Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Restaurant-Style Favorites 11
Butter Chicken (Boneless Chicken in a Creamy Tomato Gravy) 13
Chana Masala (Punjabi-Style Chickpea Curry) 14
Butter Paneer Masala (Paneer in a Buttery Gravy) 17
Mutton Rogan Josh (Kashmiri-Style Mutton Curry) 18
Dal Makhani (Creamy Three-Legume Curry) 21
Mughlai-Style Egg Curry (Boiled Eggs in a Creamy Golden Gravy) 22
Dum Aloo (Mughlai-Style Fried Potato Curry) 25
Vegan Tikka Masala (Tikka Masala with a Meat Substitute) 26
Navratan Korma (Vegetable Curry with Nine Gems) 29
Dal Tadka (Restaurant-Style Dal Curry) 32
Shahi Paneer (Creamy and Rich Paneer Curry) 35
Chicken Balti (Britain's Curry House-Style Chicken Curry) 36
Paneer in White Gravy (Paneer in a White Sauce) 39
Mutton Korma (Old Delhi-Style Meat Curry) 40
A Bag of Beans 43
Zucchini Moong Dal (Yellow Moong Beans with Zucchini) 45
Punjabi Rajma Masala (Red Kidney Beans Curry) 46
Shahi Dal (Mughlai-Style Black Lentil Curry) 49
Garlicky Butternut Squash Dal (Yellow Moong Bean Curry with Butternut Squash) 50
Langar Wali Dal (Sikh. Gurudwara-Style Lentil Curry) 53
Sabut Masoor Dal (Brown Lentil Curry with Spinach and Potatoes) 54
South India Special Sambar (Pigeon Peas and Vegetable Stew) 57
Kadala Curry (Brown Chickpea and Potato Masala) 58
Saag Maa Ki Dal (Green Leafy Lentil Curry) 61
Vegetable Chana Curry (Vegan Chickpea Coconut Curry) 62
Squash Methi Dal (Winter Squash, Fenugreek and Pink Lentil Curry) 65
Vegetable Kootu (Vegetable and Yellow Moong Bean Curry) 66
Squash Red Beans Curry (Red Kidney Beans and Winter Squash Curry) 69
Palak Lobia Masala (Spinach and Black-Eyed Peas Curry) 70
Veg Curry in a Hurry 73
Mushroom Matar Masala (Spicy Button Mushroom and Green Peas Curry) 75
Squash Potato Curry (Sweet and Spicy Winter Squash Potato Curry) 76
South Indian-Style Pineapple Curry (Vegan Pineapple Curry) 79
Tofu Matar Masala (Peas and Tofu Curry) 80
Creamy Cauliflower Peas Curry (Coconut-Flavored Cauliflower and Peas Curry) 83
Zucchini Kofta Curry (Vegetarian Kofta Balls Curry) 84
Kale Mushroom Matar Malai (Kale, Mushroom and Peas Curry) 87
Mix Veg Masala (Seasonal Mixed Vegetables Curry) 88
Kale Boondi Kadhi (Yogurt Curry with Kale) 91
Nadru Yakhni (Lotus Stem Curry) 92
Bhagara Baingan (Sweet and Spicy Baby Eggplant Curry) 95
Methi Chaman (Green Paneer Curry) 96
Dahi Bhindi (Crispy Okra in a Yogurt Sauce) 99
Chicken from My Kitchen 101
Murgh Shah Jahani (Mughlai-Sryie Chicken Curry) 103
Sunday Chicken Curry (Indian Masala Chicken Curry) 104
Chicken Chettinad Masala (South India-Style Spicy Chicken Curry) 107
Green Chicken Curry (Chicken in a Green Curry Sauce) 108
Chicken Rista (Chicken Meatballs in Red Sauce) 111
Chicken Ka Salan (Sweet and Spicy Chicken Curry) 112
Murgh Cholay Curry (Chicken Curry with Chickpeas) 115
Malabar Chicken Curry (Chicken Curry in a Creamy Coconut Curry Paste) 116
Chicken Kali Mirch (Creamy Black Pepper Sauce Chicken) 119
Achari Chicken (Indian Pickle Spiced Chicken Curry) 120
