Hot water

finely chopped onion • finely chopped cabbage • finely chopped green bell pepper • finely chopped green beans • finely chopped tomato • green peas • corn kernels • finely chopped garlic • finely chopped ginger • butter • Salt to taste • black pepper powder •

milk • sugar • instant coffee • water • cardamom powder • cocoa powder

rice flour (about 170 grams) • hot water (about 315 ml) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 200 grams) • split and skinned black gram (urad dal) (about 100 grams) • green chilies • -inch piece ginger • finely chopped cilantro • cumin seeds • garlic cloves • turmeric powder • Salt, to taste

black raisins • dried cranberries • candied fruit (tutti frutti) • chopped cashews • chopped almonds • golden raisins • orange juice • sugar • hot water • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • powdered sugar (about 60 grams) • drinking chocolate powder •

ghee (clarified butter) • green chilies, chopped • ginger-garlic paste • onion, chopped • cumin seeds • bay leaf • black cardamom pod • Salt, to taste • turmeric powder • red chili powder • coriander powder • garam masala •

whole dried Kashmiri red chilies (about 3.5 ounces) • finely chopped garlic (about 130 grams) • oil (any refined oil) (about 120 ml) • finely chopped ginger (about 30 grams) • sugar, or to taste (about 50 grams) • salt, or to taste (about 30 grams) • cornstarch • finely chopped cilantro stems • citric acid • black pepper powder (or triphala powder, if available) • soy sauce • water, or as needed (about 360 ml) •

fine wheat vermicelli (about 100 grams) • ghee (about 30 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • hot water (about 180 ml) • cardamom powder • Sliced almonds and pistachios, as needed, for garnish

dried Kashmiri red chilies or dried pickling red chilies • dried thin hot red chilies • oil (120 ml) • cornstarch • soy sauce • tomato ketchup • sugar • salt • citric acid • black pepper powder • finely chopped garlic (about 130 grams) • finely chopped ginger (about 15 grams) •

chicken (about 500 grams) • Marinate the chicken for 1 hour with all the spices listed below • (2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste, salt, chili powder, garam masala, 1 tablespoon chicken masala, 1 tablespoon plain yogurt) • large onion or 2 medium onions, sliced • green chilies • bell pepper, finely chopped • tomato, pureed • cashews • poppy seeds • melon seeds, 4 fox nuts (makhana) – soak in hot water for 30 minutes • coconut milk (about 240 ml) • oil or butter •

chopped mustard greens (about 300 grams) • chopped spinach (about 150 grams) • chopped bathua leaves (about 1/2 bunch, 75 grams) • small tomato, chopped • green chilies (1 chopped, 1 sliced lengthwise) • garlic cloves, chopped • -inch piece ginger, chopped • cornmeal (makki ka atta) • medium onion, sliced lengthwise • Salt, to taste • ghee • homemade white butter •

mustard greens (250 grams) • spinach (150 grams) • bathua greens (100 grams) • fenugreek leaves (50 grams) • Paste of 3 tomatoes • garlic cloves • small piece ginger • turmeric powder • chili powder • mustard oil • asafoetida • cumin seeds •

sprouted moth beans (about 250 grams) • For the curry: 3 medium onions • large bowl tomato puree • dried coconut • finely chopped garlic • small piece ginger • green chilies, finely chopped • oil • red chili powder • turmeric powder • coriander-cumin powder • garam masala •

chicken (500 grams) • mustard oil • black cardamom pods • bay leaves • cloves • small pieces cinnamon stick • whole black peppercorns • dried red chilies • Salt to taste • tomatoes, finely chopped • ginger paste • large onions, finely chopped •

semolina (about 1 1/3 cups) • Salt, to taste • oil • Hot water, • grated paneer (Indian cottage cheese) • cabbage, grated • carrot, grated • ginger-garlic paste • green chilies • Salt, to taste • black pepper powder • soy sauce •

fine semolina (about 80 grams) • whole wheat flour (about 30 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • hot water (about 60 ml) • Oil, as needed, for frying the golgappas • cotton cloth for placing the golgappas

paneer (about 250 grams) • green bell peppers • onions • tomatoes • ginger-garlic paste • green chilies • cumin seeds • oil or butter • coriander powder • cumin powder • turmeric • red chili powder •

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 •

Ingredients for Gatta (Chickpea Flour Dumplings) • chickpea flour (besan) • salt, or to taste • red chili powder • turmeric powder • carom seeds (ajwain) • oil • Water, • Ingredients for Pulao • basmati rice • hot water (about 480 ml) • oil •

For the stuffing: 2 tablespoons chopped cashews, almonds, and pistachios • khoya (mawa) • semolina (about 80 grams) • ghee • grated dried coconut (about 40 grams) • powdered sugar (about 60 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt • powdered sugar • hot ghee for shortening (moen) • Water • Oil for frying

medium onions • medium tomatoes • butter • white watermelon seeds • raw peanuts • poppy seeds • cashews • garlic cloves • medium piece of ginger • green chilies • paneer (250 grams), fried in a little oil • red chili powder •

all-purpose flour • carom seeds • salt • hot ghee • water • green peas • boiled potatoes • whole coriander seeds (for spice mix) • cumin seeds • fennel seeds • black pepper • red chili powder •