Recipes By Occasion

Potato cutlets served with a flavourful tomato gravy

Excellent breakfast dish – frittata made more nutritious with spinach and mushrooms

Even those who do not like eating green peas will enjoy these pooris

Have this juice first thing in the morning and keep away a lot of lifestyle diseases

This is a very easy way to make idiyappam – serve it with vegetable stew

Wholesome and tasty, one such parantha will whet the best of appetites

Zucchini is the surprise element in these chocolate muffins

These stuffed cheelas are tasty as well as wholesome – make a great breakfast snack

Whenever you want to have a light meal, have this salad – it is really delicious

Chickpeas cooked with a flavourful masala and yogurt

Chickpeas cooked in Spanish style - goes well with bread to make a wholesome snack

A traditional Gujarati dal made with a mixture of three dals and aromatic ingredients

A popular Spanish vegetable dish that can be found on the menu of most restaurants in Spain

A popular Maharashtrian dish that pairs well with bhakri – a poor man’s daily meal enjoyed by the rich very often

One of the favourite dishes of the Gujaratis

This salad is wholesome and can make a complete meal

Moong dal cooked with masoor dal and tempered with a flavourful tempering

This is a delightful khichdi – rice cooked with dals and plenty of tomatoes

Yogurt adds a wonderful tartness to this potato dish

Very refreshing beverage which has the quality to cool you down on swelteringly hot days

Pesto made differently with green zucchini instead of basil leaves

Absolutely delicious and totally nutritious, this pancake will be enjoyed by both kids and adults

Steaks cooked and dunked in rosemary and garlic infused olive oil

Oats add a nice creamy texture to this tomato soup

It does take a little effort to make the gnocchi but the end result is well worth it

This delicious casserole will please the most discerning palates

A wholesome soup, very filling and very energizing

A lovely ruby red soup full of flavour and taste

Mildly spiced this soup is wholesome and delicious

Fenugreek seeds when sautéed lets out a wonder flavour that it lends to this green gram dish

This salad is a powerhouse of nutrients

The winter special mithai – gajar halwa made this way can be had even by diet conscious people

Enjoy this much loved rich dish in its healthy avatar

Chicken ball soup – a favourite of the Sikkimese. Very refreshing especially during cold winter days

This salad looks nice, tastes nice and is very healthy too

A traditional Tibetan vegetable soup that is best enjoyed during cold wintry days

Full of nutrition, this salad is wholesome and can make a meal by itself

This deliciously sweet and flavourful hot salad is an absolute delight

Start your day on a healthy note – serve this delicious lassi at breakfast

Popcorns tossed in caramel sauce and then in hazelnuts – kids will simply wallop these

This delicious roll is easy that even kids can make them and enjoy them

These sandwiches look so delicately coloured look very appetizing, that the kids will wallop them in no time

Popcorns coated with saffron flavoured jaggery sauce

These macaroni balls make an exciting snack for the little ones

A lovely looking dessert this, it has myriad flavours blending together well

The ever popular shahi tukda presented differently

Deep-fried chicken lollypops served tossed in a Korean style sauce

When in Thailand make sure to have this delicacy – it is a traditional dish that has now become popular world over

Pumpkin adds a lovely colour, flavour and also nutrients to this delicious dessert

A traditional vegetable curry from Indonesia

Talk of Thai food and green curry or red curry comes to your mind. So here’s how to make green curry

Gulab jamuns add the Indian touch to this wonderful crème bluee

Crispy Cajun spice flavoured onion rings served with a flavourful chutney

An African delicacy – it makes an excellent starter to serve with cocktails

Toasts topped with 4 different spreads and served

These crispy batter fried fish make an excellent starter

Delicious starter cooked in Chinese style

Lebanese version of the popular Indian baingan ka bharta – makes an excellent appetizer

Excellent as starters, they go very well with cocktails

Poha cutlets have a delicious crunch that is so irresistible

So easy to make yet so very delicious

A delicious combination of pears, pomegranate pearls and yogurt – healthy and tasty

