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small eggplants (about 2.5 ounces or 70 grams each) • potatoes • tomatoes, chopped • whole onions • green chili, chopped • Salt, to taste • red chili powder • turmeric • coriander powder • fennel powder • garam masala • cumin powder •

rohu fish • garlic paste • (or to taste) red chili powder • turmeric powder • Salt to taste • Oil as needed for frying • each mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cumin seeds • bay leaves • small onion, finely chopped • whole dried red chilies • small bowl mustard seeds • small garlic cloves, peeled •

For marination: 5.3 oz paneer (about 150 grams) • black pepper powder • salt • finely chopped cilantro • butter, ghee, or oil for sautéing the paneer • For the gravy: 4 tablespoons oil • whole black peppercorns • onions, chopped • -inch piece ginger • green chilies • cashews • cilantro •

dried black chickpeas (about 200 grams), soaked overnight • large onion, finely chopped • Paste of 1 tomato • each turmeric, coriander, cumin, and red chili powder • garam masala powder • cumin seeds and panch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix) • asafoetida (hing) • bay leaves • dried red chilies • mustard oil • Salt to taste

Jalani pani puri kit (includes all necessary items) • tamarind-date chutney • sweet and tangy tamarind water mix • mint water mix • Oil, as needed, for frying puris • About 2 cups cold water (500 ml) for each water mix • About 3 tablespoons water (50 ml) for tamarind-date chutney • (For making dahi puri) • whipped plain yogurt (100 grams) • Black salt, to taste • green chutney • Finely chopped cilantro, •

milk (about 480 ml) • whipping cream or fresh cream (about 240 ml) • custard powder • sugar (about 100 grams) • each yellow and green liquid food coloring (optional) • Tutti frutti, • Rooh Afza syrup, to taste

whipped cream (about 120 ml) • heavy cream (about 120 ml) • or to taste sweetened condensed milk (about 120 ml) • cardamom powder • saffron strands soaked in a little warm milk • pomegranate seeds (about 40 grams) • strawberries, chopped (about 40 grams) • apple and pear, chopped (about 40 grams) • green and black grapes, halved (about 40 grams) • banana, chopped (about 40 grams) • kiwi, chopped (about 40 grams) • each chopped nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios)

chicken (about 500 grams) • onions • tomato • green chilies • garlic cloves • -inch piece of ginger • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • onion-garlic masala (or use 1/2 teaspoon each onion powder and garlic powder if unavailable) • cumin seeds • oil •

paneer (about 300 grams) • Cornstarch, • oil • finely chopped garlic • ginger paste • green chilies • mixed bell peppers (1/2 cup each of three colors) • sugar • onion • soy sauce • Salt, to taste • black pepper •

hard-boiled eggs • medium potatoes, cut into large pieces • onions, sliced lengthwise • large tomato, chopped • –5 green chilies, chopped • cilantro leaves • each ginger and garlic paste • cumin seeds • bay leaf • green cardamom pods • cloves • cinnamon stick •

mustard greens (about 1 kg) • spinach (about 1 kg) • bathua greens (about 250 grams) • fenugreek leaves (about 100 grams) • medium turnips • tomatoes • green chilies • onions, finely chopped • each garlic and ginger, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup each) • butter • butter • ladle ghee •

oats (about 80 grams) • paneer, grated (about 50 grams) • cream, yogurt, or milk, as per taste (about 15 grams) • carrot, grated (about 60 grams) • bell pepper, finely chopped (about 20 grams) • green chilies, finely chopped • ginger, finely chopped (about 1 teaspoon) • Cilantro, finely chopped, as desired • each cumin powder, black pepper, and red chili powder • Salt, to taste • ghee or oil, for shallow frying • small bowl green chutney, for serving

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • ghee or oil • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • each small and large cardamom pod • bay leaf • small stick cinnamon • onion, sliced lengthwise • potato • carrot • bell pepper • tomatoes •

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • ghee • black cardamom pods • green cardamom pods • whole cloves • cinnamon stick (1 inch each) • cashews and raisins • Chopped carrots, green peas, and green beans • bay leaf • whole dried red chilies • whole cumin seeds • Salt to taste

rice (1 cup) • water (about 710 ml) • sugar (about 1/3 cup) • ghee (clarified butter) • turmeric • saffron • yellow food color or turmeric (optional, I did not use it) • almonds, cut into 2-3 pieces each • green cardamom pods, crushed • raisins • cashews, cut into 2-3 pieces each • grated coconut •

toor dal (arhar dal) (about 150 grams) • water, or as needed (about 830 ml) • ghee • mustard seeds • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • onion, finely chopped • ginger-garlic paste or 1 teaspoon each finely chopped ginger and garlic • green chili, slit • green chili, finely chopped • turmeric powder • Kashmiri red chili powder •

sprouted moong beans and black chickpeas (about 150 grams each) • small onion, finely chopped • small tomato, finely chopped • small carrot, finely chopped • green chili, finely chopped • Black salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • chaat masala • roasted cumin powder • Fresh cilantro, finely chopped, • tamarind chutney • lemon juice •

beetroot • boiled potatoes • medium onions • green chilies • grated ginger • chopped cilantro • bread • salt • red chili powder • turmeric powder • each cumin powder, dried mango powder (amchur), and black salt • garam masala powder •

chickpea flour (besan) for kadhi and fritters (about 150 grams) • each turmeric, coriander, cumin, red chili powder, and garam masala • (about 1 cup) sour yogurt (about 240 grams) • Salt to taste • Mustard oil as needed for frying • cumin seeds, plus another 1/2 teaspoon for tempering • dried red chilies and mustard seeds for tempering • asafoetida (hing) for fritters, kadhi, and tempering • curry leaves • finely chopped green chilies • little fresh cilantro (cilantro leaves) • rice (about 400 grams)

sabudana (tapioca pearls) (about 150 grams) • boiled potatoes • finely chopped cilantro, ginger, and green chili • roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed • each cumin seeds and black pepper powder • cumin seeds • Rock salt (sendha namak), to taste • Refined oil, as needed, for frying

eggplant (long and thin variety) (about 500 grams) • tomatoes, pureed • mustard powder • coriander powder • each turmeric, red chili powder, black pepper, and cumin powder • asafoetida (hing) and garam masala powder • mustard oil (about 120 ml) • panch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix) and 2 dried red chilies • Salt to taste

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt • sugar • oil • club soda (about 240 ml) • Oil, for frying the bhature • dried chickpeas (kabuli chana) • oil • tomato puree • whole black peppercorns • whole cloves • bay leaves •

small eggplants • each turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin, red chili powder, and garam masala • asafoetida (hing) • Oil • Salt to taste

finely chopped spinach (about 250 grams) • paneer (about 400 grams) • onions • green chilies • -inch piece ginger • garlic paste • Oil • Salt to taste • tomatoes • chopped cilantro • heavy cream • green peas (optional) •

pointed gourds (parwal) • potatoes • soaked chickpeas • each turmeric, coriander, cumin, black pepper, and red chili powder • mustard oil • panch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix) • dried red chili • asafoetida (hing) • Salt, to taste

whole mung beans (about 200 grams) • rice (about 25 grams) • -inch piece fresh ginger • green chilies • fresh cilantro • Salt to taste • Oil or ghee • For the chutney: • wedge fresh coconut • small bowl peanuts and roasted chana dal (about 2 tablespoons each) • dried red chilies • green chili •

all-purpose flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour (about 240 grams total) • salt • ghee for layering + refined oil as needed for cooking the parathas • eggs (one for each paratha) • chopped cilantro • large onion, finely chopped • green chili • Salt to taste

basmati or any good quality rice (about 300 grams) • fennel seeds • jaggery or sugar (or half of each) (about 300 grams) • chopped almonds • black raisins (about 50 grams) • dried or fresh coconut pieces (about 50 grams) • salt • oil

(about 3/4 cup or 150 grams) rice • each of almonds, cashews, pistachios, and raisins

cashews (about 130 grams) • milk (about 240 ml) • milk powder (about 30 grams) • ghee • powdered sugar (about 60 grams) • rose water • drops each of red and pink food coloring, as needed • Silver dragees,