Recipes from this book
All The Chai: Classic, Spiced Caramel, Hot Chocolate
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A classic chai recipe that can be adapted into a variety of warming drinks, perfect for any occasion.
All-in-One Aubergine, Tomato and Nigella Seed Curry
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
In this aromatic aubergine curry, Rukmini Iyer takes inspiration from a classic Madhur Jaffrey recipe, adapted to be as easy as possible.
All-In-One Mushroom and Pistachio Biryani
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy All-In-One Mushroom Pistachio Biryani is packed with ginger, garlic and cardamom, earthy mushrooms, and a sprinkle of pistachios.
All-In-One Red Kidney Bean Curry with Tomatoes and Peppers
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This hearty All-In-One Red Kidney Bean Curry with tomatoes and peppers is an easy and warming midweek meal for Autumn.
Aloo Dum
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy Bengali potato curry has a strongly spiced tomato base that is perfect serving with rice or flatbreads for an easy meal.
Aubergine Pachadi
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A fried aubergine raita served with yogurt as a side to any of the many flavoursome recipes found in Rukmini's India Express.
Avial
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This quick one pot carrot curry dish is creamy, warming, and light. Stir through with coconut oil and serve with hot, fluffy rice.
Beetroot, Carrot and Coconut Dal
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Beetroots add a deep vibrant colour to this simple coconut lentil dal. Perfect for making in bulk for quick meals later.
Begun Bhaja
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Thick-cut slices of aubergine are seasoned with salt and turmeric before being deep-fried to create a moreish, salty snack.
Bengali Five-Spice Roasted Squash with Carrots and Pumpkin Seeds
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Fenugreek, nigella and fennel seeds elevate this easy Bengali Five-spice roasted squash with carrots and pumpkin seeds one-pan traybake.
Bengali Popcorn Shrimp
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Panko-crusted deep fried popcorn shrimp are an addictively good starter or snack for feeding a crowd. Serve with a dip.
Bengali Salt and Pepper Potatoes with Scrambled Eggs
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy Bengali Salt and Pepper potatoes with scrambled eggs dish is the perfect side for any easy lazy weekend brunch.
Bengali-Style Mustard Fish with Crushed Peas and Spiced Sweet Potato
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Rukmini Iyer's take on the classic Bengali dish, mustard fish, features a mustard and panko topping and a side of sweet potato and peas.
Black Pepper Bananas with Palm Sugar and Porridge
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Bananas cooked down in brown sugar, and a healthy amount of black pepper, are a delicious and unique topping for porridge.
Bondas
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These crispy mashed potato bites are perfect for serving as a pre-meal snack or as part of a bigger spread.
Cardamom, Yogurt and Pistachio Ice Cream
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This creamy, rich cardamom pistachio ice cream recipe from Rukmini Iyer is perfect for summer parties, barbecues and hot evenings.
Cauliflower, Onion and Bread Pakoras
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These easy deep-fried cauliflower onion and bread pakoras are best served hot, with coriander chutney, yogurt, or even sriracha as a dip.
Chakrai Pongal
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A traditional South Indian rice pudding dish flavoured with jaggery or palm sugar, plenty of butter, and a crunch of cashews.
Chechki: One-Tin Spiced Cauliflower and Potato Curry with Peas
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Rukmini Iyer has adapted the classic Bengali potato and cauliflower curry, chechki, to create a super simple, time-saving one-tin version.
Chickpeas with Tamarind, Kale and Ginger
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Tart tamarind paste elevates this simple chickpea and kale dish, creating a quick and easy warming sweet and sour dish.
Chilli and Cheese Stuffed Parathas
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These low hassle chilli and cheese stuffed parathas are perfect for an easy side dish, or simply eaten as is as a moreish snack.
Chilli, Coconut and Lime Salmon with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Rukmini Iyer's flavourful one-tin salmon recipe is perfect for time-pressed cooks looking for a speedy weeknight dinner.
Chingri Macher Malai Curry: Prawn Malai Curry
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This fragrant prawn curry, spiced with cinnamon, clove, cardamom and garlic, will be on the table in well under an hour.
Chop
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These deep-fried cheese-stuffed potato cakes are delicious and best served hot with a chutney of your choice.
