Gujarati Surti Undhiyu
Gujarati Surti undhiyu is a winter festival vegetable pot with papdi, purple yam, stuffed baby vegetables, green masala and methi muthiyas.
Celebration Specialty recipes
140 celebration specialty recipes across every cuisine in the catalogue, with the full method on each page. Page 2 of 3.
Gujarati Suvali
Gujarati suvali is a crisp sweet cracker made with maida, sesame seeds and a little sugar, fried for festive snacking.
Guyanese Slow-Cooked Pepperpot
Guyanese pepperpot with beef, cassareep, warm spices, and Scotch bonnet heat.
Haitian Pumpkin Beef Soup
Haitian soup joumou-style pumpkin beef soup with vegetables and macaroni.
Hyderabadi Mutton Haleem
Hyderabadi mutton haleem is a Ramadan dish of slow-cooked mutton, broken wheat, lentils, ghee, fried onions and haleem masala.
Ikan Bakar Bali (Balinese Grilled Fish)
Ikan bakar Bali grills firm white fish with cooked Balinese spice paste, shrimp paste, sweet soy glaze, makrut lime, and lemon.
Ikan Bakar Sambal (Malaysian Grilled Sambal Fish)
A Malaysian grilled sambal fish cooked with a chili-shrimp paste spice base and banana leaf aroma.
Instant Crispy Butter Chakli
Instant butter chakli is a crisp Diwali faral snack made with rice flour, roasted gram flour, sesame, ajwain and butter.
Instant Poha Ladoo
Poha ladoo binds roasted flattened rice with jaggery and coconut, ready in minutes.
Izgara Köfte (Turkish Grilled Meatballs)
Turkish-style grilled meatballs made with beef mince, onion, parsley, cumin, paprika, and breadcrumbs.
Jain Anjeer Basundi
Anjeer basundi thickens milk with dried figs, made without onion or garlic.
Jain Chana Madra
Jain chana madra is a Himachali festival curry of tender chickpeas simmered in spiced yogurt with ghee, fennel and dry ginger.
Jain Puran Poli
Jain puran poli is a festive Maharashtrian flatbread stuffed with smooth chana dal, jaggery, cardamom and nutmeg, made without onion or garlic.
Jain Saffron Kopra Pak
Jain saffron kopra pak is a quick coconut fudge with milk, sugar, ghee, cardamom and saffron, made without onion or garlic.
Kada Prasad (Aate Ka Halwa)
Kada prasad roasts wheat flour in an equal weight of ghee, the offering made in every gurdwara.
Kaju Katli (Cashew Fudge)
Kaju katli is a smooth North Indian cashew fudge made with fine cashew powder, sugar syrup, cardamom and optional rose water.
Kaju Pista Roll
Kaju pista roll rolls cashew paste around a pistachio centre and cuts it into pieces.
Kansas City Barbecue Pork Ribs
Kansas City barbecue pork ribs slow-bake until tender, then finish glossy with a sticky tomato-forward barbecue glaze.
Kashmiri Shufta
Shufta tosses paneer with nuts and dried fruit in syrup, a Kashmiri festive sweet.
Kerala Parippu Curry (Moong Dal)
Kerala parippu curry is an Onam sadya moong dal dish finished with coconut paste, coconut oil tadka, shallots and curry leaves.
Kerala Unniyappam
Unniyappam fries a rice, banana and jaggery batter in a dimpled pan.
Kesar Pista Shrikhand
Shrikhand strains yoghurt overnight and sweetens it with saffron and pistachio.
Maharashtrian Anarsa
Maharashtrian anarsa is a Diwali faral sweet made with soaked rice, jaggery and poppy seeds, fried into a lacy porous disc.
Maharashtrian Chirote
Maharashtrian chirote are layered Diwali pastries rolled with rice-flour paste, fried crisp and dusted with powdered sugar.
Maharashtrian Coconut Karanji
Maharashtrian coconut karanji is a Diwali pastry with a flaky fried shell and dry coconut, poppy seed, nut and cardamom filling.
Maharashtrian Rava Ladoo
Rava ladoo binds roasted semolina with sugar syrup and ghee.
Mantı (Turkish Dumplings with Yogurt)
Tiny Turkish beef dumplings served with garlic yogurt and warm butter flavored with paprika and dried mint.
Maryland Crab Cakes
Maryland crab cakes keep the crab meat front and center with mustard, lemon, parsley, and a crisp golden pan-fried crust.
Moong Dal Halwa
Moong dal halwa roasts ground mung dal in ghee for the better part of an hour, which is what gives it its depth.
Morassa Polo (Persian Jeweled Rice)
A festive Persian jeweled rice with saffron, barberries, raisins, carrots, candied orange peel, almonds, and pistachios.
