Why bake a whole big cake & stuff it down when you really just have a craving for a LIL’ Cake, don’t have company to share it with & just don’t feel like heading out to buy some? Do this.. QUICK!             IDEA 1 – Banana Walnut Cake-In-A-Mug Ingredients: – 8 Tbsp. mashed ripe banana pulp – 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts – 4 Tbsp. self raising flour – 1 egg – 3 tbsp oil – [...]

 Ok here goes.. I’m gonna narrate this recipe in 1 sentence, and in just 1 breath!             Fry a cup of tomato paste in 3tbsp oil before adding 1 tsp each of garlic paste, salt, red-chili, turmeric, cumin & pepper pwds, a tbsp each of vinegar & coriander pwd, followed by bringing 2 cups coconut milk to boil in it, adding a sprig of curry leaves, a cup each of mango cubes & cleaned prawns [...]

Marinated & roasted beef chunk sliced & served as a starter or side-dish or even in salads or in sandwiches with Mayo.   PrepTime 30mins – Serves 4-6 – CookTime 45mins     Ingredients: 1kg beef silver roll 2 large onions chopped 5 large dried red chilies 2 thin cinnamon sticks an inch each 6 cardamoms 1 tsp pepper pwd 2 tbsp garlic ginger paste 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 tsp peppercorns 1 tsp cumin pwd 2 tsp salt Cooking [...]

Bell-peppers stuffed with a flavorful mix of minced meat & vegetables like carrots & potatoes. (If you’re a vegetarian, look up the Veg. Stuffed Bell-Peppers recipe on this site.)       PrepTime 20mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 20mins   Ingredients : 4 medium bell peppers of any color 1/4kg minced meat 1 medium finely chopped onion 1 medium size potato – cut in small cubes 1 carrot – cut as the potatoes 2 green chilies – chopped 1/2 [...]

Fiona’s version of Maggie Noodles – Try this out: Its fast, its delicious & its innovative enuf to pleasantly surprise people with!     PrepTime 5mins – Serves 2-3 – CookTime 15mins     Ingredients: Maggie 2 Packets: 1 Glass Water- If you like it soupy add extra water. 1 tspn Pav Bhaji Masala 1 Bowl of mixed vegetables (Carrots, Beans, Lima Beans, Peas) Chinese Chilli Sauce- 1/4 tspn depends on spice level Soy Sauce- 2 tbspns Tomato Ketchup-1 tspn [...]

Another recipe customized by Venus with some changes to suit her family’s palette; She says its ‘Delicious”     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 2-3 – CookTime 30mins       Ingredients: 1.400 gm paneer 2.1/2 green capsicum diced finely 3.1/2 red capsicum diced finely 4.1cup shredded cabbage 5. amul cream cheese (dont know its equivalent your end of the world) For the marinade : 1. 1 youghurt (400g) hang in cloth for 20-30 minutes till water drains 2. 1- 2tbsp green [...]

My twin married a Mangalorean & has learnt some interesting traditional recipes from his native state; Here’s her super-aromatic and deliciously-spicy dry chicken dish.     PrepTime 10mins – Serves 4-5 – CookTime 20mins Ingredients:   1 large chicken, cut into small pieces 1 onion, chopped finely A sprig curry leaves A small lemon sized ball of tamarind 3 tablespoon ghee(clarified butter) Salt to taste For the masala powder: 6 kashmiri chillies( or dry red chillies) 1 tsp coriander seeds [...]

I’ve had lunch at Sumedha’s once & I must say, her daal-makhni was simply  out-of-this-world; Seems like I can taste it just as I think of it!     SoakTime 6-8hrs – Serves 3-4 – CookTime 25mins     Ingredients: 1 cup Whole urad dal 1/3rd cup kidney beans (rajma a tiny cinnamon stick 2-3 cloves 2-3 garlic cloves 2-4 spoons of oil 1/2 tsp cumin seeds a pinch of hing 1/2 inch ginger – finely chopped 1 dried red [...]

A good friend of mine here in California, Fiona, shares her take on a South-Indian fish curry – A medium-spicy gravy with a coconut-milk base.  Me thinks this is SO-YUM Thanks, Fi!!   PrepTime 8mins – Serves 4 – CookTime 20mins       Ingredients: Oil- 1 Spoon( the fat ones) Small Sambhar Onions-12- slice them 1 Kg Fish- about 12 pieces-Only Sea fish Fenugreek-6-8 Curry Leaves- 10+ 5 Garlic-1 whole clove- peel it and put it in as whole [...]

Here’s how my lovely twin Pearl makes a “Yum-mo” Mutton Biryani.. I am SO proud of her & her cooking skills!!       PrepTime 2hrs – Serves 6-8 – CookTime 30mins     Ingredients: Mutton 1kg shoulder Potatoes 2 medium peeled and cut into quarters Onions 2 large thinly sliced Cashewnuts 6 Oil 1 cup Salt to taste For the marinade: Ginger  1″ piece Garlic about 20 flakes Green chillies 6 Tomatoes 1 medium Red chilli pwd 2 tbsps [...]