Boiled Recipes

A brilliant Cantonese dim sum invention. A crispy, deep-fried dough stick (Youtiao) wrapped snugly inside a delicate, slippery steamed rice noodle roll.

Hard-boiled eggs gently cracked and simmered in a fragrant broth of black tea, soy sauce, and whole spices, creating a beautiful marbled pattern and savory flavor.

Crispy, chewy, incredibly flaky pan-fried flatbreads packed with the savory aroma of fresh scallions and sesame oil.

The king of Chinese comfort food. A silky, slow-cooked rice porridge flavored with savory marinated pork and the unique, creamy umami of century eggs.

A rich, traditional milk beverage flavored with a paste of soaked almonds, saffron, and cardamom. Served hot in winter or cold in summer.

A rich, cooling, royal milk beverage flavored with a complex paste of almonds, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy seeds, rose petals, and spices.

South India's signature morning brew. A strong, frothy, milky coffee made using a traditional metal drip filter and a blend of dark roasted beans and chicory.

A thick, creamy, cooling yogurt-based drink from Punjab, sweetened with sugar and flavored with cardamom or rose water.

The heartbeat of India. A robust, heavily spiced, milky black tea boiled to perfection with fresh ginger and cardamom.

A popular Bengali sweet. Oval-shaped, spongy cottage cheese (chenna) dumplings boiled in sugar syrup and rolled in desiccated coconut.

A rich, creamy, and indulgent dessert from Western India made by slowly boiling milk until it reduces to a sweet, thick, and nutty liquid.

A spectacular Rajasthani dessert. A disc-shaped, porous, honeycomb-like fried pastry soaked in sugar syrup and topped with creamy Rabdi.