Recipes

Curated dishes rooted in traditional food wisdom and modern nutrition science. Every recipe tells a story.

194 of 522 recipes

Cross-Cultural · India

Ghurma Aloo

Cumin-scented potatoes simmered with tomatoes, turmeric, and cayenne, a 30-minute one-pot curry of Iranian origin adapted through North Indian kitchens

35 minutes

Medium

Cross-Cultural · India

Mutton Seekh Kebab

Spiced minced mutton pressed onto skewers with raw onion, green chili, and fresh herbs, grilled over charcoal or cooked in a hot pan until charred and juicy

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Cross-Cultural · India

Mulligatawny Soup

The Anglo-Indian pepper water soup, a colonial adaptation of Tamil rasam thickened with butter, rice, apple, and cream, with chicken or any protein you like

1 hour

Medium

Ayurveda · India

Palak Paneer

A generous amount of spinach pressure-cooked with ginger, pureed, and simmered with a cumin-coriander base, loaded with ghee-fried paneer and finished with kasuri methi

1 hour

Medium

Ayurveda · India

Chicken 65

Chennai's famous deep-fried chicken tossed in a crackling tempering of curry leaves, mustard seeds, green chilies, and garlic

2 hours 25 minutes

Medium

Ayurveda · India

Chicken Achar

Pickle-spiced chicken braised in smoked mustard oil with fenugreek seeds and vinegar, the Punjabi dish that turns condiment logic into a main course

45 minutes

Medium

Cross-Cultural · India

Gobi Manchurian

Crispy battered cauliflower tossed in a tangy, sweet, and spicy Indo-Chinese sauce of soy, chili, and vinegar

35 minutes

Easy

Ayurveda · Wellness

Masala Chai

Aromatic spiced tea simmered with milk and sweetened to taste

15 minutes

Medium

Malaysian Cuisine

Roti Canai

Flaky, layered flatbread stretched paper-thin and cooked on a hot griddle until golden and crisp

5 hours

Easy

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Tamarind Rice

Tangy, spiced rice tossed with a dark tamarind paste and roasted peanuts

35 minutes (plus rice cooking time)

Medium

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Chicken Chettinad

A fiery, aromatic chicken curry built on freshly ground black pepper and roasted spices

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Mutton Keema

Spiced minced mutton cooked down with onions, tomatoes, and whole green chillies

1 hour

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Paneer Bhurji

Crumbled paneer scrambled with onions, tomatoes, and green chillies

25 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Lassi (Sweet & Salted)

Thick, frothy yogurt drink in two classic preparations

5 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Egg Curry (Anda Curry)

Hard-boiled eggs in a silky, golden onion-tomato masala

45 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Chana Masala

Chickpeas braised in a dark, tangy masala with tea-stained depth

1 hour 30 minutes (plus soaking)

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Kadhi Pakora

Tangy yogurt broth studded with crisp gram flour fritters

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Bhindi Masala

Crisp okra tossed in a dry spiced onion and tomato masala

40 minutes

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Fish Moilee

Delicate fish fillets poached in a golden coconut milk and turmeric broth

40 minutes

Medium

Malaysian Cuisine

Sup Kambing

A deeply spiced Malaysian mutton soup simmered with cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise until the broth turns golden and the meat falls from the bone

2 hours 30 minutes

Easy

Ayurveda · Wellness

Ajwain Water (Digestive Infusion)

The North Indian home remedy for indigestion, bloating, and colic

7 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Rajma

Red kidney beans braised in a spiced onion-tomato masala

1 hour 40 minutes (plus soaking)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Tandoori Murgh

The original tandoori chicken — deeply marinated, vivid red, and charred at the edges

5–9 hours minimum

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Tandoori Aloo

Potato cylinders stuffed with cashew, raisin and spiced filling, skewered and cooked in the tandoor until golden

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Paneer Tikka

Spiced marinated paneer grilled in the tandoor — a Punjabi classic

2 hours 35 minutes minimum

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Tandoori Gobi

Cauliflower florets marinated in a spiced gram flour batter with ajwain, shallow-fried then finished in the tandoor

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Sambar

Tamarind and lentil vegetable stew from Tamil Nadu

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Murgh Malai Kebab

Cream and cream-cheese marinated chicken kebab from North India

4 hours 35 minutes minimum

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Naan

Leavened tandoor flatbread — airy, blistered, and brushed with ghee

1 hour 45 minutes minimum

Medium

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Idly

Steamed fermented rice and lentil cakes from Tamil Nadu

Approximately 20–24 hours (mostly hands-off)

