Category: Recipes

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 400 g paneer, cut into 2 x 1 x 1 cm strips 2 tbsp neutral oil (sunflower or peanut), plus 1 tsp ghee (optional) 1 large onion (200 g), thick slices 2 bell peppers…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 theplas (serves 4–6) Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 15 minutes rest) Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Quick Ingredients Whole wheat flour (atta) 2 cups (260 g) Besan (chickpea flour) 1/2 cup (60 g) Fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves, finely chopped 2 cups loosely packed (60 g) Plain…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: Serves 4 (about 10–12 appams + 4 cups stew) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes Total Time: 15 hours 25 minutes (includes soaking and fermentation) Quick Ingredients Appam: 1 1/2 cups (300 g) idli/parboiled rice; 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 cup (90 g) grated fresh coconut; 1/2 cup…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 9 hours 45 minutes (includes 8 hours marinating) Quick Ingredients 2 lb pork shoulder, cut into 1.5-inch cubes OR 2.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, halved 12–14 dried Kashmiri red chilies (about 15 g), soaked and…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes (plus 20 minutes soak) Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 1/2 cup (90 g) basmati rice 6 cups (1.44 L) whole milk 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar 2 tbsp (28 g) ghee 1/3 cup (50 g) broken…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 24 gulab jamuns (about 8 servings) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (includes soak) Quick Ingredients Granulated sugar 2 cups (400 g) Water 2 cups (480 ml) Green cardamom 6 pods, lightly crushed Saffron threads 1/2 tsp; rose water 1.5 tsp; lemon…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 16 samosas (about 8 servings) Prep Time: 40 minutes (plus 30 minutes resting) Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes Quick Ingredients Dough: 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 6 tbsp neutral oil or ghee, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom), 1/2 cup + 1–2 tsp…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 6 cups puffed rice (murmura) 1 cup thin sev, plus 1/4 cup for topping 1 cup papdi or broken puri (optional but classic) 1 cup boiled potato, 1/4-inch cubes 3/4 cup finely chopped red…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings (about 12 medium vadas) Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 4 hours soaking) Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 5 hours Quick Ingredients Urad dal (skinned black gram) 1½ cups (300 g), soaked 4 hours Black pepper 1 tsp, coarsely crushed; green chilies 2, finely chopped; curry leaves 12,…

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 70 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 kg carrots, peeled and coarsely grated (about 8 packed cups) 1 liter whole milk (4 cups) 150 g khoya/mawa, crumbled (about 1 cup loosely packed) 3–4 tbsp ghee, divided 3/4 cup…