

Three dals come together in one pot to make a payasam that is thicker and more filling than single-dal versions.

A quick and filling breakfast made with rolled oats, whole spices and simple vegetables.

A creamy payasam made with pressure-cooked chow chow mashed into full-fat milk, sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, and finished with cardamom, ghee-fried cashews, and raisins.

A Yemen spice blend made with toasted cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cardamom, turmeric, and coriander.

Darbesh is a Bengali mithai made by frying small besan and rice flour bundis, soaking them in sugar syrup, and then mixing in khoya, raisins, cashew nuts, cardamom and nutmeg before shaping into round laddus.

These are small square parcels made from a stiff maida dough, filled with crumbled koa, desiccated coconut, powdered sugar, cardamom and dry fruits, then deep fried on a low flame until crisp.

A slow-brewed pink tea made by reducing green tea leaves with cardamom seeds and bicarbonate of soda, then combining the strained liquid with cardamom-spiced milk.

A cozy, restaurant-quality Spiced Sweet Potato Latte made with slow-roasted sweet potato, homemade date syrup (dibs), warm cardamom, and smooth espresso.

Thick, cardamom-scented kheer folded into a dough pocket and deep fried until golden, then rolled through a sticky sugar syrup; Kheerer Chop is the kind of sweet that makes people stop mid-conversation.

Bone-in pork shoulder pan-seared then slow cooked with plenty of fresh garlic, onion, and ginger as well as Indian-style spices such as cumin, cardamom, turmeric, cinnamon, and coriander then served over steamed basmati rice.

A good coffee cake should feel both cozy and bakery-worthy, and this Tahini Sourdough Discard Coffee Cake absolutely delivers.

Pickled Magnolia Petals are foraged spring delicacy with a texture similar to endive and a flavor profile often described as a mix of ginger, cardamom, and clove, with a sweet-tangy bite.

These deep-fried milk balls soak up cardamom-scented sugar syrup overnight, then get rolled in dry milk powder for a soft, fudgy texture that holds its shape on a plate.

Thick and hearty pancakes made from leftover oatmeal with raisins and a touch of cardamom.

Mutton Pulao brings together tender mutton and fragrant basmati rice in one satisfying pot.

Chewy white chocolate blondies swirled with brewed Vietnamese coffee and sweetened condensed milk, finished with a hint of cardamom.

Padrapeni is a traditional Indian sweet that combines crispy fried dough spirals soaked in fragrant cardamom sugar syrup.

Badam Phirni is a creamy, chilled rice pudding made with ground rice, milk, almonds, and cardamom.