11 authentic indian Recipes

vegetable oil, crushed dried red chili, ground ginger, whole mustard seeds, ground cumin, bay leaves, ground coriander, turmeric, salt, head cabbage, peas, water, soy margarine or 1 tbsp ghee (for authenticity), garam masala (warm indian spices), lemon juice, sugar

cubed chicken tenders, olive oil, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, yellow onion, diced, roma tomatoes, diced up, tomato sauce, minced green chilies, minced gingerroot, garlic cloves, minced, salt, chopped fresh cilantro, dry coriander powder, turmeric, red cayenne pepper or 1 tsp paprika, dry cumin powder, garam masala powder, butter, water

ginger (you can easily make this if you want, far better than the jar variety) or 4 tbsp garlic paste (you can easily make this if you want, far better than the jar variety), coriander powder (toasted seeds and ground in the blender is best but fresh powder will work fine), cumin powder (toasted seeds and ground in the blender is best but fresh powder will work fine here too), salt & fresh ground pepper (to taste), turmeric, whole cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, vegetable oil (your favorite ), cayenne pepper (or to taste) or 1 hot chili pepper, boneless chicken, onion (diced ), tomato (diced ), butter (optional), water

vegetable oil, cardamom, cinnamon stick, onions, chopped, chopped fresh garlic, chopped fresh ginger, boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into cubes, chili powder to taste, tomatoes, chopped, plain yogurt, water, lemon juice , to taste, white rice, butter, salt to taste, fresh mint, chopped, chopped cilantro

oil, chopped garlic, whole chicken, cut into serving pieces, coconut milk ( with water, a 50/50 solution is okay), potatoes, quartered and fried, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, curry powder, thick coconut milk (preferably 100% coconut milk available in little tetra paks in the grocery), chili, patak original tandoori curry paste or 1/2 tsp indian curry paste (for truly exotic flavor) (optional), green peppers, leaves (optional)

warm water (it s the perfect temperature when it s quite warm, but you can keep your little finger in the liquid), compressed yeast cakes (equivalent to 6 3/4 tsp. of yeast), flour, margarine, melted, warm milk, eggs , beaten until foamy, sugar, salt, flour (no more(no less), oil (for frying )

peeled and sliced/chopped cucumber, boiled diced potato (you can use leftover boiled potatoes), chopped tomato, chilled plain yogurt (you can use low/non-fat varieties), chat masala (use it for authenticity; available in indian stores) (optional), paprika, salt

basmati rice (rinsed ), butter, cardamom powder, crushed almonds, crushed pistachios, saffron, white sugar, whole milk (no substitutions)

oil (for frying ), all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, warm milk (more or less )