Easy

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Parrupu Vada

Tamil Nadu chana dal fritters — soaked dal coarsely ground with fennel seeds, onion and green chilli, fried until deeply crisp

4 hours 45 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Syun Pulao

Kashmiri lamb and saffron rice cooked together in spiced stock

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Dosa Masala

The spiced potato filling for masala dosa — dry potato subzi with mustard seeds, curry leaves, turmeric and ginger

25 minutes

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Yakhni Pulao

Awadhi basmati rice cooked in rich mutton bone stock with seared chops

3 hours

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Onion Kulcha

Leavened flatbread stuffed with spiced raw onion, green chilli and coriander — an Amritsari specialty baked in the tandoor

1 hour (assuming naan dough is ready)

Medium

Tamil Nadu · Indian Cuisine

Dosa

The fermented rice and urad dal crepe — thin, crisp and deeply savory, the result of 12+ hours of fermentation

16+ hours (mostly passive)

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Shahjhani Pulao

Mughal-style layered chicken and saffron rice sealed in dum

2 hours 25 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Prawn Pulao

Goan basmati rice cooked in prawn stock with tomato and whole spices

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Pez-Conji

Goan rice congee with spiced coconut, cashew, and tamarind

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Sarvari

Kashmiri rice cooked with chickpeas or black gram, tempered with cumin and cloves

45 minutes (plus soaking)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Patoli

Goan steamed rice parcels filled with coconut and jaggery

35 minutes

Medium

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Yellow Gravy

A mild, golden onion, cashew, and yoghurt base for Rajasthani vegetarian dishes

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Piyazi Chawal

Caramelised onion rice cooked with whole spices

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Jeera Mutter Pulao

Cumin and pea basmati rice with whole spices

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Meat Chawal

Punjabi one-pot mutton and rice cooked together in spiced ghee

1 hour 40 minutes

Easy

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Missi Roti

Spiced gram flour and wheat flatbread from the Rajasthani tandoor

55 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Punjabi Kadhi

Tangy yoghurt and gram flour curry with spiced spinach pakodas

1 hour 40 minutes

Medium

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Murgh Ka Soweta

Rajasthani chicken curry enriched with sweet corn and yoghurt

50 minutes (plus time to make the base curry)

Involved

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Laal Maans

Rajasthani red lamb curry with Mathania chillies and ghee

4 hours 15 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Tandoori Chicken

Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt cheese and spices, cooked in the tandoor

4 hours 55 minutes

Involved

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Khargosh Ka Mokul

Rabbit braised in a white onion and cashew gravy with cream

1 hour 30 minutes

Involved

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Rarha Gosht

Lamb cooked three ways — boti, chops, and naali — in a deep spiced masala

4 hours 15 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Whole Garam Masala

The foundational Punjabi spice blend — slow-dried and ground to order

50 minutes

Medium

Rajasthani · Indian Cuisine

Rajasthani Chicken Curry

Boneless chicken braised in a golden onion-tomato masala with whole spices

1 hour

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Jeera Pulao

Cumin-scented basmati rice with whole spices and golden onion

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Dal Makhni

Slow-Cooked Punjabi Black Lentil Dal with Butter and Cream

2 hours 15 minutes (plus soaking)

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Baingan Ka Bhartha

Tandoor-roasted aubergine mashed with spiced tomato and onion

40 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Murgh Makhni

Butter Chicken — The Original Moti Mahal Recipe

1 hour 15 minutes (plus marinating)

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Mutter Paneer

Fresh cheese and sweet peas in a fragrant tomato masala — the everyday heart of the Punjabi kitchen

45 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Paneer Makhni

Velvet tomato butter sauce with golden-edged paneer

1 hour

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Makhni Gravy

The foundational tomato and butter base for makhni dishes

50 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Maa Chana Dal

Slow-cooked split black lentils and chickpea dal with a fried onion-tomato masala

1 hour 15 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Punjabi Chicken Curry

Bone-in chicken in a dark, spiced tomato and onion gravy

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Aloo Methi

Potatoes and Fresh Fenugreek, Punjab Style

50 minutes

Easy

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Aloo Gobi

Cauliflower and potato dry-fried with cumin and coriander

45 minutes

Medium

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Salli Murgi

Parsi chicken curry with dried apricot, finished with cream and a crown of crispy potato straws

