A
aatukal karaikudi 52
Aki’s railway goat curry 115
akoori 62
amchur 222
Amma’s dosa 19
arikadukka 138
aromatic chicken curry 21
asafetida 222
atta flour 222
avial 7
B
bebinca 97
beef
beef with apricots 73
beef chili coconut fry 38
beef jardaloo 73
Keralan beef fry 170
wagyu beef ullathu 170–1
beet/beetroot
beetroot halwa 28
sweet beet pudding 28
Bengali pumpkin flower fritters 192
Bengali semolina doughnuts 202
biryani 46–7
bitter melon curry 34
bitterness 33
black cumin seeds 222
bread & butter pudding, Mughal 54
brinjal mirchi galan 65
burrani raita 211
C
cardamom 222
carom seeds 222
cashew & coconut lamb curry 119
cassia bark 222
cauliflower & coconut 16
chana dal 222
chapatis 218
charoli 222
chatpata machli 74
cheese & peas curry 72
chettiar chutney 212
chicken
aromatic chicken curry 21
Chettinar chicken 104
chicken & potato curry 93
chicken cafreal 71
chicken chettiyar milagu 153
chicken chukka 104
chicken harra masala 40
coriander & mint chicken 40
green chicken curry 71
Mangalore chicken curry 134
Mysore chili chicken 112
Parsi fried chicken 92
saffron chicken curry 118
tandoori spatchcock 125
tomato & pepper chicken curry 153
chickpeas
black 222
Indian street snack 108–9
chili 103
beef chili coconut fry 38
chili powder 223
coconut chili crab 145
coriander & chili chutney 210
eggplant & chili curry 65
fiery goat curry 45
Mysore chili chicken 112
rasam powder 215
tomato chili chutney 108–9
chutney 61
chettiar chutney 212
coriander & chili 210
date & tamarind 108–9
green chutney 210
mint & coriander 108–9
plum chutney 211
tamarind & ginger 210
tomato chili chutney 108–9
tomato chutney 188
clams, Goan 191
coconut 223
banana & coconut 15
beef chili coconut fry 38
cashew & coconut lamb curry 119
cauliflower & coconut 16
coconut broth 184–5
coconut chili crab 145
coconut crab with steamed rice noodle cakes 184–5
coconut rice 215
lamb meatballs in coconut curry 130–1
vegetables in yogurt curry 7
coriander & chili chutney 210
crab
coconut chili crab 145
coconut crab with steamed rice noodle cakes 184–5
crab iddiappam 184–5
crispy milk-poached lamb ribs 135
crispy okra 53
crispy pork with ginger tamarind glaze 82–3
curd rice 214
Aki’s railway goat curry 115
aromatic chicken curry 21
bitter melon curry 34
cashew & coconut lamb curry 119
cheese & peas curry 72
chicken & potato curry 93
curried scrambled eggs 62
eggplant & chili curry 65
fiery goat curry 45
fish hash curry 194
five-spice seafood curry 147
Goan pork sausage curry 121
golden lamb curry 126–7
green chicken curry 71
Keralan duck curry 122
Keralan shrimp curry 88
lamb meatballs in coconut curry 130–1
lotus root curry 196
Mangalore chicken curry 134
quail with mango curry 165
saffron chicken curry 118
shrimp & okra curry 90
sour fish curry 142
Tamil fish curry 89
tomato & pepper chicken curry 153
vegetables in yogurt curry 7
curry leaves 223
oil infused with 188
custard
jaggery baked custard 172
Parsi wedding custard 96
D
dal & spinach massial 20
date & tamarind chutney 108–9
desserts
baked sweet yogurt cream 201
Bengali semolina doughnuts 202
Goan layer cake 97
jackfruit payasam 27
jaggery baked custard 172
Mughal bread & butter pudding 54
Parsi wedding custard 96
pineapple semolina cake 205
pistachio kulfi 162
rice pudding 27
dhaba aloo murg 93
drumstick 223
duck
duck mappas 122
duck seekh kebabs 187
grilled minced duck kebabs 187
Keralan duck curry 122
dumplings, fried, with yogurt sauce 66–7
E
eggplant
eggplant & chili curry 65
stuffed eggplant 107
eggs
curried scrambled eggs 62
jaggery baked custard 172
Parsi wedding custard 96
F
fennel 103
fenugreek 33
dried leaves 223
fiery goat curry 45
fish
fish fritters 22
fish hash curry 194
fish steamed in banana leaves 84
fish tikka 155
flathead pakoras 22
fried masala fish 132
grilled swordfish 155
sand whiting caldin 178
semolina-crusted salmon 51
sour fish curry 142
spice-crusted whole snapper 150
Tamil fish curry 89
tangy seared fish 74
whole snapper recheado 150
five-spice seafood curry 147
flathead pakoras 22
G
ghee 223
ginger
ginger tamarind glaze 82–3
tamarind & ginger chutney 210
gingili 223
Goan clams 191
Goan layer cake 97
Goan pork sausage curry 121
goat
Aki’s railway goat curry 115
fiery goat curry 45
golden lamb curry 126–7
Grandma’s dal 4
green banana & coconut 15
green chicken curry 71
green chutney 210
green mango 61
green masala paste 71
gutti venkai koora 107
H
halwa 161
I
ice cream, pistachio 162
Indian street snack 108–9
J
jackfruit payasam 27
jaggery baked custard 172
jhinge aloo posto 152
K
kaali dal 8
kadai mangai curry 165
