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Veg noodles or vegetable noodles is a quick and easy Indo-Chinese dish that is very popular and loved by most Indians. It could also be the most ordered Indo-Chinese dish in restaurants. It is a very common street food too.

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INGREDIENTS:
2 packets noodles
3 tbsp oil
½ inch ginger finely chopped
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 large onion sliced
1 small carrot julienne
½ cup capsicum julienne
¼ cup green beans julienne
¼ cup scallion thinly sliced
1 tbsp red chilli paste or as per taste
1 tbsp vinegar
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
½ cup cabbage julienne
Salt to taste
1 tsp white pepper
A few spring onion chopped, for garnish

Vegetable fried rice is a popular Indo-Chinese dish loaded with vegetables and can be made very easily with a handful of ingredients.

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INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups rice
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
½ inch ginger finely chopped
1 small onion finely chopped
1 medium carrot finely chopped
½ cup cabbage finely chopped
¼ cup green beans finely chopped
¼ cup scallions finely chopped
½ cup capsicum finely chopped
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp red chilli paste
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
Salt to taste
1 tsp white pepper powder

Rava laddu/ladoo is a simple and quick sweet treat made with semolina, coconut, and sugar. Rava laddu is a common sweet dish made during Diwali.

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INGREDIENTS:
1 cup semolina (rava)
½ cup coconut
½ cup sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
A handful cashew
A handful raisins
2 tbsp ghee
¼ to ½ cup water (warm)

Eggless tutti frutti cupcakes are very easy to make and are studded with candied tutti frutti.

INGREDIENTS:
1½ cups plain flour
½ to ¾ cup sugar
1 cup yogurt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup oil
½ tsp salt
½ cup tutti frutti
2 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp cashew chopped
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp cardamom powder

Sihi huggi or sweet pongal or chakkara pongal is a Makar Sankranti special traditional dish that is hugely popular in south India and Srilanka. Traditionally, this dish is made with freshly harvested grains.

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INGREDIENTS:
½ cup rice
½ cup split green gram (moong dal)
¾ cup jaggery grated
¼ cup ghee plus 1 tbsp
¼ cup coconut dried or desiccated
¼ cup cashew
¼ cup raisins
½ tsp cardamom powder

Pineapple gojju is a sweet-spicy-tangy Karnataka dish similar to a curry. It is a traditional dish that is a part of festivals and celebrations and is served at weddings too.

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INGREDIENTS:
2 tins pineapple along with its juice (approximately 2 ½ cup)
¼ cup tamarind extract
1 tbsp jaggery
½ tsp turmeric powder
For masala paste:
3 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp split black gram (urad dal)
½ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
4-5 Kashmiri red chilli
7-8 curry leaves
¼ cup coconut
For tempering:
1 tsp coconut oil
1-2 dry red chilli
1 tsp mustard seeds
5-6 curry leaves
A small pinch asafoetida (hing)

Spicy, tangy tomato thokku, or pickle very simple to make and can stay fresh for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/instant-tomato-pickle-tomato-thokku/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
8-10 tomatoes roughly chopped
4 tbsp oil
1½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
1 tbsp tamarind
1 tsp jaggery powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilli powder or as per taste
1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5-6 curry leaves

Navratan means nine gems - in this dish, it's nine vegetables and fruits. A combination of nuts, paneer (cottage cheese), and your favourite vegetables in a mild creamy gravy is a match made in heaven.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/navratan-korma/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
1 large potato cut into cubes
1 large carrot cut into cubes
½ cup cauliflower
8-10 green beans
½ cup peas
½ cup capsicum (I used a mix of red and green)
½ cup pineapple chopped
½ cup paneer cut into cubes
2 tbsp raisins
To Grind:
1 medium onion coarsely chopped
2 tsp poppy seeds
8-10 cashew
8-10 almonds
2 tbsp yogurt
For the gravy:
½ tsp shah jeera
3-4 cardamom
1 black cardamom
3-4 cloves
1 inch cinnamon
2 bay leaf
1-2 mace
1 tsp ginger paste
2 green chilli chopped finely
1 tsp garam masala
3 tbsp ghee
Salt to taste

Baingan bharta is a smoky rustic dish that is prepared by mincing eggplant which has been charred over direct fire. The charring infuses a smoky flavour into the dish.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/baingan-bharta-roasted-eggplant-mash/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS
2 large eggplants
2-3 cloves garlic cut into thick slices
1-2 green chilli cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tbsp oil
1 large onion chopped
4-5 medium tomato chopped
1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
A handful of coriander leaves for garnish

Lamb and spinach curry is traditionally known as saag gosht (saag means a leafy green vegetable, usually spinach, and gosht means the meat of goat or lamb). This dish is very popular all over India, especially in North India.

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INGREDIENTS:
2 bunch spinach
1 kg lamb
1 large onion finely chopped
1 large tomato finely chopped
½ inch ginger grated
5-6 cloves garlic grated or finely chopped
1-2 green chilli finely chopped (or as per taste)
2 tbsp ghee
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
1 black cardamom
2-3 cloves
1 tbsp kasuri methi
1 tsp amchur
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste