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    Lunch & Dinner Recipes

    If you are looking for lunch and dinner recipes that are fool proof and delicious, you've landed at the right place!

    Browse these main course dishes, and find delicious curry recipes, yummy rice preparations, as well as drink recipes to pair with your meal.

    If you need a suggestion, I recommend trying this healthy palak paneer recipe, or this spicy chicken curry. Oh and this chicken fried rice is an easily adaptable recipe that is also the perfect candidate for weekend meal prep.

    • a close up shot of an open faced tuna salad sandwich, with more sandwich filling, and chips in the background
      Easy Tuna Salad Sandwich Recipe
    • a close up shot of an open glass jar of sambar powder
      Homemade Sambar Powder / Sambar Masala Recipe
    • a bowl full of chicken kali mirch
      Chicken Kali Mirch | Pepper Chicken (Dry)
    • a big serving bowl of spring onion sabzi.
      Spring Onion Sabzi (Kandyachya Patichi Bhaji)
    • close up shot of whole masoor dal tadka in a big bowl.
      Whole Masoor Dal Recipe
    • two tandoori chicken legs in a plate, along with laccha pyaaz, a couple lemon wedges & chopped coriander leaves.
      Tandoori Chicken (Air Fryer & Oven Recipe)
    • air fried tandoori chicken drumsticks in a bowl, along with laccha pyaaz, a couple lemon wedges & chopped coriander leaves.
      Air Fryer Tandoori Chicken (Succulent Tandoori Chicken in Air Fryer)
    • close up shot of a glass full of masala chaas, with another glass of chaas in the background, along with some whole ginger and chillies on the side.
      Masala Chaas | Spiced Indian Buttermilk
    • close up shot of a glass full of mattha taak, with another glass of mattha in the background.
      Mattha | Taak (Chaas Recipe)
    • close up shot of a bowl full of authentic konkani style beans upkari.
      Beans Upkari (Simple & Easy Green Beans Sabzi)
    • close up shot of a bowl full of indian chicken curry.
      Easy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe (Basic Version for Beginners)
    • a close up shot of a bowl full of jeera aloo.
      Jeera Aloo Recipe (Dry Aloo Sabzi)
    • a big bowl full of homestyle dal fry, with a bowl of rice, and a small bowl of green beans stir fry on the side.
      Homestyle Dal Fry / Dal Tadka (with Instant Pot / Pot in Pot Option)
    • top shot of a bowl full of indian green beans stir fry, with a bowl of dal and red garlic chutney in the background.
      Beans Talasani ( Easy Green Beans Stir Fry)
    • close up of a pot of yellow dal, and a ladle taking some dal from the pot, with a bowl of beans stir fry and red chutney in the background.
      Easy Yellow Dal Recipe (Goda Varan)
    • close up of a pot of dal, and a ladle taking some dal from the pot, with a small bowl of chutney and a papad in the background.
      Simple Toor Dal Recipe (Daali Varan)
    • top shot of a bowl full of chicken fried rice, with chicken manchurian and schezwan chutney on the side.
      Easy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe (Perfect for Meal Prep)
    • top shot of a big bowl full of mung bean sprouts, with a small bowl of whole mung beans on the side.
      Mung Bean Sprouts (Moong Sprouts) | How to Sprout Mung Beans ~ with Instant Pot Option
    • a spoon full of plain boiled yellow dal, held above a bowl full of boiled dal, with a small bowl of raw toor and yellow moong dal in the background
      How to Cook Dal in Instant Pot ( Boiling Dal + Water to Dal Ratio + Cook Time)
    • top shot of a plate full of homemade chicken 65, with another serving on the side, along with some schezwan chutney
      Chicken 65 Recipe (Dry Version) - Three Ways
    • a big bowl full of chicken keema, served with rotis, a few green chillies & lemon wedges on the side
      Chicken Keema (Indian Style Chicken Mince Recipe)
    • a big bowl of bhindi masala, served with rotis and yogurt on the side
      Bhindi Masala (Indian Okra Stir Fry)
    • top shot of a bowl full of paneer bhurji, with a roti on the side, along with a spoon & some sliced onions
      Paneer Bhurji ~ with an optional tasty twist
    • Sambar Recipe (Easy / Base Version)
    • a glass full of mango lassi, garnished with saffron strands and crushed pistachios, with another such glass in the background
      Mango Lassi | Indian Yogurt Drink (+ Tips to Make the BEST Lassi)
    • a plate full of puffed puris, served with elaichi shrikhand and pineapple shrikhand on the side
      Puri Recipe | Poori Recipe (Crispy, yet Soft, Fluffy & Puffed)
    • a close up shot of a serving kadai full of mangalorean prawns curry
      Prawn Curry Recipe | Mangalorean Prawns Masala | Sungata Phanna Upkari
    • top shot of chicken ghee roast in a pan, with a kitchen towel on the side
      Chicken Ghee Roast | Mangalorean Style Ghee Roast Chicken
    • Dalitoy / Dalithoy (Simple Konkani Style Dal)
    • close up top shot of batata upkari in a white serving bowl
      Batata Upkari | Konkani Style Potato Stir Fry
    • top close up shot of konkani chana ghashi in a serving kadai
      Chana Ghashi | Konkani Style Black Chickpea Curry
    • boneless chicken biryani served in a bowl, with yogurt and spicy curry on the side
      Instant Pot Chicken Biryani (Easiest Way to Make Chicken Biryani)
    • a close up shot of a kadai of rice and a smaller kadai of dal with instant pot in the background
      How to Cook Dal and Rice Together In Instant Pot (Pot in Pot Method)
    • a whole chicken tandoori placed on a black cutting board, with a bowl of green chutney and a couple of lemon wedges on the side
      How to Make Whole Chicken Tandoori | Whole Tandoori Chicken Recipe
    • a close up shot of kadai full of palak paneer made in instant pot, with an Instant Pot in the background
      Instant Pot Palak Paneer
    • a small quantity of cooked brown rice in a ladle, held above an instant pot full of cooked brown rice
      Instant Pot Brown Sona Masoori Rice
    • a bowl of soft and fluffy white rice, with an instant pot duo nova in the background
      Instant Pot Sona Masoori Rice
    • a serving kadai full of kolhapuri chicken curry, with a plate of naan and kitchen towel on either side
      Kolhapuri Chicken Recipe | Chicken Kolhapuri Style
    • palak paneer in traditional indian serving kadai, with homemade chapatis, and extra pan fried paneer cubes on the side
      Easy Healthy Palak Paneer Recipe
    • bowl of rajma with a plate of rice on the side
      Rajma Recipe | Easy Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal
    • 4 slices of fried pomfret fish
      Indian Fish Fry | Fried Pomfret Recipe