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Lunch / Dinner

From Dal fry to Chicken Biryani, Rajma to Parathas, along with comfort food like khichdi, kadhi, and side dishes, you’ll find all your favorite Indian dinner recipes here. Includes restaurant favorites such as chicken tikka masala, dal makhani and paneer butter masala as well.

Beans poriyal served in a black bowl

Instant Pot Green Beans Poriyal / Palya

Shrimp Biryani served in a white bowl

One-Pot Shrimp / Prawn Biryani (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

Methi thepla served in a metal plate with chundo on top

Gujarati Methi Thepla (Fenugreek Flatbread)

Turai garnished with coconut served in a red casserole

Simple Ridge Gourd (Turai Sabzi / Peerey Upkari)

Curd rice / thayir sadam served in a red and blue metal bowl

Curd / Yogurt Rice Recipe (Thayir Sadam)

A light blue plate with three paneer kathi rolls stacked in a pyramid with a small white bowl of tamarind chutney in the back right.

The Best Paneer Recipes (35+ dishes)

A skillet full of vegetable fried rice.

Easy Indian Vegetable Fried Rice

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35+ Popular Indian side dishes to go with your meal

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25+ Best Rice Side Dish Recipes

Stack of palak parathas on a white plate with dollop of chili sauce on top.

Healthy Palak Paratha (Spinach Flatbread)

Veg korma in a bowl.

Veg Korma (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

Ajwain paratha topped with butter served in a steel plate with aloo matar and pickle

Ajwain Paratha / Roti (Carom Seeds Flatbread)

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15+ Best Paratha (Indian flatbread) Recipes

A stainless plate with folded paratha.

Methi Paratha (Fenugreek flatbread)

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30+ Authentic Indian Flatbread Recipes

Hands holding a bowl of basmati rice with garnish.

Restaurant-style Ghee rice (Neyitha Nuppu / Neyi Choru)

A hand taking a portion of cheese paratha.

Stuffed Cheese paratha

A stack of onion paratha.

Stuffed Onion paratha (Pyaaz ka paratha)

A white plate with a stack of lacha paratha topped with a pat of butter.

Lachha paratha (Layered Indian Flatbread)

A bowl of trevti dal garnished with chilies.

Trevti Dal (Creamy Mixed Lentils)

A black plate with a small stack of masala roti with the top one curled up a little.

Masala Paratha / Roti (Spiced Flatbread)

A stack of round parathas.

Plain Paratha (Flaky Indian Flatbread)

A white bowl with Instant Pot lo mein topped with sesame seeds with a white and black towel to the left and a set of chopsticks to the right.

Vegetable Lo Mein (Instant Pot + Stovetop)

A bowl of Gujarati Dal garnished with cilantro.

Authentic Gujarati Dal

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