
Baingan Bharta
A whole aubergine is charred directly over a gas flame until the skin is blackened and the flesh inside is soft
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A whole aubergine is charred directly over a gas flame until the skin is blackened and the flesh inside is soft

The okra is washed, dried thoroughly and trimmed, then cut into 2 cm pieces

Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

Colombian empanadas are deep-fried half-moons in a vivid yellow-corn casing, sold by the dozen at every street stall in Bogotá and Medellín

The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions

Split yellow moong dal (or chana dal, or a mix) is rinsed and pressure-cooked or simmered with turmeric until completely soft

Matbucha is the North African-Israeli slow-cooked tomato-and-pepper salad, a thick, jammy spread of charred peppers and…

The trotters get a hard initial boil to set the meat and start releasing gelatin; the water is changed

Long-grain rice (not basmati or jasmine, they're too slim) toasts in oil over medium heat until pale gold and nutty, 3-4 minutes

Maris Piper or floury potatoes peel and cube 2 ½ cm

A simple yeasted bread dough rises for 1 hour; balls are divided and rolled into 9 cm rounds

The shrimp po-boy is the New Orleans sandwich invented in the 1920s for striking streetcar workers, two long French…

Split yellow moong dal (or toor dal) cooks with turmeric, salt and water for 25 minutes until soft and breaking down