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Shredded cabbage with moong dal and mustard seeds in a kadai

Cabbage and moong dal with mustard cumin and ga...

A pot of finely chopped cabbage and soft dal makes a useful accompaniment to chapati. The dal is cooked separately so the cabbage can keep some shape while the pulses...

Cabbage and moong dal with mustard cumin and ga...

A pot of finely chopped cabbage and soft dal makes a useful accompaniment to chapati. The dal is cooked separately so the cabbage can keep some shape while the pulses...

Crisp potato and vegetable cutlets with green chutney

Potato and vegetable cutlets with a crisp bread...

These shallow fried cutlets turn mashed potato and cooked vegetables into a snack or a filling for a roll. Drain the vegetables well before mixing. A dry, shapeable centre is...

Potato and vegetable cutlets with a crisp bread...

These shallow fried cutlets turn mashed potato and cooked vegetables into a snack or a filling for a roll. Drain the vegetables well before mixing. A dry, shapeable centre is...

A bowl of orange gajar halwa with raisins and nuts

Gajar halwa with milk mawa raisins and nuts

This is a rich archive carrot halwa, with milk reduced around grated carrots before mawa and nuts are added. Use a broad heavy pan and stay close as it thickens....

Gajar halwa with milk mawa raisins and nuts

This is a rich archive carrot halwa, with milk reduced around grated carrots before mawa and nuts are added. Use a broad heavy pan and stay close as it thickens....

Spiced masale bhaat rice with tindora, toasted coconut and sesame

Masale bhaat with tindora toasted coconut and s...

A freshly roasted spice and coconut mixture coats the rice in this archive masale bhaat. Tindora, also called ivy gourd, gives the pot a vegetable component. Have the ingredients ready...

Masale bhaat with tindora toasted coconut and s...

A freshly roasted spice and coconut mixture coats the rice in this archive masale bhaat. Tindora, also called ivy gourd, gives the pot a vegetable component. Have the ingredients ready...

Mushroom curry in a creamy cashew gravy with chapati

Mushroom curry with cashew onion paste and yoghurt

Cashews and softened onion form the body of this mushroom sauce. Whole spices give it fragrance, while yoghurt adds tang. It is useful when you want a curry built around...

Mushroom curry with cashew onion paste and yoghurt

Cashews and softened onion form the body of this mushroom sauce. Whole spices give it fragrance, while yoghurt adds tang. It is useful when you want a curry built around...

Roasted aubergine mixed with yoghurt and spring onions in a shallow bowl

Roasted baingan with spring onions and yoghurt

Roasting an aubergine until its flesh collapses gives this baingan dish its soft base. Spring onions, ginger and spices are cooked into the pulp before yoghurt is folded through. Serve...

Roasted baingan with spring onions and yoghurt

Roasting an aubergine until its flesh collapses gives this baingan dish its soft base. Spring onions, ginger and spices are cooked into the pulp before yoghurt is folded through. Serve...

Aloo gobi with coconut and coriander in a kadai

Aloo gobi with coconut coriander and yoghurt

This archive version of cauliflower and potato has a fresh coriander and coconut paste. It is a saucier alternative to a dry aloo gobi, suitable beside rice or flatbread. The...

Aloo gobi with coconut coriander and yoghurt

This archive version of cauliflower and potato has a fresh coriander and coconut paste. It is a saucier alternative to a dry aloo gobi, suitable beside rice or flatbread. The...

Mini idlis with corn and paneer, coconut chutney and sambar

Corn and paneer mini idlis without fermentation

These small steamed cakes use semolina, yoghurt, corn and paneer rather than a fermented rice batter. They offer a different breakfast or savoury snack, especially when you want to use...

Corn and paneer mini idlis without fermentation

These small steamed cakes use semolina, yoghurt, corn and paneer rather than a fermented rice batter. They offer a different breakfast or savoury snack, especially when you want to use...

A plate of semolina upma with mustard seeds, curry leaves and lemon

Semolina upma with onion mustard seeds and lemon

A warm bowl of upma can be breakfast, a light supper or the base for vegetables cooked separately. This archive adaptation keeps the seasoning simple and uses texture, rather than...

Semolina upma with onion mustard seeds and lemon

A warm bowl of upma can be breakfast, a light supper or the base for vegetables cooked separately. This archive adaptation keeps the seasoning simple and uses texture, rather than...

Bowls of rice kheer topped with almonds and saffron

Rice kheer with cardamom saffron and almonds

Kheer can be made for an occasion or simply because a household wants a bowl of rice pudding. This version from Lalkila's archive uses basmati rice, milk, cardamom, saffron and...

Rice kheer with cardamom saffron and almonds

Kheer can be made for an occasion or simply because a household wants a bowl of rice pudding. This version from Lalkila's archive uses basmati rice, milk, cardamom, saffron and...

Penne with paneer, red pepper and tomato sauce in a white bowl

Paneer pasta with tomato and bell pepper

Pasta and paneer can share the same dinner plate. This Lalkila Kitchen adaptation takes its starting point from a paneer pasta recipe in the archive and uses a shorter pan...

Paneer pasta with tomato and bell pepper

Pasta and paneer can share the same dinner plate. This Lalkila Kitchen adaptation takes its starting point from a paneer pasta recipe in the archive and uses a shorter pan...

Golden chilli cheese toasts on a board with a cup of chai

Chilli cheese toast with garlic and a creamy to...

A familiar Indian snack can fit comfortably into a kitchen abroad. This chilli cheese toast from the Lalkila archive uses a cooked milk and cheese topping, then a short finish...

Chilli cheese toast with garlic and a creamy to...

A familiar Indian snack can fit comfortably into a kitchen abroad. This chilli cheese toast from the Lalkila archive uses a cooked milk and cheese topping, then a short finish...