
Chakalaka
Onion is softened in oil; garlic, ginger and curry powder bloom
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Onion is softened in oil; garlic, ginger and curry powder bloom

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

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

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

Potatoes, cauliflower, peas boil until tender

Onion and ginger char black on a flame to give the broth its signature smoky depth

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

Spring roll wrappers fold around a filling of cooked lentils, peas, onion, garlic, ginger and a Somali spice mix…

Sayur lodeh is the Indonesian vegetable curry from Central Java, a turmeric-yellow coconut-milk stew of vegetables and…

A spice paste of shallots, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and turmeric is fried in oil

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

Onions are softened with garlic and ras el hanout

The batter is the technique: ice-cold sparkling water, plain flour, an egg yolk, mixed barely, the lumps and undissolved…