Recipes from the Sahpau Kitchen

Real dishes, simple methods and ideas for using Sahpau products in everyday cooking.

Everyday Dal Tadka

  • Time: 40 min
  • Easy

Uses Haldi, Lal Mirch

Everyday Dal Tadka

  • Time: 40 min
  • Easy

Yellow toor dal finished with a ghee, garlic and chilli tadka.

Method

  1. Pressure-cook 1 cup toor dal with ½ tsp Sahpau Haldi, salt and 3 cups water.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add cumin, then garlic, onion and green chilli, and cook until golden.
  3. Take the pan off the heat and stir in ½ tsp Sahpau Lal Mirch.
  4. Pour the tadka over the dal. Finish with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon.

Made with Haldi, Lal Mirch

Tandoori Paneer Tikka

  • Time: 1 hr 15 min
  • Medium

Uses Lal Mirch, Haldi, Dhaniya

Tandoori Paneer Tikka

  • Time: 1 hr 15 min
  • Medium

Paneer and vegetables in a spiced curd marinade, charred at the edges.

Method

  1. Whisk 1 cup thick curd with 1½ tsp Sahpau Lal Mirch, ½ tsp Sahpau Haldi and salt.
  2. Add 1 tsp Sahpau Dhaniya, ginger-garlic paste, kasuri methi and 1 tbsp mustard oil.
  3. Fold in paneer cubes, capsicum and onion. Cover and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
  4. Grill, air-fry or pan-sear on high heat until charred at the edges. Finish with chaat masala and lemon.

Made with Lal Mirch, Haldi, Dhaniya

Punjabi Chole

  • Time: 1 hr, plus overnight soaking
  • Medium

Uses Dhaniya, Lal Mirch, Haldi

Punjabi Chole

  • Time: 1 hr, plus overnight soaking
  • Medium

Chickpeas simmered in an onion and tomato gravy.

Method

  1. Soak 1 cup chana overnight. Pressure-cook with salt and a tea bag for colour.
  2. Brown the onions in oil, add ginger-garlic paste, then tomato purée. Cook until the oil separates.
  3. Add 2 tsp Sahpau Dhaniya, 1 tsp Sahpau Lal Mirch and ½ tsp Sahpau Haldi. Cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add the chana with its cooking water and simmer for 20 minutes. Mash a few chana to thicken, then finish with garam masala.

Made with Dhaniya, Lal Mirch, Haldi

Haldi Doodh

  • Time: 10 min
  • Easy

Uses Haldi

Haldi Doodh

  • Time: 10 min
  • Easy

Warm milk with haldi, black pepper and cardamom.

Method

  1. Warm 1 cup milk with ½ tsp Sahpau Haldi and a pinch of black pepper.
  2. Add a crushed green cardamom and simmer gently for 4 to 5 minutes.
  3. Take off the heat and sweeten with jaggery or honey.
  4. Strain and drink warm.

Made with Haldi

Aloo Chaat

  • Time: 25 min
  • Easy

Uses Lal Mirch, Dhaniya, Haldi

Aloo Chaat

  • Time: 25 min
  • Easy

Crisp potato cubes tossed with spices, lemon and sev.

Method

  1. Boil and cube the potatoes, then fry in a little oil until the edges crisp.
  2. Off the heat, add 1 tsp Sahpau Lal Mirch, ½ tsp Sahpau Dhaniya and a pinch of Sahpau Haldi.
  3. Add black salt and roasted cumin powder and toss well.
  4. Finish with lemon juice, chopped onion, coriander leaves and sev.

Made with Lal Mirch, Dhaniya, Haldi

Bhindi Masala

  • Time: 30 min
  • Easy

Uses Dhaniya, Lal Mirch, Haldi

Bhindi Masala

  • Time: 30 min
  • Easy

Dry okra sabzi with the masala coating every piece.

Method

  1. Cook 400 g sliced bhindi in oil on high heat until it is no longer sticky. Set aside.
  2. In the same pan, cook a chopped onion, then a chopped tomato, until soft.
  3. Add 1½ tsp Sahpau Dhaniya, ¾ tsp Sahpau Lal Mirch, ¼ tsp Sahpau Haldi and salt.
  4. Return the bhindi to the pan, toss on high heat for 3 minutes and finish with amchur.

Made with Dhaniya, Lal Mirch, Haldi

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