
Popiah Basah (Malaysian Fresh Spring Rolls)
Soft Malaysian popiah basah filled with jicama, carrot, tofu, bean sprouts, lettuce, and sweet-savory sauce.
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Soft Malaysian popiah basah filled with jicama, carrot, tofu, bean sprouts, lettuce, and sweet-savory sauce.

Classic Peruvian potatoes served with creamy ají amarillo, queso fresco, and cracker sauce.

Prawns koliwada coats prawns in a red gram flour batter, the Mumbai fishing-village style.

A smooth Brazilian condensed milk flan baked in caramel until creamy, glossy, and sliceable.

Pudina Paratha is a layered whole wheat paratha filled with mint, roasted cumin, chaat masala, and ghee.

A Galician-style octopus tapa served over tender potatoes with olive oil, paprika, and sea salt.

Aloo samosa folds spiced potato into a pastry made short with ghee, then fries it slowly so it blisters.

Broccoli and almond soup blends the two together so the almonds give body without cream.

Paneer kachumber tosses crumbled fresh paneer through the usual cucumber and tomato salad.

Gajar tamatar shorba blends carrot and tomato together, the carrot giving it sweetness and body.

Kala chana shorba blends cooked black chickpeas into a thick Punjabi broth with onion and tomato.

Punjabi meethi lassi churns full-fat curd with sugar, cardamom, chilled milk, and cream into a thick sweet yogurt drink.

Mooli paratha stuffs grated radish into wheat dough, using the leaves as well.

Punjabi Namkeen Lassi is a chilled salted yogurt drink with roasted cumin, black salt, mint, and a thick frothy top.

Paneer paratha stuffs seasoned crumbled paneer into wheat dough and cooks it on a griddle with ghee.

Panjiri roasts wheat flour in ghee with edible gum and dried fruit, traditionally eaten in winter and after childbirth.

Tandoori mushroom chaat chars marinated mushrooms and dresses them with chaat masala.

Puran Poli is a Maharashtrian sweet flatbread stuffed with chana dal, jaggery, cardamom, and nutmeg for festival meals.

A glossy Brazilian coconut egg custard baked gently until rich, golden, and spoon-soft.

Radhaballavi stuffs urad dal paste into a fried Bengali flatbread.

Ragi Ambli is a South Indian spiced ragi malt with a smooth cooked body, tangy curd, roasted cumin, and curry leaves.

Railway cutlet binds boiled vegetables into a patty, crumbs it and fries it, the dish that fed Indian trains.

Bajra raab is a Rajasthani pearl millet drink loosened with buttermilk, taken hot in winter.

Rajasthani Imli Ka Amlana is a chilled tamarind drink with black salt, pepper, cardamom, and a sharp sweet-sour finish.

Papad churi crumbles roasted papad over onion and tomato just before eating, so it stays crisp.

Papad paneer shorba is a Rajasthani soup that builds its body from roasted papad and yoghurt rather than stock.

Pyaz tamatar kachumber dresses onion and tomato with lemon and green chilli.

Pyaz tamatar shorba builds a Rajasthani broth on slowly browned onion and tomato.

Rajma galouti uses the Awadhi melt-in-the-mouth method on kidney beans instead of meat.

Rava upma cooks roasted semolina with onion and green chilli until it holds together but stays loose.

Raw mango and onion salad is sharp enough to eat in small amounts alongside a rich meal.

Jal jeera is a sharp chilled cumin-mint drink with coriander, tamarind, black salt, lemon, and crunchy boondi.

Veg tawa masala cooks mixed vegetables hard on a flat griddle, so the masala catches and browns rather than simmering.

Rhode Island clam cakes fry chopped clams in a thick tender batter until golden, briny, and crisp at the edges.

Roasted Almond and Banana Smoothie blends soaked almonds, toasted oats, banana, almond milk, and honey into a filling breakfast drink.

Makhana chivda roasts fox nuts with peanuts and cashews in ghee into a dry fasting-day snack.

Peanut and tomato chaat dresses roasted peanuts with onion, tomato and lemon.

Poha chivda roasts flattened rice with peanuts and dal into a dry mix that keeps for weeks.

Roasted pumpkin soup roasts the pumpkin first, which concentrates its sweetness before it is blended.

Roasted red pepper and tomato soup chars both before blending, which gives the soup its smoky edge.

Rose milk mixes chilled milk with Rooh Afza, soaked sabja seeds, pistachios, and ice for a floral summer drink.

A Malaysian kopitiam-style kaya toast breakfast with crisp toast, kaya spread, butter, and soft-boiled eggs.

A Malaysian mamak-style flaky roti canai served with a simple dal curry.

Sabudana appe steams the usual sabudana mixture in an appe pan, which needs far less oil than frying.

A thick Cordoban tomato soup blended with bread and olive oil, topped with egg and Serrano ham.

Sate ayam is Indonesian chicken satay marinated with sweet soy sauce, garlic, shallots, and palm sugar, then grilled with peanut sauce.

Savory sattu ka sharbat whisks roasted gram flour with onion, green chilli, lemon, black salt, and chilled water.

Sattu Paratha is a Bihari stuffed whole wheat flatbread filled with roasted gram flour, pickle masala, mustard oil, onion, and lemon.

Oats chilla makes a savoury pancake from ground oats and gram flour.

Schezwan Cheese Paneer Paratha is an Indo-Chinese stuffed wheat paratha with paneer, mozzarella, and garlicky schezwan sauce.

Schezwan paneer fried rice tosses rice and paneer in the Indo-Chinese chilli-garlic sauce.

Simple Scottish oatcakes made with oats, butter, salt, and hot water for a crisp, rustic snack or bread side.

Classic Scottish shortbread with a rich buttery crumb, crisp edges, and a simple tea-time finish.

Semiya upma cooks roasted vermicelli with vegetables until the strands stay separate.

Sev puri tops flat puris with potato, chutney and a heap of fine sev.

Shahi Rabdi Falooda layers bloomed sabja seeds, falooda sev, rose milk, rabdi, and vanilla ice cream into a dessert drink.

Shakarkandi chaat tosses roasted sweet potato with pomegranate and green chilli, eaten on fasting days.

Shanghai Pan-Fried Pork Buns enclose a juicy, savoury pork filling in soft yeast dough with a crisp golden base, sesame and spring onions.

A Sinaloa-style Mexican seafood starter with prawns, cucumber, onion, coriander, jalapeño, and bright citrus-chile dressing.

Crisp Turkish phyllo pastry rolls filled with feta cheese, parsley, and black pepper.