About RecipenKitchen
RecipenKitchen is a free cooking website for home cooks everywhere: everyday recipes, plus guides that explain the reasons behind a method, so the next dish turns out well too.
Why RecipenKitchen exists
Many recipes assume you already know what "cook until done" looks like, or bury the method under a long story. Others are written for one country's supermarkets, ovens and measuring cups.
We wanted one place where a recipe gets straight to the point, works with ingredients you can find wherever you live, and tells you what the food should look like at every stage, so you know you're on track before the timer goes off.
Who it's for
RecipenKitchen is for anyone who cooks at home, wherever they are. That includes someone making their first daal or their first pasta sauce, a parent getting dinner on the table on a weeknight, and an experienced cook who wants a reliable ratio for pulao or a reminder of how long to marinate chicken.
Our recipes come from many kitchens. South Asian cooking, with Pakistani and Indian classics, is one of our strengths, alongside Middle Eastern, Asian, Italian and Mediterranean, and American and Continental dishes.
What you'll find here
- Recipes from around the world: daal and karahi, biryani and pulao, stir-fries, pasta, salads, breakfasts, desserts and drinks.
- Cooking guides that explain one technique at a time, such as cooking rice so the grains stay separate, frying masala until the oil separates, keeping chicken juicy, or rescuing a dish that's too salty.
- Ingredient pages on buying, preparing, storing and substituting everyday ingredients: chicken, rice, potatoes, lentils, eggs and more.
- Cuisine pages that introduce the techniques and flavours behind each style of cooking.
- Meal ideas for weeknights, lunchboxes, Ramadan and Eid, and having guests over.
What every recipe gives you
- Quantities in both metric and cups and spoons, so they work wherever you shop.
- Preparation and cooking times shown separately, so you know how much is hands-on.
- Steps that describe what you should see, smell or feel, not just how many minutes to wait.
- Substitutions for ingredients that can be hard to find where you live.
- Storage and reheating instructions.
- A servings control that scales every quantity, a step-by-step cook mode, and a clean print version.
All recipes are halal-friendly: none use pork or alcohol.
How we keep recipes accurate
Every recipe is checked before it's published: ingredient quantities against the number of servings, cooking times against the method, and each step against the ingredient list. Each recipe is also compared with the rest of the library so the same dish isn't published twice. Our editorial standards explain the process in detail, including where our photos come from and how corrections work.
When a reader tells us something didn't work, we look at it and update the recipe.
Free, with no account
Every recipe and guide on RecipenKitchen is free to read, print and share. You never need to sign up, and you can save your favourite recipes in your browser without an account.
Say hello
Wherever you're cooking from, we'd like to hear what you made, what didn't work, and what you'd like us to cover next. Write to us through the contact page or at hello@recipenkitchen.com.