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Chicken tikka skewers with a cucumber salad and lemon

Yoghurt Chicken Tikka Skewers with Cucumber Salad

A prepared curry paste keeps these skewers practical for a mixed weeknight menu. Choose a paste whose chilli level suits your household rather than assuming every jar has the same...

Yoghurt Chicken Tikka Skewers with Cucumber Salad

A prepared curry paste keeps these skewers practical for a mixed weeknight menu. Choose a paste whose chilli level suits your household rather than assuming every jar has the same...

Basmati rice with peas, whole spices and cashews in a wide bowl

Pea Rice with Whole Spices and Cashews

Already-cooked basmati becomes a fragrant pea rice with onions and whole spices. Keep the rice grains loose as you fold them through the pan.

Pea Rice with Whole Spices and Cashews

Already-cooked basmati becomes a fragrant pea rice with onions and whole spices. Keep the rice grains loose as you fold them through the pan.

Bowl of yellow toor dal with chunks of green mango and a mustard seed and curry leaf tempering, steel bowl of rice beside it

Toor Dal with Unripe Mango

Green mango brings a sharp, fruity contrast to soft lentils. Cook the dal and mango separately so you can control both the tenderness and the sourness before combining them.

Toor Dal with Unripe Mango

Green mango brings a sharp, fruity contrast to soft lentils. Cook the dal and mango separately so you can control both the tenderness and the sourness before combining them.