Poha

Poha is made in the Rajasthan and Gujrat areas of India and it's great as a breakfast food or as accompaniment. All Indian cooking requires ghee ? to cook without it is like trying to make Italian food wi ...

Wet Masala Paste

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin ...

Basic Curry Sauce

3 tablespoons vegetable oil or ghee (clarified butter)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
2 mi ...

Ghee

This is like clarified butter. Make a large batch with about a pound of butter, then refrigerate, covered, to use for cooking omelettes and for other cooking where you want a pure butter taste, without al ...

Alu Began

1 pound potatoes (alu)
1 pound eggplant (began)
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tablespoon ginger paste or powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic paste or powder
2 medium tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon cum ...

Dal

1 cup lentils
2 large, chopped tomatoes
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
2 carrots, diced
Salt to taste
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon turmeric
...

Sweet Golden Yogurt (Shrikhand)

1 (18 ounce) container plain yogurt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon rose water (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
Dash of ground nutmeg
Few threads of sa ...

Sharbatee Gulab

Posted by CookinMom at recipegoldmine.com May 19, 2001

Source: Aurora Lights Circle

This drink is from India and June is an excellent time to make it since the roses will be in bloo ...

Ande Ki Bhorji (Indian Scrambled Eggs)

6 eggs
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Chopped cilantro fo ...

Basic Balti Sauce

4 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Spanish onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
4 green chiles, chopped
Seeds from 10 cardamom pods
1 tabl ...