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whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • salt • chili flakes • oil, plus more for frying • For the stuffing: • boiled potatoes • finely chopped green chili • chili flakes • roasted cumin powder • salt • chaat masala • chopped cilantro

leftover chapatis • bell pepper, cut into pieces (use green, red, and yellow bell peppers to make it colorful) • butter (about 50 grams), 2 tablespoons milk • black pepper powder • onion, sliced • little carrot, sliced • salt • green chili sauce • tomato ketchup

avocado (about 100 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 180 grams) • salt • roasted cumin powder • finely chopped cilantro • Ghee (clarified butter) for making the paratha

multigrain bread • olive oil butter, or as needed • rainbow sprinkles • Some sliced fruit your child likes for the lunch box (such as banana, orange, blueberries)

cauliflower (about 250 grams) • potato • tomato • chopped ginger • green chili, or as needed • oil • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • red chili powder • turmeric powder • coriander powder • dried mango powder (amchur) •

For the Baati: • coarse whole wheat flour (about 195 grams) • ghee or oil • heavy cream or plain yogurt • salt, or to taste • Water, • For the Dal: • large bowl (about 1 cup/200 grams) mixed moong dal, toor dal, and urad dal • small tomatoes, finely chopped • turmeric powder • lemon juice • Salt, to taste •

whole red chickpeas (about 80 grams) • whole mung beans (about 80 grams) • finely chopped onion • finely chopped tomato • finely chopped cucumber • sev (crispy chickpea noodles) • fresh mint leaves • green chili, finely chopped • Juice of 1/2 lemon • black salt • chaat masala • Salt to taste •

For 60 puris • dates (about 40 grams) • tamarind • oil • cumin seeds • black salt • pani puri masala • jaggery (or adjust to taste for sweetness) • roasted cumin powder • cilantro leaves • mint leaves • lemon juice •

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • boiled potatoes • small amount of boiled green peas • cashews • raisins • ground coriander • dried mango powder (amchur) • red chili powder • dried mint powder • asafoetida (hing) • Salt to taste • Oil as needed for frying and for shortening (moyen)

split green moong dal (with skin) (about 100 grams) • split urad dal (about 50 grams) • chana dal (about 25 grams) • rice (about 200 grams) • green chilies • piece ginger • Curry leaves, cilantro • asafoetida • salt • Oil for cooking the adai dosa

mutton (1 kilogram) • onions (1/2 kilogram) • ginger-garlic paste • turmeric powder • red chili powder • green cardamom pods • bay leaves • garam masala • coriander powder • oil (about 100 grams) • cumin seeds

all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • salt • oil • small bowl paneer (Indian cottage cheese) • bell pepper • onions • tomato • green chilies • carrot • chopped garlic • chopped ginger • tomato ketchup •

whole milk (about 1 liter) • lemon juice • sugar (about 300 grams) • water (about 950 ml) • ground cardamom

bathua (chenopodium greens) • ghee • whole wheat flour (about 600 grams) • split mung beans, soaked for 3 hours (about 100 grams) • green chilies • garlic cloves • piece ginger • fresh cilantro (about 10 grams) • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • roasted cumin powder •

For the gravy: • tomatoes • onions • garlic cloves • small piece of ginger • green chilies • cashews • melon seeds • Bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, cloves, whole dried red chili, • cumin seeds • For the kofta: • paneer (about 400 grams) •

carrots (500 grams) • whole milk (about 240 ml) • sugar (about 65 grams) • cardamom powder • grated coconut • cashews, chopped • almonds, chopped • raisins • ghee (clarified butter)

whole wheat flour (about 250 grams) • milk powder • cocoa powder • powdered sugar • vanilla extract • butter • baking soda • baking powder • Milk (as needed) • Ghee or butter for cooking the pancakes • Chocolate syrup • Cream

finely chopped carrots (about 60 grams) • finely chopped green beans (about 60 grams) • finely chopped bell pepper (about 60 grams) • sweet corn (about 80 grams), or any other vegetables you like • chapatis (Indian flatbreads) • cumin seeds • ground coriander • ground turmeric • red chili powder • oil • Salt, to taste • Finely chopped onion and cilantro, for garnish

For the Kadhi • fresh plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 24 grams) • grated ginger • fenugreek seeds • mustard seeds • asafoetida (hing) • turmeric powder • whole dried red chilies • Salt to taste • mustard oil • For the Pakora •

roasted cracked wheat (about 40 grams) • milk (about 360 ml) • Sugar to taste • Finely chopped mixed nuts, • ghee (about 7 grams)

rice (about 200 grams) • split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 50 grams) • mixed lentils (about 20 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • ginger paste • grated bottle gourd (lauki) (about 120 grams) • grated carrot (about 30 grams) • grated onion (about 60 grams) • green chilies, finely chopped • finely chopped cilantro • turmeric • black mustard seeds •

rice (about 200 grams) • split mung beans with skin (about 100 grams) • Salt to taste • Water • ghee or oil • mustard seeds • sour yogurt or buttermilk (about 480 ml) • whole wheat flour or chickpea flour (about 16 grams) • garlic paste • green chili, finely chopped • Salt and red chili powder to taste • Fresh cilantro

milk (about 480 ml) • cocoa powder (about 7 grams) • Drinking chocolate, • Chocolate syrup, • Sugar or honey, to taste • Ice cubes, • chocolate ice cream • vanilla extract

onions • tomatoes • cashews • -inch piece cinnamon stick • cloves • green cardamoms • green chilies • cumin seeds • oil • paneer (about 250 grams) • cashews (about 75 grams) • -inch piece ginger, grated •

bread • Black pepper cheese spread, • Butter,

leftover cooked rice (about 400 grams) • shredded green cabbage (about 70 grams) • green bell peppers • chopped carrots (about 60 grams) • pav bhaji masala • garam masala • butter • Salt to taste • lemon juice • oil • cumin seeds

blanched spinach (about 30 grams) • crumbled paneer (about 250 grams) • chopped onion • green chili, finely chopped • chopped cilantro • chili flakes • oregano • melted butter (about 225 grams) • finely chopped garlic • chopped cilantro

milk (120 ml) • lemon juice • whole wheat flour (120 grams) • powdered sugar (90 grams) • cocoa powder • baking powder • baking soda • oil (120 ml) • red food coloring • vanilla extract (optional) • whipping cream (300 ml) • For the glaze: •

tomatoes (1 kg) • sugar • jaggery (about 7 oz or 200 grams) • panch phoron spice mix • oil • black salt • Juice of 1 lemon • green chili

semolina (sooji) • all-purpose flour (maida) • oil • salt • cilantro (finely chopped) • green chilies • Juice of 1 lemon • Salt to taste • water (about 350 ml) • chaat masala • boondi (crispy chickpea puffs) • tamarind pulp •