Summertime

frozen watermelon (about 300 grams) • basil leaves • cumin powder • Black salt, to taste • honey • lemon juice

dried plums (about 150 grams) • dried apricots (about 150 grams) • shredded dried coconut (about 80 grams) • ground almonds (about 100 grams) • ground cinnamon • puff pastry • raspberries, for garnish (about 60 grams) • powdered sugar, for garnish • melted butter (about 30 grams)

whole milk (about 480 ml) • watermelon (chopped) • watermelon (finely diced) • sugar • rose syrup (such as Rooh Afza or any rose syrup) • mint leaves

large onion • bell peppers • paneer (about 100 grams) • oil • carom seeds (ajwain) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) • small onion, finely chopped • green chili, finely chopped • Chopped cilantro and mint, • Mayonnaise,

fresh paneer (250 grams) • green bell pepper • onion • For the marinade: • plain yogurt (100 grams) • garlic paste • chili paste • ginger paste • garam masala • chaat masala • paprika powder • turmeric powder •

whole wheat bread • leftover pav bhaji • chickpea flour (about 120 grams) • rice flour (about 16 grams) • milk (about 240 ml) • onion, finely chopped • cheese • Cilantro, chopped • red chili powder • turmeric powder • Salt, to taste • ketchup (about 120 ml) •

dried apricots • sugar (about 100 grams) • water (about 60 ml) • walnuts • little khoya (milk solids) or any soft milk-based sweet • pistachios

paneer (about 250 grams, preferably fresh or 'malai' paneer) • Paste from 3 tomatoes • frozen green peas • turmeric powder • cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon Kitchen King masala • Kashmiri red chili powder • garam masala powder • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • grated ginger • green chilies, slit and seeded • heavy cream • Cashews and golden raisins, as desired (optional) •

fresh yogurt • seedless watermelon pieces • sugar • black salt • ice • rose water • mint leaves

For the Lauki Kofta: • grated bottle gourd (lauki) (about 300 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 120 grams) • cumin seeds • turmeric powder • red chili powder • garam masala • For the Curry: • onion • tomatoes • piece ginger • garlic •

mango pieces (about 165 grams) • mango pulp or puree (about 240 ml) • sweetened thick milk (about 240 ml) • basil seeds (sabja) (about 20 grams) • falooda noodles (about 20 grams) • vanilla or mango ice cream • For garnish: • pieces of tutti frutti, as needed • sliced pistachios, as needed

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

bread • Black pepper cheese spread, • Butter,

roasted cumin seeds • whole coriander seeds • green chilies • lemon juice • Salt to taste • tomato • garlic cloves

urad dal (about 200 grams) • Salt to taste • Oil as needed (for frying) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • Some sweet tamarind chutney • little red chili powder • little roasted cumin powder • Some pomegranate seeds for garnish • sprigs of fresh cilantro • little fine sev

large ripe, sweet mango • milk (about 700 ml) • sugar (about 40-55 grams) • saffron (soaked in 1/2 cup warm milk for 5 minutes) • cashews • almonds • Cherries, as needed (for garnish)

raw milk (about 500 ml) • sugar • cardamom powder • Rooh Afza syrup, as needed (optional)

ripe mango • milk (about 480 ml) • sugar • cardamom powder • chopped almonds, pistachios, and cashews

cooked rice - cooled (about 200 grams) • curry leaves • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • salt, or to taste • oil or ghee • black mustard seeds • cumin seeds • green chili, chopped • chopped cilantro • asafoetida (hing)

full-fat milk (about 300 ml) for the vanilla base • sugar (about 50 grams) • milk powder (about 25 grams) • cornstarch • liquid glucose • salt • sweetened condensed milk (about 60 ml) • whipped cream (about 300 ml) • Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed • Oreo cookies

roasted gram flour (sattu) (about 16 grams) • finely chopped onion (about 10 grams) • green chili, finely chopped • fresh mint leaves • black salt, or to taste • roasted cumin powder • lemon juice • cold water (about 240 ml)

milk (about 480 ml) • whipping cream or fresh cream (about 240 ml) • custard powder • sugar (about 100 grams) • each yellow and green liquid food coloring (optional) • Tutti frutti, • Rooh Afza syrup, to taste

lemon • sugar (or to taste) • black salt • ice cubes • water (about 480 ml)

raw mango • cilantro leaves (about 10 grams) • mint leaves • black salt • roasted cumin powder • sugar (about 25 grams) • green chili • ice cubes • cold water (about 240 ml)

(about 3/4 cup or 150 grams) split pigeon peas (arhar/toor dal) • ambadi greens (sour greens, also called gongura; about 2 cups chopped or 100 grams) • large onion • green chilies • dried red chilies • garlic cloves • cumin seeds • mustard seeds • curry leaves • turmeric powder • asafoetida (hing) • oil •

fresh sattu flour (roasted gram flour) (about 60 grams) • small onion, finely chopped • Juice of 1/2 lemon • roasted cumin powder • red chili powder • finely chopped fresh cilantro • fresh mint leaves • chaat masala (optional) • black salt • Salt to taste

cocoa powder • heavy cream (such as Amul or any heavy cream) • milk powder • powdered sugar • Choco chips, • boiled and thickened milk

(about 1 cup or 240 ml) whole milk • vanilla custard powder • Amul fresh cream (or 1/2 cup heavy cream) • Sugar to taste • vanilla extract • Rose syrup as needed (optional) • Chopped pistachios as needed (optional)

raw mangoes • finely chopped cilantro (about 10 grams) • mint leaves • cumin seeds • whole coriander seeds • jaggery (or brown sugar) • green chilies • dried red chilies • black salt • Salt to taste

chicken (about 500 grams) • onions • tomato • green chilies • garlic cloves • -inch piece of ginger • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • onion-garlic masala (or use 1/2 teaspoon each onion powder and garlic powder if unavailable) • cumin seeds • oil •