
Balachaung
The Burmese dried-shrimp relish that sits in a jar in every Yangon kitchen, the seasoning you reach for to lift a plate…
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The Burmese dried-shrimp relish that sits in a jar in every Yangon kitchen, the seasoning you reach for to lift a plate…

This is what street vendors across southern China make in big shallow woks at the front of their stalls, head-on prawns…

A Caribbean-Southern crossover that works because both traditions cook in a similar register: butter, peppers, alliums…

Chingri malai curry is one of those rare Bengali dishes that crosses the river: equally beloved in Kolkata's bonedi…

Beef (or goat, or prawns) parboils briefly

Goan prawn pulao is the green-flavoured rice dish that uses a fresh herb masala instead of the more typical brown spice…

Kung pao (gongbao) shrimp is the seafood cousin of the classic Sichuan gongbao jiding, named for the 19th-century…

The sauce (the technical heart of the dish) reduces palm sugar, fish sauce, tamarind paste, water, ginger and dried…

Bone-in goat (or chicken or catfish, fish takes much less time) simmers in lightly salted water with onion, garlic…

Prawn balchão is the Goan prawn pickle, less a curry and more a fiery jammy preserve that eats by the spoonful with rice and bread

"Adrak" is Hindi for ginger, and this curry treats the root not just as a base aromatic (where it normally sits in…

A Madras lives or dies by balance

Pathia traces back to Parsi home cooking, where the sweet-sour-spicy triad, usually balanced with jaggery, vinegar or…

Rogan josh ("oily red") comes from Kashmir, where the original is a slow-cooked Wazwan dish of lamb in a deeply spiced…

This is one of the most exportable Sichuan dishes: fast, vibrant, and built on a sauce sharp enough to cut through any…