Club Sandwich

Time Required: 15 Minutes Serves: 1 Ingredients: 3 Sandwich Bread Slices 1tbsp Butter 1tbsp Mint Chutney 1tbsp Mustard 1tbsp Tomato Ketchup Few Cucumbers and Tomato Roundels Few Lettuce leaves One Potato boiled and cut into Roundels Salt and Pepper to taste 1 Cheese Slice or Grated Cheese Shredded Cabbage and Beetroot for garnishing

Tomato Rice

Rice prepared using whole spices and Tomato puree Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups Raw Rice 1 Cup Tomato Puree 2 – 3 Bay Leaves 3 – 4 Cloves 3 – 4 Cardamoms 1tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds 2 Onions 1tsp Ginger Paste 1tsp Chili Powder 3tbsp Oil Salt to taste

Aam Ka Panna

A very good thirst quencher prepared using Raw Mangoes.

Uddina Hittu

Split Black Gram flour mixed with Curds and seasoning. This is eaten mixed with plain Rice. Time Required: 5 Minutes Ingredients: 2tbsp Urad Dal/Split black gram powder/uddina hittu 1 Cup Curds 1 Green Chili Few Curry leaves 1tbsp Coriander leaves 1½ tsp Oil ½ tsp Mustard Seeds Salt to taste

Caramalised Banana with Butterscotch Sauce

Ingredients: For Butterscotch Sauce: 250gms Sugar 250 ml Cream 125 gms Butter For Praline: 125gms Sugar 50gms Cashew nuts

Sweet Shankarpole

A crispy sweet snack; usually distributed to children during Dasara festival.  This is also prepared by Maharashtrians during Diwali.

Chole

Chik peas in tomato gravy and spices also known as Channa.  It is a common side dish in the state of Punjab and it is usually served with Batura, which is a deep fried bread.  It also tastes good with Bread too.

Chili Vinegar

Chilies preserved in Vinegar. Time Required: 3 Minutes   Ingredients: 1 Cup Vinegar 2 Green Chilies

Doodhi Kofta Curry

Deep fried bottle gourd balls in gravy Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 500 gms Doodhi/Bottle Gourd, Grated 2tbsp Oil Oil for deep-frying 2 tbsp Besan/Gram Flour 1 Big Onion, Chopped 1tsp Jeera Powder 1tsp Dhania Powder 1tsp Garam Masala 3 – 4 Garlic Pods, Chopped 2 Tomatoes, Chopped 2 Green Chilies, Chopped 1tsp [...]

Fruity Pulao

Flavored Rice with fresh and dry fruits Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 Cups Basmathi Rice 2 tbsp Apple pieces 2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter or Oil 1tsp Chili Powder 2tsp Raisins 1 big Onion 1 Cup Orange Juice 2tbsp Pineapple pieces Few Seedless Grapes 2 – 3 one inch Cinnamon sticks 2 – [...]