Recipes from India

20 recipes

Dishes and meals

Aloo Paratha (Potato-Stuffed Flatbread)

Whole-wheat flatbread stuffed with mashed potato, green chili, coriander and spices, cooked on a griddle with ghee until spotted golden, served with yogurt and butter.

⏱ 1 h 15 min+ 30 min waiting• Medium

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Butter Chicken

Yogurt-marinated chicken grilled until charred at the edges, in a silky tomato sauce with butter, cream and cashews — mild enough for the whole family.

⏱ 1 h 15 min+ 1 h waiting• Medium

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Chana Masala

Chickpeas simmered in a thick onion-tomato gravy with Indian spices and ginger — a hearty vegetarian dish served with rice or bread.

⏱ 55 min• Easy• 🍃 Healthy

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Chicken Biryani

Layers of long-grain basmati over yogurt-and-spice marinated chicken, with crispy onions, mint and saffron, sealed and cooked slowly so every grain takes on the flavour.

⏱ 1 h 45 min+ 2 h waiting• Advanced

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Chicken Korma

Chicken braised slowly in a pale, creamy sauce of yogurt, cashews, fried onions and fragrant spices, with very gentle heat.

⏱ 1 h 15 min+ 30 min waiting• Medium

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Indian Chicken Tikka

Chicken cubes marinated in yogurt and Indian spices, roasted in a very hot oven until lightly charred at the edges, and served with green mint chutney, onion and lemon.

⏱ 1 h+ 4 h waiting• Medium• 🍃 Healthy

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Cucumber Raita

Cool yogurt with grated cucumber, mint and toasted cumin — served with biryani and spicy dishes to soften their heat.

⏱ 12 min• Easy• 🍃 Healthy

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Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils simmered until creamy, finished with a sizzling pour of ghee with cumin, garlic and dried chili.

⏱ 1 h 5 min+ 30 min waiting• Easy• 🍃 Healthy

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Goan Fish Curry

White fish in an orange coconut-milk sauce with Kashmiri chili and tamarind — gently tangy and warmly spiced.

⏱ 50 min+ 15 min waiting• Medium• 🍃 Healthy

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Keema Matar

Minced lamb cooked with onion, tomato, Indian spices and green peas — a quick home-style dish eaten with bread or rice.

⏱ 50 min• Easy

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Mulligatawny Soup

A smooth red-lentil soup with vegetables, apple and curry spices, finished with coconut milk and a squeeze of lemon.

⏱ 55 min• Easy• 🍃 Healthy

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Naan

Soft, puffy Indian flatbread with charred bubbles, cooked in a very hot cast-iron pan and brushed with butter — the classic partner for curry.

⏱ 50 min+ 1 h 30 min waiting• Medium• 🍃 Healthy

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Indian Onion Pakora

Crisp tangles of onion in a chickpea-flour batter spiced with turmeric, chili and carom seeds, fried in small clusters and dipped in a mint-yogurt chutney.

⏱ 40 min+ 10 min waiting• Easy

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Palak Paneer

A smooth, bright green spinach sauce with garlic, ginger and spices, with soft cubes of paneer and a touch of cream to finish.

⏱ 50 min• Medium• 🍃 Healthy

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Kanda Batata Poha

A light Indian breakfast of flattened rice tossed with onion, potato, mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric, finished with toasted peanuts, lemon and coriander.

⏱ 30 min+ 10 min waiting• Easy

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Indian Potato Samosa

Indian samosas with a thick, crisp cone-shaped crust, filled with potatoes and peas spiced with cumin, garam masala and dried mango powder.

⏱ 1 h 45 min+ 30 min waiting• Advanced

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Rasam (South Indian Tomato and Tamarind Soup)

A light, tangy South Indian soup of tomato, tamarind and lentils with a clear kick of black pepper, cumin and garlic, finished with a tempering of ghee, mustard seeds and curry leaves.

⏱ 55 min+ 20 min waiting• Easy• 🍃 Healthy