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Patrani Machi

Parsi Steamed Fish in Banana Leaf with Green Coconut Chutney

45 minutes

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Parsi Sev

A sweet Parsi vermicelli dessert with rose water, cardamom, cream, and sultanas

25 minutes

Medium

Punjabi · Indian Cuisine

Ajwaini Machi Curry

Punjabi fish curry with carom seeds, besan-coated fried fish in a tomato-onion masala

1 hour 25 minutes

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Santra Ni Kheer

A light Parsi chilled milk dessert with fresh orange segments and dissolved sugar

30 minutes + at least 2 hours chilling

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Tareli Machi

Parsi pan-fried fish with turmeric, cumin, and red chilli in sesame oil

50 minutes

Medium

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Sooterfeni

Deep-fried shredded phyllo circles soaked in saffron sugar syrup with pistachios

50 minutes

Medium

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Malai Nu Khaja

Parsi nut-stuffed khoya pastry cups fried golden and soaked in sugar syrup

55 minutes

Medium

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Laganu Custer

A Parsi baked bread-and-khoya custard, spiced with cardamom, mace, and rose water

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Masale Bhaat

Maharashtrian Festive Spiced Rice with Goda Masala

1 hour

Easy

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Varan

The essential Maharashtrian toor dal — simply cooked with turmeric, a breath of asafoetida, and finished with jaggery and ghee

35 minutes

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Khattu Meethu Estew

Parsi sweet-and-sour vegetable stew with vinegar, sugar, and seasonal vegetables

55 minutes

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Akuri

Parsi scrambled eggs with onion, tomato, green chilli, and turmeric — soft and spiced

15 minutes

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Batero

Parsi lamb marinated in toddy or beer with whole spices, then slowly braised until tender

Overnight + 1 hour

Easy

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Narali Bhaat

Sweet coconut rice made on Narali Purnima — rice with fresh coconut, jaggery, cloves and pure ghee

1 hour

Medium

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Puran Poli

Maharashtrian sweet flatbread filled with spiced chana dal and jaggery

2 hours

Easy

Parsi · Indian Cuisine

Bheeda Ma Murgi

Parsi chicken with okra — a tangy, whole-spice curry with crisp-fried okra on top

55 minutes

Easy

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Kandyache Pitley

Maharashtra's thick onion and chickpea flour preparation — spiced, stirred to smoothness and eaten with rice or bhakri

25 minutes

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Lamb Ishtu

Mild Kerala coconut milk stew with lamb — fragrant with whole spices, vegetables and ginger juliennes, from the Syrian Christian table

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Puttu

Steamed cylinders of rice flour and fresh coconut — Kerala's most iconic breakfast

25 minutes

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Kerala Paratha

Flaky, layered maida flatbread with egg and milk — the technique of resting and oiling creates its characteristic crisp, honeycomb texture

2.5 hours

Involved

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Malabar Paratha

North Kerala's flaky, coiled flatbread — thin oiled dough strips wound into layers, pressed open on the griddle with ghee

3.5–4 hours

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Pathiri

Thin, soft rice flour flatbreads from Kerala's Moplah Muslim community — cooked on a hot pan, served with curries

35 minutes

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Meen Porichattu

Kerala pan-fried fish — king fish marinated in a thick red chilli-turmeric paste with vinegar, fried in coconut oil with curry leaves

1 hour (with marinating)

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Kerala Beef Masala

Slow-braised beef in coconut oil with crushed shallots, saunf and whole spices

1 hour 45 minutes

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Vegetable Ishtu

Mild, fragrant Kerala coconut milk vegetable stew — five vegetables in a gentle broth of whole spices and thin coconut milk, finished with ginger

45 minutes

Easy

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Carrot and Cabbage Thoran

Kerala dry stir-fry with grated coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves — light, bright and ready in minutes

30 minutes

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Nandan Kozhi Curry

Kerala country chicken curry — native chicken in coconut oil with crackled mustard seeds, coconut milk and twice-extracted aromatics

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Kashmiri Dum Aloo

Baby Potatoes in Vivid Kashmiri Spice — The Brahmin Way, No Onion, No Garlic

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Maharashtrian · Indian Cuisine

