Indian

Tandoori chicken gets its name from the clay oven (heated by wood or coal) it is traditionally cooked in—a tandoor—which bakes meat, fish, poultry, and bread at temperatures upward of 500°F. In our version, the chicken is broiled and the signature yogurt and spice marinade contains only ingredients that are readily available on supermarket shelves.

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On the eastern side of the Indian peninsula, fronting the Bay of Bengal, is Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. This recipe from that cosmopolitan city is typically made with sardines, mackerel, and crab, but we have substituted orange roughy for a more delicately flavored dish.

Introduced to India by Portuguese settlers, this spicy stew can also be made with pork, beef or lamb. Serve over steamed basmati rice.

The simplest flatbread you can make.

Savory from chile, ginger, and cumin, these adai are a filling breakfast to power you through the day.

Lacking an actual tandoor, the air fryer might be the best way to make chicken tikka. Juicy, charred, and well-spiced, it’s your new weeknight MVP.

Using store-bought pizza dough and pre-made chana masala to make these flavorful stuffed pockets, dinner comes together in a snap.

This classic palak paneer recipe keeps things simple with minimal ingredients but fries the paneer for a crispy texture to pair with the creamy spinach purée.

We swapped hard-to-find parathas for flour tortillas in this riff on paneer kathi rolls. With a tangy yogurt sauce and filling veg, it’s the ideal to-go lunch.

Golden lentil dumplings dunked in creamy yogurt and topped with chaat masala.

This aromatic curry starts with a base of puréed onions—a simple way to harness punchy allium flavor with none of the chopping and tears.

A heavily spiced sauce and pops of green peas makes bland tofu a distant memory. Easy to veganize (just skip the butter), this curry is an excellent make-ahead meal.

This sweet, refreshing, cannabis drink is a staple of Holi. Our version is creamy, floral, and ideal for any spring celebration.

In this fiery Indian classic, chunks of pork shoulder and succulent pork belly are cooked until tender in a tangy, spicy chile-vinegar sauce. 

This iconic Mumbai dish is joyously messy, vibrantly spiced, all too easy—and did we mention remarkably cheap?

Inspired by coconut-based mithai, these irresistible baked cake doughnuts have a plush, lightly spiced crumb and a sweet glaze, all thanks to coconut milk.

This comforting, richly spiced Indian mushroom gravy is great for casual weeknight meals and dressed-up dinner parties alike.