Indian recipes!!!

[cass2828]

Hi, I am from India, South India actually here in India we have some amazing spices and recipies if any body would like to know about them or how to make them i am much obliged to ask my mother and tell you...

[BirdLover]

(Here, this is better. I fixed the typos.)
I love Indian food. I made an Indian recipe from scratch once. I found a recipe book at the library. The recipe had lots of spices. It turned out great. Indian is my favorite. I read about the fascinating history of Indian recipe development. Many years were devoted to fine tuning the spices. That's why the recipes are so good. The spice combinations are perfect. Indian cuisine has so many fantastic vegan recipes. I would like to write a recipe book someday. I don't have time to do that now, but hope to some day. There will be many Indian recipes in my recipe book.

[cass2828]

cool,birdlover.... yeah Indian is my favourite... but I would also like to learn some western recipies...

[imafan26]

I'd like to get more recipes to use with the petch type eggplant and Indian curry tree (Murraya koenigii) aka: kare padee, sinhala. I am growing them but only have a couple of recipes.

I would also like to learn how to make samosas and raita

[pepperhead212]

Indian food is one of my favorite cuisines, esp. the foods of the southern and S western regions. I make all of my own masalas, and I even have a curry tree, which I have to grow in a pot, and bring it in for the cold months. I'm always looking for new recipes, and also any interesting ingredkents to grow. Looking forward to hearing from you!

[cass2828]

I can share how to make raita..imfan

[cass2828]

others I will ask my mother...

[AnnaIkona]

Yes please do! I love Indian food too
And even more if its spicy

[cass2828]

Guys,I will surely share it after i get he from school...bye going to school

[cass2828]

one tip: we use cilantro seeds as a spice., grind it and use it with chilli powder..

[cass2828]

RAITA recipe

Cucumber raita...INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
1 medium sized cucumber, or 1 cup finely chopped cucumber
1 cup fresh curd/dahi/yogurt
½ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder, optional
1 tsp roasted cumin powder/bhuna jeera powder
½ tsp chaat masala powder
salt as required, can use rock salt, black salt or regular salt
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves or ½ tbsp chopped mint leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
rinse the cucumber. then peel the cucumber and finely chop it. you can also grate the cucumber.
in a bowl, beat the curd till smooth.
add the grated cucumber to the curd.
add all the dry spice powders, rock salt or black salt and coriander leaves.
mix well and serve cucumber raita.
you could even garnish the cucumber raita with some coriander leaves or mint leaves.

hope you like it...is is a cooling dish... you can also double or triple the recipe...

[cass2828]

CHAT MASALA

it's a popular Indian MASALA(blend of spices) with a tangy flavour....
Ingredients
1/4 cup cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp black peppercorns (kalimirch)
1/4 cup dried mango powder (amchur)
2 tbsp black salt (sanchal)
1 1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
Instructions
Put the cumin seeds in a broad non-stick pan and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 minute. Transfer them on a plate and keep aside to cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
Combine the roasted cumin seeds and black peppercorns in a small jar of a mixer and blend to a smooth and fine powder.
Sieve the powder using a sieve and discard the little coarse mixture left behind in the sieve.
Add the dried mango powder, black salt, salt and asafoetida and mix well using your fingertips for 1 to 2 minutes.
Store refrigerated or at room temperature in an air-tight container.

[PinkPetalPolygon]

I would love any stew or soup recipes your mother! (I like it spicy too.) The recipes you've already posted look wonderful. Thank you for sharing them!

recently I realized the restaurant where I buy my falafel sandwiches also sells all the spices in the world. that store has everything I've ever heard of but haven't seen: I think I could get anything I could need in the spice department. it is exciting.

(I have seen and heard of and even used quite a few spices so to walk into a store and see "everything you've ever heard of but never actually seen for sale" was truly exciting to be honest! I actually left without anything new because I didn't know where to start, hah! there were like 20 new things. When I read the recipes you posted with spices I've never used, I knew where to go and it was a good feeling.)

[PinkPetalPolygon]

And of course that should read/say:

"I would love any stew or soup recipes FROM your mother!"

[cass2828]

OK....I will post them soon