Party recipes

A quick and easy dessert made with mango and bread for a family dinner.

Yummy, sumptuous pancakes with the juicy crunch of sweet corn, these Semolina Corn Pancakes will make a convenient and tasty breakfast or snack. Common but well-chosen ingredients like onions and green chillies add a touch of crunch and spice to the pancakes, while curds in the semolina batter g ....

Here is a snack that your kids will instantly fall in love with – and adults with thoroughly enjoy too! The Mini Creamy Corn Cob Roundels is easy to make and tastes yummy. It is also unique in appearance and taste, so it will attract everybody’s attention if you serve it as a starter at parties. ....

The mellow, pleasantly-flavoured potato transforms into a vibrantly-flavoured treat when baked with onion, garlic, seasonings and herbs. Thyme gives the baked potatoes an irresistibly appetizing aroma, while onions give it a wonderful crunch. A dash of spices like pepper and red chillies raise t ....

Khichiya Papad is an amazingly tasty and crisp papad made of rice flour. It has a unique texture with a bubbly surface. These papads can be roasted or deep-fried, and served as it is or crushed and topped with masaledar ingredients. This recipe shows you how to make deep-fried Khichiya Papad. It ....

Loads of tomatoes and tamarind give this Hyderabadi Khatti Dal a tongue-tickling tanginess, while a splash of spice powders and other pungent ingredients like ginger, garlic and green chillies add to its finger-licking taste! This everyday dal ....

Here is a juicy sandwich with a refreshing taste! The whole wheat burger buns are lined with tender, juicy spinach leaves and a luscious spread made of hung curds and feta cheese. Herbs like mint and oregano add to the taste of the spread. More veggies like cucumber, onions and tomatoes are pack ....

A scone is a single-serving sized, mildly-sweet bread with a very pleasing mouth-feel. It is usually made of a combination of plain flour and whole wheat flour, with baking powder as the leavening agent. It is baked on sheet pans or in a baking tray. Scones are also sometimes glazed with a milk ....

Dainty little slices of crisp bread, topped with appetizing ingredients like cheese, veggies, herbs and sauces, crostinis are undoubtedly one of the most popular starters from the Italian repertoire. A platter of Cro ....

Baked Eggplants Topped with Curds is a simple recipe with common ingredients, but works as a great appetizer! The brinjals are baked twice – first salted, and again with a coating of olive oil, ginger, garlic and other tongue-tickling ingredients. The interesting thing is that after all this ....

Are you a citrus fan? Then, this recipe is a must-try one! These eggless Orange Cookies are easy to bake but score high on flavour. They combine the buttery taste and melt-in-the-mouth texture of cookies with the tangy flavour of orange. Ideal to have with evening coffee, these cookies will also ....

Here is an aromatic and flavour-packed savoury treat for cheese-lovers. Made with yummy ingredients like cheese, leek, dill and garlic powder, these savoury muffins have a rich flavour and amazing mouth-feel. The well-planned use of spices like nutmeg, cardamom and red chillies gives the Cheese, ....

Tandoori Cheese Fingers, bread sticks made with tandoori masala and cheese. Enjoy with hot cup of coffee or soft drinks. Also makes a good starter to serve with dips and sauces.

Deliciously flavoured,visually delightful and practically fat free dish.

A mouth-watering filling of peach and whipped cream on a crusty tart makes this an irresistible dessert, ideal to serve at birthday and kitty parties. It is so tasty and looks so dainty that no one can stop with just one! Keep the tarts chilled, and spoon out the filling onto the tarts just befo ....

Sesame Pak Choi is a fabulous Oriental accompaniment, perfect to serve with noodles, rice or any other main course. It makes use of common ingredients like sesame seeds, sesame oil and soy sauce, and can be prepared in a jiffy. The toasted sesame seeds give the Pak Choi a nice nutty flavour, whi ....

A garlicky spread with a strong flavour, the Green Garlic Spread is a specialty in Gujarati households. Easy and quick, this spread is made frequently in the winter when green garlic is widely available. It can be used immediately or stored in the deep freez ....

Homemade pie crusts with a buttery, melt-in-the-mouth texture are topped with a scrumptious topping of mushrooms and spring onion greens in a creamy white sauce base. The combination of spring onion greens and mushrooms is really outstanding, and when topped with loads of cheese and baked, it is ....

This Snack is a bowlful of delight – and yes, we forgot to tell you, it’s an edible bowl too! The centres of burger buns are scooped out to form bowl-like cavities, which are filled with yummy cheese and crunchy veggies, lots ....

A quick and appetizing Lebanese sauce that you can serve atop a salad, or as a dip with breads and starters . Chilli pepper is the main ingredient of the Shat ....

Melt-in-the-mouth vanilla cake, lined with tongue-tickling tangy-sweet strawberry jam, whipped cream and fresh fruit. This combination of jam, cream and fruit gives the stuffing a truly fascinating mouth-feel, which contrasts beautifully with the soft and fluffy cake. Refrigerate the Strawbe ....

Here is a unique One-Dish Dal, which combines two dals with loads of veggies and taste-givers like ginger and green chillies. It is indeed very tasty and filling, and an apt accompaniment for any meal. When you are in the mood to do something different, you can even have this dal as a mid-day sn ....

Cheesy Layers, a baked starter with layers of cheese, butter, toasted vegetables and olives between pastry sheets. Serve with a dip or tomato ketchup..

In all regional cuisines of India, Kheer made of milk and rice is very popular. This Bengali Payesh is also a variant of this milk and rice kheer. Here, long-grained rice is cooked in milk and flavoured with classic Indian spices ....