India
5 topics — topics in this category.
Butter Chicken
Delhi's world-famous curry: tandoor-cooked chicken folded into a silky tomato-butter sauce, mellowed with cream. Ingredients: chicken thighs, yogurt, garam masala, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, butter, cream, kasuri methi (d…
Biryani
Fragrant layered rice and marinated meat, sealed and slow-steamed so saffron, mint and fried onion perfume every grain. Ingredients: basmati rice, chicken or lamb, yogurt, biryani masala, saffron, mint, cilantro, fried o…
Palak Paneer
A vivid green spinach curry studded with soft paneer cubes, gently spiced and finished with cream. Ingredients: spinach, paneer, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, green chile, garam masala, cumin, cream, ghee, salt. Recipe:…
Samosa
The crisp golden triangle: flaky pastry folded around spiced potatoes and peas (or minced meat), fried and eaten with chutneys across half the world. Ingredients: flour, ajwain seeds, ghee or oil, potatoes, peas, cumin,…
Masala Dosa
South India's great crepe: a lacy, fermented rice-and-lentil dosa crisped on a tawa, wrapped around spiced potato masala, with coconut chutney and sambar. Ingredients: rice, urad dal, fenugreek seeds, potatoes, onion, mu…
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