Teaspoon garlic

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt • sugar • baking powder • baking soda • –3 teaspoons nigella seeds (kalonji) • –10 garlic cloves • –4 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro • oil • Butter • Salt to taste • Water

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 •

whole black lentils (urad dal) (about 100 grams) • kidney beans (about 25 grams) • split chickpeas (chana dal) (about 15 grams) • Kashmiri red chili powder • salt • butter + 1 teaspoon oil • heavy cream • finely chopped garlic • ginger-garlic paste • salt • garam masala • hot red chili powder •

dried chickpeas (about 350 grams), for the chole • chole masala • turmeric powder • red chili powder and 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder • coriander powder and 1 teaspoon cumin powder • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • mustard oil • cumin seeds • dried red chili • bay leaves • green cardamom pods • cinnamon stick •

basmati rice (250 grams) • carrot • black peppercorns • whole garlic bulb • bay leaf, for the spice pouch

large onion, finely chopped • green chilies, finely chopped

tomatoes (about 250 grams) • peeled garlic cloves • whole dried red chilies • white sesame seeds • Sichuan pepper (timur) • Salt to taste • Slightly less than 1/2 teaspoon turmeric • dried mango powder (amchur) • oil

paneer, cut into pieces (about 200 grams) • green peas • medium onion, chopped • medium tomatoes, chopped • -inch piece ginger • green chilies • garlic cloves • -inch cinnamon stick • bay leaves • coriander powder • garam masala • or to taste salt •

dried coconut (about 25 grams) • green chilies • garlic cloves • Less than 1/4 teaspoon salt • oil • mustard seeds • curry leaves

bell peppers • chickpea flour (besan) + 1/4 cup rice flour (about 100 grams total) • Oil for frying • Spices: • whole coriander seeds, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/2 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain), 1 teaspoon cumin seeds • salt, 1 teaspoon dried mango powder (amchur), 1 teaspoon chili flakes, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing) • green chili, finely chopped • piece ginger, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely chopped • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • chopped cilantro • chaat masala

paneer (about 200 grams) • heavy cream (malai) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • cornstarch • dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) • ground black pepper (1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon) • green cardamom pods • medium onions • piece ginger • green chili • garlic cloves • bay leaf •

raw potatoes • bell pepper • onion • –4 tablespoons chopped green onions (scallions) • ginger (finely chopped) • –4 cloves garlic (finely chopped) • white sesame seeds • green chilies • soy sauce • red chili sauce or Schezwan sauce • –2 teaspoons tomato ketchup • white pepper powder •

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

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 •

eggs • rice (about 400 grams) • plain yogurt (about 120 grams) • large onions • ginger-garlic paste • bay leaves • whole cloves • black peppercorns • black cardamom pod • green cardamom pods • chili powder or 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder • turmeric •

boneless chicken, cut into medium-sized pieces (about 1 kg) • cornstarch (about 16 grams)

poi saag (about 100 grams) • large potato

(about 3/4 cup or 150 grams) rice • peas (about 150 grams) • small bowl (about 1 cup or 100 grams) chopped cauliflower • chopped carrots (about 20 grams) • chopped bell pepper (about 20 grams) • potato, chopped (about 100 grams) • tomatoes, chopped (about 150 grams) • green chilies • onion • curry leaves • bay leaf • whole black peppercorns •

eggs • tomato • -inch piece cinnamon stick, 1 green cardamom pod • ginger-garlic paste

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 •

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 •

spinach (500 grams) • paneer (250 grams)

pani puri chips • dried yellow peas, soaked overnight (about 200 grams) • onions (for making the peas) • green chilies • tomatoes • bulb garlic • red chili powder • turmeric powder • coriander powder • garam masala powder, 1 teaspoon panch phoron • mustard oil (for cooking the peas) • Salt, to taste •

onions • + 1 teaspoons salt • Oil for frying • rice flour (about 30 grams) • chickpea flour (besan) (about 150 grams) • whole coriander seeds • cumin seeds • fennel seeds • black peppercorns • ginger-garlic, crushed • green chili, finely chopped • cilantro, chopped (about 10 grams) •

Ingredients for Aloo Posto: • boiled potatoes • poppy seeds • small onion • ginger-garlic paste • Less than 1/2 teaspoon panch phoron (Bengali five-spice mix) • bay leaves • ground coriander • turmeric powder • garam masala • red chili powder • mustard oil •

chicken (1 kg) • shredded coconut (about 150 grams) • ghee (clarified butter) • asafoetida • cumin seeds • bay leaves • black cardamom pods • -inch piece cinnamon stick • cloves • star anise • black cardamom pods • green cardamom pods •

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

green peas • cauliflower • potatoes • ground coriander • ground red chili powder • turmeric • ginger-garlic paste • Salt to taste • mustard oil • fenugreek seeds, 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida