A vibrant quick dish of shrimps, that’s light on the palette yet so rich in flavor!  Lemongrass adds to the lemony taste, while lime leaf and lime zest add that extra zing!     PrepTime 5mins – Serves 2-3 – CookTime 20mins       Ingredients: 1 lb. (460 g.) raw shrimp, shells removed (tails can be left on if desired) 2 shallots OR 1/4 cup purple onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced or finely chopped 1 fresh red [...]

A veggie kabab made with all GREEN vegs, hence the part, ‘hara’ in the name (hara = Green in Hindi) – different, delicious, delectable!     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 5-6 – CookTime 10mins. Ingredients: 3-4 medium potatoes – boiled, peeled & smashed 1 cup green peas – boiled/cooked/canned/frozen 2 chopped green chilies 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves 1 inch piece ginger – finely minced 1 cup spinach – blanched in boiling water & a tsp of salt, then cooled [...]

 An Arabic snack  – deep-fried dumplings of a batter of chickpeas, parsley  & mild seasoning, served with the famous Arabis dip, hummus.     PrepTime 15-40mins – Serves 5-6 = CookTime 15mins.           Ingredients: 1 tin boiled chickpeas (or soak a cup of chickpeas over night & then boil with water & salt) few sprigs of coriander leaves – chopped few sprigs of parsley – chopped a few green stalks of spring onions – chopped 2-3 [...]

I’ve always wanted to make a cheesecake but feared it was a lot of work until I came about this super-quick method… truly awesome!     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 4-5 – Cooktime 35mins   Ingredients: 1/2 cup cashew nuts – coarsely powdered 1/2 cup biscuit crumbs (I use the dark chocolate bourbon ones!!!) 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter 1.5 cups cream cheese (Philadelphia or Kraft) 1 cup fine castor sugar 3 eggs 1/2 tsp vanilla essence or rose [...]

We have my chilled banana pudding recipe already, here’s a warm baked version, equally delectable & decadent!   PrepTime 10mins – Serves 2 – CookTime 35mins     Ingredients: 1. 6 vanilla wafers 2. 1 tbsp sugar 3. a pinch of salt 4. 3 tbsp butter 5. 1 ripe banana – finely chopped 6. a handful of chopped cashews, walnuts, etc. 7. 2 tbsp brown sugar 8. 2 tbsp mini-chocochips (optional) 9. 2 tbsp lemon zest 10. 2 egg yolks [...]

This recipe has been inspired by something I had at Bubba Gump – soft moist mixed-seafood & corn balls, with a Cajun twist, served with tartar sauce.     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 6 – CookTime 15mins       Ingredients: p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”,”serif”; }span.bodytext { }.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }1/2 lb. cleaned & peeled shrimp 1 can crabmeat (drained) 1 can salmon/tuna (drained) 1 [...]

 Just got intro-ed to Jamaican/ Caribbean cuisine last mth & Yo maann, me lov de Jaamekan food, esp spicy veg & non-veg patties with hot-n-sweet scotch sauce!     PrepTime 20mins – Serves 15pcs – CookTime 35mins     Ingredients: 1.5 cup flour 1/2 cup ghee/ clarified butter/ lard 1/2 tsp turmeric pwd (skip for veg-patties) 1/2 tbsp Jamaican curry pwd 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup full-fat milk or an egg for non-veg patties 1/2 cup cold water For the [...]

A quick & versatile dish of baked mince which can be served whole as a main course dish, in slices as an appetizer or even in burgers – Try it, U’ll love it!     PrepTime 5mins – Serves 3-4 – CookTime 25mins         Ingredients: 1 lb low fat minced meat (of your choice) 1 cup bread crumbs 1 tsp salt 1 egg 1/4 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp pepper pwd 1 cup onion-garlic flavored tomato paste/ pasta [...]

I’ve always wanted to know how Tiramisu is made! My friend, Shef-the-Chef showed me how… For pictorial step-by-step instructions, go to my Gallery:  http://lilchefsworld.com/ImageGallery.php PrepTime 20mins – Serves 8-10 – CookTime 30mins     Ingredients: 8 eggs 1 lb. Mascarpone cheese 2 tbsp Espresso ground coffee powder 1/3rd cup Tia Maria 2-3 packs Lady Fingers (NOT the vegetables! Chk out pics in the Gallery) 4-6 tbsp cocoa pwd 1 cup sugar Dark chocolate slab for deco. Cooking Instructions: 1. Blend [...]

A cake made without milk or eggs and is still, moist, dark and delicious! It was invented in the great depression era when ingredients were expensive n scarce.     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 4-5 – CookTime 35mins.       Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 6 tablespoons vegetable oil Cooking Instructions: 1. Preheat oven [...]