8 indian home Recipes

mung beans or 1 1/2 cups red lentils or 1 1/2 cups yellow lentils, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cumin, cardamom, curry leaves or 2 -3 bay leaves, chicken stock (preferably home-made) or 6 cups vegetable stock (preferably home-made), vegetable oil or 3 tbsp ghee, mustard seeds, garlic cloves, finely chopped, salt and pepper, lemon

potatoes, water, grated fresh ginger, garlic cloves, finely chopped, salt, turmeric, ground red pepper, olive oil, fennel seed, fresh cilantro (to garnish ) or fresh parsley (to garnish)

raw mangoes, sugar (solidified syrup, cant be made at home, available at indian food stores) or 8 cups golden jaggery (solidified syrup, cant be made at home, available at indian food stores), water, cinnamon, salt

boiling potatoes, water, grated fresh ginger, garlic cloves finely chopped, salt, turmeric, ground red pepper, vegetable oil, fennel seeds

limes (or juice), chicken (thighs work excellent) but breast do too, olive oil, onion chopped finely, garlic chopped finely, hot peppers to taste (remember they increase in intensity as they cook), curry (home made paste is very nice), fresh thyme chopped, tomatoes coarsely chopped (do not add until later-you know why), christophene peeled and cut into cubes (chayote, chocho, chuchu, xuxu)-tropical squash from south america, eggplant cut into cubes, pumpkin or squash peeled and cut into cubes, coconut milk, salt and freshly ground peppercorns to taste, rum (or to taste)

self-raising flour, butter, chilled and diced, hard cheese, grated, buttermilk or fresh milk soured with lemon juice, skinless, boneless chicken breasts, ripe honeydew or other sweet melon, diced small, celery stalk, trimmed and diced, home-made mayonnaise, mild indian curry paste, fresh basil or mint