6 indian loves Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced shallots, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (about 1 tbsp), minced garlic, curry powder (i love patak s mild curry paste, but you can make your own, too.) or 1 tbsp mild indian-style curry paste (i love patak s mild curry paste, but you can make your own, too.), brown sugar, salt, fresh ground pepper

salt, sambar garam masala powder (i use the mtr madras sambar masala powder brand, that s the brand i love the best), asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), yellow lentils, cleaned, washed , soaked in plenty of water and drained (toor dal), peeled washed and diced yams (known as sooran in hindi ), potato, peeled, washed and diced, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and slit lengthwise (slit each clove of garlic into 3 parts lengthwise), carrot, peeled, washed and diced, flat indian beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called guavar in hindi), vegetable drumsticks, washed, peeled, ends trimmed and chopped into 2 inch sized pieces, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, washed and slit lengthwise, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn between the palms of your hands, cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped, okra, washed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called ladyfingers or bhindi in hindi), whole red chilies, tamarind pulp or 1/2 cup juice, methi seeds

garlic, pounded, ginger, pounded, green chilies, washed and slit, kingfish, cleaned, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces, turmeric powder, red chili powder, onions, finely chopped, tomatoes, washed and chopped, methi seeds, fresh mint leaves, washed and torn, gram flour or 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, white vinegar or lemon juice, as required, salt, oil, for frying, oil, basmati rice, cooked

water (or boiled toor dal, yellow lentils , i used the boiled yellow lentils ), salt, oil, green chilies , slit, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled, washed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, fresh curry leaf, washed and torn, mustard seeds, cumin seed, fenugreek seeds (methi), whole red chilies, tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped into cubes, water (this is to be added to cook the tomatoes), red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, water (this is added to prepare the curry for rasam. you can add more or less depending on the consistency), tamarind pulp, fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped (to garnish )