136 sticky recipes

Whole apples hollowed and stuffed with spiced chestnut puree, raisins, and maple syrup, then baked in white wine. An elegant vegan fall dessert.

Mutton dry curry with lamb rubbed in a ground paste of onions, garlic, ginger, cardamom, and curry powder, then slowly fried until the oil rises. A concentrated, saucy-not-soupy Indian curry.

Traditional Indian soured lentils in tangy yogurt sauce with warming spices. A protein-rich vegetarian dish where mung dal meets creamy, fermented yogurt.

Murgh Musallam, a home-style Indian chicken curry with whole cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and cloves simmered with yogurt and fresh chilies. The authentic recipe that makes jarred curry powder irrelevant.

Fish fillets with tomatoes, capers, and olives is the Veracruz-style Mexican classic: lime-marinated red snapper or halibut simmered in tomato-olive-caper sauce spiked with pickled jalapeños and warm spices.

Filipino-style caldereta: vinegar-marinated lamb braised with dried chiles, cinnamon, peppercorns, potatoes, bell pepper, and green olives. A rich, spiced stew that fills the house with warmth.

No-bean beef chili built on a puree of pasilla and ancho chiles, simmered low with beer, cumin, and a cinnamon stick. Thick, smoky, and unapologetically Texas-style.

Yogurt-marinated chicken thighs cook right on top of basmati rice with curry, cardamom, and cinnamon in this one-pot chicken biriani. Fragrant, hands-off, and endlessly satisfying.

Curried shrimp in coconut milk with a freshly toasted and ground spice blend of cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and dried chiles. Poblano peppers and tomatoes round out this aromatic, from-scratch curry.

Sri Lankan chicken buriyani layers spice-braised chicken with cardamom and clove-scented rice. Curry leaves, lemongrass, and Worcestershire sauce give this biryani its distinct island character.

Cincinnati four-way chili with cinnamon, allspice, and warm spices over spaghetti, topped with cheddar and raw onions. Ready in 30 minutes.

Fragrant Sri Lankan beef curry slow-simmered in coconut milk with cardamom, cinnamon, lemongrass, and fenugreek creates complex island flavors.

Goan-style chicken with dry-roasted spices, toasted fresh coconut, and a garlic-ginger-chili paste. An aromatic, no-cream Indian curry with deep, layered spice flavors.

Goan shakoothi chicken with dry-roasted whole spices, toasted coconut, and a garlic-ginger-green chili paste. An authentic West Indian curry built entirely from scratch.

Kukul mas is the classic Sri Lankan chicken curry. Chicken rubbed with tamarind, cardamom, and curry powder simmers in thick coconut milk with lemongrass and fenugreek until fall-off-the-bone tender.

Indian beef curry with whole aromatic spices, deeply browned onions, and a rich cashew-yogurt sauce. Badam Diyea Mangsha simmers with potatoes and finishes with garam masala.