14 curry masala gravy recipes

A batch-cook curry base gravy with garlic, ginger, onion puree, and tomatoes. Make 10 portions, freeze, and shortcut your way through weeknight curries.

Lamb rogan josh, the Kashmiri curry, with lamb marinated in spiced yogurt overnight then pressure-cooked fork-tender in a fragrant tomato, ginger, and garam masala gravy. Deeply spiced, not just hot.

Palak paneer is a classic North Indian curry with golden-fried paneer cubes simmered in a spiced spinach gravy built on garam masala, ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. Creamy, green, and deeply warming.

Egg and potato curry simmers cubed potatoes in a ginger-garlic masala gravy, finished with hard-boiled egg quarters and fresh cilantro. A classic Pakistani comfort dish.

Punjabi peas kofta curry with deep-fried green pea dumplings simmered in a spiced tomato and potato gravy. Vegetarian Indian comfort food with garam masala, ginger, and green chiles.

Indian gravy: a make-ahead curry base of onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and garam masala bloomed in ghee, then simmered with tomatoes and yogurt. The foundation for endless curries.

Aloo matar rasedaar: North Indian potato and pea curry in a thin tomato gravy with garam masala, ghee, and warming whole spices. The 25-minute weeknight vegetarian comfort dish.

Spinach and potato koftas spiced with garam masala, turmeric, and amchoor, rolled in coconut and deep-fried until golden, then simmered in curry gravy. A classic Indian vegetarian dish.

Navrathna kurma is a creamy North Indian vegetable curry with fried paneer, mixed vegetables and tomato-onion gravy enriched with milk, cream and warm spices like turmeric, coriander and garam masala.

Shahi Gobi is a Punjabi cabbage dish where batter-fried slices are simmered in a spiced tomato-onion gravy with garam masala, cumin, and coriander. A rich vegetarian curry with deep, layered flavors.

Dum gobi is a fragrant North Indian cauliflower and pea curry, the steamed florets folded into a creamy yogurt-tomato gravy spiced with garam masala, cardamom and turmeric. A golden, lacto-vegetarian classic.

Punjabi besan kofta curry with crispy chickpea flour dumplings stuffed with dried plums, simmered in a rich tomato-onion gravy with garam masala and ghee. A show-stopping vegetarian main dish from North Indian kitchens.

Lamb with onions, a fragrant North Indian curry where onions do double duty, crisp-fried to deep brown and simmered into a yogurt gravy with ginger, garlic, cardamom and garam masala. Slow-braised until the lamb is tender.

A fragrant North Indian potato and pea curry simmered in a spiced tomato-onion gravy with turmeric, garam masala, and green chilies. Vegan, naturally gluten-free, and on the table in just 30 minutes with a pressure cooker.