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Dishoom Recipes
From breakfast at Kyani and Co. to street food at Mohammed Ali Road – the myriad of places to eat and drink in Bombay inspire Dishoom’s recipes. These are places for which we have reverence, and places that give us comfort. It brings us nothing but joy to be sharing these recipes with you.


Cocktails
Permit Room Mango Lassi Punch
Like the popular fruity-yoghurty Indian drink, with boozier consequences.
Total:1 hour 30 minutes

Pudding
Falooda
Sweet, extravagant and fun; a glass full of malai kulfi, vermicelli, rose syrup and sweet basil seeds.
Total:35 minutes

Snacks
Permit Room Spicy Chicken Puff
A satisfyingly spicy Irani bakery favourite.
Total:55 minutes

Mains
Chef Arun’s Family Fish Curry
Juicy kingfish steaks are marinated until ruby red, then cooked oh-so tenderly in a sauce rich with spices and tangy with tamarind.
Total:2 hours

Mains
Cockney Sikh’s Langar-walle Aloo Rotis
Hearty, humble potatoes are mashed and spiced to perfection, kneaded into a pillowy dough, then cooked atop a hot tawa until they sizzle and steam.
Total:35 minutes

Snacks
White Chocolate, Rose & Pistachio Dates
Ayesha Erkin shares yet another first-class date recipe to savour during Ramadan and after.
Total:45 minutes

Small plates
Tandoori Chaat
Pineapple, sweet potato and padrón peppers are charred, limed, dusted and sparked to life.
Total:55 minutes

Snacks
Jeera Biscuits
Optimum mid-morning sustenance. Delectable snacking is an easy mix, shape and bake away. Slightly sweet, slightly savoury.
Total:1 hour + cooling

Mains
Chilli Broccoli Salad
A light, bright, café staple
Total:20 minutes

Small plates
Chilli Chicken
An Indo-Chinese favourite
Total:35 minutes


Mains
Chicken Berry Britannia Biryani
A best quality recipe to recreate
Total:1 hour 30 minutes

Breakfast
Bacon Naan Roll
Featuring recipes for fresh Naan and Tomato-Chilli Jam.

Mains
Haleem
The origins of Haleem are deeply rooted in history
Total:3.5 hours

Mains
Paneer Mango Salad
Showcasing the King of Fruits for the brief but glorious mango season
Total:15 minutes

Mains
Lamb Raan
An ideal centrepiece recipe for dinner parties and family celebrations.
Total:4.5 hours

Snacks
Halloumi, Honey & Chilli Oil Dates
Our dearest friend Ayesha Erkin shares one of her delectable date recipes
Total:17 minutes

Mains
Rajasthani Chicken Stew
A hearty, flavourful North Indian-style stew, special recipe from Chef Rishi’s mum
Total:35 minutes


Snacks
Cheese & Masala Sticks
Simple yet moreish spiced cheese-and-pastry twirls
Total:30 minutes

Tipples
Taj Ballroom Toddy
A warming tipple for the festive season – inspired by the energetic Bombay jazz scene.
Total:10 minutes

Mains
Chilli Garlic Crab
A Special Seafood Recipe
Total:30 minutes

Breakfast
Uttapam Pancake Stack
Chef Naved has shared his recipe for making an extra fluffy stack at home
Total:20 minutes

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