Classic Indian Recipes

Butter Chicken or Chicken Tikka Masala – Chicken in a Fenugreek Laced Sauce

Chicken Kofta Masala and learning from being careless

Coconut Fish Stew with Caulflower and Potatoes

Saag Alu – Potatoes with Seasonal Greens

Missy or Missi Roti – Spicy Chickpea Flour Flatbreads

Soy Chunks (Nutrella) Birayani

Ginger Soy Maple Salmon (with Instant pot update)

Chicken Tikka – Boneless Tandoori Spiced Chicken Kebabs and Tandoori Masala

Dheki Shaag – Fiddleheads Cooked with a Bengali Seasoning

Beguni – Crisp Batter Coated Eggplant Wedges

Traditional Pot Roasted Potatoes -Hing Diye Alur Dom

Pui Chingri Chorchori – Malabar Spinach Medley with Shrimp

Tomato Rice with South Indian Seasonings

Roshogolla – Poached Indian Cheese Balls in Syrup

The Hungry Girl’s Steamed Mustard Shrimp – Chingri Paturi

Pindi Choley – Dark and Spicy Chickpeas with Fragrant Spices

Flounder in a Bengali Mustard Sauce (Shorshe Flounder)

Gajar Halwa – Indian Carrot Fudge Pudding with Raisins and Pistachios

Alu Posto – Potatoes in a Creamy Poppy Seed Paste

Red Lentils with Tomatoes and Cilantro

Khichuri or the Bengali Risotto

Baigan Bhartha – Char Roasted Eggplant Puree

Chicken Birayani – A fragrant colorful chicken and rice casserole

Rasmalai – Happy Birthday America

Spice Chronicles is about inspired Cooking from a New York kitchen. It is an attempt to bring you fresh, clutter-free, vibrant, spice enhanced dishes with a touch of the Hudson Valley. Years ago, I was determined to ensure that family meals did not get into a boring rut to cater to the daily rigors of practical living – work, school, life as we know it.

This site is a personal effort at chronicling the recipes that I created. It also showcases our small commitment towards reducing our family carbon food print. There is more about me and how the family fits into the equation on this page and all about our little curry garden, here. Like most of the good cooks in my life, most notably my grandmother and mother, my cooking is very practical and approachable.