

A thick, spiced coconut sauce coats tender prawns in this straightforward recipe that relies on pantry staples and a few whole spices.

A bold, dry chicken dish built on a ginger juice marinade and a base of whole spices, garlic and onion.

A coarse spice blend used for meats that contains salt, paprika, garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, onion, coriander, and dill.

A cosy, spice-scented, gluten-free gingerbread slice studded with fruit and crunchy nuts.

Bitter fenugreek leaves and rich coconut milk sitting in the same curry sounds like a contradiction, but it works in a way that is hard to explain until you taste it.

Roasted kabocha squash wedges with Chinese five-spice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, thyme, and a hot honey drizzle.

Slow cooking chicken in a handi, or any heavy bottomed pot, does something to the meat that a quick stovetop curry just cannot replicate.

What sets this curry apart is the freshly ground whole spice paste -- made right in your kitchen before anything hits the pan.

These baked blackened chicken wings are perfectly juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

An easy-to-make chicken and black bean soup made in the slow cooker using bone-in chicken thighs, dried black beans, onion, garlic, and spices.

Gobi matar masala dry aka cauliflower peas curryis an exotic cauliflower recipewhich is frequently preparedin northern Indian houses during the winter season.

Fresh tomato, garlic, onion, corn, and Mexican-style spices infused with steamed jasmine rice.

A spice paste ground from scratch, cashew nuts, poppy seeds, dried red chillies, and fresh coconut, is what separates this from every other potato curry you have made.

Dry chicken curries are a different proposition from their saucy cousins, and this one earns its place at the table because of how the pressure cooker does the heavy lifting upfront.

A good Vegetable Upma comes together in under thirty minutes, uses whatever vegetables are sitting in your fridge, and still manages to taste like you put in real effort.

What pulls this curry apart from most mutton dishes is the mustard oil and the hand-ground spice powder you make fresh before cooking.

What keeps this recipe in regular rotation is the spice paste -- ground fresh coconut, tamarind, and a short list of whole spices fried in oil until fragrant.