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lamb shanks

Rich and luscious lamb shanks, slow-braised in spices and yoghurt. This dish, naili gosht, comes from Lucknow and shows the Mughal influence on Awadhi cuisine .

fish tikka

This fish tikka, or maachi tikka, is simple fried marinated fish dish. Easy to make and can be prepared overnight then finished just before serving.

green paneer tikka

Green paneer tikka, or paneer pudina tikka is a fresh, aromatic and has quite a chilli hit.

green chutney

Green chutney, hari chutni, or dhania chutni, is fresh chutney made from coriander and mint. It goes with almost everything.

Chettinad chicken

Chettinad chicken, or milagu kozhi varuval, gets its heat largely from black pepper. It has a different flavour to dishes that predominantly use chilli for the heat.

lamb dopiaza

A dish rather like a korma but much simpler in its preparation. Dopiazza has more onion than you might expect and has a beautiful texture because of that.

Not your normal mixed vegetable curry. This vegetable korma is an aromatic, flavourful dish from the kitchens of the Mughal emperor Akbar. This complex dish, shahi navratan korma, is a classic example of Mughlai cuisine.

paneer jalfrezi

This dish, also known as kadai paneer, is a combination of paneer, capsicum, tomato, onion and spices cooked in ghee. Paneer jalfrezi is the Bengali way to prepare paneer.

Goan prawn cake

This Goan dish, apa de camarao, has a wonderful taste combination - a hot, savoury and slightly sweet filling of prawn, baked inside a sweet coconut cake.

lentil dumplings

These are savoury fried snacks, originating from the south of India. They can be described variously as fritters, cutlets, doughnuts, or dumplings. This recipe for medu vada is our family recipe for a simple lentil-based vada.

almond, lettuce and fig salad

A fig salad with some subtle spice from the chaat masala, and flavour and texture from almonds. An amazing, yet simple salad, anjeer ki salat could become one of your favourites, just as it was for my grandmother.

dal with egg

This dal with egg is a simple yellow dal with pickled chillies and a sliced omelette stirred through. Wholesome, flavourful everyday food.