Indian Recipes
Indian cooking can be some of the spiciest and most complex, or as simple and comforting as mac n' cheese. Whether you're making your first foray into India's rich culinary traditions of just looking for new ideas, we've got some great recipes for you.
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Aromatic Rice
Impressing your guests with cooked rice doesn't get any easier than this.
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Asian Indian Comfort Food, or Curd Rice
This is the most unlikely comfort food I have ever eaten, and by far my favorite. It's known for its calming, soothing taste serv…
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Beef Satay
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Chai (Indian Spiced Tea)
This recipe was given to me from a lady at church. Most coffee houses offer Chai that's loaded with sugar. This has a great flavor…
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Chai (Masala Tea)
This recipe is an update of a chai recipe my mother gave me years ago. We have both spent the past 2 years improving upon the ori…
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Chai Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
I created this recipe after tasting the Spice House Chai mix. This pudding is full of exotic flavor and is worth the time it take…
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Chai Shortbread
I made up this recipe to join the spices of the orient with the a favorite western cookie.
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Chicken Biriyani
Biriyani is a baked Indian dish of spiced rice combined with chicken, seafood, or other meats. This version omits the baking ste…
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Chicken Curry
I learned to make this when I lived in Singapore. It is much easier than you would expect, a real crowd pleaser, and quickly becam…
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Chicken Curry in rich Yogurt Milk
It is my own recipe
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Chicken Curry with Cashews and Sweet Potato
I like to make Indian food and try to get my friends to try it. Some of them are put off by the long lists of ingredients, and so …
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Chicken Divan
This family favorite is the ultimate comfort food and children like it just as well as adults! Perfect for when you need to take …
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Chicken Likka
This recipe comes to us courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our …
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Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)
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Chicken Wings with Sweet Spice
This recipe was adapted from "The New American Chef" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. It was used as an appetizer during thei…
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Chicken with Coconut Curry Sauce
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Chicken With Lemon Curry Sauce
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Chickpea Masala
This dish can stand on its own if you just want a casual meal, or when I'm serving a full fledged Indian meal, this always make a …
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Chili Pasta with Tandoori Sauce
There are so many wonderful fresh and dried pastas available that it's hardly worth the effort to make them. Any combination of sh…
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Coconut Tandoori Chicken
Although traditionally tandoori chicken recipes call for plain yogurt as the base, I'm not a big yogurt fan. I decided to try usi…
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Creamy Spiced Chicken over Rice
This is a great recipe for using leftover chicken (or turkey).
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Curried Cauliflower with Black Mustard Seeds
This recipe was given to us by a customer whose Pakistani mother says the Maharajah Curry Powder makes it taste just like she reme…
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Curried Fruit
We aquired this recipe from one of our Milwaukee customers.
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Curried Rice
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Curry and Cardamom Cookies
Susan Wittig Albert writes mystery stories. Her main character owns an herb shop and gets drawn into solving mysteries because of…
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Curry Leaf-Marinated Flank Steak with Ginger-Horseradish Raita
This recipe was adapted from "The New American Chef" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. It was used as an appetizer during thei…
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Curry Turkey Breast
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Dahl Soup
I created this recipe while trying to copy the soup I love at an area restaurant, which was a little too far away to visit frequen…
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Dr. Smith's Chai Deluxe
I've developed Chai Tea recipes for quite a while and have a few varieties. Here's the original.
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Easy Curried Red Potatoes
This is a variation of a Robert Carrier cookbook recipe I picked up while living in London, England. This recipe has since become…
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Eggplant Curry
I am not a big fan of eggplants, but I will always make an exception for this wonderful dish. This is a great dish to start early;…
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Fig Chutney
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Garam Masala Ice Cream
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Hot and Sour Chicken Curry
My method of cooking is 80% improvisation and 20% experience. I hardly ever measure my ingredients (the experience part), and I u…
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Iced Chai
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Indian Oven-Fried Chicken
This is a recipe I made up while I was trying to give traditional fried chicken a little bit more of an ethnic zing. …
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Indian Spiced Yogurt Dressing
First place winner at the Wisconsin State Fair, 2011
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Indian-style Coconut Shrimp with Mustard Seeds
This dish is particularly good when you use fresh, earthy mustard seeds. I prefer dark seeds for the way they look in the finishe…
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Jheenga Chat (Shrimp Madras-Style)
This recipe was adapted from "The New American Chef" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. It was used as an appetizer during thei…
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Kheer-ioca (Indian-style Tapioca Pudding)
This recipe is my attempt to capture the taste of the Indian dessert "kheer" in an American context of a tapioca pudding.…
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Lemon Rice
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Melanie's Chicken Tikka Marinade
This marinade was used by my friend, Melanie, at a recent BBQ dinner party. It was the best tasting grilled chicken I've ever eat…
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Mulligatawny Soup
My Daughter worked for Ameri-corp literacy Program in Pittsburgh. She was always telling her students about how I love to cook eth…
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Mulligatawny with Lentils
Every winter I prepare this wonderful soup, and I am convinced that an important part of its distinctive flavor comes from the bla…
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Mustard Greens, Nepalese-style
It can't get any easier to make greens with a kick.
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Panch Phoron
The ingredients listed make a standard Bengali Five-Spice, but many cooks have their own recipe for this mixture. Sometimes celer…
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Pecan Rice
Slightly sweet, with a subtle warmth from the curry powder, this is not curried rice. This is one of my few excursions into recip…
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Perfumed Basmati Rice
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Pork Satay
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Potato Curry with Peas and Carrots
I made this recipe up after receiving the Curry Lover's Gift Box in the mail just after Christmas, and then posted it on my food b…
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Potatoes in Creamy Curry Sauce
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Quick Tandoori Chicken
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Ratami’s Lamb Satay
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Red Lentil Dahl
This recipe was one of the tried and true keepers from my days at culinary school in England. The vibrant orange lentils are beau…
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Red Lentil Soup with Garam Masala
From Nepal; Ingredients with a '*' can be replaced with 4 1/2 teaspoons of ground Garam Masala
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Red Lentil Soup with Vadouvan
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Roasted Tandoori Acorn Squash
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Roger's Rohanjosh
I found a recipe for a Kashmiri dish called Rohanjosh in Sudha Koul's "Curries Without Worries." I found that after adapting it f…
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Saffron Curry Marinade
This recipe was used by Chef Kevin Bozis and Chef Jennifer "JR" Statz for a Stirring Things Up in Chicago Event at the Old Town sh…
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Seafood in Coconut Curry
This is a very quick curry that can be whipped up in no time.
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Spicy Chai
This is a seasoning mix for quick spicy chai. Unlike most recipes, the seasoning mix can be prepared ahead and stored in the refr…
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Sweet Curry Carrot Soup
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Sweetened Saffron Rice
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Tandoori Chicken Strips
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Vadoudan and Orange Shrimp
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