the open end of the cone in Maida paste and deep fry
• Serve with ketchup and coriander chutney

Cold Spicy Tomato Soup

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 5 pcs tomato
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2" ginger
• 1 pc green chili
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 pc bread
• 1/4 finely chopped cucumber
• 1/4 finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup finely chopped paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp black salt
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

• In a grinder, churn tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chili, coriander and water
• Keep aside the soup mixture, and clean the grinder
• Now, grind the bread piece till it becomes powder
• In the prepared soup, mix all the other ingredients and serve

Note: Can be served chilled in summers

Mattar (Green Peas) Patty

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the dough

• 300 gms flour (Maida)
• 2 tbsp Ghee or Oil
• Salt to taste

For the stuffing

• 250 gms green peas
• 1 tsp red chili
• 1/2 tsp black salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp aamchoor
• 1 tsp chili-ginger paste
• 1 tsp coriander
• 2 tsp dry fruits (cashew and raisins)
• Mustard Seeds (Rai)
• Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1 pc Tejpatta

Other Ingredients

• Oil to fry

Method

• In a pan, add oil and heat
• Add rai, jeera and Tejpatta
• After 5 secs, add chili-ginger paste and peas and heat for 5 mins
• Now add other ingredients and mix well
• Stir for another 2-3 mins and keep aside the stuffing
• Now, prepare a dough of Maida
• Make small flat and thin rotis
• Put the stuffing on top and fold it like an envelope with water or milk
• Make sure the ends are sealed and then fry till its golden brown

Chola Salad

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups Kabuli Channa (Chole), soked for 12 hrs in water and boiled
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 2 tsp chopped coriander
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup chopped capsicum
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Mix all the ingredients
• Garnish with coriander and serve

Masala Cheese Poori

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour (Maida)
• 1/2 cup wheat flour (Aata)
• 1/2 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 cube grated cheese
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chopped green coriander
• 1 tsp dry mint powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp oil
• Salt for taste
• Oil for frying

Method

• Mix flour, wheat flour, paneer, cheese, oregano, chilli flakes, mint, coriander, soda, salt, pepper and oil and make a hard dough
• Make flat and square shaped small rotis
• Fry the rotis

Note: Best served with aloo dum

Green Salad

Preparation Time: 45 mins

Cooking Time: no cooking required

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 long cucumber
• 1 cup finger sized, long and thin sliced vegetables (red/green/yellow capsicum, carrot)
• 1 1/2 tsp chaat masala
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Salt to taste

Method

• Without peeling the cucumber skin, cut long and very thin strips of it
• Add chaat masala, salt and lime juice to the vegetables (not the cucumber) and mix well
• Put the mixture on one end of the cucumber strip and roll
• Repeat the same for other strips
• Refrigerate the rolls for 30 mins
• Add salt and lime juice on top if required

Corn Dahi Vada

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For Dahi Vada Masala

• Roasted Jeera Powder
• Red Chilly powder
• Black Salt
• Salt

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup Urad Dal
• 2 cups Corn
• 3 pcs green chilly grounded into paste
• 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tbsp Dahi Vada Masala (Method shown below)
• Tamarind Chutney
• Coriander Chutney
• Oil to fry
• Salt for taste

Method

• Soak the Urad Dal in water for 2 hours
• Grind the Dal into a paste
• Now mix corn, chilly and salt in the paste and mix well
• Make small, flat and round shaped Vadas and fry
• Soak the fried Vadas in water for 15 mins
• Take the Vadas out of water and keep aside
• At the time of serving, pour curd over Vada
• Put Tamarind chutney and coriander chutney and sprinkle Dahi Vada masala

Corn Capsicum Vegetable

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
For the Gravy

• 1 big pc onion
• 1 big pc tomato
• 2-3 pcs green chilli
• 1/4 cup green coriander
• 8 cloves of garlic
• Small piece of ginger
• 1/2 cup curd
• 10 pcs cashew nut

Other ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped capsicum
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp jeera powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1/2 cup cream
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp chopped green coriander for garnishing
• 3 tbsp oil

Method

• Mix all the ingredients for the gravy and grind it to prepare a paste. Do not add water
• In a pan, put 1 tbsp oil and heat
• Add corn and capsicum and sauté for 5 mins
• In a separate pan, put 2 tbsp oil and put the prepared gravy paste and heat
• Add red chilli powder, jeera powder, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt
• After a minute, add cream
• After 3-4 mins, put corn and capsicum and keep stirring for another 3-4 mins
• Garnish with green coriander

