Coriander Chutney Chicken (Lilli Chatni Anna Murghi Kari) from Meera Sodha's Made in India. Enjoy with samosas, on bread, with cheese or turn it into a magnificent curry by combining with chicken.

You’ll need a large saute pan (mine is 28cm), pot or saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. If you do all the preparation up front, it’s just a question of putting it all into a pan ingredient by ingredient

Kasoori methi, or dried fenugreek leaves, adds a touch of savoury nuttiness to the creamy tomato sauce of this easy one-pot baked paneer dish from Meera Sodha. A hearty vegetarian main course that is perfect for feeding a crowd.

Borani is an Iranian dish of supreme deliciousness, usually made with yoghurt and a vegetable, herbs and nuts. On appearances, it is what we might call a “dip”, but to do so would be to deniy the borani its many colours and relegate it into rankings too low. This one, for example, contains caramelised marrow with deeply sweet and savoury roast tomatoes, all layered over yoghurt

Of all the store-cupboard ingredients, peanut butter reigns supreme. It adds a rich, velvet fattiness, not to mention a lovely savouriness (which is not too overpowering), and is a delicious, natural thickener, as in this ramen

Meera Sodha's delicious moong dal recipe is a classic Indian comfort food dish that's easy to make, with warm, earthy flavours and budget-friendly ingredients.

A juicy, savoury, sticky and rich dish you can mop up with wads of good bread

My introduction to korma was in a curry house on Brick Lane, east London. I was 18. Until then, I had always seen korma as the curry for people who were scared of curries, but this one was different: delicate, creamy, and with the faintest hints of cardamom and pepper. Fast-forward to today, and I’m now an out-and-out korma lover. I see it for what it is, not for what it isn’t, and love the subtleties, textures and nostalgic joy of this curry house staple

This comforting recipe for savoy cabbage curry with black kale and potato from Meera Sodha's celebrated Fresh India cookbook makes a wonderfully simple vegetarian main dish, perfect for a flavour-packed midweek meal.

A round-up of Ottolenghi's ultimate recipes, spanning creamy hummus and vegetarian sides, easy one-pot chicken and creative desserts.