25 Easy Indian Recipes That Make Delicious Weeknight Dinners, from Curry to Tandoori

You have to try this take on dakshini murgh, a southern India-style chicken dish packed with flavorful ingredients like coconut milk and roasted fenugreek and coriander seeds. It's just one of Madhur Jaffrey's Easy, Healthy Indian Recipes.

A quick turn in the skillet and a handful of spices are all you need for super flavorful, tender okra. We go the extra mile with fresh coconut, which adds just the right amount of sweetness, and a squeeze of lime at the end, which brightens the versatile side dish.

Serve this southern Indian-style rice dish as a side or even a light vegetarian main -- it's that good and comes together in just 35 minutes. Curry leaves are the MVP ingredient here -- they add an incredible aroma.

Simple, affordable, good for you -- the list of attributes for this vegetarian dish goes on and on. Serve the flavor-packed lentils over rice with cooling yogurt and a spicy cucumber-cilantro relish. Ready for more meat-free goodness? Check out the rest of our Vegetarian Recipes That Will Make You Want to Move to India.

Cook once, eat twice! This simple one-pot recipe makes a rich, spicy chicken dinner that’s just as delectable the next day for lunch.

How do you take chicken wings from good to great? Marinate them in garam masala-spiced yogurt, broil, and glaze with mango chutney. Buffalo wings will be a thing of the past after you taste these.

Combine lamb shoulder with potatoes, chicken broth, and tons of aromatics and spices in your pressure cooker, and 24 minutes later, you’ll be rewarded with a rich, flavorful curry. Magic!

These juicy steaks rely on the three Cs for their divine crust: cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. Serve alongside charred tomato-okra relish and Grilled Corn with Lime and Chile to take your cookout to flavorful new heights.

You’ve never had fried chicken like this before! Marinated in traditional tandoori flavors and served with cucumber spears and herbed red onions, this bird is undeniably delicious.

These fluffy lamb meatballs have a sweet surprise on the inside -- prunes! Serve with plenty of naan to soak up all that spicy tomato sauce and pickled carrots to cut the richness.

Curry is a wonderful cold-weather comfort food, especially when you throw in sweet winter squash like Kabocha or butternut to temper the spice.

Go for the gold with this sunny supper that flavors plump shrimp and tender cauliflower with curry powder and ginger. It’s ready in just 25 minutes.

Bold spices are at the heart of this satisfying chicken dish -- dried chiles, mustard seeds, cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric. Serve with a super-quick cucumber raita and store-bought pooris (unleavened Indian bread).

Ingredients borrowed from Indian cuisine give far-flung flavors to these kebabs. Naan and a summer-fruit chutney cool the spicy dish.