Squash In A Spice Paste Done Pronto! by kathy gori

This has been one hell of a week, one of those 7 day stretches that includes everything on lifes' smorgey...except dental. Of course the week's not over yet. It's been a week of some nerves, some loss, some traveling, some stress and the general sense of just being unable to catch up. That said, I can't wait for Monday to start the…

panch ratna raita by rsharma

This is a yogurt based side salad that prevents heart burns for those of us who really love our spices.

Hot n' Sizzling Baby Eggplants! by kathy gori

As you may have gathered earlier, I love eggplants. There are so many varieties, shapes, sizes and colors when encountering them I can never resist. Yesterday, at the Farmers Market here in Sonoma one of our booths had the most beautiful long slender Japanese eggplants. In my early days of Indian cooking, since I was a vegetarian I…

Easy Cheesy by kathy gori

Who doesn't love cheese? Maybe that's why they always want us to say that word when we're having a picture taken. Cheese. Automatic smile. The Indians love Paneer cheese, the marinate it, roast it, stir fry it, shred it and even sweeten it and turn it into dessert, where it gets a new name... Chenna. However it all starts out as…

Indian Raita with Persian flavor by Deepti Naik

The inspiration of this recipe came from the Iranian drink called Doogh. Doogh is made up of yogurt and mint. To give Indian raita a Persian flavor, I used ingredients used for Doogh and in a hot summer day it turned out to be really good.

Curry Cauliflower by Marianne Richards Castiglia

More and more research is showing that the spice turmeric which is an ingredient in curry, is having an excellent anti inflammatory effect and helping with arthritis, Alzheimer disease, Crohn's disease and many more ailments that are caused by inflammation. If you are a curry lover, you will LOVE this very simple way to prepare fresh…

DAL TADKA by Aparna

A simple, nutritious dal recipe that goes well with rice and rotis.

Mughlai Egg Curry Recipe by Hina Gujral

A typical Mughlai Curry flavored with aromatic spices, saffron and dollops of cashew nut paste.

Prawn Fry by Ranjani

Prawn fry, this version is simple yet tasty. This is not a stir fry. Its kind of thokku consistency dish goes well with biryani, side dish for rice, even its good for the accompaniment of rasam,sambar and curd rice.

Aromatic Khas Garam Masala by HijabiHomegirl

madhur jaffrey's chana dal by Patricia

Puli Inji by Mélange !!

Ginger in tangy tamarind sauce..

Spinach & Lentil Puree by K. Garner

This is from Favorite Indian Food by Diane Seed and is described like this: "This delicate vegetable dish comes from the Chettinad restaurant, Rain Tree in Madras. It makes a soothing contrast to some of the more fiery dishes."

Cut Okra with Sauteed Baby Pear Tomatoes (Tamatar Vali Cutti Hui Bhindi) by Sheryl

Indian okra dish - delish! The trick to cooking okra is to stir it as little as possible (too much stirring will cause the okra to break and turn starch) and when you do so, to lift the pieces with a spatula and gently turn them over, almost like…

Hot, Fast and Spicy! The Seeni Sambol Story by kathy gori

Ok, I'm back to sambols again. Seeing as how we're in the final stages of this re-write we're doing and since we're going to Los Angeles on a business trip next week, cooking is down to bare bones quickness. However, since we eat our main meal at mid day which is also in the middle of our working day I still want something, even the…