Shrikhand

Maharashtra's Silkiest Festival Dessert — Hung Yogurt, Saffron, and Patience

8 hours 15 minutes

Medium

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Tabak Maas

Kashmiri lamb ribs slow-cooked in spiced milk, then fried until crisp and golden

1 hour 45 minutes

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Appam

Fermented rice crepe with lacy, crisp edges and a soft, pillowy center

About 15 hours (mostly hands-off)

Easy

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Khatti Gurda Kaleji

Sour Kashmiri kidney and liver with tamarind, fennel and ghee

45 minutes

Involved

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Murgh Dhaniwal Korma

Kashmiri chicken korma in a vivid green coriander and spinach gravy

1 hour 45 minutes

Medium

Kerala · Indian Cuisine

Avial

Kerala mixed vegetable dish with freshly ground coconut and tangy yogurt

55 minutes

Medium

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Roganjosh

Kashmir's Most Iconic Lamb Curry — Deep Red, Deeply Aromatic, No Tomatoes

1 hour 50 minutes

Easy

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Haak

The foundational Kashmiri Pandit greens — saag cooked in mustard oil with asafoetida

40 minutes

Medium

Kashmiri · Indian Cuisine

Gaadh Muzh

Kashmiri freshwater fish and crispy radish in spiced yogurt sauce

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Baath

Goan Christmas Coconut and Semolina Cake

6+ hours

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Karanji

Maharashtrian Deep-Fried Crescent Pastry with Sweetened Khoya

1 hour 45 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Payasam

Tamil Nadu Rice Pudding with Saffron and Cardamom

1 hour 15 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Double Ka Meetha

Hyderabadi Saffron Bread Pudding Baked Until Golden

1 hour 15 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Ariselu

Andhra Deep-Fried Rice and Jaggery Rounds Crusted with Sesame

7 hours (mostly passive soaking)

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Anarsas

Maharashtrian Three-Day Soaked Rice and Sugar Rounds with Poppy Seed Crust

3 days plus 5 hours active and rest

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Muttamala

Kerala's Portuguese-Influenced Egg Yolk Garland Sweet

35 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Bolinas

Goan Coconut, Egg, and Semolina Tea Cookies

50 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Ada Pradaman

Kerala's Onam Sadya Payasam with Rice Ada, Jaggery, and Coconut Milk

55 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Mysore Pak

The Royal Sweet of Karnataka. Three Ingredients, One Legendary Texture

35 minutes (plus 1 hour setting)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Gulab Jamun

Deep-fried khoya dumplings soaked in saffron and rose cardamom syrup

1 hour + soaking

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Motichoor ke Ladoo

Saffron-Tinged Chickpea Flour Ladoo with Cardamom and Melon Seeds

65 minutes

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Ghevar

Rajasthani Lacy Disc Sweet with Rabdi and Nuts

1 hour 30 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Moong Dal Halwa

Rajasthani Winter Halwa of Slow-Roasted Ground Moong Dal

4+ hours (mostly passive soaking)

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Sohan Papdi

North India's Gossamer Flaked Gram Flour Sweet

1 hour (plus 30 minutes cooling)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Kulfi Falooda

Mughal Frozen Kulfi with Rose Noodles and Basil Seeds

10 hours (mostly freezing time)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Jalebi

Crisp fermented batter spirals fried golden and soaked in saffron cardamom syrup

35 minutes active

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Kheer

Slow-Simmered Rice Pudding with Saffron and Rose

85 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Pinni

Punjabi Winter Wheat Flour Balls with Boora, Ghee, and Crushed Nuts

1 hour 20 minutes (plus cooling time)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Kalakand

Alwar's Crumbly Grainy Milk Fudge

1 hour 15 minutes (plus setting time)

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Kancha Gola

Bengali Fresh Chenna Sandesh with Condensed Milk and Cardamom

45 minutes (plus 15 minutes cooling)

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Payesh

Bengali Rice Pudding with Date Palm Jaggery

1 hour

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Patishapta

Bengali Makar Sankranti Crepes with Coconut, Khoya, and Almond Filling

1 hour (plus 10-minute batter rest)

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Khaja

Bihar and Odisha's Flaky Layered Pastry Sweet

3 days plus 3 hours active

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Balushahi

North Indian Flaky Glazed Pastry Sweet

2 hours

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Rasmalai

Soft chhena discs floating in saffron-scented, cardamom-spiced thickened milk

2 hours + 4 hours chilling

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Vada Pav

Mumbai's essential street sandwich — spiced potato in a besan shell, three chutneys, soft pav

