Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil ½ teaspoon mustard seed ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon split Bengal gram (chana dal) 10 leaf (blank)s fresh curry leaves 1 dried red chile pepper, crushed 1 tablespoon cashews, crushed 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon diced green chile pepper ¼ teaspoon asafoetida powder (hing) 1 cup…
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Delicious and easy recipes of common Indian dishes
Vada Pav
Ingredients: 1 pound Idaho potatoes 6 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 8 curry leaves Pinch of asafetida (hing) 6 garlic cloves, chopped 1/4 pound jalapeño peppers, ground in a food processor 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1 bunch cilantro, leaves finely chopped 1 tablespoon paprika Kosher salt 1 pound…
Pav Bhaji
Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons chopped garlic 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chile peppers 1 cup chopped onions 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 1 cup chopped roma (plum) tomatoes 2 cups cauliflower, finely chopped 1 cup chopped cabbage 1 cup green peas 1 cup grated carrots 4 potatoes, boiled and mashed 3 tablespoons…
Missal Pav
Ingredients: 2 cup moth beans / matki (sprouts) ¼ tsp turmeric ½ tsp salt 1 cup water for masala paste: 2 tsp oil 2 inch ginger (roughly chopped) 1 onion (finely chopped) 2 clove garlic ¼ cup dry coconut / kopra 1 to mato (finely chopped) ¼ cup water other ingredients: 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp jeera / cumin few curry leaves 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli pwoder ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp garam masala / goda masala small piece jaggery / gud ½ tsp salt…
Papdi Chaat
Ingredients: 3 medium-boiled potatoes, skins removed, chopped 1 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon roasted ground cumin (see Cook’s Note) 1/4 teaspoon fine Indian black salt (kala namak) (see Cook’s Note) Green Chutney: 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon roasted ground cumin 2 Thai green or serrano chilies, roughly…
Palak Panner
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 2 teaspoons garam masala 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes 2 teaspoons curry powder 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 3…
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon ground turmeric ½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder 4 tomatoes, pureed ½ pound paneer, cubed ¼ cup water 1 teaspoon white sugar salt to taste ¼ cup cream 2 tablespoons chopped…
Dosa
3/4 cup Parboiled Rice (idli-dosa rice) 3/4 cup Regular Rice 1/2 cup Whole Urad Dal (without skin) or Split Urad Dal (black lentils) 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds (methi dana) 1/2 tablespoon Chana Dal (gram lentils), optional Water, as needed Salt to taste Oil, for shallow frying Steps: Step 1: Take all the ingredients to prepare…
Chicken Samosa
4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup canola oil 3/4 cup water filling: 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 small onion 1/2 cup chopped peeled potato 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3/4 pound ground…
DAL AMRITSARI
INGREDIENTS 1. Whole Urad Dal – 1 cup 2. Chana Dal – ¼ cup 3. Salt to taste 4. Ginger – 1 tsp 5. Garlic – 1 tsp 6. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp 7. For the tempering 8. Ghee – 4 tbsp 9. Cinnamon – 1 inch stick 10. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp…