Celebrity Chef Maneet Chauhan always had a passion for all things culinary – and it definitely shows.
After working for eight years as the executive chef at Vermilion, an acclaimed Indian-Latin fusion restaurant in New York, she was the first Indian woman to ever compete on the hit US show The Iron Chef and is now an all-time judge on Food Network Channel’s show Chopped. “[I’m also] in the process of opening a restaurant in Nashville called Chauhan Ale and Masala House,” Chauhan says.
Chef Chauhan shares some of her delectable recipes with DARPAN from her first cookbook, Flavours of My World. Taking inspiration from her travels, Chef Chauhan places an Indian twist on classic dishes from around the world, melding familiar Indian flavours in surprising and delicious ways
Rocky Road Ice Cream An American innovation, this flavour gets its name from the crunchy almonds, walnuts and chewy marshmallows that add a deliciously unusual element to the otherwise smooth texture…
There is a wonderful tale behind this royal dessert. Scholars trace its creation centuries ago to a marriage alliance between the royal kingdoms of Krishnanagar and Burdwan, two areas within West Bengal.
Chena poda (baked cottage cheese) is a sweet dish from the state of Orissa, India. The literal meaning of chena poda is burnt cheese; chena is cottage cheese and poda means burnt.
In a heavy, medium saucepan, combine the milk, rice, sugar, ginger and orange zest. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean to the saucepan
