Indian Recipes
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15-Minute Salted Mint Lassi
This herbaceous, savory lassi is the perfect accompaniment to any Indian meal. Just a pinch of chaat masala adds funky and tangy flavor, while black pepper and Kashmiri red chile powder bring the heat.
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15-Minute Coconut Chutney
This is the blueprint for the classic coconut chutney, often eaten alongside idlis and dosas, although it's versatile enough to serve with grilled fish or vegetables.
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10-Minute Chana Masala
With just a few technical tricks, this thick and flavorful chana masala comes together in an impossibly short time.
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Biryani-Style Roast Chicken
This biryani-style chicken is everything I want in a roast chicken dinner: juicy meat, fluffy rice, and tender vegetables, all perfumed with an incredible blend of toasted spices.
Shrimp Pullao
When Madhur Jaffrey first published her cookbook, “An Invitation to Indian Cooking,” in 1973, Americans had a hard time finding Indian staples like garam masala and basmati rice in local supermarkets, and dishes like her fragrant shrimp pullao were considered special occasion fare. Much has changed, and these days pullaos are easy to throw together on any given weeknight, often straight from the pantry. This one is gently spiced, letting the delicate flavors of the rice and shrimp shine. Ms. Jaffrey suggests serving it with a yogurt-based vegetable dish. But even simpler, a little dollop of salted yogurt on the side adds a cool and creamy contrast.
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Gajarachi Koshimbir (Carrot Salad with Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves)
Sweet, spicy, and acidic, this Maharashtrian-style gajarachi koshimbir features carrots tossed with lime juice, a spice-infused oil, cilantro, peanuts, and grated coconut for a crunchy and aromatic side salad.
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Sweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney
Simmer chunks of juicy ripe tomatoes to make this aromatic, tangy chutney, which gets its distinct earthiness from fresh curry leaves. I always keep it on hand to serve with biryani, rice, dal, grilled chicken, and more.
Palak Paneer
A vegetarian dish of fresh, unripened cheese cooked in a thick, creamy spinach purée, paneer palak originated in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Named for its two primary ingredients — spinach and paneer cheese — palak paneer is reminiscent of saag paneer (which typically uses a mixture of greens, including spinach, fenugreek leaves and mustard greens) but instead uses blended spinach as its sole source of greens. A fresh, firm, mild cheese used throughout India, paneer is prized for its texture and its ability to absorb the flavors of its surrounding ingredients, as it holds its shape without melting when heated. If you’re unable to find paneer, you can try firm tofu instead. Here, the paneer is heated in the sauce, however, you could sear the cubes in a pan before adding them to the dish. Serve palak paneer with naan or steamed basmati rice.
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Bread Pakora (Potato Fritter Sandwich)
Dipped in a chickpea flour batter and fried, these turmeric and chile-spiced potato sandwiches are a favorite snack for many across India, where they’re a popular street food and also frequently made at home.
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Vada Pav (Indian Deep-Fried Potato Balls on Rolls)
To make vada pav—one of Mumbai's most popular snacks—layer spiced, deep-fried potato balls with savory garlic and a bright cilantro and mint chutney.
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Andhra-Style Tomato Curry
This Andhra-style curry features chunks of tender onions and tomatoes that give the dish its sumptuous flavor and body, while aromatic cumin and mustard seeds provide additional crunch.
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Cauliflower Sabzi
This quick and easy sabzi features tender cauliflower florets tossed and simmered with a Punjabi-style spice blend of ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala.
Bagara Baingan (Creamy Spiced Eggplant)
Tender and round, Indian eggplants are slit, shallow-fried and simmered in a rich, nutty, spiced gravy in this fiery Hyderabadi dish. There are a few different ways of making it, including stuffing the eggplants with a paste of peanuts, coconut and sesame seeds. This version minimizes tedium by skipping that step and using peanut butter instead of freshly ground peanuts. Whole mustard seeds bring texture and a delicious bitterness. Tamarind paste and cilantro add a citrusy freshness. Though the ingredient list is on the lengthier side, the only ingredient that needs chopping is an onion — and this deeply flavorful dinner cooks in just 40 minutes.
Pani Puri
For this variation of the popular South Asian snack, crisp store-bought shells known as puri (or golgappa) are filled with spiced potatoes and chickpeas, tamarind chutney and crunchy toppings, then drizzled with theeka pani, a bright green cilantro-mint water seasoned with ginger, green chile, tamarind, chaat masala and black salt. Set out all the components for a fun, interactive experience, and encourage diners to eat a filled-to-the-brim pani puri in one glorious bite to experience the delightful mix of textures and flavors. You can find all of the ingredients at South Asian markets and online.
Slow-Cooker Masala Dal
This recipe, which is adapted from “Classic Indian Cooking” by Julie Sahni (William Morrow, 1980), a treasury of foolproof recipes for home cooks. Masala dal is a staple of Indian cuisine and one that has infinite variations, but the basic technique is to simmer legumes until tender, then finish with a swirl of a tadka, ghee or other fat that’s infused with aromatics like onions, cumin seeds and chile. In the original recipe, the dal is boiled on the stovetop, but in this adaptation, the split peas are cooked in the slow cooker, which works beautifully, and has the advantage of making the timing a bit easier, as you can throw the peas into the slow cooker in the morning, and they will hold well until dinnertime. The success of this dish hinges on two key steps: First, be sure to beat the legumes to a creamy purée with a whisk before adding the tadka. Second, cook the onions on a higher heat and until darker in color than you might think: Ms. Sahni calls this technique “brown frying,” and it is not the same as making French caramelized onions, which are cooked lower and slower. As in cooking caramel candy, the last five minutes are critical: Stir the onions constantly and be aware they can burn quickly. Serve dal with basmati rice or Indian flatbreads such as naan.
Chicken Vindaloo
Tangy and tongue tingling from Kashmiri red chiles, vinegar and garlic, chicken vindaloo is spicy enough to make you take notice, but not so much that it overpowers the sweet and sour flavors or the subtle warmth of the cloves, cumin and cinnamon. Vindaloo is a Goan recipe adapted from carne de vinha d’alhos, a Portuguese dish in which meat is marinated in garlic and wine or vinegar. In Goa, vindaloo is prepared with pork, while the Western version is typically made with chicken, as it is here. Toasting and grinding whole spices will yield the most traditional and vibrant vindaloo, but if you don’t have a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle, don’t fret — we’ve also provided the amounts of ground spices to use. The optional tomato paste, while not conventional, helps temper the chiles’ heat, but leave it out if you like your food fiery. Serve with basmati rice or yellow rice and naan.
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Warm Pigeon Pea Salad With Roasted Butternut Squash and Spiced Onions
This filling pigeon pea salad is rich with sweet morsels of roasted butternut squash, gently cooked spiced onions, and a simple dressing made from lemon juice, olive oil, and a bit of Dijon mustard and honey.
Onion Bhajiya (Spicy Fritters)
On Diwali, people in India light up their homes, say prayers and go door-to-door exchanging boxes of snacks and sweets. In the northern part of the country, some people fry fresh onion bhajiya, or crispy onion fritters, as an appetizer or snack for visiting guests. Palak Patel, the author of “The Chutney Life: 100 Easy-to-Make, Indian-Inspired Recipes” (Abrams, 2023), included her mother’s recipe in her cookbook, which represents Ms. Patel’s life as an Indian American. Her mother is from Raipur, where the street food is dipped in cilantro chutney, but her children and husband like to dip the fritters in ketchup. Depending on the region, bhajiya can also be called pakora or bhaji. They’re often eaten as a snack during monsoons and served with masala chai.
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How to Make Chai
Chai, in the context of Indian cuisine, refers to tea made from boiled black tea with spices and boiled and aerated milk. Learn why tea type selection matters and how to properly brew, spice, and rest the perfect cup of chai.
Crispy Green Bean and Potato Sabzi
Indian cooking is filled with one-pan sabzis that come together fast and deliver big, complex flavor. This variation on a potato and green bean sabzi has a twist: almond butter, which gives the vegetables a nutty, almost tempura-like coating, made fragrant with warm spices, ginger and garlic. The green bean and potato combination makes for a nice contrast of textures, but you can easily make swaps: potatoes for sweet potatoes, green beans for broccoli. Chaat masala — a salty, tart and delightfully funky spice blend — is widely available in South Asian grocery stores or online and is well worth having in your pantry to give sabzis like this one some extra sparkle.
Coconut Saag
Saag paneer is a classic North Indian dish — but it’s also endlessly riffable. Swap out the paneer for feta or halloumi, the mustard greens for kale or spinach, and so on. This is a particularly stellar riff, in which coconut milk enriches an already aromatic and verdant sauce that can be paired with either the traditional paneer, or extra-firm tofu. The final hit of coconut oil infused with smoky cumin seeds and red chile powder adds loads of depth, making this dish quite possibly the most luxurious way to eat a pound of greens.
Saag Shrimp
Saag comes in so many ingenious variations. Leafy greens, such as spinach, amaranth, mustard greens or fenugreek, make up the bulk. A heady blend of spices and aromatics provide the foundation, and different proteins can be added to enhance texture and flavor. This version, adapted from the chef Pourin Singh’s recipe at Le Taj in Montreal, is made with plump shrimp, which add a complementary brininess. The secret to Mr. Singh’s version is the freshness of his ingredients: the spices, the spinach, the shrimp and even the chopped tomato garnish. Serve while still warm, alongside steamed fluffy basmati rice and fresh naan, topped with green chile chutney, tamarind chutney or fresh kachumbari for a lovely pop of acid and heat.
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Cauliflower Pakoras
Seasoned with Kashmiri chile powder, garam masala, and turmeric, these crisp, tender cauliflower pakoras make a satisfying snack.
Bengali-Style Mustard Oil Fish
Mustard oil is a key ingredient in many South Asian dishes, but is especially important in Bengali cuisine. Its earthy, astringent flavor can bring complexity to a simple cooked vegetable, pickle or tadka. This weeknight dish is inspired by bhetki paturi, a mustard oil-coated fish that gets cooked in a banana leaf. In this recipe, foil is a stand-in for banana leaf (though feel free to use the leaf if you have one!), steaming the fish gently and infusing it with flavor. Coconut and mustard oil are a stellar combination here, as the sweetness of the coconut tempers the bitterness of the mustard oil and seeds. The juices that pool around the cooked fish are especially delicious; be sure to spoon those over the cooked rice.