Understand the basics of Indian food and cooking, with our resources on ingredients, cooking techniques and glossary of terms.
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A selection of Indian dishes
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Indian Gulab Jamun on a white plate with a spoon
Gulab Jamun (Indian Milk Doughnuts) Recipe
50 mins
South Indian Lemon Rice
South Indian Lemon Rice
10 mins
Indian dishes
Dine Like an Indian! The Ultimate Guide to Dining Indian Style
Garam marsala in a bowl
What Is Garam Masala?
South Indian-Style Chicken Curry with green chiles in a pan
The South Indian Pantry
Rajma Dal: Red Kidney Bean Curry in a pot
The North Indian Pantry
illustration featuring several varieties of indian bread
The Ultimate Indian Bread Guide
overhead shot of Chicken Saagwala in a white bowl surrounded by plates of naan
24 Quick and Easy Indian Recipes
Grilled Tandoori Chicken
Grilled Tandoori Chicken
23 mins
Naan leavened Indian flatbread recipe on a white oval platter
Oven-Baked Naan (Leavened Indian Flatbread)
43 mins
Mughlai Biryani Recipe
What Is Biryani?
Ingredients for garam masala
Hara Masala (Green Spice Mix)
10 mins
Chai tea with spices.
An Easy Recipe for Adrak Ki Chai - Ginger Tea
13 mins
Upma: A Favorite Indian Breakfast
Upma: A Favorite Indian Breakfast
30 mins
Curry powder
9-Boy Chicken Curry Condiments
2 hrs
Tandoori Spice Mix
Tandoori Spice Mix
10 mins
Chicken vindaloo
Discovering Indian Cuisine
Carom (Ajwain) seeds
What Is Ajwain (Carom) Seed?
A curry based dish with meat and garnishes in a a steel pan on a granite surface with limes close to the pan. There is a wooden board with more limes and garnishes that are placed on top of naan.
The Cuisine of North India
Parathas (Pan-Fried Indian Flatbread)
Paratha Recipes - Pan Fried Flatbread Recipes
South Indian tangy tomato rice recipe
South Indian Tangy Tomato Rice
40 mins
Chicken Saagwala
Indian Dishes for Beginners
Chapati bread
6 Popular Indian Breads
Easy Indian Gravy
Easy Indian Gravy
15 mins
Badam milk in a glass cup with almonds next to it
Indian Badam Milk: A Spiced Almond Beverage
15 mins
A square white dish and spoon filled with curry powder
What Is Curry Powder?
mango pickles
Aam Ka Achaar (Indian Mango Pickles)
15 mins
Clarified butter (ghee) in a glass jar
Ghee (Clarified Butter)
15 mins
Tomato kasundi
Kasundi: Eastern Indian Tomato Chutney
50 mins
Close up photo of pile of Hing seasoning on a table
What Is Hing (Asafetida)?
A bowl of Basmati rice
How to Cook Basmati Rice With Less Starch
15 mins
Aubergine
Cutting Eggplant Without Discoloration
Nigella seed, a main ingredient in Paanch Phoran
Panch Phoron
4 mins
A glass of Delhi-style cold coffee
Delhi-Style Cold Coffee
5 mins
Indian cook cutting herbs into pan
Is Indian Food Always Spicy?
Moong Dal Cheela
Moong Daal Ka Cheela - Savory Moong Bean Pancakes
90 mins
Dosa on plate with sauces
How to Make a Dosa
Mustard seeds
Using Mustard Seeds to Cook Indian Cuisine
Fennel seeds
Uses for Saunf (Fennel Seeds) in Indian Cooking
what is black cardamom
What Is Black Cardamom?
Thali
What Is the Thali Way of Eating Indian Food?
A platter of sweet paan, with an open betel leaf layered with slaked lime paste, candied fennel seeds, shredded coconut, and sweetened flower petals
What Is Paan?
Heap of cardamom pods
How to Easily Make Ground Cardamom
Nimbu ka Achaar (Lime Pickle) Recipe
Nimbu ka Achaar (Lime Pickle)
35 mins
Vindaloo Masala
Vindaloo Masala
5 mins
chivda
Namkeen Is Hindi for Savory Snack Foods
Chana masala chickpeas in wooden bowl
Chatpata and Puta in Indian Food
Indian food vendor selling Dosa
What Is an Indian Tawa?
Bollywood dance show
Guide to Throwing a Great Bollywood Bash
Variety of spices and lentils in a market
The Cuisine of East India
Pork Vindaloo
Western Indian Food and Cuisine
Tandoori Chicken
Indian Dhaba Foods
South Indian food
The Cuisine of South India
Sooji or rawa
What is Sooji or Rawa?
Butter chicken and naan bread
How to get rid of poultry smell from chicken?