a simple non-vegetarian menu
A simple non-vegetarian menu for first time users of this cookbook.
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carrot raita
This carrot raita is another simple, easy, and refreshing accompaniment made with yoghurt, carrots, green chillies, and a few spices. Gajar ka raita is from the Punjabi cuisine.
how to slice onions
The fastest, easiest, and safest technique to slice onions.
how to chop onions
This is the fastest, easiest, and safest technique to chop onions. It also reduces the amount of eye irritation.
cabbage thoran
Cabbage thoran, or muttokos thoran, is a dry, stir-fried curry from Kerala made from cabbage and carrots. It is cooked in coconut oil with black mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves and coconut
green masala chicken
This green masala chicken is a light chicken dish from Pakistan with a lot of coriander. Known as hara masala murgh, it has a fresh taste, with the lemon and ginger complementing the coriander and spices.
Herbies Spices
If you are going to cook Indian food, then finding a good spice merchant is pretty important. Our favourite is Herbies Spices,
carrots with dill
Gajar suva sabzi is a dry vegetable dish made from carrots with dill leaves and just a few spices. A great family dish.
chickpeas, tomato and spinach
This simple, wholesome and hearty dal recipe is one of our favourite ways to eat lentils. Chana palak masala is chickpeas with spinach, cooked in a tomato masala and is a great family dish for weeknight eating.
dried mango powder
Dried mango powder, or amchur, is a spice made by grinding dried mangoes. It is a beige powder with a honey-like fragrance and a sour fruity flavour. It is used to add a fruit flavour without adding moisture or as a souring agent.
cauliflower in pickling spices
Achari gobi is a delightful cauliflower dish from Lucknow. The pickling spices are the spices to make pickles, hence the name. Simple to cook and goes with just about anything.
beef shatkora
This beef curry features an unusual citrus fruit, shatkora, to provide a contrast to the richly spiced meat. It is a Bengali dish, called shatkora mangsho, from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.