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a bowl of beef with tamarind and ginger curry

beef curry with tamarind and ginger

Our favourite beef curry. It is a thick, rich and hot dish, with the sourness of the tamarind offset by the sweetness of the ginger.

brown rice

Parsi brown rice is actually white rice with caramelised jaggery and onions. Lightly golden in colour, vagharela chawal is mildly sweet and fragrant from the whole spices.

carrot halwa

Carrot halwa is one of the most popular north Indian desserts, Gajar ka halwa is rich and made from grated carrots, milk, sugar and nuts.

chapatis

The easiest of the Indian breads, chapatis are a simple unleavened flatbread.

chicken kathi roll

From the street food vendors of Kolkatta comes this spiced chicken, wrapped in an egg soaked flatbread. Kathi rolls are quite possibly the world's best snack.

a serving bowl of northern style chicken korma

chicken korma – lucknavi style

This chicken korma, or murgh kurma is the definitive Mughal recipe - a mildly spiced, delicate and elegant dish.

A serve of chickpea, tomato and spinach curry

chickpeas, tomato and spinach

This simple, wholesome and hearty dal recipe is one of our favourite ways to eat lentils. Chana palak masala is chickpeas with spinach, cooked in a tomato masala and is a great family dish for weeknight eating.

a bowl of Hyderabadi mixed dal on a platter with roti

Gujarati mixed dal

This delicious, nourishing dish of mixed dal is a family favourite and is so healthy. Called keoti dal, it is from Gujarat and is quite robustly spiced.

fish in coconut milk being cooked in a kadai

Keralan fish curry

Meen moli is a wonderful Keralan fish curry. It is cooked quickly with chunks of fish in a hot coconut milk masala.

lamb biryani

This lamb biryani is from the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow. Lucknavi biryani has wonderfully complex flavours and is a work of art when presented well.

leg of lamb, lucknow style, shank in, on serving platter

Lucknow leg of lamb

Sikandari raan is a slow roasted leg of lamb. It has a delicate taste that enhances the flavour of the meat and is very visually appealing. A special occasion dish from Lucknow.

Malabar prawn curry

A good prawn curry is hard to resist and this Malabar prawn curry is a good one. Hot and tangy with the tomatoes and tamarind, malabari jingha masala highlights the flavour of the prawns.