Here’s a fun way to share some kitchen time with your kids – easy ingds, exciting colors & a great crispy snack as the result.. why not try it today?   PrepTime 2mins – Serves 6 – CookTime 10mins           Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter 40 regular marshmallows or 3 cups miniature marshmallows 6 cups Rice Crispies cereal Cooking Instructions: Do this, separately for each color (if you try to separate & color each batch later, melting [...]

This is truly a treat for all the sweet-tooth Vegetarians out there – a custard with NO EGGS, just like my Whacky Cake recipe.. a ‘must’ try!       PrepTime 5mins – Serves 6 – CookTime 15mins Ingredients: 4 tbsp cornstarch 1/4 – 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups room temp milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1.5 tbsp butter Cooking Instructions: Mix the sugar, milk & cornstarch together in a non-stick thick bottom (tefflon) saucepan. Add the milk gradually, whsiking lightly. [...]

Made this today after ages! I don’t make desserts too often but today, the onset of a long weekend, I just felt like spoiling myself a bit & It was quick, thanks to my new food processor that grated the carrots in seconds!     PrepTime 2mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 10mins     Ingredients: 4 cups grated carrots 1 tin sweetened condensed milk (or 1 glass milk & 8tbsp sugar) 1 cup raisins, chopped cashewnuts, almonds &/or pistachios [...]

We’ve all heard of Lassi – the sweet or salty Indian cold drink made of beaten yoghurt, even ‘mango’ lassi! Now, how about some cool, refreeshing ‘banana’ lassi on a warm summer day like today?? PrepTime 4mins – Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 glass yoghurt/ curd 1/2 glass milk or water (milk – with low-fat yoghurt & water – with full-fat/creamy yoghurt) 2 tbsp sugar 1 large ripe sweet banana 1 cup ice Optional : scoops of butterscitch/vanilla ice-cream, some chopped [...]

Not a BIG deal, this recipe.. just my way to use up the lil’ fruit yoghurt tubs in my fridge in a fun way; Add extra drama with chunky (fruit bits) yoghurts!!     PrepTime 7mins – Serves 4   Ingredients: 4 small tubs of yoghurt with fruity chunks – strawberry, blueberry, peach, banana, mango or kiwi 2 cups milk 1 cup whipped cream (optional) 4 tbsp honey or maple syrup (optional topping) A handful  of chopped fresh fruits and [...]

  (I call this the ‘SUPER’ breakfast because that what it REALLY IS to me.. Its rich in nutrients, vitamins & anti-oxidants, has the right fat-protein-carb ratio, is easy & quick to make and above all, is SO healthy & good for you.) PrepTime 10mins – Serves 2.       Ingredients: 4-5 eggs 1/2 tsp cinnamon pwd 1 big banana 2 tbsp flax seed pwd a handful of mixed nuts 2 tbsp dried cranberries 2 tbsp almond butter 2 [...]

We were at a little Jamaican resto just outta Hollywood, Sattdown Jamaican Cuisine, where the owner brought me a glass of watermelon juice to sample.. Ok, ‘watermelon’ juice?!?! Yes, WATERMELON juice! But with a unique super-refreshing twist..   PrepTime 5mins – Serves 8 – CookTime 1min.       Ingredients : 1 large sweet seedless watermelon 1 tsp ginger powder juice of 1 lemon 1/4 tsp pepper pwd 8-16 leaves of fresh mint (optional)   Cooking Instructions: Blend all the [...]

I’ve always been fascinated by cakes made in a pressure cooker, rather than in an oven. Its just like oven-baking where you’re sealing the batter to cook in the heat, but this way, you save some time, gas/electricity & ‘dough’.. Here’s my twin’s recipe..             PrepTime 10mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 40mins.       Ingredients: Plain flour (maida) – 1 and 1/2 cup Powdered sugar – 1 cup Egg – 1 Refined oil [...]

Making a cake this delicious could not get any easier. The way my friends Aarohi & Ajit put this recipe together in just 1 sentence, makes you wanna get off the couch & bake one yourself right away! Mango – Such a ‘summery’ flavor,  hmm…           PrepTime 15mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 25mins. Ingredients : 1 cup semolina roasted in butter 1 cup mango pulp 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 tsp cardamom [...]

This is a recipe my brother-in-law Prem recently introduced to me. He’s from Mangalore, India – where they make this with pumpkin as well. Its very popular with the ‘Konkan’ people & is sometimes called ‘Mangalore Buns’ instead of ‘Banana Puris’.     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 15mins       Ingredients: 1/2 cup over riped mashed bananas 2 tbsp sugar (or more if you like  it more sweet) 2 tbsp yogurt 1/8 tsp baking soda 1 [...]