From Our Kitchen to Yours

Indian Home Style Recipes

Authentic flavours, simple steps. 21 recipes from Mary's own kitchen — free to cook at home.

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Butter ChickenPopular
45 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Medium

Homestyle Butter Chicken

Rich, creamy tomato-based gravy with tender chicken pieces — the dish that made Indian food famous worldwide. Mary's version uses home-ground spices for real depth.

ChickenCurry
Chicken BiryaniFestive Favourite
90 Min
👤 Serves 6
🌶 Medium-Hot

Mira Road Style Chicken Biryani

Long-grain basmati layered with slow-cooked masala chicken, caramelised onions, saffron milk and fresh mint. A recipe passed down through generations.

RiceChicken
Keema PavStreet Food
30 Min
👤 Serves 3
🌶 Hot

Mumbai Keema Pav

Spiced minced mutton with peas, onions and tomatoes, served with buttered pav. Pure Mumbai comfort food that is quick to make and impossible to stop eating.

SnackStreet FoodQuick
Chilli ChickenIndo-Chinese
25 Min
👤 Serves 3
🌶 Very Hot

Dry Chilli Chicken

Crispy fried chicken tossed with green chillies, capsicum and soy sauce. The Indo-Chinese classic made the Mira Road way.

ChickenIndo-ChineseQuick
Egg CurryEveryday
20 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Mild

Mary's Anda Curry (Egg Curry)

Golden-fried boiled eggs simmered in a tangy onion-tomato gravy. A Mira Road staple ready in under 25 minutes.

CurryEggsQuick
Chicken Fried RiceQuick Meal
20 Min
👤 Serves 2
🌶 Mild

Homestyle Chicken Fried Rice

Leftover rice transformed into a smoky, satisfying meal with shredded chicken, eggs and spring onions. The technique is everything.

RiceChickenQuick
Fish CurryMumbai Classic
35 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Medium

Mumbai Coconut Fish Curry

Tender fish fillets in a rich, tangy coconut milk gravy with kokum, green chillies and fresh grated coconut. The taste of the Mumbai coastline in your kitchen.

SeafoodCurryCoconut
Tandoori ChickenWeekend Special
60 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Medium-Hot

Home Oven Tandoori Chicken

Juicy, marinated chicken cooked in a regular home oven to get that charred, smoky tandoori finish without any special equipment. Mary's weekend favourite.

ChickenGrilled
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Breakfast
10 Min
👤 Serves 1
🌶 Mild-Medium

Mumbai Masala Omelette

The iconic Mumbai street breakfast — a fluffy egg omelette loaded with onions, tomatoes, green chillies, coriander and just the right spices. Ready in 10 minutes flat.

BreakfastEggsQuick
Vada PavMumbai Soul Food
40 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Medium

Classic Vada Pav

Mumbai's most beloved street food — spiced mashed potato in a crispy chickpea batter, served in a soft pav with dry garlic chutney. The city on a plate.

SnackStreet FoodVegetarian
Chicken MasalaHome Style
50 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Hot

Dry Chicken Masala

Bone-in chicken cooked on a high flame with a bold, almost-dry masala that clings to every piece. This is the dish Mary makes on Sundays — dark, spiced and deeply satisfying.

ChickenCurry
Prawn MasalaQuick & Flavourful
25 Min
👤 Serves 3
🌶 Medium

Prawn Masala (Kolambi)

Juicy prawns tossed in a tangy onion-tomato masala with Konkani spices. This coastal Maharashtra favourite comes together in 25 minutes and pairs beautifully with rice.

SeafoodQuick
PohaBreakfast
15 Min
👤 Serves 2
🌶 Mild

Kanda Batata Poha

Flattened rice cooked with onions, potatoes and a tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves and turmeric. The quintessential Maharashtra morning — light, nourishing and ready in 15 minutes.

BreakfastQuickVegetarian
Chicken TikkaParty Starter
45 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Medium

Chicken Tikka (Home Oven)

Succulent chunks of chicken marinated in spiced yoghurt and grilled under the oven broiler until charred at the edges. Perfect starter for any gathering.

ChickenSnackGrilled
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Side Dish
20 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Mild

Perfect Jeera Rice

Fluffy basmati rice perfumed with cumin seeds, whole spices and a touch of ghee. The perfect companion to any curry — deceptively simple, always impressive when done right.

RiceQuickVegetarian
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Breakfast
12 Min
👤 Serves 2
🌶 Medium

Egg Bhurji (Spiced Scrambled Eggs)

Indian-style scrambled eggs cooked with onions, tomatoes, green chillies and spices. One of the fastest, most satisfying meals you can make — breakfast or dinner.

EggsBreakfastQuick
Dal FryComfort Food
30 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Mild-Medium

Tadka Dal Fry

Yellow lentils cooked until creamy, then finished with a sizzling tadka of ghee, cumin, garlic, dried chillies and asafoetida. The smell when the tadka hits the dal is one of cooking's greatest moments.

CurryVegetarianQuick
Chicken SoupWinter Warmer
40 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Mild

Mary's Homestyle Chicken Soup

A clear, nourishing chicken broth with shredded chicken, vegetables and mild Indian spices. The soup Mary makes when anyone in the family is unwell — it works every time.

ChickenSoupHealthy
Crab CurryWeekend Treat
50 Min
👤 Serves 3
🌶 Hot

Konkani Crab Curry

Fresh crab cooked in a fiery coconut-based Konkani masala with kokum and fresh ground spices. A weekend indulgence that demands eating with your hands and a big pile of steamed rice.

SeafoodCurryCoconut
Misal PavMaharashtra Special
35 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Very Hot

Misal Pav

Sprouted moth beans cooked in a fiery red gravy, topped with crunchy farsan, onions, tomatoes and a squeeze of lime. Maharashtra's most beloved breakfast dish — bold, spicy and totally addictive.

BreakfastSnackVegetarian
PulaoOne Pot Meal
40 Min
👤 Serves 4
🌶 Mild

Chicken Pulao

Fragrant one-pot rice cooked with chicken, whole spices and fried onions. Less labour than biryani but every bit as satisfying — the perfect midweek dinner when you want something special.

RiceChickenOne Pot

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