*: Vegetable curry from the south of India.  Top

as in the goan recipe Prawn Balchao where the shrimp is marinated  in a brine sauce. A Goan speciality where vegetables like aubergines or seafood like prawns are "pickled" in sugar, [..]

Spices and herbs are added one at a time to hot oil and this tempering is either done as the first step in the cooking process, before adding the vegetables for example, or as the last, pouring the te [..]

or Bhuna is to saute or stir-fry.  Usually onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chillies are fried in oil, but to make sure that this doesn’t stick, burn or cook unevenly, a small amount of liqu [..]

Dum Pukht cuisine in India is over 200 years old. When Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah was building the Bara Imambara during the famine of 1784 to provide work for his starving people, huge quantities of food wa [..]

Indian salad usually made with cucumber, tomatoes, and onions flavored with salt, sugar and lemon juice. As it goes with any Indian dish the varieties can be endless.Top

Flatbread often stuffed with onion or potatoes and seasoned with cilantro.  Top

Leg of lamb marinated in yogurt-based masala.   Top

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Indian Pickles are mainly made with vegetables and fruits like mango, lime, green chilies etc. Made mostly during the summer in India, they are a spicy and delightful addition to the Indian meal. One [..]