tomato soup
Warm up a winter evening with a bowl of freshly made tamatar ka shorba, a spicy and flavoursome tomato soup from the Mughal cuisine.
gluten free
These recipes do not include ingredients that may contain gluten.
Indian cuisine has few dishes that require wheat or similar grains. As a result, most Indian cuisine is naturally gluten-free.
The Indian bread we love is the exception as they are almost always are made from some form of wheat flour, although there are exceptions.
Besides these few exceptions, wheat flour is not used as a thickener or a crisping agent in most of the recipes in this book. Rice flour or chickpea flour is far more commonly used.
Almost every recipe in this cookbook is gluten-free, provided you select your ingredients carefully and do not introduce gluten as part of a store-bought preparation.
tomato, lentil and tamarind soup
Thakkali rasam is a thin lentil soup with tamarind and chopped tomatoes, a traditional spice powder and a simple seasoning of tempered oil with mustard seeds and curry leaves
vegetable kofta curry
Balls of vegetables, in a mild, creamy rich sauce. Malai sabzi kofta is a dish to delight your vegetarian diners.
vegetable korma
An aromatic, rich and flavourful vegetarian dish from the kitchens of the Mughal emperor Akbar. This dish, shahi navratan korma, is a wonderful example of Mughlai cuisine.
vegetable pulao
Typical of the Hyderabadi cuisine, this sabzi pulao is a one-pot rice dish deserving of centre stage at a family gathering. Simply rice and vegetables cooked togther in spices and stock.
vegetable sambar
Sambar is a dish from the tradition of lentil and vegetable soups from southern India. This is our family recipe for a simple sabzi sambar, or vegetable sambar.
vindaloo
Vindalu is a traditional Goan dish. It is hot with complex layers of flavours. First the pork, then the chilli, vinegar, and garlic, and then the aromatic spices over that. Note that this recipe takes at least several days to prepare.
yellow dal
A very simple and basic recipe for cooking dal. This recipe for uppu paruppu or dhandar makes a great side dish or a simple meal. Another comfort food recipe.