Dinner
Chicken Tikka Masala
Charred yogurt-marinated chicken folded into a silky, gently spiced tomato-cream sauce — the most ordered curry in…
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145 Indian dinner recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 145 Indian recipes filed under dinner: 145 of the 2,108 dinners on the site, and 145 of its 290 Indian recipes. Of these, 12 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Beans Poriyal (20 min), Cabbage Poriyal (20 min) and Aloo Methi (30 min). For 37, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 80 easy, 57 medium and 8 hard.
As written, 72 are vegetarian, 34 vegan, 106 gluten-free and 63 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Indian dinner recipes — all 145 recipes
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Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Delhi's murgh makhani: tandoori chicken finished in a sauce of tomatoes, butter and cream, balanced with a whisper…
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Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
Hyderabadi dum biryani, where marinated chicken and part-cooked rice are layered raw and sealed to steam in their…
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Hyderabadi Biryani
Marinated raw lamb layered under half-cooked rice and sealed with dough, so the meat and rice cook together in…
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Dal Makhani
Black urad lentils and kidney beans soaked overnight, simmered for hours, then finished with butter and cream until…
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Chicken Korma
The mildest of the great Mughlai curries and the most technically demanding: chicken in a pale, fragrant sauce built…
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Palak Paneer
Cubes of golden-fried paneer suspended in a vividly green spinach gravy. The trick to that colour is blanching and…
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Tandoori Chicken
A double marinade — first in lemon and salt, then in spiced yogurt — gets flavour deep into the meat before it hits…
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Malai Kofta
Paneer and potato dumplings, deep fried until golden, resting in a rich cashew and tomato gravy. The centrepiece of…
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Shahi Paneer
Paneer in a pale, fragrant gravy of cashews, cream and melon seeds, scented with cardamom and rose. Mughlai cooking…
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Bhindi Masala
Okra fried dry with onion and spices so it stays crisp rather than turning slimy. The entire recipe is a set of…
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Kashmiri Rogan Josh
The Kashmiri classic: lamb braised in a brick-red gravy coloured by Kashmiri chillies and perfumed with fennel…
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Keema Matar
Minced lamb browned hard and simmered with peas in a tight, dry masala. A weeknight dish across North India and…
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Goan Lamb Vindaloo
The Goan original, descended from a Portuguese pork dish preserved in wine and garlic. Vinegar, not just chilli, is…
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Kerala Fish Curry
Meen curry from the Malabar coast: fish poached in a coconut milk gravy sharpened with kudampuli, the smoky sour…
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Aloo Baingan
A dry curry of potato and aubergine cooked with cumin, turmeric and tomato until soft, with a little sauce clinging…
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Aloo Matar
Potatoes and green peas in a spiced onion and tomato gravy, a North Indian home-style curry.
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Aloo Methi
Potatoes cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves, cumin, turmeric and green chilli in a dry North Indian style.
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Avial
Mixed vegetables simmered until just tender and bound with a coarse paste of coconut, green chilli, cumin and…
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Baingan Masala
Aubergine pieces cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and ground spices until soft, with a thick sauce that clings.
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Beans Poriyal
A South Indian dry stir-fry of chopped green beans with mustard seeds, curry leaves and grated coconut.
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Beef Keema
Spiced beef mince cooked with onion, tomato, ginger and garam masala, finished with peas. Four servings in 40 minutes.
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Beef Madras
Beef simmered for 90 minutes in a hot, tangy sauce of tomatoes, chilli, ginger and madras curry powder until tender.
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Beef Ularthiyathu
Kerala-style dry-roasted beef, simmered until tender then stir-fried with coconut slices, curry leaves and black…
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Beef Vindaloo
Beef cooked slowly in a sharp, hot paste of dried chillies, vinegar, garlic and whole spices until the sauce is…
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Bengali Aloo Posto
Potatoes cooked with a creamy paste of ground white poppy seeds, green chilli and mustard oil, a Bengali dry curry.
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Bharwa Baingan
Small aubergines slit and stuffed with a spiced paste of peanuts, sesame, coconut and tamarind, then simmered in a…
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Bhindi Fry
Okra pieces cooked with sliced onion, turmeric and amchur in a hot pan until dry, tender and not slimy.
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Bisi Bele Bath
A Karnataka one-pot dish of rice, lentils and mixed vegetables cooked with tamarind and a ground spice blend.
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Bombay Potatoes
Tender potatoes tossed in mustard seeds, turmeric, chilli and tomato until they are coated in a dry, golden masala…
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Butter Chicken Pizza
A pizza base spread with butter chicken sauce, topped with tender chicken, mozzarella and red onion, then baked…
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Cabbage Poriyal
A South Indian dry stir-fry of shredded cabbage with mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal and grated coconut.
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Cauliflower Curry
Cauliflower florets and potato simmered in a curry sauce of onion, tomato and ground spices. Four servings in 35…
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Chicken Balti
The Birmingham curry: chicken cooked fast and hot in a deep pan with lots of ginger, garlic, fenugreek leaves and…
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Chicken Bhuna
Chicken in a thick, dry masala made by frying onions and tomatoes down until the oil separates, with hardly any…
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Chicken Cafreal
Chicken marinated in a bright green paste of coriander, green chillies, garlic and spices, then pan-cooked until the…
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Chicken Changezi
A rich Mughlai chicken curry of onion, cashew and yoghurt sauce with whole spices, thickened to a smooth…
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Chicken Chettinad
Chicken in a black, coconut-and-pepper masala from the Chettinad country of Tamil Nadu. One of the hottest curries…
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Chicken Dhansak
Chicken in a lentil-thickened curry, hot, sweet and sour at once, with a little pineapple. The Parsi dish as the…
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Chicken Ghee Roast
Chicken cooked in ghee with a paste of dried red chillies, coriander, fenugreek and tamarind until dark, thick and…
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Chicken Handi
Chicken simmered in a creamy tomato and onion sauce with ginger, garlic and mild spices, traditionally served in the…
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Chicken Jalfrezi
Chicken in a thick, sharp onion and tomato masala, finished with peppers, onion and green chillies stir-fried…
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Chicken Kolhapuri
A fiery chicken curry from Maharashtra built on a roasted paste of dried chillies, coconut and whole spices…
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Chicken Madras
A hot, sour, deep-red curry of chicken in tomato and tamarind, built on toasted mustard seeds and madras curry…
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Chicken Pathia
A hot, sweet and sour curry of chicken in a thick tomato sauce, sharpened with lemon and tamarind and sweetened with…
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Chicken Pulao
Basmati rice cooked with chicken, whole spices and caramelised onion in one pot, so the grains take on the flavour…
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Chicken Rezala
A white Bengali-style chicken curry of yoghurt, poppy seed and cashew paste with whole spices, mild, aromatic and…
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Chicken Saag
Chicken thighs simmered in a spiced spinach sauce with onion, garlic, ginger and garam masala, finished with yogurt…
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