What to make with butter and ginger

This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Also needs: flour, eggs, milk

Lancashire parkin is a traditional cake eaten on in parts of. Like many gingerbreads, it is baked into a hard slab. It then softens due to the hygroscopic properties of golden syrup.

Also needs: flour, oats, corn syrup

Kuddi, also called kadhi, is a sort of gravy based on yogurt and chickpea flour. It can be served with pakora, rice, or roti.

Also needs: yogurt, chickpea flour, chile peppers, cumin

Cornish fairings are traditional Cornish spiced biscuits with a real kick.

Also needs: flour, baking powder, corn syrup, mixed spice, cinnamon

Pudina hilsa is a wonderful Bengali preparation of hilsa fish. It is very easy and can be served hot with boiled rice.

Also needs: white fish, mint, nutmeg, bell pepper, chili paste

This recipe makes crispy gingerbread cookies that are used for gingerbread people. To keep the cookies crisp, store them in an air-tight container. They can be decorated with royal icing.

Also needs: brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, baking soda, eggs, flour

Also needs: flour, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, eggs, vanilla

This traditional Indian tomato gravy can be used as a base for all sorts of vegetables, boiled eggs, cubed paneer or chicken. This is often referred to as a "curry".

Also needs: tomatoes, onion, garlic, chile peppers, coriander, cumin, turmeric

This recipe produces a soft gingerbread cake, not gingerbread cookies. Gingerbread is a type of spice cake.

Also needs: brown sugar, corn syrup, flour, baking powder, mixed spice, eggs, milk

Arisa is a unique dish only found in state of Johor, Malaysia. It is very rare nowadays, normally only served to royalty and social elites of Johor at formal functions and celebrations.

Also needs: chicken, oats, onion, garlic, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon

These chewy ginger cookies are soft and delicately flavored.

Also needs: brown sugar, eggs, molasses, baking soda, flour, cinnamon, cloves

Also needs: molasses, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, flour

Also needs: yams, orange, bourbon, eggs, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon

Also needs: eggs, corn syrup, pumpkin, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, nutmeg, milk

Kadhi also known as Karhi or Gujarati Kadhi is a sweet yogurt curry, normally eaten with unleavened flat bread called roti and sabzi in India.

Also needs: chickpea flour, yogurt, chili paste, curry leaves, cumin, mustard, asafoetida, chile peppers, cilantro

Hermits are chewy molasses spice cookies. This version is on the strong side of the spectrum so those who prefer less hot-tasting food should hold back on the cloves and ginger.

Also needs: flour, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, molasses, vanilla, eggs

Koesisters are a South African Cape Malay doughnut soaked in syrup and sprinkled with coconut.

Also needs: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, anise, cardamom, yeast, milk, eggs, coconut

Also needs: flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, buttermilk, milk, eggs, vanilla, molasses

Also needs: beef, veal, pork, breadcrumbs, milk, onion, cream, parsley, flour, coffee

Dal makhani is a delicacy from Punjab, India. Traditionally this dal was cooked slowly, for hours, on charcoal. This gave it a creamy texture. It had ‘malai’ (cream) or fresh butter added to it.

Also needs: urad dal, kidney beans, chile peppers, turmeric, asafoetida, bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, coriander, cream

Also needs: chicken, garlic, coriander, cumin, yogurt, onion, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, coconut milk, cream, saffron

Paneer butter masala also known as paneer makhani is a vegetarian dish from India that is also popular in the west. The dish combines paneer in a sauce quite similar to that of butter chicken.

Also needs: paneer, onion, garlic, bell pepper, tomatoes, asafoetida, cardamom, turmeric, garam masala, chili powder, cumin, lemon, yogurt

This three-course prime rib dinner consists of juicy rib roast with roast vegetables and apple ginger flambe, which will rival even the best prime rib palace.

Also needs: beef, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, potatoes, parsnip, garlic, apples, rum, hazelnuts, powdered sugar, flour, apple cider, cream

Upma is a popular South Indian dish made from semolina. Several variations of the dish exist including the use of different varieties of ground wheat, rice and even bread.

Also needs: semolina, onion, carrots, lima beans, potatoes, bell pepper, tomatoes, peas, chile peppers, cilantro, coconut, mustard seed, cumin, urad dal, peanuts, cashews, asafoetida, curry leaves