almond, lettuce and fig salad
A fig salad with some subtle spice from the chaat masala, and flavour and texture from almonds. An amazing, yet simple salad, anjeer ki salat could become one of your favourites, just as it was for my grandmother.
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recipes from New Delhi
chaat masala
Chaat masala is used to sprinkle over snacks, vegetables, fruit and into drinks.
chickpea, tomato and onion salad
A street food favourite. Chole chaat 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 special dish.
cucumber raita
The coolness of the cucumber and yoghurt, with a touch of sweetness, makes this kheere ka raita the perfect accompaniment for hot food
egg chaat
Take some boiled eggs, onion, tomato and a few spices and you have egg chaat, oranda chaat, another great street food from Delhi.
fruit chaat
Fruit chaat, or phala chaat, is a mix of fruits, tossed with potatoes and chaat masala.
masala chai
Masala chai is a spiced tea, made with black tea, a combination of milk and water and slightly sweetened to make the flavours of the spices stand out.
masala lemonade
Nimbu pani is the famous, enormously refreshing lemonade from North India and Pakistan.
potato and peas
This sukha aloo matar is a dry vegetable curry, featuring potato and peas This is a simple and popular family dish from New Delhi.
spinach chaat
A dish from the street-vendor tradition of Delhi. Palak chaat is made from crispy fried spinach leaves and chaat dressings.
tamarind and date chutney
Khajur imli ki chutni is one of the most common and instantly recognisable chutneys served throughout India. Tamarind and date chutney has a sweet and sour taste with a bit of chilli heat. The tamarind gives it a tang and the dates give it sweetness.