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    A Celebration of Indian American Cooking

    A Celebration of Indian American Cooking

    • Appetizers
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    • Chaat
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    • Dinner

    Healthy Indian Recipes

    Healthy Indian Recipes with high protein that are delicious and nutritious.

    • Curried egg salad with cottage cheese and green onions on top of toast on a gray plate.
      High Protein Curried Egg Salad
    • Two slices of edamame chaat avocado toast. The toast has shelled edamame, cut red onions, tomatoes, green bell pepper, cilantro, salt, chaat masala, and thin sev on top.
      Edamame Chaat Avocado Toast
    • A white plate with skewers of tandoori malai chicken kebabs. The kebabs are served with lemon slices and cilantro.
      Malai Chicken Tikka Kebabs
    • Curd rice with ghee tadka on top.
      Indian Curd Rice with Tadka

    Delicious Dal Recipes

    Dal recipes that are delicious and cozy! Here is a how-to on cooking any dal.

    • Stovetop moong dal over basmati rice in a large bowl.
      Simple Moong Dal without Pressure Cooker
    • Instant pot keerai paruppu over basmati rice
      Keerai Paruppu in Instant Pot | Spinach Moong Dal
    • Chow chow kootu or a chayote squash dal curry in a white bowl with spices on top.
      Chow Chow Kootu (Chayote Squash Dal Curry)
    • Pumpkin sambar in a white bowl
      Pumpkin Sambar with Moong Dal

    Cozy Chai Recipes

    Whether you’re craving soothing ginger, floral cardamom, or spiced masala chai, these tea recipes have you covered. Plus, discover the complicated history behind chai.

    • Ginger chai in two cups. Yellow napkins in the background along with honey and fresh ginger root. A brown hand holding one cup of chai in the center.
      Inji Chai (Indian Ginger Tea)
    • Cardamom Chai. Two cups with cardamom chai. One cup in the center with a brown hand picking it up. Green cardamom pods in the background along with cardamom powder in a small bowl the lower right hand corner of the picture.
      Elachi Chai (Indian Cardamom Tea)
    • Hot, frothy, masala chai in an Indian clay cup.
      Masala Chai | Indian Spiced Tea
    • Chai masala or spice blend on a small plate with whole spices sorrounding it. A small spoon with chai masala on the plate with a brown hand reaching for the spoon
      Chai Masala Powder | Indian Tea Spice Mix
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    Mocktails and Cocktails

    Delicious Indian inspired mocktails and cocktails to enjoy during the weekend.

    • Two glasses of chaat spiced pomegranate mocktail with a candied ginger garnish.
      Chaat Spiced Pomegranate Mocktail
    • A brown hand holding lychee rose mocktail in a glass with pink hued glasses in the background.
      Lychee Rose Mocktail
    • Gulab jamun cocktail or a saffron gin cocktail in a coupe class with a strand of saffron on the top.
      Gulab Jamun Cocktail (Saffron Gin Cocktail)
    • Nimbu pani cocktail with limes and lime zest in the background
      Spicy Nimbu Pani Cocktail | Indian Lime Drink
    See more Drinks →

    Most Popular Posts

    The most popular recipes on the website curated in one place for you!

    • Stovetop moong dal over basmati rice in a large bowl.
      Simple Moong Dal without Pressure Cooker
    • Pani puri close up shot with the background with two different types of pani, chickpea and potato filling, and puris (semolina balls)
      Pani Puri with Chickpea Potato Filling
    • Oven baked samosa pot pie with potatoes and peas
      Oven Baked Samosa Pot Pie with Potato and Peas
    • Nine khajur barfi slices on a cutting board
      Khajur Burfi (Indian Date and Nut Roll)
    • A hand holding a baked and crispy caramelized onion puff pastry pinwheel.
      Indian Spiced Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Pinwheels
    • Curd rice with ghee tadka on top.
      Indian Curd Rice with Tadka
    • Indian Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
      Indian Crispy Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
    • Nachos chaat with hand picking up a chip. Nachos chaat has green chutney chilis, cilantro, green chutney, tamarind chutney, and cheese.
      Indian Nachos Chaat with Cheese
    • Kesar peda on a white marble tray with other pedas in a silver tray
      Kesar Malai Peda with Condensed Milk and Milk Powder
    • Tea bag shaped chai sugar cookies on a wire rack
      Tea Bag Chai Sugar Cookies With Brown Sugar Icing

    Indian American Recipes

    Try out recipes that are neither Indian nor American but could not have been been created without the experiences from both cultures

    • Badam halwa croissant being picked up from a sheet tray
      Badam Halwa Croissants (Indian Style Almond Croissants)
    • Oven baked samosa pot pie with potatoes and peas
      Oven Baked Samosa Pot Pie with Potato and Peas
    • Rasmalai mini pancakes on a plate with sweetned milk, saffron strands, and pistachios along with a pitcher of saffron cardamom milk in the background.
      Rasmalai Pancakes | Mini Sweet Saffron and Cardamom Milk Pancakes
    • Lots of mini sweet potato samosas on a parchment lined plate. One samosa is torn open with the sweet potato filling showing.
      Mini Sweet Potato Samosas with Spring Roll Sheets


    Ingredients in Indian Cooking

    Learn more about Indian ingredients, how to source them, and when to buy them.

