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Indian Recipes

 

At least 14 official languages, a billion people and an enormous landmass that runs from arid mountain wastelands to lush tropical forest. How on earth do you catalogue any collection of foods from such a place?

 

What, to coin a phrase, to do? Ignore the whole conundrum, that's what.

 

Kebabs

A collection of grilled and fried kebab recipes to delight the senses , amaze the cornocopias and overload the coccyx.

 

Karahis

Frying pan curries. The karahi is the double handed cooking pot of India, but you can use a round-bottomed frypan instead and nobody will be any the wiser...

 

Pulaos and Biryanis

Rice. Plain rice. Pulao Rice. Vegetable pulao. Lamb Pulao. And Biryani, too.

 

Bread

Paratha Paratha, wherefore art though Paratha?

 

A little something from the Raj

A selection of recipes from India in the 1840s, brought up to date...

 

A bolt of Balti

Baltistan my butt. The now famous joke by Indian restrauters, serving dinner in a bucket to lagered up Brits, has become a national curryhouse 'specialty'. Here's a bunch of Baltis, then...

 

Indian Desserts

It's hard to find Indian desserts that suit a Western palate. They tend to be very sweet, very sticky, very fried or very milky. Some are all of these things. Here are some less extreme dessert ideas, then.

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