Green sauce with an interesting twist, this version features healthy ingredients such as liver-friendly bottle gourd, vitamin-rich capsicum, and immunity boosting green chillies. The ingredients are also well-balanced in terms of flavour; the sauce is spicy yet tolerable as the bottle gourd moderates fiery chillies. Make sure you use green capsicums as they contribute not just to colour but also flavour and aroma. This sauce can be served with snacks, or used in preparing other dishes.

This crunchy sweet and spicy preparation is the first dish that arrives when you are dining at a Chinese restaurant. Kimchi is a general term for any preserved vegetables (that are usually eaten in the winter when vegetables are scarce). You can also use cucumber and carrots strips along with the cabbage. Just remember to adjust the other ingredients proportionately.

Onions are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables and are available throughout the year. Small white onions are best suited for this recipe as they are mild in flavour and do not colour the pickling liquor. Pickled baby onions have been popularly eaten throughout India. Here they have been salted in spiced and sweetened vinegar. Shallots or Madras onions can be treated in the same way. I have also added some garlic cloves for additional flavour and aroma. This pickle stays well for 2 to 3 months and it becomes sour with the passage of time. You can store it in the refrigerator to slow down its deterioration.

A barbeque is a perfect occasion to let your hair down and mingle with guests in the comfortable and natural ambience of a garden or outdoor picnic spot. With a little bit of creativity, it is possible to create numerous barbeque treats for vegetarians too. Here is one such interesting combination of crisp paneer balls with a deliciously soft interior, dunked in pungent barbeque sauce. Your guests are sure to fall in love with the paneer balls in barbeque sauce.

This salad is an excellent choice for a working lunch as it keeps well for sometime without refrigeration. Packed with fibre, iron and carbohydrates it will keep you "full" for a few hours. The innovative dressing is flavourful without being loaded with oil.

A simple yet fancy finger food that fits a lazy Saturday afternoon just as well as a party for adults, fried bean curd with hot and sweet dip can be prepared quite easily by anybody. Use your creativity to make this in varied shapes, and serve with other dips or sauces too!

Tangy tomato pulp spiked up with a fiery combo of spices and balanced with the right amount of sugar, the sweet and sour tomato relish is a wonderful accompaniment for rotis and parathas. It can be served as a tasteful and nutritious dip for the crunchy, munchy finger foods that your kids are sure to indulge in often!

A cold macaroni salad with vinaigrette dressing is just perfect salad to make if your meal theme is italian. Chunky cubes of tomato, capsicum, chopped spring onions and olives add in various flavours and textures to the macaroni. You could sprinkle some oregano into it too. Serve chilled and watch your loved ones take second helpings!

A delicately flavoured salad which could also double up as a substantial meal. If buffalo mozzarella is difficult to find, you can substitute with feta cheese, which is a slightly salty fresh cheese if greek origin. Traditionally, pinenuts are used in pesto-but cashews or pistachios do just as well. This pesto can also be used to make a delicious pasta dish too.

A roomali roti wrap with a right balance of flavours arising from mushrooms, peanuts, chick peas, lemon grass and khimchi salad.

Italian cuisine is a rather diverse one, with options ranging from aesthetic, herby dishes and luxurious cheesy ones, to tangy and saucy options. Penne with Cheesy Vegetables is one such exciting option dominated by cheese and loads of veggies flavoured with garlic, chilli flakes and of course, pepper. Adding corn flour dissolved in milk gives it a very creamy texture and pleasant mouth-feel. It is a satiating meal-in-a-bowl perfect for a busy day when you do not have time to cook up something elaborate.

Pear, apples and rocket leaves salad is an exotic one, which combines pears and apples with rocket leaves. The fruits are used unpeeled, adding to the visual appeal as well as health quotient. A mix-in of caramelised walnuts adds a tasty crunch to the salad, while the olive oil and vinegar based dressing adds some tang. In all, this is a very tempting offering that will be loved by all.

Strawberry rocket leaves and caramelized walnut salad, a perfect hearty summer salad, bittersweet rocket (arugula)leaves combined with the sweet strawberries flavourfully tossed, topped with muesli and caramelized walnuts is sure to be enjoyed.

If your palate rejoices at the sight of fiery treats, then this Stir Fry Noodles in Black Sauce is just perfect for you. Noodles , along with sliced capsicum, other veggies and bean sprouts, is perked up with a really pungent combination of sauces like Hoisin sauce, soya sauce and vinegar. Sesame seeds, a very popular garnish in Chinese cuisine, unfurls its magic in this dish too, creating a really crisp and aromatic sensation that is sure to tickle your taste buds.