No. 16 — Notes from the back
Not recipes so much as instructions shouted across a kitchen. Quantities are your business; the order of operations is ours.
Recipe 01 · 35 min
Toor dal, one onion, a spoon of whatever garam masala you have open. The tadka is the whole trick — bloom the spice in hot ghee for thirty seconds and pour it over at the end, not the start.
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Madras Curry Powder — $11.99
Recipe 02 · 50 min
Dry-brine overnight with a seasoning heavy on salt and paprika. Skin side down in a cold pan, medium heat, do not touch it for twelve minutes. Everyone will assume you did something clever.
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Butter Chicken Spice Packet — $2.50
Recipe 03 · 15 min
Water first, milk second, sugar last. Boil the spice hard for four minutes before the tea goes anywhere near it — most weak chai is under-boiled, not under-spiced.
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High Five Chai Blend — $19.99
Recipe 04 · 20 min
Chilli flakes, a broken cinnamon stick, a spoon of sesame seeds, oil at 250°F poured over in three goes so nothing scorches. Keeps a month; will not last a week.
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Tiffin Row Chilli Crisp Fried Egg Tote — $19.99
Recipe 05 · 40 min
Halved lengthways, tossed in oil and a warm blend, 425°F until the edges go dark. Finish with lemon and flaky salt. The blend does the work; you supervise.
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Salted Honey — $11.99
Recipe 06 · 10 min
Warm milk, a spoonful of a spiced sugar, a pinch of salt. Drink it standing at the counter at 10pm. This is the whole recipe and it is better than it sounds.
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3 Pack Signature Sugar Collection — $21.99
