Category: Recipes

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (12–14 vadas) Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 4 hours soaking) Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 5 hours Quick Ingredients Urad dal 1 cup (200 g) + moong dal 1/4 cup (50 g) Ginger 1 tsp grated, green chili 1 tsp minced, salt 1/2 tsp, asafoetida 1/8 tsp…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 as a light meal or 6 as a side Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 1.5 cups basmati or sona masoori rice, rinsed 2.25 cups water 1.25 tsp fine sea salt, divided 3 tbsp neutral oil (or ghee) 1/3 cup raw…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 30 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes (includes marinating) Quick Ingredients 1.5 lb (700 g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tbsp ginger–garlic paste 2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder (plus a pinch for glaze)…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (includes soaking) Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Quick Ingredients 400 g (14 oz) paneer, cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes 1/3 cup (50 g) raw cashews + 2 tbsp (18 g) blanched almonds 1/2 cup (120 g) whole-milk yogurt, room…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 30 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 kg bone-in goat/mutton shoulder, cut into 1.5-inch pieces 1/2 cup (120 g) plain yogurt 6 tbsp mustard oil, divided, plus 1 tsp to finish 3…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (8 medium uttapams) Prep Time: 30 minutes active Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 13 hours 15 minutes to 17 hours 15 minutes (includes soaking and fermenting) Quick Ingredients 2 cups (400 g) idli/parboiled rice 3/4 cup (150 g) whole urad dal 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds 1/4 cup…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: Serves 4 (8 baatis, ~4 cups dal, 4 portions churma) Prep Time: 30 minutes (includes soaking/resting) Cook Time: 70 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Quick Ingredients Chana dal 1/4 cup, toor dal 1/4 cup, moong dal 1/4 cup, urad dal 2 tbsp, masoor dal 2 tbsp Water 3…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (30–36 puris) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Quick Ingredients 30–36 store-bought golgappa puris 2 medium potatoes (about 450 g) 1 cup cooked chickpeas 1 small red onion, finely diced; 2 tbsp chopped cilantro 1 tsp chaat masala; 1/2 tsp roasted cumin…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 vada pav (sandwiches) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Quick Ingredients Potatoes 680 g (about 4 medium), peeled Neutral oil for frying (about 1 liter) + 2 tbsp for tempering Mustard seeds 1 tsp, cumin seeds 1/2 tsp, turmeric 1 tsp (divided), hing…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Quick Ingredients 10 small baby eggplants (about 600 g), slit in a cross but kept whole Neutral oil, 3 tbsp total (1 tbsp for onions, 2 tbsp for tempering; add 1 tbsp if needed) Raw peanuts…