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Tiffin: a selection of Indian street food
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Tiffin: a selection of Indian street food

129 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

This feast of Indian finger food is perfect for sharing. There’s also plenty of choice for vegetarians.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

2065
Calories
89g
Protein
54g
Fat
311g
Carbs

Counts 32 of 40 ingredients — the other 8 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 32 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn Oil 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard Oil 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Ling not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks, flesh scored to the bone
  • 1 tsp garlicginger
  • 1 lime
  • salt
  • ½ tsp kasthoori methi (dried fenugreek
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp black salt
  • ¾ tsp amchoor ( mango
  • 2 tsp gram flour
  • 1 tsp ground cashews
  • 50ml/2fl oz mustard oil
  • 3 tbsp double cream
  • 4 tbsp yoghurt
  • , to taste salt
  • 500ml/18fl oz milk
  • 250ml/9fl oz water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 10 green cardamom
  • 400g/14oz veal sweetbreads
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp Madras curry powder
  • ¾ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 1 free-range eggmilk
  • panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp curry leaves
  • , for deep frying corn oil
  • 300g/10oz potatoes
  • 200g/7oz cooked peas
  • 200g/7oz spinach
  • 1 tsp fresh root ginger
  • 2 tsp dried curry leaves
  • ¾ tsp black salt
  • 1 tsp chaat massala
  • ¼ tsp chilli
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • handful coriander
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • , for frying corn oil
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • ½ lime
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 400g/14oz tamarind
  • 2.5cm/1in piece root ginger
  • 2-3 tbsp jaggery
  • ½ tsp cornflour
  • 3 tbsp corn oil
  • 2 tbsp chana dal
  • 2 tbsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 3 dried chillies
  • handful curry leaves
  • 3 medium onions
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 garlic
  • 5cm/2in piece root ginger
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp hot chilli powder
  • 5 ripe tomatoes
  • handful fresh coriander
  • handful fresh mint
  • handful fresh coriander
  • ½ tsp chopped green chilli
  • ¼ tsp black salt
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • ½ lime
  • pinch salt
  • 5 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp corn oil
  • ½ tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1 garlic
  • 4 tbsp good-quality mango chutney
  • handful chopped coriander
  • handful fenugreek
  • 3 onions
  • 4 new potatoes
  • bunch fresh coriander
  • ½ tsp garlicginger
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp panch phoron (Bengali spice blend), toasted, crushed to a powder
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp chopped chilli
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp tomato purée
  • 1 lime
  • , to taste salt
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 2 tbsp gram flour
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • , for frying corn oil
  • 1.4 litres/2½ pints whole milk
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped red and green pepper
  • 10 sun-blush tomatoes
  • 1 garlic
  • salt
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • squeeze lime juice
  • 12 courgette
  • 200g/7oz rice flour
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp chilli
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 100ml/3½fl oz spark ling
  • , for frying corn oil
  • 1 medium cucumber
  • 1 mooli (roughly the same size as the cucumber), finely grated or chopped into thin strips
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 tbsp Japanese rice wine
  • pinch sugar
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp garlic

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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