1 hour

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Roshogolla

Soft, spongy chhena balls simmered in fragrant rose syrup

1 hour + chilling

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Gajar Ka Halwa

Slow-Cooked Carrot Halwa with Ghee, Cardamom, and Nuts

90 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Lady Kenny

Kolkata's Colonial-Era Chenna and Semolina Balls in Sugar Syrup

3 hours (including 2-hour syrup soak)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Savala Vada

Crispy Urad Dal Fritters with Sliced Onion, Green Chilli, and Curry Leaves

1 hour 55 minutes

Involved

Indian Cuisine

Khandvi

Silky rolled chickpea ribbons from Gujarat — a study in patience and precision

35 minutes (including cooling time)

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Samosa

The definitive spiced potato samosa, pastry shatters, filling sings

1 hour 20 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Mysore Bonda

South Karnataka's Pillowy Urad Dal Dumplings

1 hour 45 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Pav Bhaji

Mumbai's beloved mashed vegetable curry, buttery and vivid, with toasted pav

1 hour

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Bhel Puri

Mumbai's puffed rice chaat — sweet, sharp, spiced, and gone in minutes

10 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Medu Vada

South India's crisp, airy lentil doughnut — the essential breakfast companion

4 hours 45 minutes (mostly passive soaking)

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Moong Dal Chilla

Gujarati Moong Dal Pancakes Folded Over Grated Paneer

Overnight soak plus 1 hour active

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Cheera Vada

Kerala Urad Dal and Spinach Fritters

1 hour 45 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Dahi Vada

Urad Dal Fritters in Cool Spiced Yogurt with Mustard-Curry Leaf Tempering

40 minutes (plus chill time if desired)

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Piyanj Bhaja

Double-fried Bengali onion fritters, thick rings of batter with ginger and green chilli

30 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Moglai Paratha

Kolkata's folded egg paratha — crisp, golden, and molten in the middle

55 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Jhal Muri

Bengali spiced puffed rice tossed with mustard oil, chilli, potato, and raw coconut

10 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Aloo Shakarkandi Ki Chaat

Golden-fried potato and sweet potato tossed in ghee with tamarind, black salt, and saunth chutney

30 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Kolkata Chowmein

India's most beloved street noodle, hakka-style chow mein from the streets of Kolkata

18 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Momos

Thin-skinned steamed dumplings with a juicy, ginger-bright filling

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Indian Cuisine

Ram Ladoo

Delhi's moong dal fritters served over grated radish with mint chutney and tamarind

3 hours 40 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Basic Green Paste

The foundational North Indian green chutney paste of coriander, mint, ginger, and green chilli

10 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Pakora

Crisp chickpea-battered fritters, the only correct answer to a rainy afternoon

40 minutes

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Aloo Ki Tikki

Spiced potato patties with a deep golden crust and a soft, fragrant interior

45 minutes

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Tomato Saar

A thin, spiced Goan tomato broth with coconut milk and a mustard-curry leaf temper

30 minutes

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Reichado Masala

The fiery Goan red paste of dried chillies, vinegar, garlic, and roasted spices

20 minutes

Involved

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Bebinca

Goa's layered coconut pudding, built one golden stratum at a time

~2 hours

Involved

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Asada de Leitão

Portuguese-Goan slow-roasted pork leg with a spiced jaggery paste — a dish for celebrations

~2 hours active; up to 14 hours with overnight marinade

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Sopa de Camarão

Goan prawn soup — a velvety Portuguese-style bisque of prawn stock, potato, and egg yolk

45 minutes

Involved

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Dodol

Goa's Christmas sweet — dense, dark, and built from hours of stirring

3 hours active, plus 4+ hours cooling

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Caldo Verde

Goa's gentle potato and spinach soup — a Portuguese import softened with milk and local green

35 minutes

Medium

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Galinha Cafreal

Goa's vivid green spatchcock — a dish from the African coast via Portugal

50 minutes active (plus marinating)

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Fish Caldeen

A gently spiced Goan coconut milk curry with cumin, pepper, and a thread of vinegar

40 minutes

Easy

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Goan Fish Curry

Tangy coconut and red chilli — the daily table of coastal Goa

50 minutes

Involved

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Ki Batakh

Duck legs marinated in saffron-scented yogurt, braised slow and sealed in a rich spiced gravy

