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946 recipes to explore — every one original and tested.

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
Pakistani Mutton Handi served and ready to eat Pakistani

Pakistani Mutton Handi

Slow-cooked mutton in a thick, dark gravy with whole spices and yoghurt — Pakistan's definitive Sunday…

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 🍽 5 servings 📊 Medium
Sheermal served and ready to eat Pakistani

Sheermal

A soft, slightly sweet saffron-scented flatbread enriched with milk — the bread of Mughal feasts.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
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
Chana Pulao served and ready to eat Pakistani

Chana Pulao

Fragrant basmati rice cooked with chickpeas and whole spices — a simple, satisfying Pakistani one-pot.

⏱ 45 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Mongolian Beef served and ready to eat Chinese

Mongolian Beef

Crispy strips of beef in a sticky soy-brown sugar glaze with spring onions — a Chinese-American…

⏱ 25 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Orange Chicken served and ready to eat Chinese

Orange Chicken

Crispy battered chicken in a glossy sweet-and-tangy orange sauce — the takeaway classic, fresher at home.

⏱ 35 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium