Onion Bahji (Indian Onion Fritters)

After a long night at the pub, nothing sets you straight like a bowl of piping hot curry and a big plate of crisp onion bahji. Available at most curry shops in the UK, these simple fritters are the ideal mix of salt, spices, and fat that can put you quickly back on track after a few too many pints.

Vada Pav

A delicious Indian street food

Pakora (Indian Vegetable Fritters)

Pakoras - spiced Indian vegetable fritters, a popular Indian street food snack or starter for an Indian meal. Or pass around as a canapé!

Dinner Tonight: Mushroom Bhaji (Mushrooms in Tomato-Onion Sauce)

[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] I've been hitting the jackpot recently with winter-appropriate, filling vegetarian dishes—the kind that are comforting enough to scare away the cold weather and yet, not so heavy they'll fill out your sweater. This recipe from The Perfect...

Spiced Potato Bhaaji

This simple potato dish uses minimal ingredients and is normally rustled up when there's an unexpected guest for dinner.

Cilantro Fritters (Kothimbir Wadi)

Kothimbir wadi or Cilantro/Coriander Fritters are one of the best ways to bring out the real flavours of the herb. It's light, fresh and a wonderfully aromatic dish that's makes a delicious snack.

Papri Chaat (Indian Street Snack With Potato, Chickpeas, and Chutneys)

Papri chaat is a traditional street snack found all over India, with crunchy, soft, and fluffy textures, all smothered in tangy, sweet, and hot chutneys.

Capsicum Besan Sabji (Bell Pepper and Chickpea Flour Stir-Fry)

The combination of chickpea flour and bell peppers results in a wonderful textural contrast of soft and mildly crisp.

Samosa

Samosa recipe - just like you get from the very best Indian restaurants! Flaky pastry, moist spiced potato filling, NOT GREASY!

Beyond Curry: Khichdi with Eggplant Fritters

If Indian food is just chicken tikka and biryani to you, then please keep reading. In India, food varies from region to region, home to home, and religion to religion. And it's not all spicy and complicated. Most Indian food is surprisingly simple to make and very, very rewarding to eat. In this new Indian cooking column, I'd like to introduce you to the real food we cook and eat at home. For starters, khichdi, a sort of one-pot comfort meal of rice, lentils and vegetables.