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(about 500 grams) all-purpose flour • Water • vegetable oil • (about 2 kilograms) milk

onions • beetroot • vinegar • salt • cinnamon stick • whole cloves • whole black peppercorns • green chilies, slit • ginger, cut into long strips

long-grain rice (about 200 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • ghee • whole cumin seeds • -inch piece cinnamon stick • whole cloves • bay leaf • black cardamom pod • Salt to taste • lemon juice

large potatoes, cut into long strips • medium onions, roughly chopped • green bell pepper, roughly chopped • garlic, finely chopped • all-purpose flour • Oil, for frying potatoes • white sesame seeds • soy sauce • green chili sauce • tomato ketchup • honey • cornstarch •

paneer (about 250 grams) • long green chilies, sliced

potatoes (cut into long strips) • bell pepper (cut into pieces) • onions (sliced) • tomato (finely chopped) • tomato (finely chopped) • Soy sauce, • Tomato ketchup, to taste • Chili sauce, to taste • red chili powder • white sesame seeds (lightly toasted) • honey • ginger (chopped) •

basmati rice (about 400 grams) • mixed vegetables (about 300 grams) • fried paneer cubes • fried cashews • long sliced onions, fried • ginger-garlic paste • small onion, finely chopped • whole spices (such as bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom) • tomatoes, pureed • butter • oil • chopped cilantro •

mutton (about 1 kg) • long-grain basmati rice (about 1 kg) • medium onions, roughly chopped • -inch piece ginger, chopped • garlic cloves • whole cloves • black cardamom pods • -inch piece mace • cinnamon stick • bay leaves • whole coriander seeds • whole dried red chilies •

chickpea flour (besan) (about 120 grams) • slightly sour plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • water (about 240 ml) • ginger-green chili paste • turmeric powder • Salt to taste • mixed spice seasoning (such as garam masala or chaat masala) • vegetable oil (about 30 ml) • mustard seeds • white sesame seeds • curry leaves • long green chilies, sliced •

whole wheat flour (about 1 2/3 cups) • spinach puree (about 240 ml) • carom seeds (ajwain) • Salt to taste • oil • paneer (about 5.3 oz) • finely chopped onions • Water • finely chopped tomatoes • ginger, green chili, and garlic paste • coriander powder • red chili powder •

long eggplants (about 400 grams) • garlic, finely chopped • piece ginger, finely chopped • small onion, finely chopped • panch phoron spice mix • ground coriander • turmeric powder • red chili powder • dried mango powder (amchur) • Mustard oil, • Fresh cilantro, finely chopped, • Salt, to taste

long eggplants • medium onions • dried mango powder (amchur)

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

long, thin eggplants • onion, sliced • onion, finely chopped • tomato, finely chopped • –4 green chilies • –6 garlic cloves • whole coriander seeds (about 12 grams) • fennel seeds (about 12 grams) • fenugreek seeds • –6 dried red chilies • nigella seeds (kalonji) • dried mango powder (amchur) •

grated coconut • coriander seeds • whole dried red chilies • poppy seeds • cinnamon stick • cloves • whole black peppercorns • Seeds from 1/2 black cardamom pod • bell pepper, cut into long strips • potatoes, cut into pieces • carrots, cut into long strips • onion, finely chopped •

chickpea flour (about 120 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • rice flour (about 16 grams) • ginger • green chilies • water (about 240 ml) • Salt to taste • crushed dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • red chili powder • For tempering: • vegetable oil • black mustard seeds •

long-grain basmati rice (about 400 grams) • eggs • soy chunks (about 100 grams) • Whole spices as needed: black peppercorns, bay leaf, cinnamon • To taste: mace, ground spices like coriander, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, biryani masala • Salt to taste • water (about 350 ml)

long eggplant (about 500 grams) • potatoes, peeled • large tomatoes • fennel seeds • mustard seeds • cumin seeds • fenugreek seeds • garlic • mustard oil (about 120 ml) • Salt, to taste • turmeric powder • red chili powder •

cumin seeds • black peppercorns • large cardamom pods • cinnamon sticks • long pepper • cloves • mace • bay leaves • star anise • dried ginger powder • nutmegs • green cardamom pods •