Gingers

fresh ginger (50 grams) • jaggery (100 grams) • Juice of 1 lemon • ground turmeric • honey • powdered sugar (about 35 grams) • pure ghee

water (about 600 ml) • milk (about 480 ml) • -inch piece ginger, crushed • cloves • black peppercorns • cinnamon • salt • loose black tea • sugar

water (about 710 ml) • fresh ginger • whole black peppercorns • fresh tulsi (holy basil) leaves • grated jaggery or as needed (about 25 grams)

water (about 710 ml) • fresh ginger • whole cloves • fresh basil leaves • honey

water (about 480 ml) • lemongrass • green cardamom pod • fresh mint leaves • sugar (about 25 grams) • loose black tea leaves (about 6 grams) • milk (about 240 ml) • piece ginger, crushed

boneless chicken (500 grams) • ginger-garlic paste • black pepper powder • Kashmiri red chili powder • turmeric • –3 teaspoons plain yogurt • rice flour • cornstarch • all-purpose flour • Salt to taste • tomato ketchup • red chili sauce •

potatoes, ginger, and cilantro leaves, chopped • Cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, and spinach, finely chopped, • mixed lentils • cracked wheat (dalia) • turmeric powder • black pepper powder • butter • Salt to taste

chicken (about 500 grams) • salt • ginger-garlic paste • Kashmiri red chili powder • coriander powder • garam masala • red food coloring • black pepper • soy sauce • vinegar • red chili sauce • cornstarch •

chicken (300 grams) • chaat masala • egg • chickpea flour (besan) • red chili powder • ginger-garlic paste • turmeric • garam masala • chicken masala • Kashmiri red chili powder • coriander powder • Salt to taste •

dried red chilies • oil • finely chopped garlic and ginger • water (or as needed) • ground black pepper • vinegar • soy sauce • sugar • tomato ketchup • Salt to taste

chicken (about 500 grams) • ginger-garlic-green chili paste • mustard oil • plain yogurt • Juice of 1 lemon • salt • red chili powder • black pepper • chicken masala (or garam masala) • roasted cumin powder • dried mango powder (amchur) • coriander powder •

chicken (about 1 kg) • Paste of 5 large onions and ginger-garlic paste • Paste of 7-8 whole dried red chilies • Paste of 2 tomatoes • Oil • Coriander powder • Turmeric • Chicken curry powder • Salt • Bay leaf, cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon • Water

fish (about 1 kilogram) • red chili powder • turmeric powder • Kashmiri chili powder • ginger-garlic paste • dried mango powder (amchur) • Salt to taste • mustard oil

paneer (about 300 grams) • large green bell pepper, cut into cubes • Puree of 4 tomatoes and 1 piece of ginger, grated • green chilies, sliced lengthwise • cashews, 1 tablespoon melon seeds, and 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, soaked in a small bowl of warm water • ghee and 2 tablespoons mustard oil • cumin seeds, 2 bay leaves • whole coriander seeds and 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds (for kadai masala) • cumin seeds, 2 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, 2 dried red chilies • each turmeric, coriander, cumin, and Kashmiri red chili powder • garam masala and 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • Salt to taste

black chickpeas, soaked (about 400 grams) • oil • onion, tomato, garlic, and ginger paste • green chilies • cumin seeds • asafoetida • turmeric • salt, or to taste • chana masala

chicken (about 1.1 lbs) • chaat masala • chickpea flour (besan) • red chili powder • ginger-garlic paste • turmeric • Kashmiri red chili powder • garam masala • chicken masala • coriander powder • Salt to taste • Butter •

plain yogurt (240 grams) • red chili powder • cumin powder • chaat masala • turmeric powder • salt • coriander powder • garam masala • ginger-garlic paste • Juice of 1 lemon

For the Baati: • coarse whole wheat flour (about 195 grams) • ghee or oil • heavy cream or plain yogurt • salt, or to taste • Water, • For the Dal: • large bowl (about 1 cup/200 grams) mixed moong dal, toor dal, and urad dal • small tomatoes, finely chopped • turmeric powder • lemon juice • Salt, to taste •

kidney beans (250 grams), soaked overnight • tomatoes, mashed • ginger • green chilies • Salt, to taste • Red chili powder, to taste • garam masala • Ingredients for rice • rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • Salt, to taste • Ghee, •

pav rolls (soft dinner rolls), • ghee or butter, • Dry Potato Sabzi: 2 large boiled potatoes, • Salt to taste, • oil, • cumin seeds, • mustard seeds, • green chili, finely chopped, • turmeric powder, • red chili powder, • garam masala powder, • Masala Sprouts: 1/2 cup boiled mixed sprouts, •

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt • water (about 120 ml) • Refined oil • For the filling • soaked moong dal (about 400 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 60 grams) • chopped green chilies • fennel seed powder • asafoetida (hing) • roasted cumin powder • salt •

split urad dal (about 200 grams) • Finely chopped ginger, • green chilies, finely chopped • Salt, to taste • Finely chopped cilantro, • Oil, • split urad dal • green chili-ginger paste • tomatoes, finely chopped • rasam masala • Kashmiri red chili powder • tamarind pulp •

dried chickpeas (about 500 grams) • onions, finely chopped • ginger, green chili, and garlic paste • red chili powder • coriander powder • chole masala • Salt to taste • oil • cumin seeds • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • salt • Oil as needed for frying the bhature

For the filling: • moong dal (split yellow lentils) (about 100 grams) • Water as needed (for soaking) • ghee • fennel seeds (crushed) • cumin seeds • asafoetida (hing) • turmeric • chili powder • coriander powder • garam masala • amchur (dried mango powder) •

whole wheat flour + 1 cup all-purpose flour (maida) • oil • salt • water • whole coriander seeds • fennel seeds • cumin seeds • black peppercorns • dried red chilies • boiled and cooled potatoes • oil • Ground spice mix, •

soaked urad dal (about 400 grams) • moong dal (about 50 grams) • green chilies • ginger • Salt to taste • Oil as needed for frying • toor dal (about 200 grams) • chopped vegetables (eggplant, drumstick, bottle gourd, pumpkin) • tomatoes • onion • dried red chilies • mustard seeds •

split green moong dal (with skin) (about 100 grams) • split urad dal (about 50 grams) • chana dal (about 25 grams) • rice (about 200 grams) • green chilies • piece ginger • Curry leaves, cilantro • asafoetida • salt • Oil for cooking the adai dosa

oil (30 ml) • butter • finely chopped onions • ginger-garlic paste • chopped bottle gourd (lauki) (about 75 grams) • oil (30 ml) • butter • finely chopped onions (about 150 grams) • chopped green bell pepper (about 300 grams) • boiled, chopped potatoes (about 150 grams) • chopped beetroot (about 75 grams) • chili powder •

chicken breast, sliced • soy sauce • black or white pepper • egg white • cornstarch • water • olive oil (for marinade) • olive oil (for vegetables) • carrots, sliced • -inch pieces broccoli florets • red bell pepper, cut into strips • red onion, cut into squares •

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)