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North Indian Recipes

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In any restaurant and most homes, these recipes are extremely popular. Try them in your kitchen and you'll be everyone's favorite!

Butter Chicken

This dish is among the best known Indian foods all over the world. Its creamy gravy can be made as hot or mild as you like.

Rogan Josh

The name may sound fiery but as the proverb says, its bark is worse than its bite!

Fish Amritsari

This fried fish dish is a great appetizer or side dish.

Lacha Paratha

Crispy and multi-layered, this Indian flatbread is a great accompaniment for any dish.

Palak Paneer (spinach and cottage cheese)

This mildly flavored dish is super healthy too! If Paneer is not on hand or you want a dairy-free option you can also use tofu or veggies like cauliflower or potato.

Mutter Paneer

Delicately flavored Paneer (cottage cheese) teamed with peas, in a tangy gravy.

Rajma (red kidney bean curry)

Serve Rajma with plain boiled rice, Kachumbar salad and your favourite pickle.

Chole (chickpea curry)

Serve this crowd pleaser piping hot and accompanied by pooris/bhatooras (fried Indian bread).

Kheer (rice pudding)

This creamy rice pudding is delicately flavored with cardamom and is full of nuts. It's a great dessert for anytime of the year.

Jalebi

This crispy, syrupy dessert is well loved everywhere in India.

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