kakori kebabs 146
kanavai nerachathu 177
karara bhindi 53
karela masala 34
kebabs
grilled minced duck 187
minced lamb 146
Keralan beef fry 170–1
Keralan duck curry 122
Keralan shrimp curry 88
kesar badami khurma 118
kola urundai kurma 130
kori gazi 134
kothu kari 39
kumro phool bhajja 192
kundan kaliyan 126–7
lagan nu cushter 96
lamb
cashew & coconut lamb curry 119
crispy milk-poached lamb ribs 135
golden lamb curry 126–7
lamb karaikudi 52
lamb kozhambu 119
lamb meatballs in coconut curry 130–1
lamb shanks patiala 143
masala lamb cutlets 116
minced lamb kebabs 146
spiced rice with lamb 47
stir-fried chopped lamb 39
lau chingri 180
ledikeni 202
lemon rice 214
lentils
black lentils 8
braised lentils 4
dal & spinach massial 20
Grandma’s dal 4
kaali dal 8
tomato, pepper & tamarind soup 13
lotus root curry 196
M
maan porrial 195
Madras shrimp vendaki 90
Mangalore chicken curry 134
mango
green mango 61
mango oysters 87
quail with mango curry 165
masala 103
fried masala fish 132
masala lamb cutlets 116
nandu milagu masala 145
Punjabi bheh masala 196
masala paste 65
green 71
meen pulli kozhambu 89
melon
bitter melon curry 34
shrimp with winter melon 180
methi 33
mint & coriander chutney 108–9
mint & yogurt sauce 212
mishti dohi 201
moong dal 224
Mughal bread & butter pudding 54
Murghi nu farcha 92
mussels, steamed stuffed 138
Mysore kozhi 112
N
nalli gosht patiala 143
nandu milagu masala 145
nigella seeds 224
O
okra
crispy 53
shrimp & okra curry 90
oysters, mango 87
P
pakodi kadi 66–7
palak patta chaat 108–9
pancake, spiced rice 19
paneer 224
paneer matar bhurji 72
Parsi fried chicken 92
Parsi wedding custard 96
patrani machi 84
peas & cheese curry 72
pepper 103
pineapple kesari 205
pineapple semolina cake 205
pistachio kulfi 162
plum chutney 211
Ponnusamy biryani 47
pork
crispy pork with ginger tamarind glaze 82–3
Goan pork sausage curry 121
potatoes
chicken & potato curry 93
Indian street snack 108–9
potato karakari 14
ridge gourd & potato 152
spicy fried potato 14
pumpkin flower Bengali fritters 192
Punjabi bheh masala 196
puri 219
Q
quail
pan-seared quail 179
quail with mango curry 165
quail porichadu 179
R
Rajastani laal maas 45
rasam 13
rasam powder 215
rasas (flavors) 33
rava methi machi 51
rice
coconut rice 215
curd rice 214
lemon rice 214
rice pudding 27
spiced rice with lamb 47
spiced rice pancake 19
tamarind rice 213
ridge gourd & potato 152
S
saffron chicken curry 118
salmon, semolina-crusted 51
salt 3
sand whiting caldin 178
scallops
scallops tamateri 188
seared scallops with tomato chutney 188
scampi ajadhina 141
shrimp
Keralan shrimp curry 88
Madras shrimp vendaki 90
shrimp & okra curry 90
shrimp with winter melon 180
seafood
coconut chili crab 145
coconut crab with steamed rice noodle cakes 184–5
five-spice seafood curry 147
Goan clams 191
Keralan shrimp curry 88
mango oysters 87
pan-grilled scampi 141
scallops tamateri 188
shrimp with winter melon 180
seafood panch phoran 147
seared scallops with tomato chutney 188
steamed stuffed mussels 138
stuffed squid with spiced tomato coulis 177
semolina
Bengali semolina doughnuts 202
pineapple semolina cake 205
semolina-crusted salmon 51
shahi tukda 54
snapper
spice-crusted whole 150
whole snapper recheado 150
soup, tomato, pepper & tamarind 13
sour fish curry 142
sourness 61
spice-crusted whole snapper 150
spiced rice with lamb 47
spiced rice pancake 19
spiced tomato coulis 177
spicy fried potato 14
spinach
dal & spinach massial 20
fried spinach leaves 108
squid, stuffed, with spiced tomato coulis 177
strawberry coulis 162
stuffed eggplant 107
sura puttu 194
sweets 161
T
tabak maaz 135
date & tamarind chutney 108–9
ginger tamarind glaze 82–3
tamarind & ginger chutney 210
tamarind rice 213
tomato, pepper & tamarind soup 13
Tamil fish curry 89
tandoori chooza 125
tandoori spatchcock 125
tangy seared fish 74
tempering 225
tesri sukhé 191
thengai erachi 38
Tiruneveli varutha kozhi 21
toddy vinegar 225
tok jhol 142
tomatoes
chettiar chutney 212
spiced tomato coulis 177
tomato & pepper chicken curry 153
tomato chili chutney 108–9
tomato chutney 188
tomato, pepper & tamarind soup 13
turmeric 103
U
urulai chemeen charu 88
V
vazhakai thoran 15
veal
rolled, in almond & saffron sauce 166–7
veal pasanda 166–7
vegetables in yogurt curry 7
vellai porrial 16
venison porrial 195
W
wagyu beef ullathu 170–1
wattalappam 172
Y
yogurt
baked sweet yogurt cream 201
burrani raita 211
curd rice 214
fried dumplings with yogurt sauce 66–7
mint & yogurt sauce 212
vegetables in yogurt curry 7
yogurt dressing 108–9