
Dal Makhani
Whole black urad lentils and a small handful of red kidney beans are soaked overnight, then pressure-cooked or simmered…
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Whole black urad lentils and a small handful of red kidney beans are soaked overnight, then pressure-cooked or simmered…

Vermicelli noodles cook briefly and get tossed with sesame oil to stop sticking

The "gumbo of herbs", the green Lenten gumbo traditionally made by Cajun and Creole families during the fasting weeks…

Whole chickpeas are soaked overnight and simmered until tender (or pressure-cooked)

Yellow split peas (chana dal) simmer with onion, turmeric and tomato until very soft

This is mapo tofu without the pork, where the dried shiitake mushroom steps in and does most of the heavy lifting

Sliced onions are fried into golden-brown crisps and lifted out

A wok is heated hot; garlic flashes briefly in oil; vegetables go in by cook time, firmest first (broccoli, carrot, baby…

Spinach is blanched for one minute then plunged into iced water (a step that locks the colour bright green)

Dried kidney beans are soaked overnight and pressure-cooked (or simmered for 2 hours) until completely tender

The Monday dinner of New Orleans, the dish traditionally cooked on washing day because it could simmer unattended on the…

A British-Indian-Restaurant standard, built on a base of cold, fully-dried basmati so the grains stay separate under high heat

A spice paste of green chillies and aromatics blends fresh (or starts from a good Thai paste with fresh additions)