45 minGluten-freeShakshuka (Eggs in Spiced Tomato Sauce)
45 min · Easy
Global Kitchen Recipes
What is the Global Kitchen?
Most recipes on Nomisto are Indian, but home cooks rarely eat only one cuisine. The Global Kitchen is where we put dishes from elsewhere that earn their place on a weeknight table: a Mediterranean grain bowl, a Middle Eastern dip, a Mexican-style taco. It is deliberately small and practical rather than a survey of world cuisines, and each recipe is written to the same standard as the Indian ones, with grams and visual cues.
Why are these dishes here?
Several fit the site’s themes. Shakshuka poaches eggs in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, so it shares the onion, tomato and spice logic of the bhuna curry base, which is why that guide links to it. Classic hummus and quinoa chickpea salad bring chickpeas into light vegetarian cooking. Zesty fish tacos and grilled chicken cobb offer high-protein mains, and the Mediterranean meal plan packages a week of lunches.
Which techniques show up most?
Fast, hot cooking: searing fish for about 3 minutes a side to 63°C, pan-frying pressed tofu until crisp for tofu broccoli stir-fry, and boiling pasta until just done for basil pesto pasta. There is also a strong theme of emulsions and dressings, from the starchy-water pesto sauce to the jar-shaken vinaigrette on the cobb. Breakfast appears too, in avocado egg toast and the egg breakfast roundup.
Where should I start?
Pick by what is in your fridge. With eggs, tomatoes and peppers, make shakshuka. With canned chickpeas and tahini, make hummus. With cod or another white fish, make tacos. A watermelon mint mocktail, healthy mocktail, covers drinks. If you want to cook ahead, begin with the Mediterranean meal plan. The spices guide is also useful, since cumin and smoked paprika appear across several of these dishes.
New recipes are added slowly and only when they meet the same standard. If a dish you want is missing, check the other course and cuisine pages first, since several international staples sit under breakfast, snacks or drinks.
Start here
All global kitchen recipes
11 minAvocado Egg Toast
11 min · Easy
35 minVegetarianQuinoa Chickpea Salad with Lemon Dressing
35 min · Easy
1 hr 40 minHigh-proteinMediterranean Chicken Bowl Meal Prep
1 hr 40 min · Medium
40 minHigh-proteinGrilled Chicken Cobb Salad
40 min · Easy
22 minVeganClassic Creamy Hummus
22 min · Easy
22 minVegetarian (with vegetarian-rennet cheese)Classic Basil Pesto Pasta
22 min · Easy
Egg Breakfast Ideas: Indian and Global Favourites
Roundup · 5 recipes
10 minVegetarianWatermelon Mint Mocktail
10 min · Easy
Frequently asked questions
Why does an Indian recipe site have non-Indian recipes?
Nomisto focuses on Indian home cooking, and the Global Kitchen collects the dishes outside that scope that still fit how people cook: everyday meals, breakfasts and meal-prep staples. They follow the same rules as the rest of the site, with grams, clear timings and food-safety notes.
Are these dishes authentic to their home cuisines?
They are home-style versions rather than restaurant or regional-specialist recipes. Where a technique matters, such as whipping tahini for hummus or poaching eggs in the sauce for shakshuka, the recipe explains it.
Which Global Kitchen recipes are vegetarian?
Hummus, quinoa chickpea salad, tofu broccoli stir-fry, basil pesto pasta (with vegetarian-rennet cheese) and the watermelon mint mocktail. Shakshuka and avocado egg toast contain egg, so they are not vegetarian under the site's definition.
Do any of these recipes work for meal prep?
The Mediterranean meal plan is designed for it, with four portions in the fridge for up to 4 days and one in the freezer. Hummus and quinoa salad also keep, with storage notes on each page.