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Indian Recipes
My first job when I was studying Food Science at University was waitressing in an Indian restaurant.
To cut a long story short, I was terrible at waiting tables but I there was one good outcome from this foray…
I completely fell in love with Indian food. Each night one of the chefs would send me home with a different dish to try.
I was in heaven. The flavour, the fragrance, even the heat. I loved it all!
While I’m yet to visit the sub-continent, I’ve had many wonderful Indian adventures in my kitchen.
I hope these recipes inspire you to do the same…
Simple Indian Recipes – Vegetarian
- Curried Chickpeas & Eggs
- Pav Baji
- Quick Veg Curry
- Butter Chickpeas
- Coriander Split Peas
- Eggplant Chickpea Curry
- Spiced Roast Cauliflower Salad with Labneh
- Creamy Coconut Lentils
- Lesh’s Nourishing Dahl
Simple Indian Recipes – Omnivore
- Easy Fish Curry
- Simple Salmon Kedgeree
- Indian Spiced Salmon with Minty Yoghurt
- Butter Chicken
- Super Green Saag Chicken
- Yoghurt & Kofta Curry
- Curry Stuffed Eggplant with Yoghurt
- Indian Spiced Lamb Chops
- Beef Vindaloo
Indian Sides
Indian Template Recipes
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Ingredients
While it’s hard to go past a good curry, Indian cuisine is far more diverse than that. Aromatic with the perfume of spices. It’s a wonderful world to explore.
- Chilli Peppers – fresh or dried. Whole or ground.
- Curry Powder – shop bought or home made
- Garam Masala (spice blend)
- Fresh Curry Leaves – add amazing fragrance and flavour
- Cumin seeds or ground
- Turmeric – fresh roots or powdered
- Ground Coriander
- Cardamom Pods
- Mustard Seeds
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Onions – most Indian recipes start with softening an onion!
- Ground Almonds
- Lentils
- Ghee (clarified butter) – wonderful for cooking. Stable at higher temps. Adds a lovely nutty flavour.
- Natural Yoghurt
- Coconut milk / cream
- Coconut – fresh or dried
- Steamed Basmati Rice
- Naan bread
- Vindaloo Curry Paste
Instant ‘Indian’ – toss in some garam marsala or curry powder and a handful of curry leaves. Serve with a generous dollop of natural yoghurt.
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Flavour Combos
- Cumin & Coriander
- Cumin & Potato
- Potato, Curry & Lamb
- Ginger & Garlic
- Curry & Coconut
- Chilli & Yoghurt
- Dill & Coconut
- Coriander (cilantro) & Lamb
- Chilli & Capsicum (Bell Pepper)
- Cinnamon & Cardamom
- Rose & Cardamom
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- BOOK: ‘Made in India, Cooked in Britain‘ by Meera Sodha – by far the freshest and most simple book of Indian recipes I’ve ever seen. Definitely worth grabbing if you’d like to explore India from the comfort of your kitchen.
- BLOG: meerasodha.com
- BOOK: ‘Indian Kitchen: Secrets of Indian Home Cooking‘ by Maunika Gowardhan – Not as simple as Meera Sodha, but lovey recipes.
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