Indian Recipes

Explore the best of Indian cooking with these top-rated recipes for curries, tandoori chicken, chutneys, and more flavorful faves.

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yellow bowl of mixed vegetable curry with basket of naan on blue background

Mixed Vegetable Curry

Carrot Halwa in bowl garnished with nuts and cardamom next to plates, utensils and carrots on a wooden cutting board

overhead view of turmeric chicken and rice with green beans and tomatoes on aqua plate with Indian print aqua towel and yellow ramekin of raita

One Pot Turmeric Chicken and Rice

A bowl of slow cooker butter chicken, served over rice with naan

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

overhead view of indian spiced chicken 65 on round plate with peppers

Roscoe's Chicken 65

Shrimp Biryani garnished with fresh herbs and fried onions on a plate with a fork

saucepan with golden rice topped with walnuts and green onions

Golden Butter Rice

chick pea masala served over steamed rice and garnished with fresh cilantro.

Chickpea Tikka Masala

a close up, overhead view of a platter of neatly arranged air fryer samosas, served with a yogurt cilantro dipping sauce.

Air Fryer Samosas

chicken curry with rice

Bowl of lamb rogan josh with rice and naan bread.

Lamb Rogan Josh

A bowl of Keema Aloo (ground beef with potatoes)

Keema Aloo (Ground Beef and Potatoes)

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Tandoori Chicken

Green Onion Garlic Naan

Green Onion Garlic Naan Bread

Mulligatawny Soup in a bowl.

Chef John's Mulligatawny Soup

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

close up view of a pile of Whole Wheat Chapati on a plate

Quick Whole Wheat Chapati

a close up, overhead view of a single bowl of Indian chicken curry served with rice and fresh cilantro

Indian Chicken Curry (Murgh Kari)

Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Halwa)

A small glass jar of homemade garam masala spice mix with a wooden spoon

Easy Garam Masala

Indian Chapati bread stacked on a plate

Indian Chapati Bread

A bowl of Indian style basmati rice with a small dish of spices

Indian Style Basmati Rice

A bowl of easy Indian butter chicken, served with white rice and naan, garnished with chopped cilantro

Easy Indian Butter Chicken

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high angle looking at a bowl of Indian Chicken Curry garnished with fresh herbs served on top of rice

Indian Chicken Curry

A bowl of rice covered in basic curry sauce, topped with cilantro and served with naan

Easy Curry Sauce

A bowl of creamy Mulligatawny soup with chicken, celery, and carrots

Mulligatawny Soup

overhead view of congee rice with many garnishes

Homemade Paneer with spices and dip on white plate

Chili Garlic (Homemade) Paneer

high angle looking at a plate of chicken Makhani over rice, topped with cilantro and a side of naan bread

Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)

overhead view on a plate of rice topped with chicken tikka masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

A bowl of saag paneer, served over rice, with a pan of saag paneer in the backgrounf

Authentic Saag Paneer

A bowl of curry stand chicken tikka masala served over rice

Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce

A bowl of red lentil curry, served with white rice and garnished with fresh cilantro

Red Lentil Curry

close up view of Tandoori Masala Spice Mix in bowls

Tandoori Masala Spice Mix

looking down at a skillet of Chana Masala

Chana Masala (Savory Indian Chick Peas)

looking down at a large bowl of Indian Saag

Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry

Haldi Ka Doodh (Hot Turmeric Milk)

close up on a large bowl of chicken Biryani, garnished with chopped mint leaves.

Chicken Biryani

close up on a glass mug of chai tea latte

A white bowl of Vegetarian Korma served atop white rice and alongside Naan bread

Vegetarian Korma

overhead view on a plate of rice topped with chicken tikka masala

Chef John's Chicken Tikka Masala

Indian Spiced Onions

A bowl of Indian shrimp curry, served over rice

Indian Shrimp Curry

Indian-Style Seekh Kebab

close up view of a stack of Naan next to fresh herbs

Easy Two-Ingredient Naan

Spicy Indian Green Beans, Gujarati Style

close up view of Chicken Tikka Masala with fresh herbs over black grains in a white bowl

Authentic Chicken Tikka Masala

Fish fillet topped with tomato and herb sauce over rice garnished with fresh herbs in a grey bowl

Indian Fish Curry

close up view of Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy on white rice, garnished with fresh herbs, in a wooden bowl

Punjabi Chicken in Thick Gravy

Goan Pork Vindaloo

Crispy Vegetable Pakoras

Easy Chicken Curry over white rice, garnished with fresh herbs in a white bowl

Easy Chicken Curry

Kheer (Rice Pudding)

Indian Lassi in glass with straw

close up view of Air Fryer Pakoras on a white platter

Air Fryer Pakoras

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