Paneer Kulcha

Preparation Time:  10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 6 pcs

Ingredients

• 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 finely chopped green chilli
• 3 cups Maida
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Butter

Method

• Prepare a soft Maida dough and add oil and little salt
• Prepare a mixture of panner, onion, green chilli, salt and pepper
• Divide it into 6 round pieces
• Flatten each division in to round shape, by dusting with maida flour (like a roti)
• Add the paneer mixture on half the roti and fold 
• Heat it in oven till its golden brown
• Put butter on top

Note: Best tasted with Aloo Dum

Khandwi (Pittor)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients
For the stuffing

• 1/4 cup grated coconut
• 1 chopped green chilli
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp Rai

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan
• 1 cup curd
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp Jeera
• Salt for taste

Method

• Heat oil in a pan
• Put Rai and green chilli
• After a minute, add coconut and red chilli powder and stir for another minute
• Keep the stuffing aside
• In a cooker, mix besan, curd, water, jeera and salt and mix well
• Now boil the mixture with the cooker top open
• After the mixture boils, put the cooker top and heat for another 5-7 mins in low flame
• Now, spread the mixture on a slab. Make sure the spread is thin but wide and long enough
• Spread the coconut mixture on top
• Now using a knife, cut the spread into 3 inch wide ribbons, that is, only in one direction
• Role the cuttings and serve

Grapes Delight

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp fresh green grapes juice
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp ginger juice
• 1 tbsp vanilla ice cream
• 1 bottle of sprite
• 2 drops of green colour

Method

• Mix grape juice, lemon juice, ginger juice and green colour
• Pour the mixture in 2 glasses
• Add Vanilla Ice cream
• Pour Sprite immediately and serve

Note: Make sure sprite is chilled

Spinach Pasta

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiled Pasta
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup thickly chopped onion
• 11/2 cup fresh cream
• 1/2 tsp Oregano
• 1/2 tsp Chilli Flakes
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• Grated Cheese for topping (Optional)
• Salt and Pepper for taste

Method

• In a pan, add olive oil, and Saute the onion
• Now remove the onion, and in the same pan Suate the spinach for 2 mins
• Now add onion, pasta, cream, chilli flakes, oregano, salt and pepper
• Put grated cheese from top while serving

Tri Color Shikanji (Lime Water)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 glasses of chilled water
• 8 tsp sugar
• 2 pcs lemon
• 1 cup red pomegranate
• 1 chopped apple
• 1 drop green colour

Method

• Mix lemon, sugar and water and prepare lime water
• Add the green colour to lime water
• In a glass, put pomegranate first, next add lime water and then drop apple pieces into it

Note: Make sure to serve it chilled

Baked Vegetable Green Pulao

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
For the chutney

• 1 cup green coriander
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 4 pcs green chilli
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste

For Frying

• 1 tbsp Cashew nut
• 1 tsp Til
• 1/4 tsp Heeng
• 1/2 tsp Rai
• 3 tsp oil

Other Ingredients

• 1 cup boiled vegetables (carrot, capsicum, onion)
• 1/2 cup corn
• 2 and 1/2 cups boiled rice
• Onions and tomatoes cut round for garnishing

Method

• Mix all the chutney ingredients and grind it to make chutney
• In a pan, mix cashew nut, heeng and til with oil and heat. Keep this mixture aside
• Mix rice, corn, vegetables, green chutney and salt and mix well
• In a mould, stick the round onions and tomatoes on the sides
• Now pour the frying mixture in the mould
• Now put rice mixture in the mould and bake for 5 mins
• Remove the mixture by just flipping the mould. 
• Serve hot

Paneer Cutlet

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups Grated Paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 cup chopped vegetables (carrot, capsicum, onion, beans)
• 2 pcs chopped green chilli
• 1 tbsp coriander
• 1/2 cup Sooji (rava)
• 2 tsp oil
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Oil for frying

Method

• In a pan, add 2 tsp oil and heat
• Sauté the onion and green chilli till the onion becomes golden brown
• Add paneer, vegetables, coriander powder, sooji, salt and pepper and mix well
• Prepare many small balls of the prepared mixture
• Deep fry the paneer balls
• Serve with chutney

Note: If you find difficulties in frying the paneer balls, prepare a maida solution, dip the balls into the solution and then fry

Sooji/Rawa Dhokla

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cup Sooji/Rawa
• 1/2 cup curd
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp eno
• 2 green chillis, cut into long pieces
• 2 tsp Rai (mustard seed)
• Meetha Neem leaves (Sweet Curry Leaves) 
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

