Indian

kachumber

Fresh and slightly acidic, kachumber is a chopped salad featuring tomato, cucumber and onion. It is a common accompaniment to many Indian meals.

Kashmiri potatoes

Baby potatoes in a spicy yoghurt sauce, Kashmiri dum aloo is a wonderful recipe from Kashmiri cuisine.

kashmiri pulao

Kashmiri pulao is a slightly sweet, saffron-infused rice dish, with great texture, aroma, and appearance. An ideal accompaniment to delicate north Indian vegetarian dishes.

kedgeree

Kedgeree is a Raj specialty, served for breakfast. It is a spicy and buttery preparation of rice, fish and egg. A strongly-flavoured way to start the day.

Keralan fish curry

A simple fish dish, cooked in a coconut milk masala. This preparation of meen moli is from the Kerala region.

Kerala prawn fry is a simple dry dish of crispy fried prawns. Called nadan chemmeen varuthathu, it is one of Kerala's best-known street vendor snacks. It is hot and tangy and highlights the flavour of the prawns.

kheer

Not your common rice pudding. Cardamom and saffron flavour this dish, and is not meant to be stodgy. Kheer is one of the most common desserts across all of India.

lamb biryani

Lucknavi biryani is from Lucknow's Awadhi cuisine. It has wonderfully complex flavours and is a work of art when presented well. A special dish, suited to special occasions.

lamb dopiaza

Lamb dopiaza means lamb with double onion. It is like a korma, with the meat braised in yoghurt, but has a very different flavour and texture because of the onions. It is also very easy to prepare, partly because it is a one-pot dish.

lamb kofta curry

Aromatic lamb meatballs in a spicy tomato, tamarind and coconut milk gravy. Kari kola urundai kuzhambu is a specialty from Chettinad.

lamb saag

This Hyderabadi dish of lamb, cooked with leafy green vegetables, saag gosht, is a restaurant and home-cooked favourite. Spiced lamb, covered with clinging silverbeet. It could be cooked with almost any leafy vegetable.

lamb shanks

Rich and luscious lamb shanks, slowly braised in spices and yoghurt. This dish, naili gosht, is a great winter recipe from the Mughal cuisine.