Overnight + 1 hour

Easy

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Lagan Ka Tinda

Baby apple gourds marinated in yogurt and brown onion, slow-cooked in a sealed lagan

55 minutes

Medium

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Ki Subziyan

A medley of blanched seasonal vegetables braised together in a spiced yogurt gravy

1 hour 10 minutes

Medium

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Ke Kareley

Bitter gourd stuffed with a spiced nut and seed filling, slow-cooked in a sealed pot

1 hour 10 minutes

Medium

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Ka Bateyr Hara Masala

Quail in a vivid green herb-spinach sauce, finished on dum

~1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Bhindi

Okra with capsicum and tomato, sealed and slow-cooked with live coal

55 minutes

Medium

Goan · Indian Cuisine

Ambotik

Goa's sour-spicy fish curry, where the name says exactly what it is

50 minutes

Easy

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Dum Ke Khumbh

Button mushrooms sealed and slow-cooked in a spiced yogurt and brown onion marinade

50 minutes

Involved

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Kaanta Gali Machli

Whole fish de-boned, stuffed with its own spiced masala, and slow-cooked sealed for six hours

7–8 hours

Involved

Dum · Indian Cuisine

Lehm e Murgan

Awadhi lamb in a rich paste of fried nuts, coconut, and poppy seeds, finished with kewra

1 hour 45 minutes

Involved

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Prawn Kabiraji Cutlet

Calcutta's Anglo-Indian jewel — prawns encased in a golden lacy egg net

1 hour 30 minutes

Easy

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Cholar Dal Narkel Diye

Festive Bengal gram dal with fresh coconut, golden raisins, and whole spice fragrance

1 hour 50 minutes

Medium

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Chingri Malai Curry

Tiger prawns in golden coconut — the pride of the Bengali table

50 minutes

Medium

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Luchi

Deep-fried white flour breads that puff like pillows and define Bengali celebration

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Paneer Kundan Kaliyan

Diamond-cut paneer in a golden, saffron-touched Awadhi gravy of cashews and fenugreek

55 minutes

Medium

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Kasha Mangsho

Dry-braised mutton with the soul of mustard oil and patience

1 hour 40 minutes

Easy

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Aloo Posto

Potatoes cooked in poppy seed paste, the quiet soul of Bengali home cooking

55 minutes

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Shammi Kebab

Silky, spiced mince discs from the Awadhi court kitchen

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Begun Bhaja

Pan-fried aubergine slices — crisp-edged, spiced, and deeply satisfying

45 minutes

Medium

Bengali · Indian Cuisine

Sorshe Ilish

Hilsa steamed in sharp mustard — Bengal's most beloved dish

1 hour

Involved

Andhra · Indian Cuisine

Kachi Biryani

Raw meat, sealed fate — the most daring biryani technique

1 hour 30 minutes active (plus overnight)

Involved

Andhra · Indian Cuisine

Hyderabadi Biryani

The dum-sealed crown of Mughal Deccan cooking

2 hours (plus marinating)

Involved

Andhra · Indian Cuisine

Hyderabadi Lamb Korma

Lamb braised in yogurt, ground nuts, and fragrant whole spices — the Nizam's korma

1 hour 55 minutes

Medium

Andhra · Indian Cuisine

Murgh Nizami

Hyderabadi chicken in a rich sauce of pounded nuts, seeds, and deep-fried coconut

1 hour 5 minutes

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Handi Gosht Korma

Slow-braised lamb in a saffron-almond korma, cooked sealed in a handi

~2 hours

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Chicken Korma

Mughal gold — chicken braised in saffron, cashew, and kewra

1 hour 20 minutes

Involved

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Kundan Kaliyan

Awadhi golden blossoms — mutton in a strained saffron gravy, dressed in edible gold

~2 hours 10 minutes

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Gobi Mussallam

A whole cauliflower braised in Mughal gold

1 hour 10 minutes

Medium

Awadhi · Indian Cuisine

Murgh Chaandi Tikka

Silver-robed Awadhi chicken from the tandoor, finished with a veil of cream and edible silver

2 hours 45 minutes

Involved

Andhra · Indian Cuisine

Haleem

Slow-pounded wheat and mutton, a porridge of extraordinary depth

3 hours 20 minutes (plus overnight)

Easy

Indian Cuisine

Khichdi

The Ancient One-Pot Meal of Rice and Lentils

1 hour