Nachos 2 cups Cheddar cheese 1/4 cup + 2 tblsp Olives 2-3 Cooked red kidney beans 2 tblsp Capsicum 2 tblsp (chopped) Sweet corn 2 tblsp Tomato 2 tblsp (chopped) Green chili or Jalapeno chili few Method: In a microwave safe bowl or plate arrange few tortilla chips. Sprinkle the olives, red kidney beans, capsicum, sweet corn and green chili or jalapeno. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese all over. If you don’t get cheddar cheese, add mozzarella cheese....

This is really it’s more of a tart than a pie (since there’s no pastry top) but no matter what. you call it, it’s tasty. I think it’s similar to a pizza pie: golden crust with sauce with toppings. There’s an almond crust, a creamy custard-like sauce and a sweet peach topping. Peach season is nearing its end, but if you’re lucky – you might be able to get your hands on some freestone peaches at the farmer’s market....

Chop the onions and methi leaves very finely. Grind the tomato into a puree. In a pan put oil and add the ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell goes. Add the onions to this and saute for few minutes. When it becomes pink, add the tomato puree,red chili powder, coriander powder,garam masala and cook it for 2-3 mins. Add the methi leaves and salt to this and allow it to cook for 4-5 mins....

INGREDIENTS: METHOD: Heat a pan and add oil. Add the chopped onions and when it becomes nice brown color add the chopped tomatoes. Saute for a while till the tomato turns mushy. Now add the paneer cubes, shredded cabbage, and the red chilli powder,coriander powder, garam masala and salt. Saute well till the raw smell of the powders goes off. Switch off the flame and allow this to cool. Spread the tomato ketchup on the tortilla....

Papad ki sabzi is a Rajasthani dish, which I learned from my friend long ago. I noted down the recipe in my book but forgot to try it. Last week when I made rotis for me and my hubby for breakfast(rotis for breakfast is very rare) I thought I would try out this sabzi. I was running out of veggies and even onions too. It turned out very nice and we both liked this....

It’s also great base recipe to make your own soup. Follow my cooking method and broth flavourings, then mix and match your vegetables to suit your cravings – or fridge contents! Pearl Barley Soup How many times have you walked past a packet of pearl barley at the grocery store and not given it a thought? Next time, pick up a packet! Pearl barley is cheap, easy to cook and makes for a much more flavoursome addition into soups and salads rather than the usual rice or pasta....

Method: Add powdered sugar and butter in a bowl. Mix this well. Add this mixture to flour and add vanilla essence. Mix well and make this into a pliable dough. If needed add few drops of milk while kneading. Melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips using double broiler method. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions. Add the melted chocolate to one portion of the dough. Knead this into a smooth dough....

Notes: Instant Sevai| idiyappam 1 cup Onion 1 idli molagapodi. 2 tsp or more Salt little Oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Coconut oil 2 drops (optional) If using instant sevai cook according to the instructions given in the packet. If using idiyappam follow the link given in the ingredient table to see how to make idiyappam. Instant rice sevai works perfect for bachelors....

Aval pakodaMedhu bonda Method with step by step pictures : Grate the carrots and finely chop the onions.Powder 1/2 cup of pottukadalai | chutney dal into a fine powder.No need to roast the pottukadalai. In a mortar and pestle, crush the 2 green chili and 3 cloves of garlic into a coarse paste.You can use a mixie too. In a wide bowl, add the ground chutney dal powder.Add in 2 tblsp of rice flour....

Find the recipe on page 232 of Dinner. I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise. This page exists to display the how-to video for this recipe which I exclusively created for my debut cookbook, Dinner. Every recipe in the cookbook has a tutorial video. To watch it, you simply scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and it will take you straight to the recipe video like the one shown above!...

Refer my eggless vanilla sponge cake I halved the recipe as my pan was small. Make the cake mixture ready. You can choose any cake recipe from my recipe index. Use a pressure cooker which is wider than the size of the cake pan. I used my 10 litre cooker. Do not use non stick cooker. Do not put weight or gasket for the cooker. Keep the stand which comes with the cooker below ....

Mint leaves | Pudina 1/4 cup Green chili 1 Ginger 1 small piece Jeera powder 2 pinches Yogurt | curd 1 cup Water 2 cups Salt as needed Blend all the ingredients in a blender except water. Blend well and add salt. Add water and if needed add some ice cubes. If you want you can filter this. I didn’t do that. While serving garnish with jeera powder. Δ

“Quesadillas are great standby meals to have in the freezer because they thaw so quickly” There is an art to making quesadillas. Learn from my mistakes: Use 1 rather than 2 tortillas. Don’t sandwich your filling between 2 tortillas. I learnt this the hard way when I flipped a tortilla and most of the filling went flying. Use the “half moon” technique by putting the filling on one side then folding the tortilla over....

Pumpkin grated 1 cup Whole wheat flour 1 cup Chaat masala 1 tsp Red chili powder 1 tsp Cumin seeds | jeera 1 tsp Mint leaves a handful Salt little Oil| ghee to cook the parathas Grate the pumpkin in a small grater and chop the mint leaves finely. In a wide bowl add the flour, chaat masala and cumin seeds. In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and add the grated pumpkin, red chili powder, salt, mint leaves and cook for 3-4 minutes, Ensure not to get this burnt....

The only thing you need to know for perfect roast lamb leg I have a lot to say about roasting any kind of meat. Especially Australia’s favourite roast – the great lamb leg. But there’s really only one thing you need to know to make perfect roast lamb leg, every single time: GET A MEAT THERMOMETER!! It’s the only way you can take the guesswork out of cooking lamb leg so it’s perfect blushing pink and ridiculously juicy inside....

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In this eBook, you’ll find 100+ Paleo Indian recipes, which means that ALL recipes in this eBook are gluten-free, grain-free, lactose-free, casein-free. The ONLY dairy used in this eBook is GHEE, a Paleo-friendly fat (that you can substitute if you really need to). Here are some brand new recipes that I’m really excited about: Coconut Flour Naan (this recipe also calls for tapioca)Gulab Jamun (2 versions, one is nut-free!)Jalebis (omg…)Pakoras (two types!...

Pumpkin sauce pasta Sun dried pesto pasta Spaghetti pasta a small bunch Oil 1 tbslp Garlic 3 cloves Cherry tomato 4 Baby spinach 1 cup * Tomato puree 2 tblsp Fresh cream 2 tblsp Salt as needed Olives 4-5 (optional) Birds eye red chili 1/2 or red chili flakes 1 tsp *I used 1 cup of baby spinach but felt it is less, you can add 2 cups of baby spinach....

I love the way a light drizzle of balsamic reduction can dress up any dish to seem a bit more “gourmet.” The best part about this fancy trick is that you can make this thick glaze yourself with an inexpensive bottle of balsamic vinegar. You just boil it down until it reaches a syrup-like consistency. This sweet cinnamon balsamic reduction takes the complex, tangy taste of balsamic to another level....

Sweet corn generally either I make soup or rice with it. This is the first time I am making Sundal with sweet corn. I tried it once a few months back, as it is Navratri season I thought I would post the recipe for sweet corn sundal. You can make it even on normal days too. This sundal can be had with even rice and rasam too. The addition of ginger and carrots make this sundal taste more awesome....