Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORY OF RASIKA AND THE RISE OF FOUR-STAR INDIAN COOKING -- 1 THE FOUNDATION OF RASIKA'S COOKING -- The Origin of Rasika's Recipes: Tradition with a Modern Twist -- The Rasika Spice Pantry-The Essence of Indian Cooking -- Notes on Some Essential Ingredients -- About Sourcing -- Getting Organized -- Useful Utensils -- Equivalents -- 2 BASIC FLAVORINGS AND SAUCES -- Toasted Cumin Powder -- Mace-Cardamom Powder -- Tamarind Pulp -- Crispy Fried onions -- Caramelized onion Paste -- Ginger-Garlic Paste -- Kashmiri Chili Paste -- Peri-Peri Paste -- Balchão Masala -- A Tomato Masala -- Korma Sauce -- Kadi Sauce -- Makhani Sauce -- 3 COCKTAILS AND MOCKTAILS -- Rasika Cocktail -- Kaminee Cocktail -- Ginger Pom Pisco Sour -- Divya -- Priyanka Cocktail -- Mango Mocktail -- Passion Fruit Punch -- 4 APPETIZERS -- Pao Bhaji -- Masala Popcorn -- Crispy Fried Spinach with Tomato, onion, Tamarind, and Yogurt (Palakchaat) -- Roasted Stuffed Dates with Saffron-Chili Beurre Blanc -- Avocado Chaat with Banana -- Spicy Fried Cauliflower Florets (Cauliflower Bezule) -- Rice and Dal Pancakes with Asparagus (Asparagus Uttapam) -- Beet and Goat Cheese Tikki with Rhubarb Chutney -- Sweet Potato Samosa Purses with Cranberry Chutney -- Griddled Eggplant and Potato Stacks with Jaggery Peanut Sauce (Tawa Baingan) -- Potato Patties with Spiced Yellow Peas (Ragda Patties) -- Clams Caldine -- Black Pepper Crab Napoleon with Curry Oil -- Calamari Balchão -- Ginger Scallops -- Sea Bass in Banana Leaf Chutney Wala -- Chicken 65 (Indian Chicken Nuggets) -- Lamb Kathi Roll -- Lamb Patties (Shammi Kebab) -- 5 VEGETABLES -- Plantain Dumplings in Tomato Sauce (Kela Tamatarkut) -- Butternut Squash Bharta -- Masala Corn and Peanuts (Makki Moongphali Masala) -- Okra with Mango Powder (Bhindi Amchoor).

Green Beans Chili Garlic -- Broccoli Poriyal -- Kale Fritters Kadi -- Cauliflower and Peas with Cumin (Jeera Gobi Mattar) -- Green Pea and Paneer Scramble (Paneer Mattar Bhurjee) -- Sautéed Mushrooms and Green onions (Khumb Hara Pyaz) -- Cremini Mushroom and Artichoke Korma -- Creamed Spinach (Malai Palak) -- Jalapeño in Gravy (Mirch Ka Salan) -- Gujarati Eggplant and Sweet Potato "Lasagna" with Kadi Sauce -- Paneer Makhani -- Mixed Vegetable Curry with Mango -- Vegetable Biryani -- 6 TANDOORI-STYLE GRILLING -- Tandoori-Style Mango Shrimp -- Paneer Shashlik -- Creamy Tandoori-Style Chicken Kebabs (Malai Chicken Tikka) -- Kashmiri Cinnamon Salmon -- Tandoori-Style Lime Swordfish (Nimboo Swordfish) -- Grilled Cashew Cardamom Lambchops -- 7 FISH AND SEAFOOD ENTRÉES -- Pan-Seared Red Snapper with Shrimp Balchão -- Lobster Moilee -- Bengali Shrimp Curry -- Seared Rainbow Trout Malabar -- Honey-Chili Tuna with Mango Salsa -- Black Cod with Honey and Dill -- Goan Halibut Curry -- 8 POULTRY, GAME, AND MEAT ENTRÉES -- Chicken Tikka Masala -- Chicken Green Masala -- Chicken Pista Korma -- Home-Style Chicken Curry (Tariwala Murgh) -- Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken) -- Stuffed Saffron and Almond Chicken (Murgh Mussallam) -- Orange Duck (Narangi Duck) -- Smoked Rack of Pork Vindaloo -- Kerala Bison -- Lamb with Apricots and Matchstick Potatoes (Salli Boti) -- Lamb Shank Rogan Josh -- Lamb and Pineapple Korma (Ananas Gosht) -- Lamb Shank Raan-E-Rasika -- Smoked Venison Chops Laal Maas -- Goat or Lamb Biryani -- 9 RICE, GRAINS, AND LEGUMES -- Plain Basmati Rice -- Rice Vermicelli with Dill and Green Chilies -- Jeera or Saffron Pulao -- Orange Pulao (Narangi Pulao) -- Peanut Quinoa -- Lemon Cashew Rice -- Kidney Beans in Tomato Masala (Rajma Masala) -- Chana Dal with Zucchini and Coconut -- Smoked Dal (Dal Dhungaree) -- Moong Dal with Spinach (Moong Dal Palak).

Spicy Kadai Chickpeas -- 10 BREADS -- Chapati -- Cauliflower Dill Paratha -- Mint Paratha -- Naan -- Goat Cheese Kulcha -- Ladi Pao -- 11 CHUTNEYS AND CONDIMENTS -- Mint-Cilantro Chutney -- Tamarind-Date Chutney -- Coconut Chutney -- Cranberry Chutney -- Mango Chutney -- Tomato Chutney -- Eggplant and Ginger Chutney -- Rhubarbchutney -- Lemon Pickle -- Kachumber -- Cucumber Raita -- Tomato and Red onion Raita -- 12 DESSERTS -- Mango Kulfi with Saffron Sauce and Pistachios -- Carrot Halwa (Gajar Ka Halwar) -- Chai Masala Crème Caramel -- Date and Toffee Puddings -- White Chocolate Rice Pudding -- Chocolate Samosas -- Layered Coconut Crepe Cake (Bebinca) -- Mango Tarte Tatin -- Cardamom Ice Cream -- Rose Ice Cream -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- CREDITS -- COPYRIGHT -- ABOUT THE PUBLISHER.