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    The Basics of Indian Cooking

    Learn how to stock your kitchen with some basic Indian ingredients, cooking methods specific to the Indian kitchen, and an overview of the cuisine. Read about the drinks loved across the country, how spicing works in the Flavors of India article, and Top Cooking Tips. And there is a handy reference to the basic Indian Kitchen Fundamentals.

    Typical Indian Cooking & Meals

    Traditional Indian Food & Meals

    6 Must-Have Indian Kitchen Utensils Online

    6 Must-Have Indian Kitchen Utensils Online

    Top 10 Tips for Cooking Indian Food

    Top 10 Tips for Indian Cooking Basics

    Advanced Indian Pantry

    Indian Grocery List for Advanced Cooks

    Indian Drinks

    Indian Drinks

    Indian Kitchen Building Blocks: For those of you new to Indian cooking, I wanted to go over some of the fundamental ingredients, offer measurements, shortcuts, and options that will help you in the kitchen.

    Indian Cooking Basics

    The Essential Indian Pantry

    Essential Indian Food and Spices

    Flavors of India

    Flavors of India

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    • Indian Red Cabbage Salad served with a slice of lime, a small fresh chili, and extra peanuts on the side.
      Quick & Easy Indian-Style Red Cabbage Salad with Coconut
    • Served with lemon wedges, and spray of fried curry leaves, a beer, on a bed of sliced green cabbage.
      Crispy, Juicy Kerala Fried Chicken
    • Skinless, boneless tandoori chicken thighs on a bed of bell peppers with a side of turmeric yellow rice.
      Easy Grilled Boneless Tandoori Chicken Thighs
    • Baked in pretty cupcake papers and frosting with swirls of cream cheese frosting.
      Indianish Carrot Cupcakes Recipe
    • Stacked on a plate and garnished with minted yogurt, fresh cilantro, with a half a lime on the side.
      Sweet Corn Cakes with Fresh Corn & Spices
    • Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber) This colorful salad of cucumber and tomato is erved with a sprinkling of peanuts and chopped cilantro.
      Indian Cucumber Salad (Kachumber)

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    • Tandoori masala powder on a bed of the individual spices.
      Easy Tandoori Masala Powder & Paste From Scratch
    • Served with buttered, toasted buns, a wedge of lemon, and a flurry of cilantro.
      Easy and Comforting  Beef Keema Curry (Indian Ground Beef)
    • A pork masala served in a beautiful red dutch oven. Rich with spices and chilies, this is the curry of your dreams.
      Rich and Tangy Pork Vindaloo
    • Madras Curry Powder finished and in a glass bowl with a small wooden spoon.
      Hot or Mild Madras Curry Powder Recipe
    • A spice tin filled with spice powder with whole spices keeping it company.
      Goan Spice Mix Recipe (Garam Masala)
    • Indian Spaghetti Bolognese a bowl full of bolognese and a fork twirled full of perfectly coated pasta
      Indian-Style Pasta ~ Spaghetti Bolognese

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