barbecued lamb cutlets
Lamb cutlets, each marinated in ditterent spice blends, then barbecued. A Lucknow street vendor dish, burra kebabs are ideal for summer.
simple
Straightforward recipes with minimum preparation time and that do not require unusual ingredients.
beans with coconut
Fansi poriyal is a simple South Indian stir-fried green bean dish, generally prepared to accompany an everyday meal.
Bengali dal
The Bengali version of tarka dal. peyaj dal has a slightly sweet taste because of the onions caramelised in jaggery which balances the bite of the chilli.
butter chicken
This is the classic murgh makhani. It is not a braise, but it is pieces of grilled or baked chicken coated in a sauce. This is vastly different from the curry house version and will change your mind about what butter chicken should be.
cabbage poriyal
A dry, stir-fried curry of shredded cabbage, spiced with mustard seeds and curry leaves, then finished with coconut.
cabbage thoran
Cabbage 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
carrots and beans with lime
A simple dish of carrots and beans lifted with lime. Gajar sem ki sabzi is a common Bengali preparation.
carrots with dill
Gajar suva sabzi is a dry vegetarian dish made with carrots, dill leaves and simple spices.
chicken korma – lucknowi style
This chicken dish, murgh kurma, comes from Lucknow, and is a characteristic Mughal recipe. A mildly spiced, delicate and elegant dish.
dal and spinach
Nutritious, protein-rich, iron and mineral-rich, fibre-rich, dal palang is probably the healthiest dish in this cookbook. One of our favourite dal recipes.
dal with egg
A simple yellow dal with pickled chillies and a sliced omelette stirred through. Wholesome, flavourful everyday food.
egg chaat
Take some boiled eggs, onion, tomato and a few spices and you have anda chaat, another great street food from Delhi.