by Chef Ajay Chopra
A popular Goan dish with a slight twist
by Chef Shilarna Vaze (Chinu)
Vegetables marinated in a Greek style marinade and grilled to perfection
by Chef Shantanu Gupte
These nutritious tikkis make excellent starters
by Chef Rakesh Sethi
Large green chillies stuffed with a spicy potato mixture, dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
by Chef Shailendra Kekade
Spicy mushroom mixture mixed with sushi rice, shaped into balls and deep fried
Delicious starter cooked in Chinese style
Crispy Cajun spice flavoured onion rings served with a flavourful chutney
This is a vegetarian version of the popular Egyptian snack
This is a double delight – French toast stuffed with blueberry mixture
Crisp, golden, delicious and healthy too
by Chef Shazia Khan
Even the fussiest child will enjoy this healthy porridge
If you are wondering what to do with leftover bread, make this upma and enjoy
This is a very easy way to make idiyappam – serve it with vegetable stew
by Chef Amrita Raichand
Tuna sandwiches are well loved but this time use the tuna mixture to fill up canapé shells and enjoy them
Jaggery is a healthy substitute for sugar and this pancake will prove to you that it is equally tasty
Serve these waffles hot and watch your kids finish them off in a jiffy
by Chef Saransh Goila
Tempered vermicelli replaces mutton mince in this vegetarian shepherd’s pie
A one meal dish at its best – it has almost all the nutrients for a healthy you
Light green and dark green merge together to make a tasty dish
Spicy and flavourful this potato preparation can be served with kachoris or puris
Very popular among lovers of vegetarian Chinese food, this dish is an absolute winner
Spicy and oozing with Mexican flavours, this chicken dish is simply lip smacking
by Chef Madhu Sneha
This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates
Cottage cheese cubes cooked in a pickle flavoured gravy
The lovely pink colour is appetizing enough and the taste is an added attraction
Scooped out apples stuffed with dates and nuts mixture
Who says cakes don’t taste as good without eggs? Try this out and you will change your mind fast
Gulab jamuns add an Indian touch to this wonderful crème brulee
If this pudding looks great its taste is greater
The heavenly flavour of mango is so enticing that you will be drawn to this cake
The delicious combination of apples and cinnamon powder covered by a crisp topping
An all-time favourite – apple pie gives a lot of comfort
by Chef Jasmine Dsouza
One often has oatmeal and banana porridge, now you can make a smoothie with this combination
This smoothie is berry berry delicious and refreshing
A delicious rejuvenating drink and a lovely looking dessert – simply fantastic
A great way to ensure that the kids get the best of vegetables
The colour of this beverage reminds one of the myriad colours seen during sunrise
A cooling drink, ideal for the hot summer days
Hot chocolate mixture mixed with dark chocolate ice cream to make a delicious beverage
Chilled tea – ideal drink for the hot summer days
Spiced missi rotis served with aloo pudina raita are an excellent breakfast snack
Paranthas stuffed with a flavourful broccoli mixture is a taste you will not forget
Try this combination – it is just as tasty as makki di roti aur sarson da saag
Paranthe stuffed with a spicy kidney beans mixture
Aloo paranthas made healthier are just as tasty as the traditional ones
Don’t want to eat the leftover fried rice? Turn it into a parantha and you will simply love it
Leftover sambhar put to good use – these paranthas are full of flavour
These rotis have so many flavours mingling together to satiate you completely
A tomato salad with crisp cheese strips – super duper
A cooling salad ideal for the hot summer days
This sprouted bean salad is healthy and extremely delicious
Crunchy and refreshing, this salad is a sure winner
By grilling all the vegetables the salad gets a wonderful smoky flavour
Toasted bread squares add to the crunch of this delicious salad
Vegetable salad served differently – like kababs strung on to skewers
A delightful salad of pear, orange, zucchini and cheese spread based dressing
by Chef Shipra Khanna
Super creamy, super delicious and enriched with pistachios and almonds – this mousse is a must try
The combined nutrients of dates and figs are very good for growing children
Sorghum flour cooked with ripe bananas, milk and jaggery to make a nutritious halwa
Dried coconut cooked with jaggery and sugar to make chikki
The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people
Sweet rice preparation enriched with saffron and dried fruits
A crisp sweet, typically North Indian – you cannot stop at eating one only
Ruby red delicious fudge made with beetroot
