Indian Recipes
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Saffron & Cardamom Lemonade Concentrate
A traditional summer cooler from India—a lemonade infused with green cardamom and saffron, served cold with fresh mint.
Indian porridge
Indian porridge. Healthy, nourishing make ahead breakfast. Pinch of turmeric goves it a vibrant color and helps your body fight diseases.
Tambuli with Stinging Nettles or Spinach
It's a versatile Indian dish that can be made with any green wild plants such as spinach, kale, mint, etc.
Hachiya Persimmon Lassi
Sometimes things that you hate have a funny way of growing on you in an addictive manner. Once I got over my unfortunate introduction to Hachiya persimmons (The first time I tasted it, bit into a bright colored but inedibly tannic fruit that put me off it for a long time), My first instinct was to incorporate it into a lassi since to me the flavor & texture was reminiscent of the ugly brown Sapota fruit (that we called 'Chikoo' in hindi) My mother would blend the odd overripe chickoo with fresh yogurt & lots of ice and serve it up as the perfect drink for a hot Mumbai Summer afternoon. I like to blend the pulp with yogurt and a touch of chai spice.
The Ultimate Dosa Recipe
It is impossible not to smile when you are about to break off a piece of crispy, savory, crepe-thin bliss. My mom is undoubtedly the best Dosa recipe maker.
Lamb Curry With Basmati Rice
This wonderfully spiced dish is halfway completed before you start cooking. I’ve slowly begun to realize that my most successful lamb dishes were made from what was left over from a meal of lamb shanks. When braising season began, I cooked two sizable lamb shanks and, of course, enjoyed them. But I really got into it over the following couple of nights, when I wound up using them to create marvelous meals.
Indian Fudge (Besan Barfi)
Besan Barfi is Indian fudge, which is made in most Indian households during the festival of Diwali. It's very delicious, takes just minutes to make, and is also gluten-free. I have added a twist by decorating the barfi with chocolate. Traditionally, we garnish it with watermelon seeds or a dry nut called "charoli."
Makhani Dal (Butter Dal), Mogul-Style
Home made spiced Paneer
Tongle tickling variation on the regular Paneer. You won't find this flavor in any store bought brick! I first tasted this Paneer (Fried into a Pakora) at Chef Vikas Khanna's restaurant Junoon. The flavor induced such an AHA moment and Chef Khanna was gracious enough to mention that the Paneer was made from scratch everyday at the restaurant. Not sure what other spices went into the Junoon Paneer, and quite frankly, I did not ask,I preferring to create my own version. Pepper & coriander were definitely in the cheese. Feel free to adjust the amount of spice to your personal preference
CUMIN POTATO FINGERS (ALOO-JEERA)
I make this for my son, it's an easy dish to prepare and works well with Indian food as a side dish- it isn't too spicy either!
Kerala Beef
A marinade of garlic, ginger and chili powder meet the strong flavors of tamarind concentrate, garam masala, coriander and turmeric in this spicy beef dish. Once the spices are toasted, the beef is quickly seared over high heat in a second skillet, then transferred to cook among them. Serve it topped with cilantro for bright bite to contrast the beef's earthiness and heat.
Cauliflower in curry yogurt sauce
Oven roasted Cauliflower with Yogurt Curry has been a staple in my kitchen. Wanting the dish without using the oven was the motivation for this recipe.
Mooli Chaat
This recipe is quite possibly the easiest way to polish off radish at its freshest. Mooli chaat is street food from New Delhi with radish and masala.
Pickled Baby mangoes in a chile mustard sauce (vadu Mangai)
Although this is a classic baby green mango pickle recipe is made in countless South Indian homes, I'm still waiting for this condiment to catch on in the U.S.
Aam Ras with Puri
Aam Ras and "Puri" is nothing but ("Aam") mango ("Ras") puree with fried Indian flatbread. You need nothing because mango puree itself justifies everything. For a little salty spicy kick eat it along with some nice Mango pickle. We would have this as lunch or dinner most of the times during summer season. Sometimes my mom would make some "Rasawala Alu" potatoes in gravy as a side dish to go with the puris. Yum! when we serve Aam Ras, we top it off with a pinch of salt and cumin powder (totally optional) and just a tsp of ghee, yes ghee. And, should I say how to eat it. Just dip your puri in the aam ras and let your spoons enjoy themselves in the cabinet and allow your fingers to get messy.
Masala Dosai
The rice used for this Dosai recipe is a special par boiled rice that is labeled & sold as 'idli rice' in the USA, but jasmine rice is a good substitute.
Masala Lemon Soda
What do you do when life gives you lemons! Taddaaaa! Make Masala Soda recipe! Masala soda is a very well-known street drink found in most of the cities in India.
Vermicelli Pudding (Semiya Payasam)
Semiya (the Indian term for vermicelli pasta) Payasam turns into a wonderful dessert pudding recipe that is traditionally served at weddings.
Chai spice blend
There is no single formula for Chai spice. it varies from brand to brand & home to home. Indian Masala tea comes in many many flavors and every one of them is deliciously unique. From a simple addition of smashed fresh Ginger root & crushed cardamom to complex blends incorporating a dozen spices.. My preferred method of ginger root & cardamom only gets me so far as a cup of chai, so I cobbled up a mix of 5 spices (inspired by Chef Raghavan Iyers newly launched line of spices, turmeric trail).. While its near impossible to decipher the exact proportions of the spices used in the commercial version, I used the list of ingredients on the package to come up with my own. Its been through a rigorous set of testing on regular spiced chai as well as experiments with hot chocolate , a version of chai spiced shortbread, and my thanksgiving apple and pear pie!. The flavor of the blend is pretty intense and all you need is about 1/4 th of a tsp for a strong cup of chai or chocolate. Classic case of a little goes a looong way. Its not worth making larger quantities unless you're planning to make industrial amounts of tea.
Basic Cilantro & mint chutney
Curry Carrot Chips
I was trying to find something else to do with carrots and while a little labor intensive is really tasty!
Carrot halwa
I actually set out this week to fancy up the basic, bare-bones carrot halwa I've enjoyed since I first had this Indian desert. I tried to make it into a soufflé, ice cream, and custard. While my attempts weren't terrible, they only detracted from the magical marriage of creamy milk and sweet carrots accented by cardamom I had started out with.
Mango Sauce with Cardamom and Saffron
This is a recipe for a puree I fed my daughter when she was 7 months old. It calls for cooking cubes of Mango with crushed Cardamom seeds and strands of saffron.
Mango Lassi (with Cardamom)
A mango lassi (blended mango nectar with plain yogurt and cardamom) will do well to cool and focus the mind.