Kumkum Chatterjee

boiled and shredded boneless chicken • soya chunks boiled, squeezed and coarse ground • carrot peeled and grated • small capsicum deseeded and finely chopped • potato boiled and mashed • medium onions chopped finely • ginger garlic paste • turmeric • red chilli powder • black pepper powder • garam masala powder • meat masala •

ripe bananas • all purpose flour • whole wheat flour • suji (semolina) • sugar or as needed • salt • coconut grated • milk • milk powder • fennel seeds and 2 cardamoms powder for flavouring • baking powder • ghee •

For Rava/ Sooji/ Semolina Upma : • Rava roasted • oil • ghee • medium onion chopped finely • ginger finely chopped • small tomato deseeded and chopped finely • medium carrot cut into small cubes • capsicum chopped into small pieces • frozen sweet corn kernels • green peas • each of peanuts and cashewnuts •

For boiling suran : • Suran (Yam) peeled and cut into medium sized cubes • Potato cut into medium sized cubes • Water for boiling • Salt • For shallow frying suran : • Mustard Oil • Boiled suran and potato • For cooking sabzi : • Mustard Oil or as needed • Ghee • Onion chopped •

For Dough : • whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup for dusting • water or as required to knead the dough • salt • refined oil • ajwain (carom seeds) • kasoori methi • For Stuffing : • a mid size cauliflower, grated (2 cups) • small onion chopped finely • salt • ginger paste or freshly grated ginger •

Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese)cut into triangles or cubes • Green Capsicum deseeded and cut into squares • medium onion cut into cubes and petals disintegrated • For marination: • turmeric powder • red chilli powder • Darbari Masala • mustard oil • salt • ginger garlic paste • For the Royal Gravy : • medium onions finely sliced and fried and made into a paste •

Mourola Fish (Mola Carplet) • Masoor or Matar Dal (red or yellow lentils) soaked and ground to a coarse paste for the fritters • kalonji, fennel and cumin seeds • sesame seeds to mix in batter • red chilli powder • turmeric powder • roasted cumin powder • gram flour or rice flour • baking powder • green chilli finely chopped • coriander leaves chopped finely • salt or as needed •

Masoor Dal (Red Lentils) • water (adjust depending on the consistency) • turmeric powder • salt or to taste • medium tomato chopped finely • medium onion chopped finely • garlic cloves minced • cumin seeds • green chillies slit • Mustard Oil • coriander chopped finely • For Tadka : •

Masoor Dal (Red Lentils) • medium onion sliced finely • potato grated • ginger grated • garlic cloves minced • rice flour • gram flour (besan) • kalonji (Nigella) • fennel seed (Aniseed) • cumin seed • white sesame seeds • black pepper powder •

Little Millet • water • medium onion chopped finely • garlic minced • ginger grated • green chillies chopped finely • carrot grated • capsicum chopped finely • green peas boiled • potatoes boiled and mashed / grated • fresh breadcrumbs (for binding) • ginger garlic paste •

cooked Parboiled Rice • water for soaking • fried dry red chilli • green chilli • onion sliced • salt • lemon juice • Mustard Oil • To serve: • For Spiced Aloo Bhorta or Chokha (mashed potato) • medium potatoes boiled and peeled • small onion finely chopped •

Poha / Flattened Rice (thick variety) • full fat milk • milk powder • Saffron (optional) • sugar or jaggery • ghee • ;Cashew nuts • Raisins • green cardamoms powder

mutton bone-in (cut into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces) • mutton fat cut into 1/2 inch pieces • large onion paste • ginger paste • garlic paste • tomato puree • thick yogurt • Mustard oil • ghee (clarified butter) • medium onion finely chopped • garlic chopped finely • turmeric powder •

Potol or Pointed Gourd • ginger paste • garlic paste • asafoetida/hing • Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder • salt or as needed • sugar or to taste • Kasoori Methi • Red Chilli Flakes • refined oil • clarified butter (ghee) • Dry roast and ground : •

medium potatoes • onion sliced finely • posto (poppy seeds) • green chillies • kaalo jeere (nigella seeds) • dry red chilli broken to pieces • salt or to taste • sugar • mustard oil

Drumstick (Moringa) Leaves washed and plucked • frozen Sweet Corn Kernels boiled • small carrot peeled and diced • tomato chopped • split yellow moong dal soaked • small potato cubed (optional) • small onion chopped • ginger paste • garlic paste • whole black peppercorns • cumin seeds • roasted cumin powder •

For the Muitha: • chitol fish gada scraped and deboned • medium potato boiled and grated • onion chopped finely • turmeric powder • red chilli powder • green chillies chopped finely • ginger paste • garlic paste • garam masala • All-purpose flour • coconut grated •

whole wheat flour • All-purpose flour • fresh mint leaves chopped • coriander chopped finely • green chillies chopped finely • red chilli flakes • roasted cumin powder • turmeric powder • chaat masala • salt or to taste • sesame seeds • cumin seeds •

boiled sweet corn kernels • yogurt • finely chopped cucumber • tomato deseeded and chopped finely • small onion chopped finely • carrot grated • capsicum deseeded and chopped finely • coriander leaves chopped finely • Seasonings : • roasted cumin powder • red chilli powder • black pepper powder •

bhindi • medium tomato • sesame seeds • cashewnuts • salt or as needed • sugar or as per taste • green chillies • red chilli powder • turmeric powder • kalonji, fennel and fenugreek seeds • mustard oil • ghee •