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A South Indian breakfast spread of masala dosa, uttapam, poori, kothu parotta, chutneys, sambar and filter coffee.

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Recipes for dishes on our menu, guides to ordering with confidence, and the stories of the ovens, spices and drinks behind them.

8 recipes

Recipes

Home versions of dishes from our menu, with clear timings and temperatures.

A crisp, golden masala dosa folded around spiced potato, with coconut chutney and sambar.
Recipes · 18 hr 10 min

Masala dosa from scratch

How to make masala dosa at home: a fermented rice and urad dal batter, a turmeric potato filling with curry leaves, and the trick to a...
A stone bowl of white coconut chutney topped with mustard seeds, curry leaves and a red chilli, beside a folded dosa.
Recipes · 15 min

Coconut chutney, the dosa's best friend

A simple South Indian coconut chutney for dosa and idli: coconut, roasted chana dal and green chilli, finished with a tadka of mustard...
A copper pot of glossy orange butter chicken with a swirl of cream and a pat of butter, with naan.
Recipes · 3 hr

Butter chicken, the weeknight way

A home butter chicken recipe: yogurt-marinated chicken charred under the broiler, then simmered in a silky tomato, butter and cream...
Charred chicken tikka on skewers with onion rings, lemon and green mint chutney on a terracotta table.
Recipes · 4 hr 55 min

Chicken tikka on the grill

Chicken tikka at home: boneless chicken in a two-step yogurt marinade, threaded on skewers and charred on a hot grill or broiler, with...
A bowl of vivid green palak paneer with golden paneer cubes and a swirl of cream, with roti.
Recipes · 45 min

Palak paneer that stays green

A palak paneer recipe that keeps its bright green colour: blanched spinach blended with onion, tomato and spices, with golden pan-fried...
A brass bowl of dark chana masala topped with coriander, ginger and green chilli, with puffed bhature and sliced onion.
Recipes · 9 hr 15 min

Punjabi chana masala

A Punjabi chana masala recipe: chickpeas simmered in a dark onion-tomato masala with ginger, amchur and warm spices. Vegan, filling and...
A black wok of vegetable Hakka noodles with shredded cabbage, carrot, peppers and spring onion, with chopsticks.
Recipes · 30 min

Veg Hakka noodles, Indo-Chinese style

How to make Indo-Chinese veg Hakka noodles at home: springy noodles tossed in a smoking wok with shredded vegetables, soy, vinegar,...
A brass bowl of glossy orange carrot halwa with almonds and pistachios, beside fresh red carrots.
Recipes · 1 hr 30 min

Gajar ka halwa, the carrot pudding

A traditional gajar ka halwa: grated carrots slowly simmered in milk, then cooked with ghee, sugar and cardamom and finished with...

2 articles

Traditions

The techniques, ingredients and histories behind the food.

Skewers of chicken tikka going into a glowing clay tandoor oven.
Traditions · 2 min read

How a tandoor works

What a tandoor is, why it gets so hot, and how it cooks tandoori chicken, kebabs and naan, from the charred edges to the bread slapped...
A cast-iron pan of dark, peppery Chettinad chicken curry surrounded by whole spices on a stone slab.
Traditions · 2 min read

Chettinad: the peppery cooking of Tamil Nadu

Where Chettinad cooking comes from, the freshly roasted spices that define it, from black pepper to stone flower, and what to order if...

3 articles

Guides

Practical help for ordering and eating Indian food.

A South Indian breakfast spread of masala dosa, onion uttapam, poori with potato curry, kothu parotta, chutneys, sambar and filter coffee.
Guides · 2 min read

Dosa, uttapam, poori: a guide to South Indian tiffins

What South Indians mean by tiffin, and how to choose between dosa, uttapam, poori and kothu parotta, with the chutneys and sambar that...
A vegetarian Indian spread of paneer butter masala, dal, aloo gobi, bhindi, chana masala and vegetable biryani with naan and raita.
Guides · 2 min read

Eating vegetarian at an Indian restaurant

A practical guide to vegetarian Indian food: the curries, biryanis, starters and dosas to order, and what vegans and people with...
Fresh red and green chillies and dried red chillies, long and short, laid out beside a glass of lassi and a bowl of yogurt.
Guides · 2 min read

How hot is it? Indian spice levels explained

Not all Indian food is hot. How to tell mild dishes from fiery ones, why Andhra food is famously spicy, and what to drink when the...

1 article

Drinks

Beer, whisky, wine and lassi, and how to pair them.

Three glasses of golden lager and a hazy wheat beer with an orange slice, beside masala peanuts on a terracotta bar counter at golden hour.
Drinks · 2 min read

Indian beer, explained

A short guide to Indian beer: crisp lagers made for spicy food, India's strong beers, craft-style brands like Bira 91, and...

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