In the Kitchen

Recipes

Simple, modern recipes that show what one blend can do across proteins, vegetables, grains and noodles.

15 recipes

Every recipe works with either jar unless the card says otherwise.

Chicken

Tikka Twist Grilled Chicken

Yogurt-marinated thighs with a deep, smoky crust. The marinade does the work, so this is mostly waiting.

40 min plus marinating · 4 servings · uses 1 tablespoon

Vegetarian

Roasted Cauliflower with Tikka Twist

Deeply browned florets, crisp at the edges. Half the blend goes on before roasting and half after.

40 min · 4 as a side · uses 2 teaspoons, divided

Grain Bowls

Tikka Twist Rice Bowl

Crisp chickpeas over basmati with roasted vegetables and a yogurt drizzle. A weeknight bowl built from leftovers.

25 min · 2 bowls · uses 2 teaspoons

NoodlesBest with hot

Tikka Twist Stir-Fry Noodles

Fast, glossy noodles with blistered vegetables. Everything happens in about six minutes, so have it all ready first.

20 min · 2 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

BreakfastBest with mild

Morning Tikka Scramble

Soft, slow-cooked eggs with warm spice folded through. Five minutes, one pan.

10 min · 2 servings · uses 1/2 teaspoon

Snacks

Tikka Twist Movie Night Popcorn

Movie popcorn with a savory, tangy edge instead of plain salt. The trick is a butter slurry: fat is the only reliable way to get a dry seasoning to stay on popcorn instead of falling to the bottom of the bowl.

15 min · About 10 cups, serves 4 · uses 1 1/2 teaspoons

Snacks

Tikka Twist Oven Potato Chips

Real potato chips from a sheet pan, seasoned the second they leave the oven. Baking lets you season on your own terms, straight from the oven while the surface oil is still tacky and the blend has something to grab.

40 min · Serves 2 to 3 as a snack · uses 2 teaspoons

Beef

Tikka Twist Smash Burgers

A proper smash burger with lacy brown edges and paper-thin onion pressed into the crust. The blend goes into a cold mayo instead of the meat, so every bite gets tomato, cumin and amchur without a hint of bitterness.

30 minutes · 4 burgers · uses 2 teaspoons

Beef

Tikka Twist Beef Chili

A thick, familiar beef and bean chili with cumin, coriander and amchur running underneath it. The blend does the work of three jars of spice, and a spoon of plain yogurt on top finishes it better than sour cream.

20 minutes active, about 1 hour 30 minutes total · 6 servings · uses 1 tablespoon, divided

Pork

Skillet Pork Chops with Tikka Twist Pan Sauce

Seared pork chops with a five minute pan sauce built in the same skillet. The blend goes into the broth, not the hot pan, so it turns savory and glossy instead of bitter.

35 minutes · 4 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

Seafood

Broiled Tikka Twist Salmon

Salmon under the broiler with a thin seasoned mayo glaze, on the table in twenty minutes. The mayo does two jobs: it browns into a savory crust and it shields the blend from direct heat.

20 minutes · 4 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

Sides

Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Tikka Twist

Boiled, flattened and roasted until the torn edges shatter. The blend goes on in seasoned oil pressed into every crag, so it lands inside the crisp bits rather than dusted on top.

About 1 hour 10 minutes, 20 of them hands on · 4 to 6 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

Sides

Tikka Twist Charred Corn Salad

Sweet corn charred hard in a cast iron skillet, then folded into a cool, tangy dressing. It is a cookout side that holds up on a table for an hour without wilting.

30 minutes with fresh corn, 20 with frozen · 6 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

Sauces

Tikka Twist House Sauce

A cold, creamy all-purpose sauce that lives in a jar on the top shelf of your fridge. Make it Sunday and it goes on burgers, fries, chicken sandwiches, fish tacos and roasted vegetables all week.

10 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling · About 1 cup · uses 2 teaspoons

Breakfast

Savory Tikka Twist Dutch Baby

A big puffed oven pancake with crisp climbing edges and a custardy center, seasoned in the batter instead of sweetened. It comes to the table looking dramatic and feeds a table of two or three with almost no active work.

About 1 hour, mostly preheating · 2 to 3 servings · uses 2 teaspoons

Photography is illustrative. Every recipe is tested.