Recipes

Indian starter

Andhra Chilli Chicken

A traditional Andhra delicacy featuring tender chicken pieces sautéed in ghee and fiery green chillies, cooked to perfection for a rich, aromatic and authentically spicy flavour.

500 g raw chicken· 45 min

Dal

Dal Tadka

Sample recipe: toor dal with a cumin, garlic and chilli tadka. Serve with steamed rice or roti. Adjust water for your preferred consistency; cooking time depends on the dal and cooker.

4 servings· 55 min

Curry

Paneer Butter Masala

Sample recipe: paneer in a tomato-cashew gravy with kasuri methi. Suitable for a small family meal or a scaled restaurant batch. Contains milk and cashews.

4 servings· 45 min

Rice

Vegetable Dum Biryani

Sample recipe: layered basmati rice and vegetables finished on dum. Use a heavy-bottomed handi; maintain layer depth and cook in separate pots for large batches.

6 servings· 80 min

Indian beverage

Masala Chai

Sample café recipe: ginger and cardamom chai. Four small cups; reduction varies, so measure the finished yield before standardising service. No flavoured syrup is needed. Contains milk.

4 small cups (approx. 150 ml)· 15 min

Indian beverage

Rose Lassi

Sample café recipe: chilled dahi lassi with rose syrup. Syrup options: MONIN Rose syrup or DaVinci Gourmet Rose syrup — flavour choices, not tested endorsements. Both are cane-sugar syrups; the Indian DaVinci label lists preservatives (211, 202) and colour, so read the bottle. Start at the listed dose and adjust to the bottle label and your sweetness preference. Approximate volume; contains milk. Use food-grade rose syrup, not rose essential oil.

4 glasses (approx. 250 ml)· 5 min

Indian beverage

Nimbu Mint Soda

Sample café recipe: lemon, pudina and sparkling soda. Syrup options: MONIN Mojito Mint syrup or DaVinci Gourmet Menta Cubano (Mojito Mint) — flavour choices, not tested endorsements. The DaVinci version already lists lime juice, so taste the base before adding the full lemon quantity. Adjust sweetness to the bottle label. Approximate 250 ml liquid per glass before ice. Add soda only at service.

4 glasses· 5 min

Indian beverage

Mango Lassi

Sample café recipe: mango pulp and chilled dahi. Choose unsweetened Alphonso or Kesar mango pulp; taste before adding sugar if using sweetened pulp. No syrup is required for this fruit-led recipe; for a vanilla note, DaVinci Gourmet Classic Vanilla syrup is an optional flavour choice and is sweetened, so taste before adding sugar. Four approximate 250 ml glasses; contains milk.

4 glasses (approx. 250 ml)· 5 min

Bread

Artisan Sourdough

Open-crumb country loaf at 78% hydration. Baker's percentages shown against total dough flour.

2 loaves· 105 min· ★

Cake

Brown Butter Sheet Cake

Tender vanilla sheet cake baked in a 23×33 cm tray. Try the pan converter.

24 slices· 55 min