Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking: More than 500 Recipes from India's Greatest Culinary Tradition
Spiced yoghurt with eggplant (Baingan ka raita)
Raita is an essential side dish served with pulao or biryani. There are 1000'sof variations of raita made with all manner of vegetables...
Hot green chilli sauce (Hari Mirch sas)
Chillies are omnipresent in India and are found in fresh and dried forms. About 100 varieties of chillies are used, each local to a...
Creamy cashew chutney (Kaju chutney)
Cashew nuts grow abundantly in Kerala, they are large and have a lovely flavour. My parents used to live in Cochin and every time they...
Okra supreme (Bhindi sabji)
Okra is a favourite vegetable in India, it is cooked using multiple methods based on the region and the spices used. Indian cooking has...
Creamy mung dal with chopped spinach (Palak moong dal)
Lentils are at the core of all Indian meals. They are ever-present and are an important source of vegetable protein and nutrition,...
Curried chickpeas or Chole - Indian curry series 3
In this third instalment, we discuss the famous chole or chickpea curry. This dish is supposed to have originated in Punjab but is known...
Panir and spinach salad with walnut-coriander dressing (Paneer palak salaad)
Salads are new to Indian cuisine, at least in the way we eat them in the Western world. So I was surprised to see this lovely salad in...
Roasted peanut chutney (Moongfalli chatni)
India is a land of chutneys. They are made from everything, including meat. Chutneys can be spicy, mild, or sweet and are essential to...
Baked bitter melon chips with coconut
Bittermelon chips are available all over India in packages as snacks, right next to the piles of spicy and plain potato chips. These...
Carrot halwa with ice cream (Gajar ka halwa ice cream)
Gajar ka halwa is an quintessential Indian dessert found almost in every home or restaurant. This is a dessert that reigns supreme in...
Pishima's stuffed okra (Bhara bhindi)
I love okra, especially when grilled or broiled in the oven. Traditionally, Indians have fried okra in tons of oil as the vegetable tends...
Shredded radish, coconut and carrot salad
This Indian salad is an excellent side with spicy food. This was among the first cookbooks I purchased. Over the years we have cooked a...
Potato and paneer kofta (Aloo panir kofta)
Fritters are a common Indian snack. They are enjoyed primarily during teatime with a warm cup of sweet tea. There are numerous versions...
Buttermilk mung dal pancakes with fennel seeds (Masala cheela)
Cheela, or Chila, is commonly found in northern India. It is also known as the Vegan or eggless omelette and is part of the strict...
Eggplant and pepper sautè with fried paneer (Baigan panir tarkari)
Paneer is the most common cheese used in Indian cooking. However, for centuries, paneer, or cheese of any kind, was not present in Indian...
Minted cucumbers and strawberry stacks (Kheera kachumbar)
I have made several strawberry salads this year, but I wanted to top them off with this wonderful Indian-influenced salad. A kachumbar is...
Potatoes with poppy seeds (Posto) on Sri Lankan curry leaf chutney
This dish was created as a snack during evening cocktail hour. I wanted to make something that popped with flavour and would complement...