15 best indian Recipes

fine sea salt (1 tsp. for a 3- to 3 3/4-lb. chicken or 1 1/4 tsp. for a larger 1), pepper (1/2 tsp. for a smaller chicken or 3/4 tsp. for a larger 1), middle eastern zaatar seasoning paste or, indian green curry seasoning paste (optional), chicken , 3* to 4 1/2 lbs., lumps of fat and tail removed, rinsed and patted very dry, olive oil (for plain or indian green curry chicken)

cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, broken into pieces, water, ground ginger, fresh ground black pepper, milk, granulated sugar, black tea (decaf is best)

all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, plain soymilk, vegan sour cream, garlic, finely chopped (optional)

flour - ( indian chapati flour is best ), baking powder, salt, water, vegetable oil

salt, sambar garam masala powder (i use the mtr madras sambar masala powder brand, that s the brand i love the best), asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), yellow lentils, cleaned, washed , soaked in plenty of water and drained (toor dal), peeled washed and diced yams (known as sooran in hindi ), potato, peeled, washed and diced, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and slit lengthwise (slit each clove of garlic into 3 parts lengthwise), carrot, peeled, washed and diced, flat indian beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called guavar in hindi), vegetable drumsticks, washed, peeled, ends trimmed and chopped into 2 inch sized pieces, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, washed and slit lengthwise, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn between the palms of your hands, cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped, okra, washed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called ladyfingers or bhindi in hindi), whole red chilies, tamarind pulp or 1/2 cup juice, methi seeds

water, salt, very coarse grits (gonsalves brand is best), milk, sugar (or more to taste)

evaporated milk (whole fat is best ), sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, sugar, ground cardamom, rose water, pistachios, finely chopped

ripe avocado, peeled and pitted, lemon , juice of, plain nonfat yogurt, curry powder (homemade is best- read *note), salt, fresh jalapeno, finely minced (optional), hing, fresh cilantro stem, lemon , slice

tube pizza dough (pillsbury thin crust works the best ), olive oil, ground cumin, garam masala, sesame seeds (see prep note!)

lentils (red is best but any work ), garlic, minced, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, olive oil, curry, cumin, paprika, tomato juice, lemon juice, cilantro, chopped

mangoes, washed,peeled and diced ,retain seeds, turmeric powder, low-fat yogurt, beaten, salt, red chili powder, curry leaves, washed, green chilies , slit in between, water, oil, mustard seeds, methi seeds, cumin seed

dried lentils (moong dal), pumpkin, chopped (we use yellow pumpkin), salt, turmeric, grated coconut, divided (freshly grated coconut is best), red chile, cumin seed, oil, mustard seeds, urad dal (split skinned black gram ), curry leaves

milk, cornmeal, molasses, butter, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt