Bhavita Singh

A beautiful, elegant summer dessert that comes together in 5 minutes with just 4 ingredients. This panna cotta contains no gelatin, is creamy with just enough alcohol to make it dreamy. Ingredients: Whipping cream- 2 ½ cups Sugar- ¾ cup Lemon juice- 2 tbsp Ice wine- ½ cup (or any other sweet dessert wine) Berries/...

Simple, moist and delicious muffins that are gluten free and egg free. Ingredients: Besan/ Chickpea flour- 1 ½ cups Vegetable oil- ½ cup Sugar- ¾ cup Cocoa powder- 1/3 cup Instant coffee powder- 1 tsp (optional)* Water- 1 cup Mashed banana- ½ cup (1 medium banana) White vinegar- 2 tsp Vanilla extract- 2 tsp Baking soda- ¾ tsp Baking powder- ½...

An easy egg free recipe that only requires you to blend all the ingredients together and bake; it has the goodness of beetroot which adds a lovely moist texture to the cake. Ingredients: All purpose flour/ maida- 200 grams Cooked beetroot- 175 grams Soft brown sugar- 175 grams Cocoa powder- 50 grams Vegetable oil- 100...

These healthy-ish egg free muffins contain whole wheat flour, oats, nuts and fruits and are simple enough to make for a weekday breakfast and fancy enough for the weekend too. Ingredients: All purpose flour- 1 cup Whole wheat flour- 1 cup Brown sugar- 1/3 cup Caster sugar- 1/3 cup Cocoa powder- ¼ cup Rolled oats- 1/3...

If you don't like turnips, this is the recipe that will change your mind. An easy delicious vegetarian kebab option made with pantry staples. Ingredients: Turnips/ Shalgam- 500 gramsOnions- 1 small, thinly slicedChana dal powder- 2 tbsp*Salt- ½ – 1 tspRed chili powder- ½- 1 tspGaram masala powder- ½ tspVegetable oil/...

A decadent chocolate and salted caramel tart in a healthy honey, oats and whole wheat flour crust. Ingredients: For the crust Rolled/ old fashioned oats (not the quick cooking variety) – 1 ¼ cup Whole wheat flour/ Atta- ¾ cup Cocoa powder- 2 tbsp Honey- ¼ cup Unsalted Butter- 100 grams or for a vegan version...

Indonesian style mutton slow cooked in coconut milk with aromatic lemongrass, red chilies and various other spices and finished off with gur/ palm sugar to give it a beautiful caramelized flavour. Ingredients: Mutton/ Goat meat- 750 grams (boneless and fat removed, cut in 2 inch cubes) Coconut milk- 700 ml Grated coconut- ¼...

A lovely north Indian pumpkin dish made without onions, garlic and the usual masalas. It is a little sweet, a little sour and has a kick to it from the mustard. Ingredients: Kabocha Squash or Pumpkin/ Kaddu- 1 kg Mustard oil or vegetable oil- 2 tbsp Mustard seeds/ Rai- 3 tsp, divided Dried red...

A simple dessert that celebrates the pairing of fruit and wine. Ingredients: Red Wine- 1 bottle (750 ml) Pears- 6 Sugar- ¾ cup Cinnamon- 3 inch stick Star anise- 2-3 Cloves- 8- 10 Zest and juice of one large orange (optional) Full recipe: Pears poached in red wine and spices

Tangy, sweet lemon curd spiced up for some warmth. Ingredients: Fresh lemon juice- 120 ml Eggs (large)- 3 Sugar- 85 grams ( 100 grams if you want it sweeter) Unsalted butter- 80 grams Cardamom powder- 1 tsp Freshly grated ginger- ¾ tsp Full recipe: Spiced lemon curd

3 ingredients and 3 steps is all it takes for these cheesy buttery biscuits. These biscuits will keep for days in an air tight container and are so so good with wine and drinks; also I think these biscuits would be a great Diwali gift, a break from all...

A meat spin on the classic dahi bara made of dal. Ingredients: Minced (goat) meat/Keema -500 grams Salt – 1 ½ tsp (adjust according to taste) Red chili powder – 2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp Turmeric – 1 tsp Cumin (whole) – 1 tsp Ground onions – 1 medium onion Garlic paste – 2 tbsp Ginger...