Recipes from India

Chicken pieces marinated in a spicy saffron-ginger yogurt sauce are skewered on bamboo and grilled with clarified butter. These can also be made with chicken thighs.

Method:   stovetop, outdoor grill
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with chicken, garlic, onion, celery, apple, curry powder, flour, dry mustard, bay leaf, broth

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with lemon juice, fresh ginger, red or brown lentils, yellow or green split peas, or split, hulled, mung beans, whole dried chilies, water, turmeric, salt, ghee or vegetable oil, cumin seeds


Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pistachios, whole milk, cardamom pods, sugar, almonds

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with silver and/or gold leaf slivers, rosewater, heavy cream or coconut milk, milk, basmati rice, carrots, sugar, almonds or pistachios, cardamom

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

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Made with onions, red bliss potatoes, garlic, ginger, serrano chiles, tomato paste, cauliflower, diced tomatoes, water, chickpeas

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with baking powder, all-purpose flour, salt, shortening, water

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with sour cream, cottage cheese, butter, turmeric, ground coriander, salt, frozen chopped spinach

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with onions, red chiles, moong dal, chana dal, ginger, turmeric, salt, oil, cumin seeds, asafoetida

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with nutmeg, white poppy seeds, vegetable oil, onion, ginger root, garlic, salt, chicken pieces, lemon juice

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with channa, cucumber, spring onion, tomatoes, cabbage, chat masala, lemon juice, capsicum, salad oil or olive oil, green chiles

Method:   pressure cooker
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with cumin, fresh ginger, garlic, dried apricots, apricots, oil, onion, tomato paste, water

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cilantro, potatoes, Tikka Seekh Kebab spice mix, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, lamb or goat meat, onion

Method:   outdoor grill
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with bay leaf, vegetable oil, basmati rice, coconut milk, chicken stock, cumin, ground coriander, red pepper flakes, salt, turmeric

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with whole milk powder, sugar, long-grain white rice, ground cardamom, saffron

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with tomato, corn, lemon juice, fresh ginger, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, black salt, cayenne pepper, cucumber, red onion

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with water, lard or shortening, salt, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, olive oil, onions, curry powder, flour, baking powder

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with plain yogurt, mayonnaise, curry powder, chutney, fresh mint, salt, red and green cabbage, New Zealand Granny Smith apple


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with ginger garlic paste, oil, ground coriander, white pepper, salt, cream, garam masala, pistachio nuts, green chiles

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with serrano chiles, peanut oil, margarine, ground cinnamon, black pepper, ground coriander, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, yogurt

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with oil, salt, bitter gourd, potatoes, green chili pepper, nigella seeds, turmeric

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with whole red chilies, garam masala powder, green chile, turmeric powder, oil, salt, tomato, cumin seeds, bay leaves

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with coconut, salt, rice, urad dal, chana dal, yellow split peas, chili powder, onion, carrot


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with yogurt, curry powder, salt, black pepper, ground lamb, ground fennel, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, prunes, oil

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, green chilies, salt, tomato, sugar, bay leaf, cumin seed powder

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with oil, salt, chili powder, rice, tomatoes, onion, mustard seeds, channa dhal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with chicken broth, red or green pepper, scallions, oil, cauliflower, dry mustard, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ground red pepper

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt, oil or butter, black mustard seed, turmeric, cabbage

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with ground coriander, fresh ginger root, garlic, turmeric, salt, chicken broth, cauliflower, frozen cauliflower, garbanzo beans

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with butter, spinach, spinach leaves, salt, onion, cumin, ground cardamom, ground coriander, ground turmeric

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes