Essential Ingredients 0.5 tbsp (0.25 oz / 7 g) ground coriander 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 2 g) ground cumin 0.25 tsp (0.05 oz / 1 g) ground fennel 0.25 tsp (0.05 oz / 1 g) turmeric 0.75 tsp (0.15 oz / 3.5 g) garam masala (or a mix of ground cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon)...
Creamy Scrambled Chenna Cheese with Tomatoes and Snow Peas CHENNA MALAI DALNA
Ingredients Whole Milk: 4 quarts (128 oz / 3785 g) Lemon Juice: 0.5 cup (4 oz / 113 g) Cumin Seeds: 0.5 tbsp (0.25 oz / 7 g) Black Mustard Seeds: 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 3 g) Ghee or Unsalted Butter: 4 tbsp (2 oz / 57 g) Fresh Curry Leaves: 6 to 8 leaves Snow Peas: 6 oz...
Deep-Fried Chenna Cheese Balls in Fragrant Tomato Gravy CHENNA RASEDAR
Ingredients Whole milk: 4 quarts (128 oz / 3785g) Lemon juice: 0.5 cup (4 oz / 113g) Unbleached flour: 1.5 tbsp (0.4 oz / 12g) Ghee or unsalted butter: 6 tbsp (3 oz / 85g) Medium potatoes (cooked, peeled, mashed): 7 medium (32 oz / 907g) Salt: 1 tsp (0.2 oz / 5g)...
Panir Cheese and Green Peas in Mint Tomato Sauce MATAR PANIR
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Servings: 6 to 8 Ingredients Hot green chilies: 1 to 2, broken in bits Fresh ginger root: 1-inch (2.5 cm) piece, peeled and sliced Water: 4 tbsp (2 oz / 60g) Ground coriander: 1 tbsp (0.5 oz / 15g) Turmeric: 1 tsp (0.1 oz /...
Chopped Spinach with Panir Cheese PALAK PANIR SAK
Ingredients 1 to 2 hot green chilies, roughly chopped 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) piece of fresh ginger root, sliced 4 tbsp (60 ml) paneer whey or water 0.5 tbsp (3.5 g) ground coriander 0.5 tsp (1.5 g) turmeric 0.5 tsp (1.5 g) ground cumin 0.25 tsp (0.5 g) paprika 6 tbsp (90...
Fried Okra in Smooth Yogurt BHINDI RAITA
Ingredients Ghee or Vegetable Oil: 1 cup (8 oz / 225 g) for shallow-frying Fresh Okra: 1.25 cups (16 oz / 455 g), washed, dried, and cut into 0.25-inch slices Garam Masala: 1 tsp (0.17 oz / 5 g) Paprika or Cayenne Pepper: 0.25 tsp (0.04 oz / 1 g) Ground Coriander: 0.5...
Seasoned Potatoes in Smooth Yogurt ALOO RAITA
Prep & Draining Time: 2–3 hours Serves: 4 to 6 Ingredients: Plain Yogurt: 2 cups (16 oz / 454g) All-Purpose Potatoes: 2 medium-sized (10 oz / 285g) Ghee or Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp (0.5 oz / 14g) Black Mustard Seeds: 1 tsp (0.1 oz / 3g) Hot Green Chilies: 1–2 chilies...
Steamed Split Pea Dumplings in Mild Karhi Sauce TOOVAR KOFTA KARHI
Ingredients 0.33 cups (2.5 oz / 70 g) toovar dal or yellow split peas (soaked 4-6 hours) 1-inch piece fresh ginger root, scraped and sliced 1 hot green chili, broken into bits 1.5 tbsp to 2.5 tbsp (0.75 oz to 1.25 oz / 22 g to 37 g) water 1 tbsp to 2 tbsp (0.25 oz to...
Creamy Karhi with White Radishes MOOLI KARHI
Ingredients Chickpea flour (Besan): 4 tbsp (0.88 oz / 25g), sifted before measuring Water: 2 cups (16.2 fl oz / 480ml) Plain yogurt: 2 cups (16.9 oz / 480g), stirred until completely smooth Fenugreek seeds: 0.25 tsp (0.03 oz / 1g) Cumin seeds: 0.5 tsp (0.07 oz / 2g)...
Deep-Fried Mung Dal Dumplings in Creamy Karhi MANGORHI KARHI
Ingredients 0.5 cup (3.8 oz / 110 g) split moong dal, without skins (soaked for 4 hours) 2.33 tbsp (1.2 oz / 35 g) water 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 3 g) salt 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 1.5 g) turmeric 1 tsp (0.1 oz / 2 g) cumin seeds 0.25 tsp (0.05 oz / 1 g) dried pomegranate seeds...
Smooth Karhi Sauce with Homemade Chickpea Noodles BESAN SEV KARHI
Ingredients for Besan Sev Karhi For the Homemade Noodles (Sev): 0.5 cup (1.75 oz / 50 g) sifted chickpea flour (sift before measuring) 0.25 tsp. (0.05 oz / 1.5 g) salt 0.5 tsp. (0.04 oz / 1 g) ajwain seeds 0.25 tsp. (0.03 oz / 0.7 g) paprika (or 0.12 tsp. / 0.01 oz /...
Mellow Karhi with Spicy Paparh Noodles PAPARH KARHI
Ingredients Chickpea flour: 4 tbsp (0.88 oz / 25g), sifted Water or whey: 1.5 cups (12.7 oz / 360g) Plain yogurt: 2.5 cups (21.1 oz / 600g), whisked until completely smooth Turmeric: 0.5 tsp (0.05 oz / 1.5g) Ground coriander: 2 tsp (0.1 oz / 3g) Paprika: 0.25 tsp...












