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Punjab Dessert

Kheer

Slow-cooked rice pudding with cardamom, saffron, nuts and rose water — pure comfort in a bowl.

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Easy

Punjab Dessert

Gajar Ka Halwa

Slow-cooked grated carrot pudding with ghee, milk and cardamom — a winter celebration classic.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

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Punjab Dinner

Butter Chicken

Tender chicken in a velvety tomato-butter-cream sauce — arguably the world's most...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

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Punjab Dinner

Chicken Tikka Masala

Charred tandoor-style chicken chunks in a spiced tomato masala — rich, smoky and...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

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Andhra Pradesh Dinner

Chicken Biryani

Fragrant long-grain basmati layered with spiced chicken — the definitive celebration rice dish.

⏱ 45 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Punjab Dinner

Tandoori Chicken

Whole chicken marinated in a fiery red spiced yogurt and cooked until charred — a...

⏱ 240 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Chicken 65

Crispy deep-fried chicken bites in a fiery yogurt sauce — Chennai's most famous party snack.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Uttar Pradesh Dinner

Chicken Korma

Mildly spiced chicken braised in yogurt and nut gravy — a Mughal-era recipe for...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Goa Dinner

Chicken Vindaloo

Goan fiery-hot chicken curry with vinegar and bold spices — Portuguese-inspired and...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Hard

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Jammu and Kashmir Dinner

Mutton Rogan Josh

Kashmiri slow-cooked lamb in Ratan Jot-red gravy with whole spices — the jewel of...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dinner

Fish Molee

Mild golden-yellow Kerala fish curry in thin coconut milk with green chillies —...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Punjab Beverage

Thandai

Chilled almond-spice-rose milk drink traditionally made for Holi — refreshing,...

⏱ 240 min prep

Easy