Coconut, Tamarind and Curry Leaf Broth
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy South Indian Coconut, Tamarind and Curry Leaf Broth is light and simple, flavoured with tamarind and plenty of curry leaves.
Crisp-Topped Marinated Sea Bass with Green Chilli, Lime and Coriander
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Punchy lime, chilli, garlic and ginger add plenty of flavour to the panko-crusted sea bass in this easy one-pan fish dish.
Crunchy Street-Food Chaat with Tamarind and Coriander Chutney
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This Bengali-inspired street-food dish is packed with texture and flavour, perfect for snacking with friends over a drink or two.
Didima’s Begun Kalonji
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Baby aubergines are quickly fried with nigella seeds and topped with a creamy turmeric sauce in this super easy and flavourful dish.
Didu’s Dimer Jhal
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This simple egg curry is quick and easy to make but packs a punch with plenty of grainy Dijon mustard and turmeric.
Doi Maach
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A simple fish curry dish infused with turmeric, cloves and cardamom, perfect for a warming weekend dinner simply served with rice.
Dosa
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Rukmini's step-by-step guide to perfecting dosa, a type of rice pancake that makes for a great accompaniment to curry or rice dishes.
Easy Fried Okra
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This ultra quick okra dish makes use of simple storecupboard spices. Best served hot with flatbreads and yogurt.
Easy Mushroom and Yoghurt Curry
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This really is the ultimate recipe for those looking for comforting no-fuss food that can be on the table in 30 minutes.
Ghonto
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
With fragrantly spiced cabbage, golden crispy potatoes and an easy garam masala spice mix, this easy curry is perfect for weeknight meals.
Green Pea, Cauliflower and Onion Pulao
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy one-pan traybake pulao rice dish, with cauliflower, red onion and green peas, is perfect for an easy midweek meal.
Green Peas Kachori
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This Bengali kachori recipe results in soft and fluffy fried parcels of dough stuffed with a fragrant pea and ginger mixture.
Keralan Potato Curry with Chickpeas and Coconut
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Taking just twenty-five minutes from prep to plate, this mild South Indian curry dish is sure to become a favourite for time-pressed cooks.
Lemon, Ginger and Turmeric Sunshine Tonic
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This quick and easy tonic is packed with immune-boosting ginger, lemon and turmeric for a powerful pick-me-up for cold days.
Malai Kofta
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These fluffy spiced paneer kofta, nestled in a warm and simple tomato sauce, make for a delicious celebratory dish.
Mango and Cardamom Lassi
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This ultra refreshing mango and cardamom lassi is the perfect drink for serving on lazy summer days and evenings.
Mango, Stem Ginger and Lime Ice Cream
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This creamy and refreshing ice cream is packed with mango, lime and chunks of crystallised ginger for the ultimate summer dessert.
Masoor Dal
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This simple, lightly spiced lentil dal is perfect for an everyday dinner, served simply with rice or flatbreads.
Methu Vada
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These easy four-ingredient savoury doughnuts are a fantastic savoury snack, perfect for serving up with coriander chutney for dipping.
Mini-Naan Pizzas with Lime and Coriander Paneer and Roasted Tomatoes
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These super simple mini-naan bread pizzas are a quick and delicious dish to whip up for friends and family for a lazy weekend lunch.
Mini’s Masala Frittata
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
An Indian-inspired frittata, perfect for a hearty weekend brunch. Even better, leftovers can be parcelled up for lunches throughout the week.
Molagu Rasam
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This warming black pepper rasam broth is the perfect strong savoury broth to serve up when you're feeling under the weather.
Mum’s All-In-One Spiced Tomato Rice
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This hearty one-pot rice dish is packed with warm tomatoes, fresh spring onions and plenty of ginger and garlic.
Murukku
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Rukmini Iyer's beautiful star-shaped murukku are a beautifully crisp vegan snack perfect for Diwali or other special occasions.
My Mother’s Cashew Nut Pulao Rice
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A simple and comforting pulao rice recipe, perfectly cooked rice is studded with cashews and flavoured with cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
Nimbu Pani
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A lime-based lemonade-esque drink that is both refreshing and addictive, perfect for summer days.
Padmini’s Tomato, Onion and Spinach Curry
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A nutritious tomato and spinach one pot curry, perfect for time-pressed cooks looking to add a new dish to the midweek meal repertoire.
