Author: Steven

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 4 cups (about 680 g) cooked basmati rice, cold/day-old 2 tbsp (28 g) unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp optional to finish 1 tbsp (15 ml) neutral oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 medium onion,…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 medium ripe tomatoes (about 450 g), chopped 1/4 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas) + 1.5 cups water to cook (yields 1 cup dal water) 1 tbsp tamarind paste (or 1 tbsp packed…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 parottas (serves 4) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Quick Ingredients All-purpose flour (maida) 500 g (4 cups) Fine salt 1 1/2 tsp (9 g) Sugar 2 tsp (8 g) Baking powder (optional) 1/4 tsp Warm whole milk 1 cup (240…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 medium carrots (150 g), cut into 2-inch batons 150 g green beans, 2-inch pieces 300 g ash gourd (winter melon), peeled and batons 2 drumstick pods (moringa, about 200 g), 2-inch lengths 1/4…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Quick Ingredients Besan (gram flour) 1 1/2 cups (about 180 g) Plain full-fat yogurt 1 1/3 cups total (325 g), divided Tomato puree 1/2 cup (120 g) Ghee 3 1/2 tbsp (50 g) + 1 tbsp…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Quick Ingredients 500 g baby potatoes (about 1 lb; 18–22 small) 1/2 cup mustard oil (or neutral oil) for frying, plus 2 tbsp for the gravy 1 cup full-fat plain yogurt, room temp, well whisked 2…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients Methi muthia: 1.5 cups chopped methi (75 g), 1 cup besan (120 g), 1/3 cup whole-wheat flour (40 g), 2 tbsp semolina, 1/3 cup yogurt, 2 tbsp oil (divided), 1 tsp green…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 8–12 hours soaking) Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes (plus soaking) Quick Ingredients 2 cups (260 g) roasted rice flour for puttu (puttupodi) 2 1/4 cups fresh grated coconut, divided 1 cup (200 g) dried black chickpeas (kala chana),…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Quick Ingredients 3/4 cup short-grain rice (Sona Masuri), rinsed 1/2 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas), rinsed 3 1/2 cups water (for pressure cooking) 2 tbsp seedless tamarind + 3/4 cup hot water (or…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 3 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes (plus 5 hours soaking) Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 5 hours 25 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup (180 g) sabudana (tapioca pearls) 2/3 cup (160 ml) water for soaking 2 tbsp ghee 2 small potatoes (300 g), 1/2-inch dice 1/2 cup (70 g)…