Kulfi - Traditional Frozen Dessert

Ingredients: 1 liter / 1¾ pints whole milk 2 tbsp ground almonds 1 tbsp rice flour 5-6 tbsp sugar, or to taste ½ tsp green cardamom seeds, ground, or to...

Sandesh (Bengali Sweet)

Ingredients: 1 liter / 1¾ pints whole milk 100-150 ml / 3½ fl oz-5 fl oz yoghurt, depending on how sour the yoghurt is, beaten 45 g / 1½ oz...

Coconut sweets Recipe

Ingredients: 125 gm / 4½ oz grated fresh or desiccated coconut 250 ml / 9 fl oz whole milk 110 g / 4oz sugar 1 tsp green cardamom...

Orange-scented (r)ice creams

Ingredients: 4 tbsp rice flour 2 tbsp ground almonds 1 litre / 1¾ pints whole milk 4 tbsp sugar 1 tsp green cardamom seeds, ground 1 heaped tsp...

Lemon lassi Recipe

Ingredients: 240 ml /9 fl oz good-quality fresh plain yoghurt 200 ml / 7 fl oz water 3 tbsp sugar, or to taste 2-3 tsp lemon juice, or...

Peshwari naan with Pistachios Recipe

Ingredients: 250 g / 8¾ oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting 2 tsp sugar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking powder 110-130 ml / 4½ fl oz...

Paneer with spinach (Palak Paneer)

Ingredients: 750 g / 1½ lb baby spinach, washed 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 large onion, chopped thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and...

Wild mushroom pilaf Recipe

Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 bay leaves 1 large piece cinnamon stick 2 black cardamom pods, lightly crushed 6 black peppercorns 6 green...

Honey-roasted spicy leg of lamb Recipe

Ingredients: For the lamb: 2.2 kg / 4 1b 13½ oz leg of lamb For the marinade: 2 tbsp vegetable oil 5 tbsp lemon juice 15 g /...

Mussels with dry coconut

Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2-4 green chillies, whole thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and pounded into a paste in a pestle and...

Spiced crab cakes with tamarind mayonnaise

Ingredients: For the crab cakes: 4 tbsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, finely chopped thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped 2 small garlic cloves, finely chopped...

Lemon rice

Ingredients: 2½ tbsp vegetable oil ½ tsp mustard seeds pinch fenugreek seeds 1 tsp split chana dal (also called Bengal gram lentils) 1 tsp split black gram (also...

Green coconut fish curry

Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil half tsp brown mustard seeds 4 cloves 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed 1 large piece cinnamon stick 1 small onion, finely chopped...

Lamb with green chillies

Ingredients: For the marinade: 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground fennel seeds 1 tsp garam masala 1 tbsp white poppy seeds salt, to taste 3 large garlic...

Jaggery-caramelised walnuts

Ingredients: 100 gm / 3½ oz jaggery (available in Asian stores and some supermarkets), chopped or pounded into smallish pieces 50g/2oz walnut halves, shells removed

Shrikhand (Sweet saffron yogurt)

Ingredients: 1 liter / 1¾ pints whole milk yogurt OR 500 ml / 17½ fl oz Greek-style yogurt (It is necessary to have a larger quantity of whole milk yoghurt than of Greek-style yogurt because whole...

Southern Indian mixed vegetable dish (Avial)

Ingredients: 2½ tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ medium onion, sliced 1-2 green chillies, sliced in half lengthwise ¾ tsp ground turmeric salt, to taste 2...

Mango smoothie

Ingredients: 2 Indian Alphonso mangoes, in season from April (or use canned puréed mangoes) 250-300 ml / 9-10½ fl oz cold milk 1½-2 tbsp sugar, or to taste,...

Paneer (Cottage Cheese) and vegetable skewers

Ingredients: For the marinade: 125 ml / 4½ fl oz Greek-style yoghurt small knob fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped salt,...

Smashed-fried potatoes

Ingredients: vegetable oil, for frying 600 gm / 1 lb 5oz small to medium-sized red-skinned potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise salt, to taste ½ tsp dried mango powder (often...