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Recipe index

North Indian kitchen

44 recipes

Jeera Rice — Fluffy basmati rice tempered with cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves and cardamom

North Indian

Jeera Rice

20mEasy3

Soft Chapati — Stack of freshly made Indian flatbreads

North Indian

Soft Chapati

25mEasy4

Boondi Raita — Small bowls of Indian chutney, raita and pickle

North Indian

Boondi Raita

10mEasy4

Aam Panna — Translucent pale-green raw mango aam panna with roasted cumin, mint and condensation

North Indian

Aam Panna

20mEasy4

Aloo Jeera — Dry jeera aloo potatoes with cumin seeds in an iron kadai

North Indian

Aloo Jeera

20mEasy3

Bathua Raita — Creamy yogurt with finely chopped boiled bathua leaves and roasted cumin

North Indian

Bathua Raita

15mEasy3

Aloo Tikki — Crisp flat aloo tikki potato patties with chutneys

North Indian

Aloo Tikki

25mEasy3

Moong Dal Cheela — Thin yellow moong dal cheela with fine lentil texture, crisp edges and green herb flecks

North Indian

Moong Dal Cheela

20mEasy3

Crisp Karela Fry — Crisp ridged bitter-gourd rings with browned onions and spiced coating

North Indian

Crisp Karela Fry

30mEasy3

Bharwan Karela — Whole browned bitter gourds slit and filled with dark onion-fennel masala

North Indian

Bharwan Karela

45mMedium3

Ajwaini Arbi Fry — Flattened shallow-fried taro corms with crisp edges, ajwain and pale speckled interiors

North Indian

Ajwaini Arbi Fry

30mEasy3

Beetroot Raita — Pink yogurt raita with grated beetroot and roasted cumin

North Indian

Beetroot Raita

10mEasy3

Aloo Beans Ki Sabzi — Dry sabzi of short-cut green beans and potato batons with cumin, turmeric and chilli

North Indian

Aloo Beans Ki Sabzi

25mEasy3

Khatta Meetha Kaddu — Soft lightly mashed sweet-sour pumpkin with cumin, fenugreek seeds and dried red chilli

North Indian

Khatta Meetha Kaddu

25mEasy4

Besan Chilla — Thin golden gram-flour chilla with onion, tomato, coriander and green chilli

North Indian

Besan Chilla

15mEasy2

Bhindi Masala — Crisp okra (bhindi) fry in an iron kadai

North Indian

Bhindi Masala

25mEasy3

Gajar Halwa — Orange grated carrot halwa with almonds and pistachios

North Indian

Gajar Halwa

45mEasy4

Bread Pakora — Crisp triangular bread pakoras cut open to reveal bread layers and spiced potato filling

North Indian

Bread Pakora

20mEasy3

Dahi Vada — Soft dahi vadas covered with yogurt, tamarind and green chutneys

North Indian

Dahi Vada

45mMedium4

Mooli Ki Sabzi — Dry turmeric-tinted radish half moons with tender radish greens, tomato and cumin

North Indian

Mooli Ki Sabzi

25mEasy3

Turai Chana Dal — Tender pale-green ridge-gourd cubes with distinct yellow split chana dal, tomato and cumin

North Indian

Turai Chana Dal

35mEasy3

Sem Ki Sabzi — Broad diagonally cut flat bean pods with potato chunks in semi-dry tomato and ajwain masala

North Indian

Sem Ki Sabzi

30mEasy3

Kathal Masala — Young jackfruit chunks with visible fibrous texture in thick onion-tomato masala

North Indian

Kathal Masala

45mMedium4

Achari Aloo — Semi-dry achari aloo coated with mustard, fennel, nigella and fenugreek pickle spices

North Indian

Achari Aloo

25mEasy3

Kalakand — Ivory kalakand squares with moist grainy milk texture and chopped pistachios

North Indian

Kalakand

35mMedium4

Instant Lime Pickle — Lime wedges with visible peel and seeds coated in red mustard-oil pickle spices

North Indian

Instant Lime Pickle

20mEasy8

Spring Onion Paratha — Thin whole-wheat parathas with finely chopped spring onion incorporated into the dough and browned tawa spots

North Indian

Spring Onion Paratha

30mEasy3

Shakarkandi Chaat — Roasted sweet potato chunks with chaat masala, lemon, coriander and green chilli in a leaf bowl

North Indian

Shakarkandi Chaat

25mEasy3

Paneer Butter Masala — Paneer butter masala in creamy tomato gravy with naan

North Indian

Paneer Butter Masala

35mMedium4

Kadai Paneer — Kadai paneer with capsicum in an iron kadai

North Indian

Kadai Paneer

30mMedium3

Matar Paneer — Matar paneer with peas and paneer in tomato gravy

North Indian

Matar Paneer

30mEasy4

Kala Chana Masala — Kala chana masala with chickpeas, onion and coriander

North Indian

Kala Chana Masala

40mEasy4

Beetroot Halwa — Deep ruby grated beetroot halwa with glossy ghee-rich strands and cashew garnish

North Indian

Beetroot Halwa

45mMedium4

Daliya Khichdi — Thick broken-wheat and moong dal khichdi with carrots, peas and ghee

North Indian

Daliya Khichdi

30mEasy3

Masoor Dal Tadka — Bowl of Indian dal with ghee tempering

North Indian

Masoor Dal Tadka

30mEasy3

Aloo Matar — Potato chunks and whole green peas in thick rustic onion-tomato Aloo Matar gravy

North Indian

Aloo Matar

30mEasy4

Dal Tadka — Yellow dal tadka with ghee, cumin and dried red chilli tempering

North Indian

Dal Tadka

30mEasy4

Yellow Dal Fry — Bowl of Indian dal with ghee tempering

North Indian

Yellow Dal Fry

25mEasy4

Aloo Gobi — Dry aloo gobi with cauliflower, potato and coriander

North Indian

Aloo Gobi

30mEasy4

Vegetable Pulao — Loose white basmati vegetable pulao with carrot, peas, green beans and whole spices

North Indian

Vegetable Pulao

30mEasy4

Keema Matar — Semi-dry North Indian minced meat keema with green peas and tomato masala

North Indian

Keema Matar

35mMedium4

Chana Chaat — Whole kabuli chickpeas tossed with raw onion, tomato, cucumber, coriander and lemon

North Indian

Chana Chaat

12mEasy3

Palak Paneer — Palak paneer with cream swirl

North Indian

Palak Paneer

30mMedium3

Home-style Mutton Curry — Slow-cooked mutton curry in an iron pot

North Indian

Home-style Mutton Curry

75mHard4