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Practical, whole-spice cooking — clean labels, real technique, and food that actually tastes good. Curated by our in-house cooks and fellow food enthusiasts. Browse by cuisine, by spice, or by category.

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Showing 1–9 of 9 recipes in Soup

Vegetable Soup
SoupVegetable

Vegetable Soup

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 31 minutesServes 5
Coconut Milk Chicken Soup
Chicken Curry

Coconut Milk Chicken Soup

Prep: 20 minutes | Cook: 1 hourServes 6
Lentil Curry (Kolai er Daal)
Lentil

Lentil Curry (Kolai er Daal)

Lady’s Finger Fry
fryVegetable

Lady’s Finger Fry

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 25 minutes | Total: 40 minutesServes 4 People
Tomato Prune Chutney (Bengali-Style Sweet & Sour Sauce)
Tomato Prune

Tomato Prune Chutney (Bengali-Style Sweet & Sour Sauce)

Beef noodles soup
BeefContributorsSoup

Beef noodles soup

Serves 3
Murighonto/Fish head with Moong Daal
CurryFishSoup

Murighonto/Fish head with Moong Daal

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 35 minutesServes 4
Instant Pot Daal or Lentil soup
DaalSoup

Instant Pot Daal or Lentil soup

Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 25 minutesServes 6
Boiled Lentils / Daal
Daal

Boiled Lentils / Daal

Serves 5

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