• Mix sooji, curd, salt, water and 1 tsp sugar and prepare a paste and keep aside for 10 mins
• Add eno and mix well
• Put it in Dhokla container and heat for 15 mins
• Allow it cool for some time and then remove and cut it into small pieces
• In a pan, heat the oil, and add rai, chilli and neem
• Add dhokla and remaining sugar and mix well

Note: Best tastes with coriander chutney

Stuffed Idli

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3 cups Idli paste
• 1 tsp Eno
• Salt to taste
• Meetha Neem 
• 1 tsp oil
• Rai (Mustard seeds)

For the Stuffing

• 2 pcs potatoes boiled and mashed
• 1/3 cup boiled green peas
• 1/4 cup chopped capsicum
• 1 tsp green chilli paste
• 1 tsp aamchoor (Khatai or dried mango powder)
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• Salt to taste

Method

• Mix the ingredients for stuffing and prepare small flat balls
• Grease the Idli plates with oil
• Mix salt and Eno in Idli paste
• Put the prepared balls in the Idli paste
• Make sure the the stuffing balls are completely covered by Idli paste
• Put the balls on the Idli stand
• Steam for 10 mins
• In a pan, put 1 tsp oil and heat
• Put rai and neem and sauté the prepared Idli

Note: Best tasted with Green chutney or coconut chutney

Mexican Chapati

Preparation Time:  10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 thin roti/chapati
• 2 tbsp grated cheese
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
• 2 tbsp butter
• Salt and pepper

Method

• Prepare a vegetables mixture and add salt and pepper
• Spread the mixture on one roti and spread cheese over it.
• Cover the prepared roti with another plain roti. Do not fold
• Heat it on tava with butter till golden brown
• Serve hot

Paneer Korma

Preparation Time:  10 mins
Cooking Time:  30 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 200 gms grated paneer (cottage cheese)
• 1 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup Malai/cream
• 1 tbsp chilli sauce (preferred red chilli sauce)
• 2tbsp ghee
• Salt to taste

For Gravy

• 1/2 cup onion
• 1 tbsp postadana
• 1 tbsp grated coconut
• 2 pcs laung (clove)
• 8-10 pcs pepper balls
• 4 pcs red chilli
• 1 tsp dhaniya balls
• 1 tsp jeera
• 5 cloves garlic
• Salt

Method

• Mix all the ingredients for gravy and churn in the mixture till it becomes paste
• Fry the panner in a pan
• Heat ghee in a pan
• Mix the gravy and heat for 5 mins
• Add chopped tomatoes and heat for another 5 mins
• Add Panner, chilli sauce, cream and salt
• Add one cup of water and heat for another 10 mins
• Serve Hot

Potato Cheese Pie

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 2 cup Maida
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Mix Maida baking powder and butter and mix well
• Add milk and prepare a soft dough
• Flatten the dough such that its thickness is about 1/4"
• Grease a baking dish with butter and stick the dough onto it
• Mix 1/2 cup cheese, potato and salt and keep aside
• Put the potato mixture on the prepared dough
• Put the remaining cheese over the potato mixture
• Use the remaining Maida dough and prepare long strips as shown in the image
• Bake for 35 mins at 150 degrees celcius
• Decorate with tomato ketchup

Instant Badam Barfi

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 250 gms Almonds (badam)
• 200 gms sugar
• 10 threads kesar

Method

• Boil water in a pan and put the almonds in it for 2 mins
• Separate out the almonds using a sieve
• Churn the almonds to powder in a grinder
• In a pan add sugar and water and prepare thick sugar syrup
• Add the almond powder in the syrup and heat till the almonds start separating out (generally happens in 4-5 mins)
• Remove the badam mixture
• Flatten the mixture and cut into desired shapes

Apple Stew Pudding

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 18-20 pcs Apple scooped from inside
• 2 piece Dalchini (Cinnamon)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup Rabri
• 2 tsp custard powder
• 5 tsp sugar
• 2 cups water

Boiled Apple served on dish

After adding custard

Garnished with pista and rabri and served

Method

• Add apple, cinnamon, 1 tsp sugar and lemon juice in water and heat for 4-5 mins
• Cool the mixture and remove the apple and cinnamon from the water
• In the same water, add custard powder and boil
• Add 4 tsp sugar and mix
• Spread the apple pieces in a serving dish
• Put the custard on top
• Put it in refrigerator
• While serving, put the apple stew in a bowl and add Rabri on top
• Garnish with pista flakes