Palghat Rasam
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This quick tomato and tamarind broth is perfect for the cooler months as a light meal, or the perfect warming starter for a dinner party.
Paneer
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A staple in Indian cooking, paneer is a classic ingredient that is surprisingly easy to make at home, with Rukmini's easy guide.
Pankaj’s Addictive Chilli Peanuts with Lime
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These salty and spicy peanuts are the perfect quick savoury snack for serving with drinks at your next dinner party.
Perfect Basmati Rice
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Perfect the basics and serve up the perfect side every time with this easy-to-follow guide from Rukmini for cooking basmati rice.
Puris (or Luchis)
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
An easy Indian bread, puris are light, puffed-up pillows of dough that are perfect for serving alongside curries, dals and other main dishes.
Quick-Cook Masala Utthapam
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Quick and easy, topped with plenty of chilli, garlic and coriander, this take on a savoury Indian breakfast pancake is perfect for brunch.
Raita: Cucumber, Pineapple, Beetroot
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
From the classic cucumber raita to bold beetroot and fresh pineapple, these three raita recipes are the perfect accompaniment to any dish.
Really Superb Peanut Brittle
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy peanut brittle recipe from Rukmini adds a subtle hint of cardamom to the classic caramel for a unique twist.
Roasted Cauliflower with Mustard, Chilli and Lemon
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
In this easy one-tin recipe from Rukmini Iyer, cauliflower is coated in a mustard and chilli-spiked yoghurt marinade before roasting.
Roasted Cumin and Lemon Shortbread
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
These sweet biscuits, flavoured with roasted cumin, are perfect for a quick mid-morning snack with a cup of tea.
Rukmini Iyer’s Cheddar, Cumin and Nigella Seed Straws
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A visually appealing and super simple snack, these cheddar, cumin and nigella seed straws are the perfect addition to a picnic.
Saffron, Almond and Paneer Festival Pulao
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Warm saffron and cardamom rice with crispy almonds is the perfect base for light and fluffy paneer kofta in this festive dish.
Salted Lassi
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A great accompaniment for any spicy dish, this salted lassi is creamy and soothing with subtly savouriness and a hint of cumin.
Sambhar
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A traditional South Indian lentil dal infused with tumeric, sambhar powder, ground coriander and mustard seeds.
Shahi Tukra
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A rich cardamom and saffron-infused bread and butter pudding, topped with blackberries and pistachios for a decadent dessert.
South Indian Puy Lentil and Tenderstem Broccoli Stir Fry
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Tenderstem broccoli and puy lentils are quickly stir-fried with turmeric, mustard and cumin seeds and peanuts for an easy veggie dish.
South Indian Rice with Yogurt, Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Creamy and simple, but packed with subtle spice, this easy curd rice dish is perfect for a comforting midweek dinner.
South Indian Toasted Coconut Rice with Cashew Nuts
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
It might look simple but this easy rice dish is packed with complex flavour, with plenty of coconut, coriander seeds, and chilli.
South Indian-Style Black Pepper and Fennel Prawns
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
An easy, spicy curry with juicy king prawns and fennel, this quick dish is sure to become one of your go-to midweek meals.
Spiced Potato Cakes and Fried Eggs with Chilli Butter
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
A vegetarian one-pan breakfast that can be cooked up and on the table in under an hour. It makes for delicious leftovers the following day.
Spiced Roasted Paneer with Tomatoes and Peppers
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Soft roasted peppers, red onions and tomatoes are topped with crispy paneer in this super simple and quick one-pan dish.
Sticky Spiced Popcorn with Dates, Caramel and Sea Salt
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
Sticky dates, caramel and a hint of chilli add a depth of flavour to basic popcorn in this super easy snack recipe.
Tamilian Lemon Rice
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
With subtle lemon flavour, fragrant curry leaves and crunchy cashews this simple rice dish is perfect for pairing with easy midweek meals.
Tandoori Roasted Sweetcorn
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
An excellent pre-dinner snack option or summer BBQ side, this roasted sweetcorn dish is flavoured with ginger, garlic and plenty of spices.
You Say Kedgeree, I Say Kitchri
Rukmini Iyer · India Express: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Every Day
This easy one-pot dish can be whipped up with basics from the store cupboard, and elevated with the addition of mackerel and chilli butter.