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Indian Recipes

From silky curries to street-food snacks, Indian cuisine is a celebration of spice and balance. Explore our original takes made simple for the home kitchen.

Palak Paneer served and ready to eat Indian

Palak Paneer

Soft cubes of paneer in a smooth, gently spiced spinach sauce — comforting, green and surprisingly…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Indian Masala Omelette served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Masala Omelette

A fluffy omelette packed with onion, tomato, chilli and coriander — the breakfast that wakes up…

⏱ 10 min 🍽 1 servings 📊 Easy
Mango Lassi served and ready to eat Indian

Mango Lassi

A thick, cooling blend of ripe mango and yoghurt — the perfect partner to a spicy…

⏱ 5 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy
Butter Chicken served and ready to eat Indian

Butter Chicken

A silky, mildly spiced tomato and cream sauce wrapped around tender chicken — the curry that…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Chana Masala served and ready to eat Indian

Chana Masala

Chickpeas simmered in a tangy onion-tomato sauce with bold spices — a hearty vegan main loved…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Aloo Paratha served and ready to eat Indian

Aloo Paratha

Soft flatbreads stuffed with a spiced potato filling, cooked on a hot pan until golden —…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Vegetable Samosas served and ready to eat Indian

Vegetable Samosas

Crispy golden parcels filled with spiced potato and peas — irresistible with a cup of tea.

⏱ 1 hr 🍽 12 servings 📊 Medium
Kheer (Rice Pudding) served and ready to eat Indian

Kheer (Rice Pudding)

Slowly simmered milk and rice perfumed with cardamom, finished with pistachios — South Asia's most comforting…

⏱ 1 hr 5 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Garlic Naan served and ready to eat Indian

Garlic Naan

Soft, blistered naan brushed with garlic butter and coriander — bakery-style flatbread from a simple stovetop…

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Sweet Lassi served and ready to eat Indian

Sweet Lassi

A cooling yoghurt drink lightly sweetened with sugar and cardamom — five minutes from fridge to…

⏱ 5 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy
Saag Aloo served and ready to eat Indian

Saag Aloo

Spinach and potato simmered with cumin, garlic and chilli — a simple side that always disappears…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Gajar Halwa (Carrot Pudding) served and ready to eat Indian

Gajar Halwa (Carrot Pudding)

Grated carrots slowly simmered with milk, sugar and cardamom — a warm South Asian winter dessert…

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Easy
Masala Chai served and ready to eat Indian

Masala Chai

Black tea simmered with milk, ginger and a swirl of warm spices — the cup that…

⏱ 15 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy
Mint Yoghurt Raita served and ready to eat Indian

Mint Yoghurt Raita

A cool, herby yoghurt sauce with cucumber, mint and a pinch of cumin — the perfect…

⏱ 5 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Tamarind Date Chutney served and ready to eat Indian

Tamarind Date Chutney

A sweet-sour chutney with tamarind, dates and gentle spice — perfect with samosas, chaats or grilled…

⏱ 20 min 🍽 10 servings 📊 Easy
Chicken Tikka served and ready to eat Indian

Chicken Tikka

Charred, yoghurt-marinated chicken pieces with a deep red colour and big flavour — perfect from the…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Dal Makhani served and ready to eat Indian

Dal Makhani

Black lentils simmered low and slow with butter and cream until deeply rich and velvety —…

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Vegetable Korma served and ready to eat Indian

Vegetable Korma

Mixed vegetables in a mild, creamy cashew and coconut sauce — gentle, fragrant and great for…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Tandoori Chicken served and ready to eat Indian

Tandoori Chicken

Yoghurt-and-spice marinated chicken roasted until charred and smoky — vivid red, juicy and full of flavour.

⏱ 1 hr 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Aloo Tikki served and ready to eat Indian

Aloo Tikki

Crispy spiced potato patties with a golden crust — a beloved Indian street food snack served…

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Coconut Fish Curry served and ready to eat Indian

Coconut Fish Curry

White fish simmered in a fragrant South Indian coconut sauce with curry leaves and mustard seeds.

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Chickpea Curry served and ready to eat Indian

Chickpea Curry

A quick, comforting chickpea curry in a creamy coconut tomato sauce — weeknight food that tastes…

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Onion Bhaji served and ready to eat Indian

Onion Bhaji

Crispy, spiced onion fritters bound with gram flour — a beloved Indian snack and starter.

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Lemon Rice served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Lemon Rice

Fluffy rice tossed with a tangy lemon, mustard seed and curry leaf tempering — bright and…

⏱ 15 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Aloo Gobi served and ready to eat Indian

Aloo Gobi

Potato and cauliflower cooked with cumin, turmeric and ginger — a dry, fragrant vegetable curry.

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Rogan Josh served and ready to eat Indian

Rogan Josh

Tender lamb slow-cooked in an aromatic Kashmiri-spiced sauce — deep red, rich and warmly fragrant.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Samosas served and ready to eat Indian

Samosas

Crispy pastry triangles filled with spiced potato and peas — a beloved snack across South Asia.

⏱ 1 hr 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Coriander Mint Chutney served and ready to eat Indian

Coriander Mint Chutney

A fresh, zingy green chutney of coriander, mint, chilli and lime — the perfect partner to…

⏱ 10 min 🍽 8 servings 📊 Easy
Vegetable Biryani served and ready to eat Indian

Vegetable Biryani

Aromatic layered rice with spiced mixed vegetables, saffron and herbs — a vegetarian feast in one…

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Paneer Tikka served and ready to eat Indian

Paneer Tikka

Marinated paneer and peppers charred on skewers — a smoky, satisfying vegetarian starter.

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Prawn Curry served and ready to eat Indian

Prawn Curry

Juicy prawns in a fragrant tomato and coconut curry — quick, rich and ready in under…

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Spinach Dal served and ready to eat Indian

Spinach Dal

Yellow lentils simmered with spinach, garlic and cumin — a wholesome, comforting everyday vegan dal.

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Naan Bread served and ready to eat Indian

Naan Bread

Soft, pillowy flatbread blistered in a hot pan — the perfect partner to any curry, made…

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Paneer Paratha served and ready to eat Indian

Paneer Paratha

Soft flatbread stuffed with spiced paneer — a hearty breakfast favourite across the subcontinent.

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Masala Dosa served and ready to eat Indian

Masala Dosa

Crisp, lacy fermented rice crepes filled with spiced potato — a South Indian breakfast worth mastering.

⏱ 12 hr 20 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Hard
Vada Pav served and ready to eat Indian

Vada Pav

A spiced potato fritter in a soft bun with green chutney — Mumbai's most beloved street…

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Pav Bhaji served and ready to eat Indian

Pav Bhaji

A buttery, spiced vegetable mash served with toasted buns — Mumbai street food at its most…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Rajma served and ready to eat Indian

Rajma

Kidney beans simmered in a spiced tomato-onion gravy — a Punjabi comfort food that's pure home…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Chole Bhature served and ready to eat Indian

Chole Bhature

A spicy chickpea curry paired with puffy fried bread — a Punjabi feast made for sharing.

⏱ 2 hr 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Rice Kheer served and ready to eat Indian

Rice Kheer

Creamy rice pudding simmered with milk, cardamom and nuts — a comforting South Asian dessert.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Easy
Gulab Jamun served and ready to eat Indian

Gulab Jamun

Soft, syrup-soaked milk dumplings fragrant with cardamom and rose — the most beloved South Asian sweet.

⏱ 45 min 🍽 20 servings 📊 Medium
Jalebi served and ready to eat Indian

Jalebi

Crispy spiral fritters dripping with saffron-cardamom syrup — bright orange, sweet and impossible to resist.

⏱ 50 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Hard
Chicken Korma served and ready to eat Indian

Chicken Korma

A creamy, mildly spiced curry of chicken in a yoghurt and cashew sauce — gentle and…

⏱ 55 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Bombay Potatoes served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Bombay Potatoes

Crispy fried potatoes with mustard seeds, turmeric and coriander — a vibrant Indian side.

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Dosa with Coconut Chutney served and ready to eat Indian

Dosa with Coconut Chutney

Crispy fermented rice and lentil crêpes from South India with a fresh coconut chutney for dipping.

⏱ 12 hr 20 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Mango Kulfi served and ready to eat Indian

Mango Kulfi

Creamy frozen Indian dessert with mango, cardamom and pistachios — denser and richer than ice cream.

⏱ 35 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Easy
Misal Pav served and ready to eat Indian

Misal Pav

A fiery sprouted bean curry topped with crunchy farsan and served with soft buns — Maharashtra's…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Ragda Pattice served and ready to eat Indian

Ragda Pattice

Crispy potato patties drowned in a white pea curry with tangy chutneys — Mumbai's sit-down street…

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Dhokla served and ready to eat Indian

Dhokla

Light, spongy, mildly tangy steamed chickpea cakes from Gujarat — a healthy savoury treat with a…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Upma served and ready to eat Indian

Upma

A savoury South Indian semolina porridge with mustard seeds, curry leaves and vegetables — comforting breakfast…

⏱ 25 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Poha served and ready to eat Indian

Poha

Flattened rice tempered with mustard seeds, onion, peanuts and turmeric — Maharashtra's lightest, most beloved breakfast.

⏱ 20 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Rasgulla served and ready to eat Indian

Rasgulla

Soft, spongy cheese balls in a fragrant cardamom sugar syrup — Bengal's most famous sweet, light…

⏱ 50 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Hard
Kheer served and ready to eat Indian

Kheer

Creamy slow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, saffron and nuts — the festival dessert across South Asia.

⏱ 1 hr 5 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Easy
Masoor Dal served and ready to eat Indian

Masoor Dal

Red lentils simmered with turmeric and tempered with cumin, garlic and chilli — South Asia's most…

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Dal Tadka served and ready to eat Indian

Dal Tadka

Yellow split lentils with a smoky tempering of garlic, cumin and red chilli — the iconic…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Paneer Tikka served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Paneer Tikka

Cubes of paneer cheese and peppers marinated in spiced yoghurt and grilled until charred — a…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Naan Bread served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Naan Bread

Soft, slightly chewy leavened flatbread with bubbles and char — the perfect partner to any curry.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Indian Chicken Saag served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Chicken Saag

Tender chicken in a deep green spinach curry with garlic and fenugreek — comforting, healthy and…

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Egg Curry served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Egg Curry

Hard-boiled eggs simmered in a deeply spiced onion-tomato gravy — a humble, quick and protein-packed Indian…

⏱ 35 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Indian Rajma served and ready to eat Indian

Indian Rajma

A homely Punjabi kidney bean curry with onion, tomato, ginger and cumin — North India's favourite…

⏱ 55 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy

About Indian cooking

Do I need special ingredients?

Most of our Indian recipes use ingredients you can find in a regular supermarket. Where something less common is needed, we suggest easy alternatives.

Are these recipes authentic?

They are inspired by Indian flavours and traditions, written originally and adapted to be practical for the home kitchen.