Gujiya (Karanji)
Gujiya, called karanji in Maharashtra, are crisp half-moon pastries filled with sweet roasted khoya, coconut and nuts. In…
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Indian recipes for home cooks everywhere: restaurant favourites like butter chicken, biryani, tikka masala and samosas, everyday dals and curries, festival sweets and the chutneys that go with them. Every recipe lists swaps for ingredients outside India.
Quick Coconut Barfi
Coconut barfi is one of the quickest Diwali sweets: desiccated coconut cooked with condensed milk until it gathers…
Besan Ladoo
Besan ladoo are the sweet most Indian homes make first when Diwali prep starts: gram flour slowly roasted…
Masala Chai Latte
Black tea simmered with whole spices and ginger, finished creamy with milk — the slow, fragrant version of chai that’s
Mango Lassi
Ripe mango blended with yogurt into a cool, thick, sweet-tart drink — five minutes, one blender, instant relief on a
Crispy Paneer Pakoras
Gram-flour battered paneer, deep-fried until golden — a monsoon-evening classic that pairs with mint chutney and hot chai.
Chilli Paneer Bites
Crispy, batter-fried paneer tossed through a sticky garlic-chilli sauce with peppers and onion — the Indo-Chinese starter that disappears first
Paneer Tikka Skewers
Smoky, char-edged paneer marinated in yogurt and spice — a crowd-pleaser before the main event.
One-Pot Coconut Chickpea Curry
Rich, coconutty curry that tastes even better the next day. One pot, minimal cleanup.
Masala Egg Bhurji Toast
Spiced scrambled eggs piled onto buttered toast — ready before your coffee finishes brewing.