apple, peach and apricot chutney
Our family apple, peach and apricot chutney, or seb aroo aur kabani chutni. Sweet and spicy, it is an ideal accompaniment to almost every Indian dish.
Diet: vegan
India has one of the world’s most extensive vegetarian cuisines, given the massive number of people who adhere to strict dietary constraints that are dictated by their cultural, religious and ethical beliefs.
These recipes feature vegetables, fruit and other plant-based foods, such as grains, seeds and nuts. These recipes do not require any dairy products, such as yoghurt.
Our disclaimer page talks about such dietary restrictions.
beans with coconut
Fansi poriyal is a simple South Indian stir-fried green bean dish, generally prepared to accompany an everyday meal.
Bengali dal
The Bengali version of tarka dal. Peyaj dal has a slightly sweet taste because of the way the onions are caramelised in jaggery and balances the bite of the chilli.
Bengali mango chutney
This Bengali mango chutney, am ki chutni, is a tangy, and slightly spicy chutney which goes well with any rice or lentil dish.
cabbage poriyal
A dry, stir-fried curry of shredded cabbage, spiced with mustard seeds and curry leaves, then finished with coconut.
cabbage thoran
Cabbage thoran is a dry, stir-fried curry from Kerala made from cabbage and carrots. It is cooked in coconut oil with black mustard seeds, green chilies, curry leaves and coconut
carrots with dill
Gajar suva sabzi is a dry vegetarian dish made with carrots, dill leaves and simple spices.
cauliflower with pickling spices
A simple cauliflower dish from Lucknow. The pickling spices are the spices to make pickles, hence the name. Achari Gobhi could accompany almost any other dish or is great as a simple meal on its own, with a chapati or two.
chaat masala
Chaat masala is used to sprinkle over snacks, vegetables, fruit and into drinks.
chickpea, tomato and onion salad
Chole chaat is a street food favourite that can be served on it's own, as a snack, a nourishing lunch or as a side dish to a more complex meal. The flavour combinations from the chickpeas, tomato and onion, the chaat masala and the chutney and the crunch of the sev make this a quite ... more
chickpeas, tomato and spinach
This simple, wholesome, and hearty dal dish is one of our favourite ways to eat lentils. Chana palak masala highlights the chickpeas and spinach. A family dish.
chilli pickle
This green chilli pickle, or hari mirch ka achaar, is hot and intensely chilli flavoured.