A cup of this iced coffee is sure to soothe you on a hot summer day

A delicious snack enriched with cheese

Bananas and whole wheat flour get together to make this healthy cake

Dark chocolate and orange make a fantastic combination in this cake

A popular Spanish snack – these deep-fried dough strips dusted with cinnamon flavoured sugar is something you would want to eat again and again

Spiced chicken mince balls deep-fried and stuffed into footlong to make delicious sandwiches

Enriched with dried fruits this puffed rice bar is crunchy and flavourful

Put leftover chapattis to really good use by making this dish

Made with typically tropical fruits, this drink is very refreshing

This unique mixture of raw mango, ripe mango and cranberry juice makes for a refreshing mocktail

Chocolate in any form is a favourite with most people – both young and old

Pizza tastes just as great whatever the topping be

Such a lovely way of gifting chocolates especially a birthday boy or girl

White chocolates filled with jam

A nice way to please the kids especially during vacations

A delightful fusion of pizza and chaat

An ideal way to make kids eat bitter gourd, a very healthy vegetable which not many kids are willing to have

A cup full of this just before going to bed will give your child sound sleep

This concoction has a lot of medicinal value

This is a great snack to serve when hunger pangs trouble your kids in between meals

Every crunchy bite will be so comforting

A national dish of Thailand and most popular street food

A semi-dry, sweet and spicy vegetables – a Chinese speciality

Green peas adds a new dimension to the popular baingan bharata

This dish is quite wholesome – it has vegetables, chicken, rice and aromatics

Oozing with cheese these potatoes are irresistible

The inviting aromas of orange and lemon zests in this cake is extremely inviting

Fried radish batons tossed in a sour and spicy spice mixture

Traditional pork from Coorg that is generally served with rice or akki rotti

This popular Bengali sweet made with pear jelly

Sweet potatoes and sabudana cooked with milk, jaggery and coconut milk to make a delicious kheer

A sweet item which the Bengalis make anytime but specially during festivals

Sweet rice preparation enriched with saffron and dried fruits

A popular Parsi deep-fried chicken drumsticks

Gujiyas stuffed with fresh coconut filling are so very tasty that they get consumed in no time

We assure you that your kids will want to have this halwa again and again

In this kadhi water chestnut flour replaces gram flour

Butter cookies all the way from France to titillate your taste buds

Tasty bars made with carrot and walnuts - delicious

Treat your kids to this delicious drink - it is both tasty and healthy

Delicious corn fritters that your kids will finish in no time

These crisp tacos will be enjoyed not just by kids but adults too

Colourful mixture of potatoes and 3 coloured capsicums served on mini pita bread halves

The beetroot lends its beautiful red colour to these delicious muffins

Pita breads form the base in these delicious pizzas topped with fruits instead of vegetables

An excellent ayurvedic face mask

Any time snack – flavourful and piquant corn on the cob can be enjoyed especially during monsoon

A very nutritious and delicious lassi

Cake with the unique flavour and crunch of carrot

Chakli is a traditional south Indian snack that is now popular all over India

The perfect drink for hot summer months – it will save you from heat stroke

Non-alcoholic mojito made with apple juice

Ideal way to use up leftover idlis – cook them in a Chinese way

Homemade pizza bases topped with sauce, capsicum, olives and cheese and baked to perfection

Feeling drained? Take a sip of this drink and feel rejuvenated instantly

Rich, with delicate almond flavour, this halwa is nutritious too

Rich, creamy with delicate flavour of nuts, this milk is a very pleasant beverage

Moong dal kheer cooked in South Indian style

Made during most festivals, these rolls can be enjoyed at other occasions too

No Holi celebration is complete without thandai

A popular sweet dish from Bengal with additional flavour of paan

You can enjoy these tempting laddoos anytime – it will really pep your up

Indian style pudding enriched with almonds – creamy and delicious