Indian Tomatoes Recipes

Indian cooking is a science of spice — layering and blooming aromatics to build curries and dals of remarkable depth and regional variety. When Indian cooks work with tomatoes, they reach for cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, boiling and marinating.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with garam masala, turmeric, cumin seeds, ground coriander, ginger-garlic paste and garlic. The dishes here span indian classics ready in as little as 15 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

Reader favourite: Dal Makhani – Creamy Slow-Cooked Black Lentils with Butter and Cream is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 29,400 ratings.