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beef bhuna
This recipe for bhuna gorur mangsho produces a dish that is rich and intense. Beef bhuna cooks in its own juices, giving the dish a deep flavour.
tamarind water
Tamarind water is an extract of tamarind that has been soaked in warm water. It is a tangy preparation used to give a sour flavour to dishes.
lamb saag
This Hyderabadi dish of lamb, cooked with leafy green vegetables, or saag gosht, is a restaurant and home-cooked favourite. Spiced lamb, covered with clinging greens, lamb saag could be cooked with almost any leafy vegetable.
sweet lemon pickle
Khatta meetha nimbu ka achaar is a hot, sour and sweet lemon pickle, typical of pickles from Rajasthan.
slow roasted duck
Slow roasted duck,, with moist meat, crisp skin and a chilli hit. This is a recipe for duck recheado, or pato recheado. The recipe comes from Goa, and owes its heritage to the Portuguese.
chicken xacuti
Xacuti is a unique dish from Goa. It is made with chicken, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and a lot of Kashmiri chillies. It is hot, fiery and delicious.
Goan fried fish
Fried hot and spicy mackerel. This simple Goan fried fish is the traditional bangda recheado.
Lucknow leg of lamb
Sikandari raan is a slow roasted leg of lamb. It has a delicate taste that enhances the flavour of the meat and is very visually appealing. A special occasion dish from Lucknow.
chicken korma – awadhi style
This chicken korma, or murgh kurma is the definitive Mughal recipe – a mildly spiced, delicate and elegant dish.
carrot salad
A crunchy Gujarati carrot salad with black mustard seeds, gajar nu salat is a light, fresh and healthy dish to enjoy as an accompaniment to most main dishes.
masala lemonade
Nimbu pani is the famous, enormously refreshing lemonade from North India and Pakistan.
beef curry with tamarind and ginger
Our favourite beef curry. It is a thick, rich and hot dish, with the sourness of the tamarind offset by the sweetness of the ginger.