Nariyal Ladoo
Nariyal ladoo binds desiccated coconut with condensed milk, needing no cooking down.
North Indian Kanji Vada
North Indian kanji vada is a Holi drink-and-snack dish with fermented mustard water and soft lentil vadas soaked until tangy.
North Indian Meethi Mathri
North Indian meethi mathri is a crisp fried biscuit dipped in cardamom sugar syrup until it sets into a white crackly glaze.
North Indian Namak Pare
North Indian namak pare are crisp salty maida diamonds flavored with ajwain and ghee, fried slowly for Diwali and Holi snacking.
Odia Chaler Payesh (Gobindobhog Kheer)
Odia chaler payesh is a creamy Gobindobhog rice kheer finished off heat with fragrant date palm jaggery, ghee-fried nuts and bay leaf.
Odia Kakara Pitha
Odia kakara pitha is a semolina dumpling stuffed with moist coconut-jaggery filling, shaped into patties and fried golden.
Odia Khaja
Khaja fries layered pastry and soaks it in syrup, so it shatters into leaves when bitten.
Parsi Lagan Nu Custard
Lagan nu custard bakes a set milk custard with nutmeg, served at Parsi weddings.
Parsi Patra Ni Macchi
Parsi patra ni macchi is pomfret coated in fresh coconut-coriander chutney, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed for Navroz meals.
Parwal Ki Mithai
Parwal ki mithai hollows pointed gourd and fills it with khoya, a Bihari sweet that begins as a vegetable.
Pastitsio (Greek Baked Pasta)
Pastitsio is a Greek baked pasta layered with macaroni, spiced mince tomato sauce, cinnamon, oregano, and creamy bechamel.
Pelēkie Zirņi (Latvian Grey Peas with Bacon)
Latvian grey peas with bacon is a hearty traditional dish of soaked whole peas served with smoky bacon and onions.
Punjabi Atte Ki Pinni
Punjabi atte ki pinni is a winter sweet made by slow-roasting whole wheat flour in ghee with gond, jaggery, nuts and warming spices.
Punjabi Gur Ki Roti
Punjabi gur ki roti is a sweet jaggery and fennel flatbread cooked slowly with ghee for Lohri and winter meals.
Punjabi Til Bugga
Punjabi til bugga is a Lohri sweet of roasted sesame, khoya, powdered sugar, cardamom and nuts shaped into ladoos or pedas.
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine is a French savory tart with crisp pastry, smoky bacon, and a creamy egg custard that slices cleanly after resting.
Rabdi Malpua
Rabdi malpua is a North Indian festival dessert of lacy fried pancakes soaked in saffron syrup and topped with thick rabdi.
Rajasthani Malai Ghevar
Rajasthani malai ghevar is a Teej and Raksha Bandhan sweet with a honeycomb fried disc soaked in syrup and topped with rabdi.
Rajasthani Meethi Boondi
Rajasthani meethi boondi is tiny fried besan droplets soaked in saffron-cardamom syrup for prasad and festival sweets.
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi (Persian Herbed Rice with Fish)
A Persian herbed rice dish served with pan-fried fish, a classic festive meal with fresh herbs and saffron.
Saint Kitts Goat Water Stew
Saint Kitts-style goat water stew with tender goat meat, herbs, spices, and small dumplings.
Sakkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal)
Sakkarai pongal is a South Indian harvest festival sweet made with soft rice, moong dal, jaggery, ghee, cashews and cardamom.
Sarmale (Romanian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Romanian sarmale are sour cabbage leaves wrapped around a pork-rice filling and simmered gently in a savoury tomato sauce.
Serbian Grilled Ćevapi
Serbian ćevapi are small skinless grilled minced-meat sausages seasoned simply with garlic, paprika, and black pepper.
Seviyan Kheer
Seviyan kheer simmers roasted vermicelli in milk until it thickens.
Shahi Tukda
Shahi tukda is a Mughlai dessert of crisp ghee-fried bread dipped in cardamom syrup and covered with thick saffron rabdi.
Sindhi Seyal Gosht
Sindhi seyal gosht is a festive mutton curry cooked with a vivid coriander, garlic, ginger and green chilli paste.
Slovenian Walnut Potica
Slovenian walnut potica is a festive yeasted roll filled with sweet walnuts, baked into a soft spiral bread-cake.
Smažený Sýr (Czech Fried Cheese)
Czech smažený sýr is a crisp breaded fried cheese dish served hot with tartar sauce, a pub-style classic loved across Czechia.
Soft Gulab Jamun
Gulab jamun fries khoya dumplings and soaks them in rose syrup until they swell.