Recipes

Cook with the ghaani

Everyday Indian recipes, made with Truly Cold Pressed oils and bilona ghee.

Shikanji, a tall glass of shikanji on a dark weathered wooden counter
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Shikanji

The glass fogs the moment he pours. First sour, then salty, then cold enough to hurt, and only at the very end...

Prep 10 min Cook 3 min Serves 2

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Rose Falooda, a tall clear footed glass of rose falooda on dark weathered wood
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Rose Falooda

Black sabja at the bottom, a band of magenta, white sev suspended in cold milk, and ice cream sitting on top with...

Prep 25 min Cook 5 min Serves 2

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Meetha Sattu ka Sharbat, a tall steel-rimmed glass of meetha sattu sharbat on a dark weathered wooden table
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Meetha Sattu ka Sharbat

The colour of weak coffee, faintly grainy on the tongue, smelling strongly of roasted chana. Three minutes to make and it drinks...

Prep 10 min Cook 0 min Serves 2

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Kokum Sharbat, a tall glass of kokum sharbat on a dark weathered wooden table
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Kokum Sharbat

A magenta so deep it stains the water in minutes. Soft round sourness rather than a sharp one, with roasted jeera arriving...

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 12

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Kashmiri Kahwa, a small handleless porcelain cup of Kashmiri kahwa on a carved walnut wood surface
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Kashmiri Kahwa

Pale gold tea with a thread of orange where the saffron bleeds, cinnamon on the steam, and slivers of almond turning slowly...

Prep 5 min Cook 10 min Serves 4

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Gulab Sharbat, a tall glass of rose sharbat on a pale marble surface
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Gulab Sharbat

A syrup so dark it looks almost brown in the bottle, until a spoon of it opens into a clear pink glass...

Prep 20 min Cook 25 min Serves 12

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Bel ka Sharbat, a heavy glass tumbler of bel sharbat on a dark weathered wooden table
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Bel ka Sharbat

The colour of milky tea, thick enough to cling to the glass, tasting of dates and old wood with a pinch of...

Prep 25 min Cook 0 min Serves 3

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Badam ka Sharbat, a tall glass of badam sharbat on dark weathered wood
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Badam ka Sharbat

Pale ivory, thick enough to cling to the glass for a second, ice cold, with cardamom in the first breath and almond...

Prep 20 min Cook 25 min Serves 8

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Aam Panna, a tall glass tumbler of aam panna on a sun-bleached stone parapet
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Aam Panna

Hazy green, thick, and sour enough to make your jaw tighten for a second before the mishri catches up. Black salt on...

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 6

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Chilled spiced thandai in brass tumblers topped with pistachios and saffron strands
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Thandai

Cold thick milk ground with almonds, fennel, poppy seeds and black pepper, strained twice through muslin until it is completely smooth. Holi...

Prep 25 min Cook 10 min Serves 4

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A brass glass of warm kesar doodh with a small bowl of dhaga mishri beside it
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Kesar Mishri Doodh

Milk simmered down till it turns thick and sweet on its own, saffron bloomed in a spoonful, cardamom, slivered almonds. The last...

Prep 10 min Cook 15 min Serves 2

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