A Monsoon Recipe Roundup: 5 Ways to Cook This Week's Catch

There's a reason monsoon and a good curry go together — nothing else quite matches a rainy evening, a hot pan, and the smell of mustard oil or curry leaves hitting a hot tempering. Here's what our kitchen team has been reaching for this season.

Start with the classic: our Home-Style Rohu Fish Curry, a tangy mustard-forward gravy built for rice and rain. It's a 35-minute weeknight recipe that doesn't ask much of you beyond patience while it simmers.

If you want something faster, Chilli Garlic Prawns comes together in 15 minutes flat — jumbo prawns seared hard in garlic and butter, finished with a squeeze of lemon. It works just as well as a starter with drinks as it does a main with rice.

For a heartier plate, Butter Chicken at Home uses our curry-cut chicken and a simple yogurt marinade to get most of the restaurant flavour without the restaurant wait. And when mud crab is in season, our Coastal Crab Masala — a coconut and coriander-seed base cooked down until the oil separates — is worth the extra 40 minutes it takes.

All four recipes, along with the exact cuts and quantities to order, are on our recipes page. Order the protein fresh, and let the weather do the rest of the convincing.