Indian Cooking Simplified

Things Needed Onion- two medium sized Tomatoes- one small sized Garlic - 6-8 pods Curry leaves- one small sprig Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp Oil of your choice- Two to three tablespoon Pulp extracted from tamarind-optional and add to your preference Things needed for making coconut paste 1/4 cup of dessicated or fresh coconut Cashew nuts 2-3 tablespoon onion chopped Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp `Grind all together in a blender to a smooth paste Spice powder mix • 3 cups Coriander (Dhania) Seeds • 1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal) • 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal) • 1/4 cup Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds) • 1/4 cup White Urad Dal (Whole) • 1/4 cup Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu) • 1/4 cup Red Chilli powder • 1/4 cup Turmeric powder (Haldi) • 1/4 cup Whole Black Peppercorns • 2 tablespoons Cumin seeds (Jeera)

Enjoy cooking a balanced North Indian Vegan meal consisting of cauliflower potato side, Green gram dal Curry, Roti and Rice. Green gram dal Curry Onion - 1 medium sized Tomato- 1 chopped Ginger Garlic paste- 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder- 1 teaspoon Garam masala/all spice powder- 1 Teaspoon Salt to taste Water-1/4 cup+ more to dilute if the dal curry is too thick Cauliflower Potato side Cauliflower - half of one medium head Potato- 1 large potato Cumin seeds- 1 teaspoon Oil- 1 tablespoon Cumin powder -1 teaspoon Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon Water- 1/4 cup or as required until the verges turn tender Roti Whole wheat flour- 1 cup Salt- 1 teaspoon Water- as required Rice Basmati/ponni/sona masoori- 1 cup Water 2-3 cups

curd -1 cup water-1 cup vegetables-100-200 grams cut coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon cumin powder-1/2 teaspoon turmeric-1/2 teaspoon. spice powder. Toor dal-1 teaspoon peppercorns-10-12 cumin seeds-1 teaspoon coriander seeds- 1 teaspoon dry chilli-1 Tempering Mustard seeds-1 teaspoon cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon curry leaves-10-12 dry red chilli-1. chicken soup recipe ingredients chicken meat of your choice-200 grams with bone pepper powder-1 teaspoon cumin powder-1 teaspoon turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon for washing-1 teaspoon garlic-4 pieces spice powder recipe is in the mutton broth episode oil 1 teaspoon mustard seeds-1 tsp cumin seeds-1 teaspoon

Mutton Bone Broth is filled with nutrients to regain strength after an infection and has been used in southern parts of India for a very long time now. Spice Powder Mix. Mutton bones- 500 grams. star-anise- 5-6. Cinnamon- One Stick. Cardamom-5-6. Corriander Seeds- 1 Tablespoon. Cumin Seeds- 1 teaspoon. Cloves-5-6. Dry red chillies- 3-4. Peppercorns-10-15. one small onion chopped or 5-6 shallots. Garlic- 3-4 cloves. One small tomato

Garam masala recipe 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 2 tablespoon coriander seeds 2 -3 cardamom Quarter of an inch cinnamon 6-8 ground pepper 4-5. cloves Mildly roast on a shallow pan and then Grind them to a powder in a mixer. Fritters Chopped cabbage- 2 cups Chopped mushroom-1 cup mushroom Corn flour- 1 cup Corn flour. 1/4 cup Chilli powder to your preference 1 tablespoon garam masala Oil for frying Curry base Oil 2-3 tablespoon 2 onion 2 tomatoes 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste Green chilli to your taste chopped Curry leaves 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 1 tablespoon corn flour in 1/4 cup of water Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Ingredients Required: Corriander powder- 3 tablespoon Cumin powder- 1 tablespoon. Turmeric powder- 2 teaspoon. Oil-3 tablespoon sesame oil or oil of your prefernce. Ingredients for thickening the curry. Thawed or fresh coconut- 3 tablespoon Peppercorns-10 Poppy seeds- 1 tablespoon

Bread wrapped in Omellett 1. Two eggs 2. One slice bread 3. Corriander leaves 4. 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder 5. 1/2 Turmeric powder Chicken Curry Marination 1. 250 grams chicken boneless pieces 2. 2 tablespoon Greek Yogurt 3. 1/2 Cumin powder 4. 1/2 Turmeric powder 5. 1/2 chilli powder 6. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 7. 1/2 salt. 8. 1/2 corriander powder 9. Lemon juice 1 teaspoon Curry base 1. Medium Onion chopped 2. 2 medium sized tomatoes 3. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 4. 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 5. 1/2 Corriander powder 6. 1/2 teaspoon salt 7. 1 teaspoon Garam masala 8. 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves 9. Chopped corriander leaves for Garnish. 10. 3 tablespoons single fresh cream

In this episode we cook a complete meal , we are cooking lentil curry with Basmati Rice, fenugreek roti and potato broccoli stir fry.

we are making korma in this episode which can be served with rice or roti with ghee(brown butter) Ingredients needed coconut oil - 2 table spoon ,Green chilli -1, Thawed grated coconut or coconut pieces-1/4 cup, Roasted chickpeas -1 Tablespoon, fennel seeds-1 teaspoon, Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon, chilli powder -add to taste vegetables - carrots -2, potatoes-1, peas- 1/4 cup, green beans chopped -1/4 cups, tomatoes-1 chopped , onion-1 chopped. Spice powders cumin powder - 1 teaspoon, corriander powder-1 teaspoon. whole spices- cardamom 3-4 , cinnamon-quarter of inch, bay leaf -1 the recipe would serve two .

Previously we discussed the spice powders used in the recipe , in this episode we are using the spice powders to create a curry base.

In this episode, we are taking the first step to make the base or sauce on which other recipes will be based, we discuss how to make the spice powders and other ingredients required to make the curry.