As the descendent of two separate Indian royal families, Asma Khan is the custodian of a dying art of Indian cooking. The royal Mughlai dishes she cooks at Darjeeling Express come straight from the kitchens of her home in Kolkata, where she was taught to cook by her mother and by royal cooks.

Royal food, she explains, is not about lavish ingredients – it's about impressing and satisfying your guests. Whether she's at the restaurant or from the kitchen of her own home, Asma cooks with one goal in mind – to bring happiness and warmth to her guests. Dishes like her Bengali fish curry and chicken chaap are not overly complex, nor are they heavy with ghee and cream – they're warm, comforting, and versatile. Her courgette sabzi for example, is a fantastic base recipe to use up any vegetables you have left over in the fridge!

That said, more lavish ingredients still have their place in Asma's Mughlai cuisine – her ghee-fried prawns for example are a stunning way to impress your guests, with big juicy prawns fried in a mixture of ghee, chilli, garlic and ginger.

Scroll down for a selection of Asma's fantastic recipes – why not try cooking them all together for a Indian feast?