Celery flavours this soup delicately – very refreshing
Slightly sweet slightly sour with a wonderful colour and orange flavour, this soup is a sure winner
Tomato soup with fresh coriander flavour is very refreshing
A bowl full of sweet corn soup on a rainy day will completely satiate you
by CHEF PRANAV JOSHI
Very nutritious and quite filling too – make it when it is raining heavily and feel satiated
Bursting with refreshing flavour of lemongrass, this soup is very rejuvenating
Wholesome and delicious this soup will definitely satiate you
Mildly spiced this soup is wholesome and delicious
Another delicious Mexican dip to please your palate
A delicious eggplant dip that goes well with bread as well as pita
This is an anytime temptation – enjoy it with your loved ones
Bursting with flavour of the cheeses this fondue is truly satisfying
Creamy and bursting with flavour of garlic, this dip can be had with vegetable sticks too
Absolutely delicious this dip will win the most discerning palate
Hummus is one of the best loved dips and here it is made more interesting with the addition of spinach and capsicum
Roasted eggplant dip flavoured with parsley
A sweet pickle with the goodness of pears
Jalapeno pickle though spicy is very flavourful
Tangy pickles that will definitely whet your appetite
Sprouts, we all know, are rich in proteins and rice in carbohydrate so this is a healthy mixture
The most popular Italian rice dish that’s pleasing the palates of the gourmets of the world
South Indian style khichdi with tamarind gives it a perfect tang.
Leftover rice and dal put to good use – very tasty and nutritious
Mushroom pulao with a gentle flavour of fresh mint served garnished with parmesan cheese
Cottage cheese and vegetable pulao – healthy and tasty
Nutritious and wholesome this risotto is a pleasure to eat
An Italian traditional dish – rice cooked with mushrooms, cheese and cream
This tangy gravy is bursting with flavour
A popular Kolhapuri dish that is served with fiery tambda rassa, mutton curry and bhakri
Don’t know where this dal got its name from, but it definitely is delicious
One of the most popular Punjabi dishes – this one is made healthier with soya wadi replacing onion pakodi
The yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this tuvar dal
Three dals cooked together with simple masalas
Grams are known to be rich in proteins, and this mixed dal is indeed very flavourful
Kofte made with greens and shallow-fried and served with a flavourful kadhi
Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt
Gujaratis love their kadhi and make it frequently
Children love Maggi, so make it more flavourful with caramelized onions and garlic
A delicious preparation of crisply fried noodles served with a tangy vegetable sauce
Thai style noodles – extremely flavourful and very tasty
These delicious noodles are served cold but they are simply delicious
A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food
Noodles combine well with vegetables to make a tasty dish – it is comfort food at its best
Soft and delicious, noodles are mixed with a velvety peanut sauce
Sweet, hot and sour – this noodle dish has everything to satiate all palates
by Chef Vicky Ratnani
Quinoa gives the pasta a different texture and when cooked thus it is just so tasty
Excellent way to make the kids eat root vegetables – cook pasta with them
One of the most popular Italian pasta dishes which is now well liked in other parts of the world too
Get the satisfaction of making the pasta yourself by following this great recipe
Creamy and delicious – enjoy this pasta dish anytime anywhere
Spaghetti tossed in Thai curry and some other masalas
Pasta made differently – spinach and cottage cheese makes this dish unique
Boiled toor dal gives this pasta dish an Indian twist
Walnuts and pinenuts add a wonderful crunch to this delicious fig jam
All jams are welcome and this apple jam is sure to win hearts
Pears and plums cooked together make a wonderful jam
This bharta makes a wonder and delicious side dish
A refreshing side dish, it is flavourful and tasty too
Want to serve something healthy make this raita and potato dish and serve with paranthas
A simple raita with garlic flavour
Both these are very healthy snacks that can be served together or separately
Chatpati tomato chutney tastes great with nachos
Use it as a bread spread – its yummy
Chinese dishes are incomplete without flavourful sauces such as these two
Cinnamon flavoured apple sauce can be served with any pie
An excellent ayurvedic face mask
This concoction has a lot of medicinal value
Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves
Capellini pasta tossed with pesto and served with grilled lobster
A popular Italian dish – pasta served with a flavourful sauce