Ghee

large cups cream (malai) • Cheesecloth for straining • betel leaf

heavy cream (about 480 ml) • Cold water,

Curd made from cream collected over 1 week of milk

(about 2 cups/480 ml) of thick yogurt made from cream skimmed off boiled milk

whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • Ghee, • Jaggery powder, • Mixed dried fruits and nuts, as desired (optional)

full-fat, set yogurt (malai dahi) • ice cubes

heavy cream (about 60 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 3 grams)

carom seeds (ajwain) • vegetable shortening or ghee (for mixing into dough) • cumin seeds • whole coriander seeds • fennel seeds • turmeric powder • red chili powder • dried mango powder (amchur) • powdered sugar • chickpea flour (besan) • Salt to taste

all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) • ghee (about 50 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • ghee (about 500 grams), for frying

medium bottle gourd (about 1 lb or 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 480 ml) • Salt to taste • black salt • roasted cumin powder • black pepper powder • dried mint powder • water (240 ml) • sugar (optional) • ghee (clarified butter) • whole cumin seeds • Kashmiri red chili powder

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • baking powder • Salt to taste • clarified butter (ghee)

coarse whole wheat flour (about 500 grams) • carom seeds (ajwain) • ghee (for mixing into the dough) (about 180 ml) • rock salt • warm water (about 300 ml)

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • ghee • carom seeds (ajwain) • cumin seeds • salt • Oil for frying

For the syrup • milk (120 ml) • sugar (150 grams) • water (120 ml) • cardamom powder • Yellow or orange food coloring • ghee (120 ml) + 3 tablespoons (45 ml) • For the mixture • chickpea flour (besan) (about 240 grams) • ghee (30 ml) • milk (30 ml) • Saffron

whole wheat flour (about 500 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 250 grams) • almonds • cashews • raisins • granulated sugar (about 500 grams) • edible gum (gond) • ghee (about 500 grams) • milk

eggs • medium onions, finely chopped • green chilies, finely chopped • cilantro, finely chopped • ghee (clarified butter) • Salt, to taste

whole wheat flour (about 120 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • baking soda • ghee (about 120 ml) • finely chopped cashews and almonds

basmati brown rice (about 200 grams) • Water • salt • ghee (clarified butter)

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt, or to taste • carom seeds (ajwain) • semolina (about 40 grams) • ghee or vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • baking soda • Ghee or oil, for frying

rice flour (about 1 kg) • ghee (about 120 ml) • Sugar, to taste • Milk, • Oil, as needed, for frying sel roti • heavy-bottomed bowl • piping bag or funnel for shaping sel roti

whole wheat flour (150 grams) • all-purpose flour (15 grams) • ghee (60 grams) • sugar (90 grams) • baking powder • milk (30 grams)

makhana (about 100 grams) • ghee (about 45 grams) • Salt to taste • roasted cumin powder • black salt • red chili powder • peanuts (about 30 grams)

whole wheat flour (about 375 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 60 grams) • semolina (sooji) (about 80 grams) • jaggery (about 450 grams) • green cardamom pods • ghee (about 400 grams) • poppy seeds

whole wheat flour (about 180 grams) • poppy seeds • ghee (about 180 ml), or as needed • Almonds, • Cashews, • Pistachios, • Walnuts, • Golden raisins, • Black raisins, • dried coconut, grated or shredded (about 25 grams) • edible gum (gond) • sugar (about 200 grams) •

yellow moong dal (about 200 grams) • ghee • onion • tomato • cucumber • green chili • asafoetida (hing) • chopped cilantro • Salt to taste • turmeric powder • red chili powder • roasted cumin powder •

Suji Halwa **** • semolina (suji) • ghee (clarified butter) • sugar • cardamom powder • chopped cashews • chopped almonds • water (710 ml) • Black Chickpeas **** • black chickpeas (kala chana) • tomatoes • small piece ginger •

chickpea flour (besan) • ghee • semolina • water (120 ml) • sugar (100 grams) • saffron • cardamom powder • almonds, finely chopped

split moong dal with skin (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • Salt, to taste • turmeric • For tempering: • ghee (clarified butter) • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • garlic

red lentils (masoor dal) (about 200 grams) • Red chili powder, to taste • coriander powder • dried mango powder (amchur) • garam masala • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) powder • Salt, to taste • water (about 600 ml), or as needed • ghee

For the dal • chana dal (split chickpeas) • turmeric powder • ground coriander • Salt, to taste • sugar • large piece cinnamon stick • For the tempering (tadka) • onion, finely chopped • tomatoes, finely chopped • green chilies, finely chopped • little cilantro, finely chopped •