Achari Paneer
Achari paneer coats paneer in a tangy pickling masala built on mustard, fennel and nigella seeds.
Prep Occasion recipes
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Achari Soya Chaap Tikka
Achari soya chaap tikka marinates soy chaap in a tangy pickling masala before charring it.
Afghani Soya Chaap Gravy
Afghani soya chaap cooks soy chaap in a white yoghurt and cream gravy with no chilli colour.
Aloo Chana Dal
Aloo chana dal cooks potato with soaked Bengal gram so the dal keeps its shape.
Aloo Gajar Matar
Aloo gajar matar is the everyday winter sabzi of carrot, potato and peas cooked dry together.
Aloo Methi
Aloo methi cooks potato with fresh fenugreek, the leaves turning the whole dish slightly bitter and fragrant.
Aloo Mooli Ke Patte
Aloo mooli ke patte cooks radish greens with potato, using the leaves that usually get thrown away.
Aloo Palak (Dry)
Aloo palak cooks spinach down with potato until the greens coat every piece.
Aloo Tikki (Stuffed)
Stuffed aloo tikki hides a spiced chana dal filling inside the potato patty.
Aloo Tikki Chaat
Aloo tikki chaat crisps potato patties and buries them under chutney, yoghurt and sev.
Amrakhand (Mango Shrikhand)
Amrakhand is mango shrikhand made from thick hung curd, mango puree, powdered sugar, saffron, cardamom and nuts.
Amritsari Chole Paneer
Amritsari chole paneer adds paneer to dark tea-cooked chickpeas, so the two share one deeply spiced gravy.
Amritsari Fish Fry
Amritsari fish fry coats fish in a gram flour and carom seed batter, fried until the crust is thick and rough.
Amritsari Pindi Chole
Amritsari pindi chole is a dry Punjabi chickpea dish colored with tea, coated in amchur, anardana and mustard-oil tadka.
Amritsari Street Style Soya Nutri
Amritsari soya nutri is a street-style dish using both soy chunks and granules in one thick, heavily spiced masala.
Andhra Chicken Iguru
Chicken iguru is a thick, dry Andhra curry cooked until the masala coats the meat with almost no gravy left.
Antiguan Coconut Sweet Potato Dumplings with Saltfish
Antiguan ducana made with sweet potato and coconut, served with savory saltfish.
Apollo Fish
Apollo fish fries battered fish and tosses it in a yoghurt and curry leaf masala, a Hyderabadi club dish.
Arbi (Colocasia) Tuk
Arbi tuk fries colocasia twice, flattening it between, so the outside shatters.
Assamese Black Sesame Chicken
Assamese black sesame chicken thickens its gravy with roasted black sesame, giving a nutty, dark curry.
Authentic Mathura Peda
Mathura peda cooks khoya until it darkens, then shapes it into flat rounds pressed with a thumb.
Authentic Misal Pav
Misal pav tops a sprout curry with farsan and onion, served with pav and its own thin red rassa.
Awadhi Beetroot Galouti Kebab
Beetroot galouti kebab uses the Awadhi method on beetroot, ground fine and bound with roasted gram flour so it melts on the tongue.
Awadhi Murgh Tikka Salad
Murgh tikka salad puts charred Awadhi-spiced chicken over raw vegetables.
Awadhi Mutton Pulao
Mutton pulao cooks rice in the stock the meat was boiled in, which is where its flavour comes from.
Awadhi Subz Mewa Seekh
Subz mewa seekh shapes vegetables and nuts onto skewers, the Awadhi vegetarian answer to a seekh kebab.
Awadhi Suran Ki Shammi
Suran ki shammi grinds elephant foot yam with roasted gram into patties, in place of the usual meat.
Badam Halwa
Badam halwa cooks ground almonds in milk and ghee until it turns dense and glossy.
Baingan Bharta
Baingan bharta is a North Indian mash of fire-roasted aubergine cooked down with onion, tomato and garlic until smoky and thick.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Baked macaroni and cheese pairs just-tender pasta with a creamy cheddar sauce and a buttery golden breadcrumb top.
