Grated coconut blended with water and strained to give coconut milk. Then cooked in cumin seeds, curry leaves and spiced with green chillies to to give a mildly spiced thick coconut sauce. Serve coconut sauce with dhoklas, hariyali rice and idlis.

A traditional Austrian classic of apples cooked with bread crumbs and raisins in a light paper-thin pastry.

Flambé is a French technique of topping a dessert, generally fruit-based, with flaming liquor, to give an exotic flavour and aroma to the dish. Here, we have used rum for the flambé, which is poured over a zesty mix of fruits topped with orange sauce. The warm, burning rum gives the orange sauce a deeper flavour and sharper aroma. Mixed Fruits with Flaming Orange Sauce is a perfect dessert to serve on special occasions for a close gathering. If you have mastered the art of flambéing, you can do it at the tableside, else it can be prepared in the kitchen itself.

Khatta, mitha and chatpati.

Delicious and decorative.

A fantastic medley of colours and flavours makes this Pineapple and Orange Drink a super hit! The unique tinge of raspberry, the spiky notes of pineapple and the tangy tones of orange are topped off with spicy ginger ale, making this drink a true tongue-tickler. You might wonder why the lemon juice is needed, when there are already so many citrus flavours in this drink, but is is quite necessary to maintain the colour and flavour of the drink.

Well marinated seasonal fruit skewered and grilled in the oven, then flambeed with rum makes a very colourful low calorie dessert.

Peaches are first blended with custard and brandy and mixed with whipped cream to get a light and fluffy texture. The outcome is then garnished with grated chocolate. Peach fool will make you leave your senses, and lose yourself in complete bliss for a few moments. As a variation to this recipe, you can add mixed fruits at the bottom of the glass and then pour the peach mixture over it.

A ring of delicate sponge cake, soaked in a syrup flavoured with lemon juice and rum and filled with ice-cream and nuts.

This ice-cream is easily prepared in a refrigerator.

A blend of citrus juices enlivens this gateau.

Simple way to spruce up your normal butter by adding parsley and garlic. Other herbs can also be used.