Recipe Archives

Welcome to the Recipe Archive, where you can find dishes featured on "Greeting India" in past months as well as some basic recipes to get you started in Indian cooking. More recipes are always being added, so check back often. Have fun!

BASIC RECIPES

Soups and Daals Starter Dal (adaptable for almost any type of bean or lentil) Basic Kadhi: A hot, mildly spiced buttermilk soup. Kale Vatanechi Amti : Spicy blackeyed peas in a coconut flavoured stew Masala ni Channa: Spiced chick pea stew cooked with potatoes Savory Breads Basic Sindhi Puris: Puffed, deep fried bread Starter Roti: Whole wheat flatbread grilled on the stovetop Theplas: Spiced flatbread that is shallow-fried Stuffed Parathas: Shallow-fried flatbread stuffed with vegetables Bhakhari: Dense shallow-fried flatbread Sweet Breads Puran Poli: A sweet flatbread stuffed with mashed split-peas and sugar Gol Puri: Whole wheat flatbread sweetened with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom Vegetables Spiced Green Tomatoes Aloo Gobi: Potatoes and cauliflour Kerala Bhindi: Okra cooked with yoghurt and coconut Cabbage Thoran Green Bean and Potato Kootu Stuffed Baingan, Onions, and Potatoes Tiny eggplants, onions, and potatoes stuffed with a spice mixture Kashmiri Spinach: Sauteed, spiced greens Sukhi Bhaji: Dry roasted potatoes coated with spices Rice Dishes Rajma Pulao: Rice with red kidney beans, onion, pepper, and spices Peas Pulao: Rice cooked with peas, lemon, peppers, and finished with raisins and toasted cashews. Coconut Rice: Rice cooked in coconut milk with corriander and cumin Khichadi: Rice and moong beans cooked together for a smooth dish. Kabuli: Rice with vegetables, pommegranates, raisins, and nuts. Orange Saffron Rice: A sweet rice dish cooked with oranges and saffron Sarkkari Pongal: A sweet stew of rice, split-peas, milk, raisins, and nuts served during Pongal Meat and Fish Dishes Kohzi Curry: Chicken with onion, ginger, coconut, and red pepper Goan Fish: Fish spiced with lemon, tamarind and coconut Hilsa Fish: Fish with chilis, poppy seeds, and tamarind Fish Kofta Curry: Fish balls fried and served in an onion and garlic sauce Badami Chicken: Chicken with almond and cashew paste, cooked with spices Snacks and Appetizers Ragda Patties: Small potato patties shallow fried and served with a spiced bean or chickpea gravy Pav Bhaji: Warm, spiced mixed vegetables served on a warm buttered roll Assorted Bhajias: Vegetables coated in a spiced chickpea batter and deep fried Murukku: A deep-fried fritter made of rice flour and cracked wheat, served at Pongal Condiments and Side Dishes Carrot Kuchumber: A fresh and crisp palate cleanser Cucumber Raita: Youghurt and cucumber, mildly seasoned and chilled. Desserts Sheera: Seminola cooked in melted butter and milk with raisins and nuts Kheer: Sweetened milk and rice pudding Easy Ladoos: Sweet balls of wheat flour, butter, and cardamom Rus:Chilled Mango Pulp Gajar Halva: Sweetened bars of milk and carrots Kaju Burfi: Sweet pieces of cashew paste, butter, and cardamom To top of page