Crispy puris stuffed with potatoes and black chickpeas, drizzled with tamarind chutney and filled with spicy mint water. The puri arrives brimming with ice-cold water, and you have to down it in one go, without thinking. The shell cracks, the mint and green chili water floods your mouth, then the […]
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Chicken Biryani – The Indian Restaurant-Style Recipe
A biryani of yogurt-marinated chicken and basmati rice cooked with whole spices, layered and then finished with steam in a sealed Dutch oven. The lid comes off and the steam releases a sudden rush of ghee, saffron and fried onions. On top, white and golden grains mingle with fresh herbs, […]
Homemade Onion Pakoras (Kanda Bhaji)
Onion pakoras from Maharashtra, bound with very little chickpea flour and fried until nice and crispy. It’s been raining since morning, and by around five o’clock the craving for something hot and crispy becomes pressing. In India, the answer lies in a pan of oil: strands of onion barely coated […]
Vegetable Curry
A South Indian vegetable kurma, simmered in a coconut, cashew and fennel sauce. It’s a weeknight, and all that’s left is a carrot, a piece of cauliflower, two potatoes and a handful of green beans. In the sauté pan, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves sizzle in the oil, then the onion […]
Chickpea Curry
Dried chickpeas simmered in a tomato-onion sauce with whole spices, brightened with amchur and finished with fresh cilantro. It’s cold, the day has been long, and you’re craving a hot, filling dish with no meat. In the sauté pan, the cardamom and cumin sizzle for a few seconds, the onion […]
Creamy Chicken Curry
A creamy chicken curry without tomatoes, with cauliflower and carrots simmered in a coconut milk sauce scented with turmeric, paprika, nigella seeds and cardamom. Strips of chicken thigh cook in a thick coconut milk sauce, golden with turmeric and spiced with paprika. The red onions soften, the cauliflower soaks up […]
Indian Chicken and Spinach Curry
A chicken and spinach curry in a coconut milk sauce, ready in 20 minutes. The coconut milk sauce coats the chicken thigh fillets, ginger adds a kick and turmeric gives it a golden yellow hue, with fresh spinach leaves that wilt while staying whole. This is a simple, spicy Indian curry, […]
Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry
A vegetarian chickpea and cauliflower curry, served without rice or bread: spiced tomato sauce, aquafaba and creamy yogurt. In the pan, chickpeas simmer with small cauliflower florets and a spiced tomato sauce. The aquafaba gives the sauce a coating consistency, the yogurt adds creamy freshness, and the smoked paprika brings […]
Chicken Curry
Chicken legs simmered in a North Indian sauce with golden onions, tomatoes, yogurt and spices. The onions start to turn golden in oil scented with cinnamon and cardamom, and the whole house already smells like dinner. Next come the ginger, garlic and tomatoes, which cook down into a deep red […]
Golden milk (turmeric milk)
Golden turmeric milk with no added sugar: a warm, spiced drink ready in 5 minutes. Turmeric turns the drink a deep yellow, ginger adds a gentle kick, and cinnamon softens the finish. This golden milk is a warm, plant-based drink infused with spices, with no added sugar. It takes 5 minutes to […]