Madhur jaffrey recipes

This is a dish where you can see and smell the acidity of the lemon, taste the earthiness of the ginger and coriander, and feel the spice of the garlic. It's so easy, yet it comes together so well in this delicate, extremely tender chicken. Not to mention, it can all be done in one pot!

Introduced to Kashmir by the Mughals whose cuisine was influenced by Persian cuisine, Rogan Josh consists of lamb or goat that has been slow-cooked in oil, yogurt and a mix of many different spices until it is fall apart tender. Dehli born cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey is regarded by many as a world authority on Indian food. Famed both for her bestselling Indian cookbooks and respected acting career, Madhur Jaffrey's recipes have inspired me for years — many of them so familiar to me that…

Boti Kebab (Spiced Yogurt–Marinated Lamb Skewers), a classic recipe from Madhur Jaffrey, are seasoned with warming spices like coriander, cumin and nutmeg.

Biryani is a lavish and celebratory meal of rice, meat, and aromatic spices. Madhur Jaffrey likes to highlight the dish even further by adding something special: saffron. “So what do you do with saffron? You just don’t plunk it in,” she says. “What I do—which I’ve learned to do from the Kashmiris—is roast it very slightly. Then put it in warm milk, and let it stay for three hours or so until the color comes out.” The result? Shining white rice adorned with gorgeous golden hues from the…

Bhajias are a spicy Indian snack similar to pakora or potato fritters, and a popular snack food that can be found for sale in street-side stalls, especially in dhabas on highways. The basic recipes consist of chopped onions incorporated into a dough made from gram flour, a variety of spices and sometimes fresh herbs, then fried until crispy and golden brown. This recipe from Madhur Jaffrey is simple, delicious and makes a satisfying appetizer for any Indian-inspired meal. Madhur Jaffrey's…

Biryani is a rice-based dish cooked with a whole mess of different spices, and usually, though not always, some kind of meat. When that meat is lamb or beef, it consequently takes some time to cook, which means I don't get to write about this dish too often. But this recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's At Home with Madhur Jaffrey solves that problem by using shrimp, so that this dish can be whipped up in less than hour with absolutely no shortcuts.

Excellent dish from The Essential Madhur Jaffrey. The recipes in this book are foolproof and absolutely tasty, with plenty of veggie options. I served the dish with rice and a simple lettuce salad.…

Royal chicken cooked in yoghurt by Madhur Jaffrey. This inviting recipe combines warming Indian spices with chicken, almonds and sultanas. Serve with rice.

A crisp, crackly flatbread loaded with creamy cheese and soft egg. The dough for this bread is incredibly sticky. Omani cooks often use paint chipper to spread and work with the dough on the griddle; you can also use a dough scraper.

These incredibly addictive mouth-watering chicken bits are a celebration of spices. Coated in a blend of pepper, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cumin, dried thyme, garlic powder, paprika and salt they simply dance around on your taste buds. In fact, my non-chicken eating, non-spice eating daughter went crazy for them. I was pleasantly surprised. These chicken bits can be served on their own as an appetizer, but I chose to make a meal out of them and serve them over rice. We loved these chicken…