Kumkum Chatterjee

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 •

medium potatoes parboiled • water to boil potatoes • medium onion chopped finely • garlic minced • garlic paste • green and red chillies chopped finely • red chilli flakes • red chilli powder • black pepper powder • cornflour • All-purpose flour • baking powder •

full fat milk • milk powder or 2 tbsp khoya crumbled • malai or fresh cream • short grain Gobindobhog Rice • sugar or as needed • ghee • cardamoms crushed • salt • cashewnuts chopped • almonds chopped • raisins • bayleaf

Chicken marinade: • boneless chicken breast thinly sliced • black pepper powder • salt • vegetable oil • cornflour • baking soda • vinegar • For the Mongolian Chicken: • green capsicum deseeded and cubed • red bell pepper deseeded and sliced • onion chopped into cubes and petals disintegrated •

Gobindobhog or Basmati Rice • special Kheer Mix • full fat milk (Amul Gold) • milk powder • cashewnuts • almonds • pistachios • raisins • saffron • cardamoms crushed • sugar or as needed or condensed milk • salt

For kofta : • boneless chicken ground • ginger garlic paste • salt • chilli flakes • green chillies minced finely • small onion chopped finely • coriander powder • roasted cumin powder • turmeric • Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder • black pepper powder •

rava (semolina) roasted • yogurt whisked • mustard seeds • cumin seeds • hing (asafoetida) • ginger grated • green chillies chopped finely • ghee • salt or to taste • water or as needed • cashewnuts halved or broken and roasted • Eno Fruit Salt or 1/4 tsp baking soda

urad dal (split black lentil) • yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) • green chillies chopped finely • ginger grated • onion chopped finely • coriander leaves chopped finely • curry leaves fresh or roasted • hing (asafoetida) • mustard seeds for tempering • oil for tempering • salt or to taste • baking powder •