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Tadka Focaccia

This tadka-topped focaccia is loaded with crispy curry leaves, black mustard seeds, white sesame seeds, and dried red chiles.

Dirty Chai Cheesecake Brownies

These brownies feature a delightful combo of warm spices, black tea, and strong coffee.

Cucumber Raita

Serving something spicy? Keep your cool with this easy Indian raita.

Mango Chutney

The perfect condiment to serve with roast chicken, kebabs, pappadam, and more.

My Shortcut to Making Aloo Chaat? Using Frozen Tater Tots

It's also an incredibly easy dinner.

Turkey Biryani

 Resurrect your leftover Thanksgiving turkey as a big pot of fragrant, beautifully-spiced turkey biryani.

Potato, Paneer, and Sweet Corn Kebab

This vegetarian version of the seekh kebab combines sweet corn, carrots, potato, and paneer with a classic kebab masala, including cardamom, black pepper, and tangy dried mango powder.

Nutty and Salty Gunpowder Spice

Gunpowder spice, also known as idli podi or milagai podi, is not a spice blend but instead a dry chutney found in South India that’s eaten with dosa and idli.

Collards Patra

In India, this dish is typically made with the large, elephant ear-like leaves of the taro plant, but you can use collard leaves instead.

Eggplant Tikkas in Creamy Yogurt, Mustard, Chile, and Ginger

Eggplant and onion pieces are marinated in spiced, creamy yogurt before being grilled or broiled.

Cauliflower Biryani

In this cashew-topped biryani, some of the rice is swapped for marinated spiced cauliflower. 

Bhuna Khichuri (Bengali Roasted Moong Dal and Rice)

Dry-roasting the lentils before cooking gives the dish a wonderful smoky, earthy fragrance.

Hariyali Murgh (Baked Chicken Thighs With Herbs)

These bone-in chicken thighs are rubbed with cilantro, mint, and chiles.

Chapati

Chapati is the everyday bread eaten by many families in India. Chapati flour is readily available in many South Asian grocery stores, but if you can’t find it, use sifted whole wheat flour.

Celebrate Holi With This Floral, Softly Spiced Thandai Poke Cake

Thandai masala—a mixture of ground nuts, seeds, spices, and rose petals—is the key this refreshing Holi beverage, but you should also bake it into your next poke cake.

Thandai

With flavors that are bright and complex from a mixture of nuts, seeds, spices, and rose petals, thandai is the ideal drink for Holi celebrations.

Thandai Masala

This spice mix can be used to make thandai to drink for holi, or baked into an assortment of sweets.