Hi-five for the goodness of five veggies, that’s what this dish is all about! a nutritious and tasty preparation made of any combination of five colourful, fresh vegetables, the five treasure vegetables is a classic chinese recipe. While you can use any veggies of your choice, it would good to retain some of the typical oriental choices like bean sprouts and baby corn to ensure a pleasant crunchiness. The proportion of sauces is also important if you want an authentic, perfect outcome.

The number 8 is a lucky one for the Chinese and this dish is one made on auspicious occasions using a combination of eight vegetables tossed in a simple sauce.

A popular Chinese preparation of stir-fried noodles, the Chau-Mèing became popular all over the world, and the name got gradually simplified to Chow Mein! Here is a flavourful and sumptuous Vegetable Chow Mein recipe that combines boiled and crisped Hakka noodles with sweet and spicy hoisin sauce, and crunchy and colourful vegetables. The flavour of hoisin sauce is quite unique and resonates strongly in this dish.

Some desserts are easier than you ever imagined, and can be prepared within minutes if you just know how to go about it. Follow the recipe to prepare a mouth-watering Quick Chocolate Mousse Cake. At the heart of this recipe is a rich chocolate mousse prepared with dark chocolate and whipped cream with a dash of honey to intensify the flavour and aroma. Sandwiched between sugar-soaked chocolate sponge cake, this chocolate mousse transforms into a rich and sumptuous treat for the sweet tooth.

The Hot and Sour soup is claimed by both the Mandarin as well as the Sichuan cuisines as their own! This spicy and sour soup allows you to experiment with many ingredients such as bamboo shoot, tofu slices, lily buds, button mushrooms and other fresh vegetables that are available in season. In this recipe we’ve used vegetables that you can find easily in the market, though you can experiment with the veggies you want to add. This soup is usually thick because of the cornstarch added into it. A great soup that is known to be good for colds and perk you up instantly, just slice in some extra ginger if you have a nasty cold and enjoy its heady flavors.

In two minds whether to please the youngsters by serving a lavish cake for dessert, or appease the elders with a traditional mithai? Try this Cardamom Orange Cake, which combines both choices into one innovative dessert! Creamy shrikhand is thoughtfully combined with orange fruit and squash, and set atop orange-soaked sponge cake. A creative garnish of whipped cream and orange segments ensures that this quick and easy dessert looks as irresistible as it tastes. For a deeper flavour, you can use a dash of rum in the soaking syrup.

An extraordinarily crisp starter, perfect for a Mexican meal! In fact, when you dip this spice-packed snack into the cup of salsa and pop it into your mouth, you will be in doubt as to whether the salsa makes the Crusty Potato Fingers exciting or the other way round! Never before would you have tasted such a crunchy snack of potatoes dipped in a special batter and coated with crushed corn flakes before deep-frying till perfectly golden. Serve this appealing snack immediately, with a cup of tangy salsa.

Coconut Milk has a magical effect on gravies. Its soothing flavour and pleasant aroma help to balance strong spices, while also giving the gravy a rich mouth-feel and a unique taste. In restaurants, Coconut Milk is commonly used to prepare Goan and South Indian dishes, especially recipes from Kerala like the Vegetable Stew. Coconut Milk is also an essential ingredient for most Thai recipes. You can prepare and store Coconut Milk in the fridge for 2-3 days. Not only is it handy in the preparation of gravies, mildly-sweetened Coconut Milk can also be enjoyed as a soul-warming beverage which has a soothing and healing effect on the body.

Everybody loves samose, but the moment somebody hears the word, it is potatoes that come to mind. Surprise your family and friends with this off-beat samosa, made with a stuffing of beaten rice and sprouted green peas, flavoured perkily with green chillies, coriander and other ingredients. A squeeze of lemon gives the stuffing a tangy tinge, making it all the more enjoyable. We have used samosa pattis to make the Poha and Sprouted Vatana Samosa, to make things a bit easier. However, samosa pattis get cooked very fast, so fry the samosas on a medium flame to avoid them from getting burnt before the stuffing gets cooked properly. Try other samosa recipes like Hariyali Samosa and Chinese Samosa .

Masala peanuts and chana, a scrumptious, crispy snack – children will love the tangy taste of these small break munchies loaded with protein, a must nutrient for a growing child.

Will any dessert ever be complete without the use of sugar syrup? Use good quality sugar, and keep skimming the syrup to remove all the impurities. Sugar syrup is one of the most important ingredients in cake making and hence its quality speaks for the quality of the cake. If sugar syrup is used, the sponge becomes moist and tasty to eat, else it becomes dry and unappetising!

These dainty chocolate cakes are a delight to behold as well as bite into! Easy to serve and easy to make, the Mini Chocolate Cake Layered with Coffee Cream satisfies the whims of both chocolate lovers and coffee lovers! Forget yourself in the luscious coffee-flavoured cream as you bite into the chocolate cake, and allow the chocolate chips to melt into your taste buds, pleasing your sweet tooth like never before.

A unique preparation of chewy cheese sandwiched between brinjal slices. While serving, string the fritters and carrot slices on a satay stick, or top with an olive.

An all time favourite. Dark chocolate sponge layered with dark and white chocolate makes an irresistible dessert for al chocolate lovers.