For Meat Lovers 123
Slow Cooker Goat Curry (Slow-Cooked Masala Goat Curry) 125
Keema Methi Matar Masala (Ground Goat Curry with Peas and Fenugreek Leaves) 126
Kundan Kaliya (Royal Golden Lamb Curry) 129
Dal Gosht (Lamb and Legumes Curry) 130
Mutton Kulambu (South India-Style Mutton Curry) 133
Kosha Mangosha (Bengali-Style Slow Cooker Mutton Curry) 134
Meat Aloo Salan (Lamb and Potatoes Curry) 137
Keema Kaleji Curry (Ground Goat Meat and Liver Curry) 138
Lamb Vegetable Korma (Slow-Cooked Lamb and Vegetable Korma Curry) 141
Palak Mutton Rara (Lamb and Spinach Curry) 142
Railway Mutton Curry (Indian Railway Special Meat Curry from British Raj Era) 145
Safed Maas (Lamb in White Sauce) 146
Meat Ki Kadhi (Lamb Cooked in Gram Flour and Yogurt Curry) 149
Fresh from the Sea 151
Goan-Style Prawn Caldinho (Yellow Shrimp Curry in a Sweet and Spicy Sauce) 152
Crab Masala Curry (Whole Crab Curry) 155
Prawn Do Pyaza (Punjabi-Style Shrimp and Shallots Curry) 156
Fried Fish Curry (Crispy Fish Filet in a Spicy Masala Sauce) 159
Shorshe Chingri (Prawns in Mustard Gravy) 160
Tomato Fish Curry (White Fish Poached in a Tomato Gravy) 163
Prawn Drumstick Curry (Kerala-Style Shrimp Curry with Drumsticks) 164
Chingri Malai Curry (Bengali-Style Creamy Shrimp Curry) 167
Madras Meen Kulambu (Spicy Fish Curry from Madras) 168
Vegetable Fish Curry (Mildly Spicy Fish and Vegetables Curry) 171
Fish Dal Curry (Fish and Yellow Moong Bean Curry) 172
Doi Chingri (Shrimp in a Light Yogurt Sauce) 175
Fusion Flavors 177
Madras Lamb Curry (Anglo Indian-Style Meat Curry) 178
Dhansak (Parsi-Style Dal and Vegetable Curry) 181
Lamb Vindaloo Curry (Lamb Cooked in a Spicy Vindaloo Masala) 182
Chilli Paneer (Indian Chinese Fusion Paneer Gravy) 185
Chicken lshtu (Kerala-Style Chicken and Vegetable Stew) 186
Jardalu Salli Boti (Parsi-Style Chicken and Apricot Curry) 189
Caril de Galinha (Portuguese-Style Chicken Curry) 190
Meen Molly (Coconut Milk and Fish Curry) 193
Chicken Pathia (British-Style Chicken Curry with Mango Chutney) 194
Chicken Chashni (Curry House-Style Sweet Chicken Curry) 197
Leftover Turkey Curry (Curry with Shredded Turkey) 198
Chicken Xacuti (Spicy Chicken Curry from Goa) 201
One-Pot Curry Meals 203
Dal Dhokli (Pigeon Peas Curry with Handmade Wheat Pasta) 204
Konji (Indian-Style Rice Porridge) 207
Haleem (Broken Wheat, Meat, Legumes and Vegetables Casserole) 208
Bisi Belle Bath (One-Pot Vegetable, Rice and Legumes Casserole) 211
Bunny Chow (One-Pot Meat, Chickpea and Potato Stew) 214
Mulligatawny (Anglo Indian Curried Soup) 217
Misal Pav (Spicy Sprouted Moth Bean Curry) 218
Bengali Matar Ghugni (Dried White Peas Stew) 221
Lehsimi Paiak Khichdi (Garlicky Rice, Yellow Moong Bean and Spinach Porridge) 222
Anda Dal (Eggs Poached in a Lentil Curry) 225
Oats Khichdi (Yellow Moong Bean and Whole Oats Savory Porridge) 226
Quinoa Pongal (One-Pot Quinoa and Yellow Moong Bean Casserole) 229
Indian Kitchen Staples 231
Acknowledgments 233
About the Author 233
Index 234
