Tender and crisp green beans lightly stewed in a tomato garlic sauce. This beans recipe makes a great side dish with chapatis or rice.
Spices & Herbs
Recipes that use herbs and spices as a key ingredient.
Lemon Rice – Ready in 7 Minutes! (Made with Leftover Rice)
Have leftover cooked rice in your fridge? You can have a delicious meal ready in 7 minutes with this easy lemon rice recipe. Tangy, tasty, and super-quick – it’s a blessing on days when there is just no time to cook.
Lauki Paratha: Bottle Gourd Flatbread
Bottle gourd decks up in style in lauki paratha, balancing its natural simplicity with a host of heftier flavors. When grated and kneaded into dough, this unassuming gourd lends its feel and texture to the paratha without making its presence stand out.
Aloo Pyaz ki Bhujiya: Potato Onion Dry Sabzi
Staple, durable veggies – potatoes and onions – join forces to give us this easy dry sabzi: aloo pyaz ki bhujiya. It’s vegan and very light on spices, just right for the lunchbox or a shared picnic basket.
Potato Pumpkin Masala
Potato pumpkin masala is a testament to the power of "slow and steady". Potato and pumpkin cubes simmer gently with tomatoes and aromatic spices to produce this winner of a dish.
Express Mooli Sambar: Radish Lentil Stew
A quick method of making mooli sambar: everything in the pot, pressure-cooked, topped with a tadka. Ideal for days when you don’t have too much time for the kitchen.
Bathua Ka Raita
Roadside vendors around me are selling mounds of lush green bathua leaves…yes, winter has truly arrived. Bathua is in season for only a short while each year, and when it is, it is abundant and inexpensive. Make the most of it while it lasts – and if this wonder vegetable is new to you, kick off your acquaintance by making this popular north Indian side dish: bathua ka raita.