Eggplant, Chickpea, and Tomato Curry by Jessica Ryan

Galub Jamun by erin de martini

Besan Laddu by erin de martini

Peda by erin de martini

South Indian Chicken Curry by Mihir Shah

This is one of my favorite Indian dishes - south indian food can be a little hotter, which I love. You can use pretty much any meat, including the chicken I recommend here. Also goes great with prawns and white fish. Serve with Rice and heated tortillas

Red Coconut Chutney by Ekta Vengateri

This red chutney is my mother-in-law's best make. She serves this with her signature mixture dosa and hot piping sambhar on the weekend mornings...... it is yummy . You can have it with Lemon rice, Curd rice and Upma too.

Upma by Ekta Vengateri

Upma is had for breakfast in India. There are various upmas and ways to prepare upma. It can be made from vermicilli, cracked wheat and rava and can be the dry kind, wet kind or if it does not turn out good the soggy one :). This one is a Rava upma, the wet kind which works the best for me. If you want it a bit dry you can add less…