Lalkila Kitchen

Welcome to Lalkila Kitchen

Recipes for Indians living abroad, across traditions and communities, with everyday meals, contemporary cooking and familiar food from home.

Welcome to Lalkila Kitchen

Recipes for Indians living abroad, across traditions and communities, with everyday meals, contemporary cooking and familiar food from home.

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...

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...

Spicy pork curry with vinegar and coconut milk

This recipe by Mrs K M Mathew was preserved in Joseph Paul's food archive from an Onmanorama article published for Easter in April 2020. It belongs here with that context...

Spicy pork curry with vinegar and coconut milk

This recipe by Mrs K M Mathew was preserved in Joseph Paul's food archive from an Onmanorama article published for Easter in April 2020. It belongs here with that context...

Shrimp curry with yoghurt tomato and cream

Seafood belongs in the Lalkila Kitchen collection alongside vegetables, eggs and meat. This archive adaptation cooks shrimp in a yoghurt, tomato and cream sauce scented with cinnamon and cardamom. The...

Shrimp curry with yoghurt tomato and cream

Seafood belongs in the Lalkila Kitchen collection alongside vegetables, eggs and meat. This archive adaptation cooks shrimp in a yoghurt, tomato and cream sauce scented with cinnamon and cardamom. The...

Dilpasand mutton korma with coconut and poppy s...

This korma from Lalkila's archive brings together mutton, coconut paste, poppy seed paste and whole spices. Its flavour comes from a layered preparation: roast the spices, brown the onions, cook...

Dilpasand mutton korma with coconut and poppy s...

This korma from Lalkila's archive brings together mutton, coconut paste, poppy seed paste and whole spices. Its flavour comes from a layered preparation: roast the spices, brown the onions, cook...