Baked Nolen Gurer Sandesh
Baked nolen gurer sandesh is a Bengali chhena dessert baked with date palm jaggery, milk and pistachios.
Banana Shikran
Banana shikran is a quick Maharashtrian dessert of ripe banana, milk, sugar and cardamom.
Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie is a no-bake dessert with a biscuit crust, dulce de leche, sliced bananas, whipped cream and dark chocolate.
Batata Vada (Aloo Bonda)
Batata vada coats a ball of spiced mashed potato in gram flour batter and deep-fries it.
Bedmi Puri
Bedmi puri stuffs the dough with spiced urad dal before rolling, so the filling is inside the bread itself.
Beetroot & Yogurt Pachadi
Beetroot pachadi folds cooked beetroot into yoghurt with coconut, part of a Kerala sadya.
Bengali Bandhakopir Ghonto
Bandhakopir ghonto cooks cabbage with potato and peas until soft, a Bengali dish made without onion or garlic.
Bengali Basanti Pulao
Basanti pulao is Bengali sweet yellow rice with ghee, raisins and cashews, served at festivals.
Bengali Beguni
Beguni dips aubergine slices in gram flour batter and fries them, the Bengali partner to khichuri.
Bengali Bhetki & Orange Salad
Bhetki and orange salad pairs cooked fish with citrus, a Bengali club-kitchen dish.
Bengali Bhoger Khichuri
Bhoger khichuri is the Bengali temple khichuri, cooked with roasted mung dal and no onion or garlic.
Bengali Chingri Malaikari
Chingri malaikari cooks prawns in coconut milk, a Bengali dish kept sweet rather than hot.
Bengali Chingri Pulao
Chingri pulao cooks prawns into a Bengali pulao made with gobindobhog rice and coconut milk.
Bengali Chitol Macher Mui Tha
Chitol macher mui tha is a Bengali dish of fish and potato shaped into balls and simmered in a spiced gravy.
Bengali Dhokar Dalna
Dhokar dalna fries cakes of split Bengal gram and simmers them in a Bengali gravy, traditionally without onion or garlic.
Bengali Doi Potol
Doi potol cooks pointed gourd in a Bengali yoghurt gravy, made without onion or garlic.
Bengali Echorer Dalna
Echorer dalna cooks raw jackfruit like meat, simmered in a Bengali gravy with potato and mustard oil.
Bengali Fish Chop
Fish chop encases spiced fish and potato in breadcrumbs and fries it, a Kolkata teatime dish.
Bengali Gokul Pithe
Bengali gokul pithe is a winter sweet of coconut-khoya discs dipped in batter, fried and soaked in date palm jaggery syrup.
Bengali Kacha Golla
Kacha golla binds soft chhena with condensed milk without cooking it into a syrup.
Bengali Kosha Mangsho
Bengali kosha mangsho is a Durga Puja mutton curry slow-roasted with yogurt, onions, mustard oil, potatoes and warm spices.
Bengali Luchi
Luchi is a small white flour puri fried until it puffs, the Bengali counterpart to the wheat version.
Bengali Macher Pulao
Macher pulao cooks fried fish into a Bengali pulao made with short-grain gobindobhog rice.
Bengali Mochar Chop
Mochar chop encases banana flower and potato in breadcrumbs and fries it, a Bengali winter snack.
Bengali Mutton Dak Bungalow
Mutton dak bungalow is a Bengali railway-kitchen curry of goat meat with potato and a whole boiled egg.
Bengali Mutton Rezala
Mutton rezala is a pale Bengali-Mughlai curry, the meat cooked in yoghurt with cashew and kewra rather than chilli.
Bengali Narkel Naru
Bengali narkel naru is a quick coconut and date palm jaggery sweet rolled warm into dense, fragrant festival ladoos.
Bengali Patishapta
Patishapta rolls a thin crepe around coconut and jaggery, a Bengali winter sweet.
Bengali Rasmalai
Rasmalai flattens chhena discs and soaks them in thickened saffron milk.
Bengali Shorshe Bhetki
Shorshe bhetki is Bengali bhetki in a sharp ground mustard sauce, steamed rather than fried.