    • 10 essential Indian spices laid out in their spice containers. The spices from bottom left to the top are green cardamom, Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, chaat masala, coriander seeds, black peppercorn, cinnamon sticks, mustard seeds, and asafetida (hing).
      10 Essential Indian Spices + 30 Recipes That Use Them
    • 12 brands of ghee spread on parchment paper with the names of the brand above them in marker. Describing the brands from top to bottom and from left to right. Deep brand ghee is on top with a liquidy and grainy consistency that is white. Laxmi brand is creamy and pale white. Amul brand is grainy but solid and also pale. Next row has simple truth organic, 365 foods, and O Organics. Simple truth is liquidy, light yellow, and grainy. 365 foods is grainy, liquidy, and yellow. O organics is yellow and liquidy. Next row has organic valley that is smooth, creamy, and pale yellow. Ancient organics is creamy and light yellow. 4th & heart is light yellow and creamy. Nanak is bright yellow, grainy, and liquidy. Pure Indian foods is grainy, slightly liquidy, and light yellow. Last but not least is homemade ghee made from kerry gold butter and it is liquidy, slightly liquidy, and darker yellow.
      Best Brands of Ghee To Buy
    • Different dal variations from moong, masoor, toor, and urad dal.
      The Guide to Different Dal Varieties in Indian Cooking
    • Tamarind pulp being squeezed to infuse the water
      Homemade Tamarind Water for Indian Cooking
    See more Ingredients →

    Indian Food Culture

    Read about the rich history, customs, and ingredients surrounding Indian food.

    • Chai walla or tea vendor making chai on the street sides of India
      History of Chai
    • A banana leaf with a South Indian meal on it. The top has salt, applam (papad), indian pickle, milagai podi (gun powder), cabbage poriyal, and a dessert cashew bite. The bottom has rice with dal on top and yogurt on the right side.
      Guide to: Banana Leaf Meals
    • A series of four photos showing the steps of eating thayir sadam (yogurt rice) with your hands. First photo shows the hand reaching for food, the second shows the index finger reaching for the pickle to mix with the yogurt rice, the third photo shows the hands pursing the food, and the last photo shows the rice picked up from the plate.
      How to: Eat Indian Food with Your Hands
    • Overhead shot of a chaat-cuterie board with all of the ingredients to compose a chaat
      Ideas for Indian Style Chaat-cuterie Board
    See more Indian Culture →

    Latest Posts

    • A hand holding boondi laddu and the remaining laddus on a sheet tray.
      Boondi Laddu
    • Whole coriander seeds next to ground coriander powder
      How to Stock Your Spice Pantry: Whole vs. Ground Spices
    • Fluffy stovetop basmati rice in a bronze platter.
      How to Cook Basmati Rice on the Stovetop
    • 4 indian vegetable sides photos. Top left is of cabbage poriyal, top right is of a chickpea chaat salad, bottom left is of crispy kale chaat, and bottom right is of tamarind glazed brussel sprouts.
      Indian Vegetable Side Dishes
    • Pictures of high protein Indian dishes like Black eyed peas curry, chow chow dal, chickpea sundal, and malai chicken kebabs.
      High Protein Indian Recipes
    • A plate with Indian turmeric yellow rice.
      Indian Turmeric Yellow Rice
    • A bowl filled with a kala chana or chickpea salad. The salad has black chickpeas, pickled onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, cilantro, and toasted peanuts.
      Kala Chana (Black Chickpea) Salad
    • A bowl with kala chana sundal or sauteed black chickpeas with Indian spices in a small bowl.
      Kala Chana Sundal | Sautéed Black Chickpeas
    • A mug of haldi doodh with a brown hand holding the mug.
      Microwave Haldi Doodh (Turmeric Milk)
    • A hand holding baked cardamom thumbprint cookies filled with a mango curd.
      Cardamom Thumbprints with Mango Curd
    • Mango curd in two glass jars with a spoon scooping up the thick mango curd.
      Mango Curd
    • High protein mango lassi in a glass with a hand holding it. A plate behind the mango lassi that has mango chunks and a bowl that has greek yogurt.
      High Protein Mango Lassi

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    Indian Food Science

    • Which rice is the best for making dosas. Four cups with ponni rice, idli rice, basmati rice, and jasmine rice on a plate.
      What Rice Yields the Best Dosa?
    • Crispy puris for pani puri
      Crispy Puris for Pani Puri
    • 12 brands of ghee spread on parchment paper with the names of the brand above them in marker. Describing the brands from top to bottom and from left to right. Deep brand ghee is on top with a liquidy and grainy consistency that is white. Laxmi brand is creamy and pale white. Amul brand is grainy but solid and also pale. Next row has simple truth organic, 365 foods, and O Organics. Simple truth is liquidy, light yellow, and grainy. 365 foods is grainy, liquidy, and yellow. O organics is yellow and liquidy. Next row has organic valley that is smooth, creamy, and pale yellow. Ancient organics is creamy and light yellow. 4th & heart is light yellow and creamy. Nanak is bright yellow, grainy, and liquidy. Pure Indian foods is grainy, slightly liquidy, and light yellow. Last but not least is homemade ghee made from kerry gold butter and it is liquidy, slightly liquidy, and darker yellow.
      Best Brands of Ghee To Buy
    • A photo with four glass cups of gulab jamuns. 3 of the glasses have an x icon indicating that those are mistakes. 1 glass has a green check mark indicating it is the correct way to make a gulab jamun.
      Common Gulab Jamun Mistakes and Tips for Solving Them

    Indian Cocktails/Mocktails

    • Nimbu pani cocktail with limes and lime zest in the background
      Spicy Nimbu Pani Cocktail | Indian Lime Drink
    • A brown hand holding lychee rose mocktail in a glass with pink hued glasses in the background.
      Lychee Rose Mocktail
    • Indian style watermelon juice with chaat masala
      Indian Style Watermelon Juice with Chaat Masala
    • Gulab jamun cocktail or a saffron gin cocktail in a coupe class with a strand of saffron on the top.
      Gulab Jamun Cocktail (Saffron Gin Cocktail)

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