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Asian and Indian dishes

Aromatic rice pudding

Arrowroot cookies

Asian broccoli slaw

Asparagus in miso sauce

Asparagus, pepper and peanut soba

Asparagus wonton wraps

Beef and broccoli stir fry

Beef stir fry with bitter melon

Bulgogi

Bun gao noodle salad

Burmese dry chicken curry

Chicken curry, Lombok style

Chicken lo mein

Chicken satay

Curried turkey meatballs

Egg curry

Fresh Vietnamese salad rolls

Golden festival rice

Green chicken curry with eggplant

Green shrimp or fish curry

Grilled tofu with soba noodles

Hot and sour soup, Jae's way

Laotian chicken and herb salad

Lentil, herb and feta salad

Masalawali chai (Indian spiced tea)

Moo shu chicken

Mulligatawny soup

Mussel stew

Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice)

Nasi goreng, simplified

Nuoc cham

Pad Thai

Peanut dipping sauce

Pesto soba

Pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Pineapple shrimp curry (Gaeng Kung)

Prawn fried rice

Punjab five jewels

Rice noodle salad

Rice noodle salad with shrimp and scallions

Saag aloo (potatoes with spiced spinach)

Saag paneer (spicy spinach with cheese)

Salmon tikka

Salt and pepper prawns

Shrimp potstickers

Shrimp teriyaki

Spicy Chinese peanut sauce

Spicy peanut sauce

Spicy turkey rolls

Steamed ginger fish in packets

Stir-fried garlic lettuce

Tandoori spiced lamb

Teriyaki tofu wraps

Thai beef salad

Thai chicken curry

Thai iced tea

Thai tofu and winter squash stew

Tofu with peanut sauce

Vegetable samosas


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