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By Petrina Verma Sarkar, About.com Guide since 2005

Namkin Khira Lassi- Savory Cucumber Lassi Created: Thursday, August 24, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
This drink is truly cooling! It is also a popular appetizer. Serve it before or with a meal.
5 Variations for Garam Masala Video Created: Monday, May 21, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Garam masala is an Indian spice mix that can be adapted infinitely. Watch this video from About.com for 5 variations for garam masala that will make your food smoky, spicy and full of exotic flavor.
Shahi Falooda - Royal Falooda Created: Sunday, August 12, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
This delicious, chilled dessert is perfect for the summer. It used to be very popular in Mumbai (Bombay) and its surrounding cities, but is now well-known and loved all over India!
Daal-Palak Ka Shorba - Lentil and Spinach Soup Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
A delicious, wholesome soup for when the weather is cold! Warm up with my wholesome Daal-Palak Ka Shorba...
Grilled Eggplant Salad Created: Friday, April 27, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012
Get the recipe for my Grilled Eggplant Salad here. It's simple, delicious and easy to make... a winning combination!
Chinese Dosa Created: Monday, May 30, 2011 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012
Indo Chinese or Chindian food is a product of the huge Chinese community that lives in India. The delicious flavors of their food have been taken and adapted to the Indian palate. This easy recipe ...
Beans Foogath Created: Thursday, September 22, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Foogath is the term used for any vegetable dish made with coconut and curry leaves. The ingredients are few and the recipe simple as can be.
Poori - Puri - Fried Indian Flatbread Created: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 08, 2012
Serve this crispy, golden bread with any dish - vegetarian or otherwise - and your favorite pickle.
Mughlai Biryani - Recipe for Mughlai Biryani - Mughlai Biryani Recipe Created: Friday, June 02, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
A regal dish, Mughlai Biryani is fit for a king and was probably eaten by many too! Here is the recipe...
Murg Malai Kabab Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
This melt-in-your-mouth Kabab is so easy to make. Find our here...
Masala Chai - Spiced Tea Created: Monday, September 12, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Warm yourself with this delicious drink on a cold day.
Kadhai Kumbh - Kadhai Mushroom - Stir Fry Mushrooms Created: Monday, March 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012
A simple, wholesome dish, Kadhai Kumbh can be put together really quickly and served with Parathas, for a meal that is sure to delight! Here is the recipe...
Palak Pakodi Ki Chaat Created: Monday, March 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 26, 2012
A delicious North Indian street food, Palak Pakodi Ki Chaat is unique and the perfect tea time snack! Get the recipe here...
Black Coconut Masala Created: Sunday, March 25, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012
Black Coconut Masala is a typical coastal (western coast) Indian masala (spice mix). It uses key ingredients from the region and is perfect for making a fish or seafood curry. Here is the recipe.....
Red Coconut Masala Created: Sunday, March 25, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012
This tasty masala (spice mix) uses key coastal ingredients and is perfect for making a fish or seafood curry. Here is the recipe...
Sevai Upma - Seviyan Ka Upma - Sevaiyan Ka Upma - Vermicelli Upma Created: Monday, May 30, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
No matter where you go in India, Upma is a hot favorite breakfast food! Originally from South India, this tasty dish can be eaten for breakfast, brunch or as a snack and is so wholesome you can eve..
Granny's Masala Parcha Curry Created: Monday, November 19, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
This is one of my favorite dishes. I get my Grandmother to cook it for me every time I see her! She uses tender pieces of veal to prepare it and was gracious enough to share her recipe with me.
Bhelpuri Created: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
A snack with almost iconic status in Western India, bhelpuri is low-fat, nutritious and delicious! What more can one ask for?
Chicken Cutlets Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 01, 2012
These yummy cutlets are so easy to make you'll be making batches of them in next to no time...
Butter Chicken Recipe - How to Make Butter Chicken - Murg Makhani Created: Thursday, October 06, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
This dish is among the best known Indian foods all over the world. Its gravy can be made as hot or mild as you like so it suits most palates. Butter Chicken tastes great with Kaali Daal (black lent..
Fish Cutlets - Tuna Cutlets Created: Monday, February 20, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
These yummy cutlets are so easy to make you'll be making batches of them in next to no time...
Methi Murg - Methi Chicken - Chicken Curry with Fenugreek Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 27, 2012
Simple, yet delicious, Methi Murg is also easy to put together. Learn how to make it here...
Gulab Jamun Created: Monday, May 01, 2006 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
This popular Indian dessert has countless fans! Learn how to make it.
Baingan Ka Bharta - Seasoned Roast Eggplant Created: Friday, December 09, 2005 Updated: Saturday, February 25, 2012
This dish has a distinctive flavour thanks to the mustard oil used in it. Baingan Bharta is a healthy food - eggplant that is the main ingredient, is low in fat and sodium and high in dietary fiber..
Mint-Coriander Chutney Created: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
This basic chutney is perfect for using as a dipping sauce with cutlets and samosas or to serve with main course dishes like biryani.
Aaloo Paratha - Potato Paratha - Stuffed Potato Paratha Created: Monday, September 12, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Extremely popular with North Indians, these are best eaten with chilled yogurt and your favourite pickle or chutney. Want to be naughty? Aaloo parathas taste delicious with fresh, thick cream or a ..
How to Make Chicken Tikka Video Created: Friday, February 10, 2012 Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012
This easy chicken tikka recipe results in a wonderfully tender and juicy chicken. This video shows steps for making this Indian dish from start to finish, with some expert cooking tips. Best served..
Burmese Khow Suey - Indian Style Created: Friday, November 18, 2005 Updated: Thursday, February 02, 2012
Originally Burmese as its name suggests, this dish came to Eastern India with the many Indians who fled Burma during World War II. It is a delicious concoction of noodles, spicy chicken cooked in c..
Baingan-Aaloo Ki Subji - Aaloo-Baingan Subzi - Eggplant Potato Created: Thursday, April 26, 2007 Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012
I have never met an eggplant I didn't love! Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables. The nice thing is you can make it so many ways. This recipe is really easy and turns out a delicious dish that..
Palak Ki Daal - Lentils with Spinach Created: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012
I love this Daal for two reasons - it's tasty and filled with good stuff!
Stuffed Roast Chicken Indian Style Created: Monday, June 16, 2008 Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012
This dish combines a western concept with Indian ingredients. The result is, as my four-year-old son says,
Chicken Tikka - Recipe for Chicken Tikka - How to make grilled Chicken Tikka Created: Thursday, August 31, 2006 Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012
The word Tikka means bits, piecces or chunks. Chicken Tikka is an easy-to-cook dish in which chicken chunks are marinated in special spices and then grilled on skewers.

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