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Sri Lankan dal with coconut and lime kale mallum is really two dishes in one pot: a soft, coconutty red lentil dal and a bright tangle of kale stirred through at the end. Cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves perfume the whole thing. It's the rare lentil dish that feels...
South Indian sambhar, that golden lentil and vegetable stew, is everyday home cooking at its best: soft lentils, butternut squash, and eggplant in a brothy, spice-tempered tomato base. The curry leaves, mustard seeds, and fenugreek blooming in hot oil give it its...
This simple moong dal with garlic cumin tadka proves that a pot of lentils needs almost nothing — soft moong dal simmered with turmeric, then hit at the last second with sizzling ghee, cumin, garlic, shallots, and green chiles. The tadka poured over the top at the...
Pumpkin black-eyed pea coconut curry is a one-pot dinner that manages to be both cozy and bright: sweet roasted pumpkin, creamy black-eyed peas, and tomatoes in a lightly coconut-scented gravy. Roasting the squash first gives it caramelized edges that a simmered curry...
This truly decadent paneer curry is restaurant-style comfort: soft cubes of paneer folded into a slow-simmered buttery tomato sauce finished with kasoori methi and honey. The trick isn't a long ingredient list — it's patience while the onions, ginger, and...
Indian-spiced paneer stuffed Romano peppers are the dinner I make when I want something handsome with almost no effort: sweet, thin-skinned peppers filled with cumin-scented grated paneer, tomato, and cilantro. They roast into something far greater than the sum of...
Jim Pizer's legendary paneer kebab recipe earns its reputation with an unusual marinade: mango chutney, ginger, garlic, and tomato paste worked into cubes of paneer with toasted chickpea flour. The chutney caramelizes as the skewers cook, leaving a sticky, gently...
Mint and cilantro paneer tikka gets its vivid green marinade from a quick blend of herbs, Greek yogurt, green chiles, and garlic. The chickpea flour toasts into the marinade and helps it cling, so every cube of paneer comes off the pan deeply seasoned with charred...
Quick Sri Lankan egg hoppers with onion sambol sound like a weekend project, but the batter comes together in minutes and mostly needs time to rise. These bowl-shaped rice-flour crepes get crisp and lacy at the edges while an egg sets softly in the center. The punchy...
Kolkata-style paneer kati rolls are street food at its most irresistible: seared paneer and peppers with onion, wrapped in a flatbread slicked with a fiery green chile chutney. The chutney — nothing more than cilantro, green chiles, lemon, and salt — is what makes...
Bengali egg curry — dimer dalna — nests golden, pan-fried eggs in a slow-cooked tomato gravy perfumed with ginger, garlic, and whole tej patta. It tastes like it took all day but lands on the table in under an hour. Serve it over rice and watch everyone go quiet. A...
The best scrambled eggs you've never had are called akoori, and they come loaded with cumin, tomatoes, green chiles, and plenty of butter. This Indian-inspired scramble is softer and saucier than the French kind — the vegetables form almost a ragu that the eggs...