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South Asian meal plan for the week.

20 south asian recipes, planned as fine dining at home: breakfast, lunch with a side and a tasting menu dinner, with one shopping list by aisle and a prep plan.

  • Breakfast, lunch with a side and a tasting menu dinner, every day
  • One shopping list by aisle, added up for your table
  • Swap any dish, and leave out any of the 14 allergens

Plan my south asian weekChange the choices first

Breakfast

AI-generated photograph: A golden folded masala omelette on a round white plate, flecked with red onion, tomato and green coriander, a lime wedge and a few coriander leaves beside it

Masala omelette

South Asian · 20 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Golden yellow poha piled in a shallow terracotta bowl, dotted with green peas, dark curry leaves and toasted peanuts, chopped coriander on top and a lime wedge at the side

Poha with peas, curry leaves and lime

South Asian · 25 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Two thin golden gram flour pancakes folded on a warm white plate, flecked with red tomato, onion and green coriander, a lemon wedge and a small pot of raita beside them

Besan chilla, savoury gram flour pancakes

South Asian · 35 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: A golden, crisp stuffed paratha cut into quarters and fanned on a matte charcoal plate, a small bowl of white coconut yoghurt and a few coriander leaves beside it

Aloo paratha, flatbreads stuffed with spiced potato

South Asian · 1 hour 10 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Dairy free

Lunch

AI-generated photograph: Deep red kidney bean curry in a wide shallow bowl with a neat mound of cumin rice to one side, a swirl of gravy, fresh coriander and a thin slice of green chilli on top

Rajma, Punjabi kidney bean curry

South Asian · 55 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free

Dinner mains

AI-generated photograph: Chana masala in a shallow white bowl, glossy brick red chickpeas topped with fresh coriander, a neat dome of basmati rice and a wedge of lemon beside it

Punjabi chana masala with basmati rice

South Asian · 55 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Golden tarka dal in a wide matte black bowl, a swirl of ghee with cumin seeds, fried garlic and a whole red chilli on top, cumin rice in a small mound beside it

Tarka dal with jeera rice

South Asian · 50 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
AI-generated photograph: Chicken karahi in a small black iron karahi pan, deep red glossy sauce, slit green chillies, fine threads of ginger and coriander on top, basmati rice and a lemon wedge on a slate beside it

Pakistani chicken karahi

South Asian · 55 minutes · serves 4

  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Sri Lankan fish curry in a shallow white bowl, pale gold coconut sauce around chunks of white fish, dark curry leaves, slit green chillies and coriander, a neat mound of basmati rice to one side

Sri Lankan white fish curry with coconut

South Asian · 45 minutes · serves 4

  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free

Starters and soups

AI-generated photograph: Three golden, lacy onion bhajis stacked on a matte charcoal plate, a wedge of lemon and a few coriander leaves beside them

Crisp onion bhajis

South Asian · 40 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: A clear, russet tomato rasam in a small white porcelain cup on a saucer, glossy mustard seeds and two crisp curry leaves floating on top, a few coriander leaves

Tomato and black pepper rasam

South Asian · 40 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free

Sides

AI-generated photograph: A neat dome of white basmati rice flecked with toasted cumin seeds in a shallow matte white bowl, a single bay leaf and a few green coriander leaves on top

Jeera rice with toasted cumin

South Asian · 35 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Pale green flecked cucumber raita swirled in a small black stoneware bowl, a dusting of red chilli and crushed cumin on top and a single sprig of mint

Cucumber and mint raita

South Asian · 12 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
AI-generated photograph: A neat ring of finely diced cucumber, red tomato and red onion on a white plate, flecked with green coriander and crushed cumin, a thin slice of lemon at the side

Kachumber salad

South Asian · 17 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
  • Dairy free
AI-generated photograph: Three soft folded chapatis with toasted brown spots stacked on a dark slate board, a folded linen napkin beneath

Soft wholemeal chapati

South Asian · 40 minutes · serves 4

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Dairy free

Desserts

AI-generated photograph: Rice payesh in a small cut glass bowl, creamy ivory pudding with a few raisins and bright green chopped pistachios on top, on a pale linen napkin

Bangladeshi rice payesh with cardamom

South Asian · 1 hour 5 minutes · serves 6

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free
AI-generated photograph: A neat round of glossy deep orange carrot halwa on a white porcelain plate, scattered with ruby pomegranate seeds and a few strands of saffron

Gajar halwa, slow cooked carrot pudding

South Asian · 1 hour 15 minutes · serves 6

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free