Cooking-for-two/5 recipes

Basic sugar cookie recipe for cut out holiday cookies

This easy version of chicken curry tastes delicious, and it only takes you about 25 minutes from the start to the finish.

Mini Monte Cristo Sandwiches recipe

This is the most commonly sold chaat in the streets of Mumbai. Almost every street has its own friendly bhelwala with his inimitable blends of chutneys and masalas. Bhel is a delectable combination of papadis, puffed rice, sev, onions, potatoes, raw mango and chutneys. The proportions of the various chutneys can be changed to adjust to your personal preferences. Toast the puffed rice to make bhel crisp before using it to make bhel. If you store the puffed rice, sev and papadi and refrigerate or freeze the chutneys, you can rustle up a heavy snack in a jiffy for your hungry kids returning from school.

Here's a delicious, tempting dhokla recipe that can be made within no time and served to your guests. Learn how to make instant dhokla.

How to make polenta; an easy recipe for polenta. Vegetarian, gluten-free and low-carb.

Instead of your regular sandwich loaf, make this applesauce-honey pumpkin bread, it's moist and packed with deliciousness from cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice and cloves. Great for breakfast, or bake some mouth-watering bread puddings.

Chocolate Mud Cake recipe

The salty and savory pasta matches perfectly with the sweet, Asian flavors of the shrimps.

A surprisingly wonderful combination to try on your next ooey gooey grilled cheese sandwich.

A healthified low-fat version of onion soup for your slow cooker.

The Basic I-Hate-To-Cook Muffins recipe

Eggless Rolled Ginger Cookies For Easter recipe

Pan-Fried Salmon Cakes

Beet Relish recipe

The combination of black beans and sweet potato gives these brownies a moreish, moist quality. These are great for kids as they contain no added sugar or trans-fats (you may wish to omit the coffee and substitute cacao powder if serving to youngsters, though).