potato and pea
This sukha aloo matar is a dry vegetable curry, featuring potatoes and fresh peas This is a simple and popular family dish.
vegetarian
India has one of the world’s most extensive vegetarian cuisines, given the massive number of people who adhere to strict dietary constraints that are dictated by their cultural, religious and ethical beliefs.
These recipes feature vegetables, fruit and other plant-based foods, such as legumes, grains, seeds and nuts.
Note that they do contain dairy products, such as ghee and yoghurt. The only cheese that is included is paneer, which should not contain rennet.
Our disclaimer page talks about such dietary restrictions.
potato, pea and tomato
Alu matar tamatar is probably the most popular vegetable curry in India. This dish of potatoes, peas and tomato goes with just about everything. It is ideal to serve with any non-vegetarian dishes.
raj christmas cake
This is a recipe from the days of the Raj and is surprising gluten-free. Dried tropical fruit, almond meal and coconut flour create a wonderful fruit cake.
rasam masala
Rasam masala is a spice mix used to flavour the thin soups served as the second course in a traditional south Indian meal.
recheado paste
This is the taste of Goa. Super hot red recheado masala is used to marinate, coat or stuff into the food you are cooking.
roasted cauliflower
This recipe for phulkopir roast is a Bengali family recipe and on high rotation in my grandmother's cuisine. It is of those simple vegetarian dishes that features the main ingredient.
sambar masala
Sambar masala is a spice mix used to flavour thick lentil-based soups that are the traditional south Indian first course.
shredded mango pickle
Manga thokku is a grated green mango pickle. It is hot, and very tangy from the sourness of the raw mango. Be patient - it needs to stand for two weeks before it is ready.
shrikhand
A sweetened yoghurt, shrikhand has a subtle saffron character.
simple basmati rice
How to cook simple, plain basmati rice. This recipe will give you light, dry, and fluffy rice that can accompany almost any Indian dish.
spinach and cucumber salad with yoghurt dressing
A fresh flavoured salad where the taste of the baby spinach and cucumber are brought out by the creaminess of the slightly spiced yoghurt.
sweet lemon pickle
Khatta meetha nimbu ka achaar is a hot, sweet and sour lemon pickle, and is typical of pickles from Rajasthan.