The cooking is complex but not showy, with every dish an example of the fabulous chemistry of spices and aromatic vegetables Indian meals are famed for. Plan your meal around a carb-based dish like a pile of darkhued naan, flecked with mint, or a biryani. Pair the carbs with a coconut-infused Keralan fish curry; Lucknawi Burra kebab – meaty lamb chops, marinated and cooked in a thick crimson gravy of tomatoes and ginger; and Ajwaini Machli tikka – thick fish cubes, spiced and lashed with lemon before being plunged into a hot tandoor oven.