Vegetable Jalfreezi
There are curries you make when you want comfort. There are curries you make when you want something light. And then there is Vegetable Jalfreezi — the one that somehow manages to be both at the same time.This is not a restaurant shortcut version. This is the real thing, made from scratch at home, with […]
Roasted Tomato Soup
Preheat oven to 200C for 20 minutes Wash and cut 2 kilos of tomatoes for roasting Cut 3 medium onions Cut and peel 2 carrots Cut 25 grams of fresh thyme Transfer all these to a baking dish Add 2.5 tablespoons of Olive Oil Add 25 grams of fresh cleaned thyme Add 2 teaspoons pepper […]
Red Velvet Cupcake
Steps to make Cream Cheese Icing and Red Velvet Cupcake Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting I’ve used a stand mixer Add 1 cup cream cheese Add 1/2 cup room temperature unsalted butter Add 10 drops of Ossoro French Vanilla Essence Cream them Gradually add 4 cups of icing sugar It took me around 8 minutes using […]
Homemade Tahini and Hummus
Steps to make homemade tahini and hummus In a hot pan add 1 cup white sesame or til seeds Roast till they start to pop on a slow low heat Add the roasted sesame seed to a food processor jar Pulse it for a 1 minute Add 4-5 tablespoons vegetable oil Blend to a paste, […]
Maggi Baby Corn
Steps to make Maggi Baby Corn In a vessel add around 1.5 litres of water and boil it Add 1 teaspoon salt Add 250 grams cut baby corn Boil for 6 minutes Drain the water Transfer drained hot baby corn Add 3 teaspoons corn flour Add 2 packets of Maggi Masala Magic Mix well and […]
Schezwan Noodles
Steps to prepare Schezwan Noodles Soak 10 red chillies in 2 cups warm water for 30 minutes I microwaved them for 1.5 minutes They have plumped up Add to a blender jar with Add 1 tablespoon sugar Transfer the paste to a bowl Add 1 tablespoon Vinegar Mix 1.5 tablespoon Dark Soya Sauce Add 2 […]
4 Raita’s in under <60Seconds
Onion Raita Steps: Add 2 tablespoon ghee Add 1 thinly cut onion Add 1 tsp salt, releases water Add 2 tsp sugar, helps caramelise Add 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder Add 2 tsps Jeera or cumin Caramelise until onion turns brown Add 5 tablespoons of curd or yogurt Mix it Add the caramelised onion Whip it […]
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Steps to make Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Pre heat oven to 200C for 20 minutes Cut 1 kilo or 2.2 pounds of butternut squash in half De-seed it On a prepared baking pan, add the halved butternut squash Add 1 teaspoon of salt Add 2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper Add 1 tablespoon dried Thyme […]
Pudina Paneer Pulao
Steps to make Pudina Paneer Pulao Soak 1 measure of basmati rice for 30 minutes In a mixer jar add 1 cup of pudina or mint Add 2 green chillies Add 2 inch ginger Add a splash of water Transfer to a bowl Add ginger again Cut 2 cups fresh coriander Coriander shoot has the […]
Badam biscuit
Steps to make Badam Biscuit Pre heat oven to 180C for 20 minutes In a mixing bowl add 1 and 1/4 cup unsalted butter Cream the butter Add 10 tablespoons soft brown sugar Add 5 tablespoons white sugar Cream the butter and sugars soft Took me around 4 minutes In a bowl add 2 tablespoons […]