Desi chana curry. Tari wale kale chane. Tari wale desi chane. Even though these are brown chickpeas, literally translated they’re known...

This recipe really needs no introduction. If you have ordered dal tadka in a restaurant, you would most likely be served toor dal tadka....

Red kidney beans curry Let me start with a disclaimer. This is a one pot rajma masala recipe, not the authentic Punjabi recipe of rajma...

Quick to cook, one pot meals coming up on the blog in the next few posts. Also, easy on the tummy, cooling recipes coz, Summer! And I’m...

Comfort food… soul food… call it what you may. A bowl of this delicious Kadhi Pakoda with steamed rice is heart-warming! It may come...

Rustic because I’ve finely chopped all the ingredients instead of blending them to a purée, which gives the recipe an old school rustic...

Winter! Winter! Winter! Sarson! Sarson! Sarson! …and other leafy greens ofcourse! My favourite season with my favourite food is here and...

This recipe is that of a Punjabi style Lobia (black eyed peas) Curry. Or Rongi as we call it at home. The masala paste for this curry...

Chickpeas Curry This Punjabi style Chole Masala is a curry based recipe, different from Pindi Chole which is a dry-ish chickpeas recipe....

This is a basic moong dal tadka recipe, with a simple, flavourful tadka (tempering) for the ones new to cooking. I will follow this up...

The spiced, tangy, thin gravy that is usually served with Puran Poli. Katachi Amti is made using the water in which the chana dal (Bengal...

This recipe of Keema Aloo or Kheema Aloo uses mutton keema (mince), you could use minced meat of choice, or soy mince – whichever works....

Or chicken cooked in raw mango gravy. What’s an Indian summer without mangoes? And when raw mangoes (Kairi) are in season… make the most...

Packed with nutrition and antioxidants, whole moong or mung beans are a good source of plant based protein for those following a...

Sarson, palak, methi, bathua are all available fresh and in abundance during the winters. As much as I love all forms of Saag, this...

Unusual name… when I heard of this recipe for the first time, I googled the name to check if it actually exists! It does. Chicken...

These are bottle gourd (lauki) koftas in a light curry recipe and could be easily substituted with paneer, mutton / chicken kheema...

Traditional / authentic pindi chole are made using anardana (dried pomegranate seeds), for a bit of tang & flavour – no tomatoes. I...