🍛 Desi dinners from your fridge

Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi home cooking — karahi, daal chawal, aloo sabzi, keema and biryani — matched to what’s already in your fridge. Halal, no pork.

Desi classics

The dinners ammi makes — curries, daal and rice.

• 🥩 Aloo Keema Dinner (~35 min)
• 🥣 Daal Chawal (~35 min)
• 🍚 Keema Biryani (~50 min)
• 🥔 Aloo Bhorta (~25 min)
• 🥔 Aloo Gobi (~30 min)
• 🥬 Aloo Palak Dinner (~30 min)
• 🍗 Chicken Keema Dinner (~30 min)
• 🐟 Fish Karahi (~30 min)
• 🥩 Keema Matar Dinner (~30 min)
• 🥣 Masoor Dal Tadka Dinner (~30 min)
• 🦐 Prawn Karahi (~30 min)
• 🍛 Beef Karahi Skillet (~35 min)
• 🍛 Chicken Karahi Skillet (~35 min)
• 🥣 Dal Tadka (~35 min)
• 🥣 Jeera Rice with Dal Fry (~35 min)
• 🥩 Keema Pav-Style (~35 min)
• 🍚 Moong Dal Khichdi (~35 min)
• 🍛 Afghani Chicken Karahi (~40 min)

Desi in 30 minutes

Weeknight bhurji, keema and daal when you’re short on time.

• 🧀 Paneer Bhurji Dinner (~25 min)
• 🥚 Anda Bhurji Dinner (~20 min)
• 🍗 Air Fryer Chicken Tikka (~30 min)
• 🥣 Beef Tikka Bowl (~30 min)
• 🥘 Chana Masala (~30 min)
• 🥣 Chicken Tikka Bowl (~30 min)
• 🐟 Fish Tikka Dinner (~30 min)
• 🌶️ Paneer Jalfrezi Style (~30 min)
• 🥗 Paneer Salad Plate Night (~20 min)
• 🍚 Paneer Fried Rice Night (~25 min)
• 🥡 Paneer Stir-Fry Garlic Sauce (~25 min)
• 🌮 Paneer Tacos Night (~25 min)
• 🥣 Paneer Burrito Bowl Night (~30 min)
• 🍜 Paneer Chow Mein Night (~30 min)
• 🫑 Paneer Fajita Skillet Night (~30 min)
• 🥣 Paneer Grain Bowl Night (~30 min)
• 🍢 Paneer Kebab Plate Night (~30 min)
• 🍝 Paneer Pasta Skillet Night (~30 min)

Tips

• Onion, tomato, ginger-garlic and garam masala turn almost anything into a salan.
• Make a jar of bhuna masala on the weekend — dinner in 15 minutes all week.
• Leftover roti? Make a quick egg roll or chips for chaat.

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All recipes are halal-friendly. No pork.

Dinner From Fridge — cook tonight from what you already have.