Yellow Split Peas with Vegetables (Dal Takari) by John Spottiswood

Wow, this is such a wonderful dish and so easy to cook! The keys to this dish are the yellow lentils, fried potatoes, and cumin seed. You can change out the other vegetables (spinach is a nice addition as it adds to the creaminess of the dish). Make sure you fry the cumin seed and potatoes over sufficiently high heat that the cumin…

Chicken Biryani by Nancy Miyasaki

This is a great Indian dish that I adapted from Cooking Light recipe. They recommend raisins which I leave out. I've also changed the proportions a bit. Our kids universally love this, despite the exotic spices. I generally serve with my Cucumber and Tomato Salad on the side.

Rajma (Kidney Bean Curry) with Spinach by Chitra Agrawal

Rajma is a North Indian curry of kidney beans cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices. "Rajma chawal" which just means rajma and rice is the most popular way to eat this curry, kind of like the Indian version of rice and beans. I liken rajma also to chili since it's cooked in a spicy tomato gravy. Usually, it's not made with spinach…

Asian Crusted Salmon by Nancy Miyasaki

I'm always looking for interesting new ways to cook salmon that my kids will love. This crusted, blackened salmon was a great addition to my recipe box. I kept it relatively mild, but it could easily be spiced up by adding some cayenne pepper. I thought the indian spices complimented the flavor of the salmon wonderfully. I served…

Creamy Kadhai Paneer by Vaishali Sharma

Paneer...An all time favorite at my house specially with my husband! He can have paneer any time any day. Paneer and bell peppers are cooked in a kadhai in a creamy onion tomato gravy and added are dry powdered fenugreek leaves that gives it a distinct nice flavor. This is very easy to prepare and is a perfect entree to go with…

BAKED CHICKEN GARLIC by MARIA LOURDES V. LIPARDO-AYUB

I love garlicky food. It gives so much flavor and good for health. This Indian dry dish is so tasty and succulent up to the last bite...

Tandoori Chicken Kebabs by Keri Wylie

I love tandoori chicken from the takeaway,but these are the next best thing!

TANDOORI CHICKEN by Ruby Densmore

This is so easy and delicious – a favorite of mine. You can either let the chicken marinate in the sauce or cook it right away – it’s slightly better if marinated for a while but delicious no matter when you cook it. This sauce is SOOOOOO good I usually double the recipe (except for the oil and salt and use one large container of…

Gurkhali Aloo-Potatoes, Gurka Style. by shalini

Newlywed and nearly dead. That was what I was when I first heard of Gurkhali Aloo. I say nearly dead because of the fact that while soup and sandwiches would suffice as dinner in my parents’ house, with the in laws, dinner meant loads of work! I loved to bake and make soups (out of a packet) and sandwiches were easy. But here,…

potato and chicken sausage stacks by sunil k.nayar

with slices of potato and sausage arrange in stacks and served with curry sauce.

Fenugreek Flavored Lentil Curry by Foodybuddy

This traditional Indian dish is often served over rice or roti . This recipe is the combination of fenugreek leaves, toor dal and bengal gram dal. It is not only delicious, a good source of non-meat protein and it also has a number of health benefits. It taste absolutely delicious when you eat it with a tsp of ghee.

Capsicum Corn Rice by Foodybuddy

This rice is a combination of corn and capsicum, both are delicious vegetables , rich in nutrients like vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. This flavorful rice is a one pot meal , great to pack for lunch box. Good accompanient for this rice is raita or appalam or potato chips.

Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken) by JULIE MCMAHON

This recipe is delicious! It tends to be on the spicy side so if you would like to make it more mild hold off a bit on the chili powder and cayenne pepper. It is great with rice and a side of a veggie.

Speedy Turkey Tikka Masala by Hungry Jenny

I never have the patience to let dishes like this simmer for ages to allow the meat to soak up the sauce - so I do it the quick way without compromising on the flavour of the meat! http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/08/say-no-to-takeaway-make-speedy-tikka.html

creamy chicken korma by Chez la mere