Fermented vegetable

carrots, peeled • baby corn • broccoli • small yellow zucchini • green beans (about 100 grams) • olives • sweet corn (about 75 grams) • garlic clove, finely chopped • honey (30 ml) • soy sauce (15 ml) • lightly toasted white sesame seeds (9 grams) • black pepper powder (1.5 grams) •

oats (about 100 grams) • semolina (about 80 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • grated carrot (about 30 grams) • finely chopped green chili • salt • turmeric • asafoetida • Eno fruit salt • lemon juice

brown rice (about 200 grams) • green peas (about 75 grams)

mixed vegetables (such as bottle gourd, eggplant, drumstick, green beans, carrot) • grated coconut (about 20 grams) • -inch piece ginger • cumin seeds • green chilies • black mustard seeds • whole dried red chilies • curry leaves • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • Salt and turmeric, to taste • coconut oil (about 15 ml)

basmati rice (about 300 grams) • green cardamom pods • cloves • star anise • black cardamom pod • -inch piece cinnamon stick • bay leaves • Salt, to taste • oil • ghee • Oil or ghee, • green cardamom pods •

split pigeon peas (toor dal) (about 50 grams) • rice, soaked in 1 cup water for 15 minutes (about 75 grams) • carrot, chopped • potato, chopped • onion, chopped • green chili, ginger, and garlic, crushed • bay leaves, 2 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 8-10 black peppercorns • cumin seeds • turmeric powder • asafoetida (hing) • red chili powder • salt •

eggs • brown rice (about 1 1/2 cups or 300 grams) • large onion • tomatoes • small green bell peppers • small carrot • green chilies • little fresh cilantro • little fresh mint • curry leaves • dried garlic • lemon •

rice (about 200 grams) • onions, sliced lengthwise • Some cauliflower florets, • green beans • small carrot • ginger-garlic-chili paste • Salt, turmeric, and red chili powder, to taste • biryani masala • Cinnamon sticks, cloves, and green cardamom, • Oil, • milk (60 ml) • saffron

oats (about 90 grams) • boiled potatoes • carrot • bell pepper • onion • semolina (about 80 grams) • cornstarch • salt • red chili powder • garam masala • plain yogurt • oil (for frying, about 240 ml)

soaked basmati rice (about 200 grams) • potatoes, chopped • carrots, chopped • green peas (about 300 grams) • medium onions, chopped • mustard oil or ghee • cumin seeds • garlic paste • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) (about 10 grams) • turmeric powder • green chilies, chopped • green cardamom powder •

quinoa (about 170 grams) • carrot, chopped • green peas • cabbage, chopped • green beans, chopped • ghee or oil • cumin seeds • mustard seeds • cloves • green cardamoms • star anise • bay leaf •

rice (about 285 grams) • medium head cauliflower, chopped • large potatoes, cut into pieces • carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces • green peas • large tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces • large onions, finely chopped • green chilies, slit lengthwise • ginger-garlic-cilantro paste • each red chili powder, garam masala, and turmeric powder • Whole spices as needed (see below) • cumin seeds •

noodles (about 100 grams) • onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • finely chopped vegetables (carrot, beans, bell pepper, cabbage, etc.) • chili tomato sauce • soy sauce • Black pepper to taste • cilantro • finely chopped ginger and garlic • Salt to taste • oil

green eggplant • soaked masoor dal (red lentils) • yogurt • green chilies • turmeric • chili powder • coriander powder • Salt to taste • oil

large cup green moong beans (whole mung beans) • semolina (sooji) • yogurt • cilantro (fresh coriander) • ginger-garlic-green chili paste • Salt, to taste • Butter, • boiled potato • small carrot • small onion • small green bell pepper • small beetroot •

bitter melon • onion, sliced • garlic, finely chopped • green chilies, finely chopped • plain yogurt (120 ml) • soaked chana dal (split chickpeas) (about 100 grams) • small raw mango, finely chopped • mustard oil (as needed) (120 ml) • panch phoron (Bengali five-spice) • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander-cumin powder •

small eggplants (500 grams) • onions • tomatoes • garlic • cumin seeds • ground coriander • turmeric • red chili powder • black mustard seeds • fenugreek seeds • asafoetida (hing) • mustard oil •

eggplant, sliced into rounds (about 500 grams) • garlic paste • tomato puree (about 120 ml) • ginger paste • plain yogurt, whisked (about 240 ml) • Salt, to taste • red chili powder • turmeric powder • ground coriander • garam masala • fried onions (about 60 grams) • fried garlic •

large eggplant • onion • tomatoes • green chilies • garlic cloves • -inch piece of ginger • oil • plain yogurt (60 ml) • Spices.. • cumin seeds • turmeric powder • red chili powder •

round eggplants • onion, chopped • green chilies, finely chopped • garlic cloves or green garlic • chopped cilantro • black mustard seeds • whole dried red chili • plain yogurt (120 ml) • roasted peanut, cumin, fennel, and black pepper powder • Oil

spinach • whole wheat flour (about 150 grams) • piece ginger • garlic (optional) • green chili • chili flakes • chaat masala • Salt to taste • ghee or oil (for mixing into dough) • Ghee or oil as needed (for cooking parathas)

eggplant (about 300 grams) • bell peppers • onions • tomatoes • turmeric • red chili powder • mild chili powder or red food coloring • Oil • Salt to taste • ground coriander • cumin powder • plain yogurt or water

fresh spinach leaves (1 kg) • cornmeal (about 16 grams) • fresh ginger • garlic cloves • large red tomatoes, chopped • green chilies, chopped • Salt to taste • Ghee • butter (about 28 grams) • large onions, chopped • clove • black cardamom pod •

semolina (about 320 grams) • sweet corn (about 80 grams), boiled • green peas (about 40 grams), boiled • bell pepper, finely chopped • carrot, finely chopped • mustard seeds • chana dal • urad dal • curry leaves • finely chopped cilantro • Salt to taste • fruit salt (Eno) •

large round eggplant • tomatoes • onion • chopped ginger and green chili • thick yogurt (about 120 ml) • Salt to taste • red chili powder • turmeric • coriander powder • garam masala • asafoetida (hing) • cumin seeds •

spinach leaves • salt • medium onion • carrot • green chili • -inch piece of ginger • garlic cloves • oil • cornstarch • Soy sauce, • Water, • baby corn •

finely chopped cabbage (about 400 grams) • oil • salt • finely chopped jaggery (or brown sugar) • turmeric • red chili powder • asafoetida • garam masala • lemon juice • plain yogurt (about 60 ml) • small pinch baking soda • chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) •

basmati rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • small tomatoes • large potato • large onion • green peas (about 75 grams) • green chili • coconut milk • cumin seeds • ghee • small bay leaf • small piece cinnamon stick •

small eggplants • medium onions, thinly sliced • tomatoes, chopped • ginger paste • green chilies, slit lengthwise • turmeric powder • red chili powder • plain yogurt, whisked with a pinch of salt (about 60 ml) • chopped cilantro • Salt, to taste • mustard oil • ground poppy seeds (khus khus)

onions (diced) • bell pepper • onion, chopped • tomato, chopped • ginger-garlic paste • green chili, chopped • red chili powder • coriander powder • turmeric powder • Salt to taste • plain yogurt (120 ml) • cumin seeds •