Maunika Gowardhan

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Maunika Gowardhan is an Indian chef, food writer and author of Indian Kitchen: Secrets of Indian Home Cooking and Thali: A Joyful Celebration of Indian Home Cooking. Follow her on Instagram @cookinacurry

Recent articles by Maunika Gowardhan

A bowl of chickpea curry and rice with a yogurt dip on the side

Chole palak (spiced chickpea curry with spinach, tomato and garam masala)

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Raita in a dish with other dishes on the side

Vegetable raita

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A plate of rajma tikki with a gold fork

Rajma tikki

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Creamy Indian Chicken Curry

How to celebrate Diwali

Thandai drinks in glasses with rose petals on top

How to celebrate Holi

Rajasthani Lamb Curry Recipe

26 Indian curry recipes

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A bowl of chilli paneer fry with a silver spoon on a wooden table

Chilli paneer fry

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Two bowls of dhal next to a pile of pakwan bread and a ramekin of chopped onions

Sindhi dhal pakwan

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Two bowls of dhal next to a plate of rice and a wooden bowl with chilli and herbs

Tarka dhal

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A blue rusted board topped with a platter of lamb chops covered in a ginger paste

Meat and poultry

Lamb chop curry (Andhra chintakaya chaap)

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A metal pan filled with a bean curry with green herbs on top

Butter bean curry (Gujarati Rangoon na vaal)

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A plate topped with chicken thigh curry with white rice on the side

Meat and poultry

Home-style chicken curry (Tariwalla murgh)

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A savoury pie with a slice cut out of it

Fish and seafood

Goan prawn and coconut pie

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A batch of biscuits cooling on a wire rack

Nankhatai (cardamom biscuits)

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