Staple foods of the Indian Food cuisine include rice, flour & a variety of lentils. Indian cuisine is mostly recognized by the spices that are used. Popular spices that make up the traditional Indian dishes include Cardamom (Elachi), Tumeric (Haldi), Cumin (Jeera), Coriander (Dhania), Black Mustard Seeds (Sarso), Saffron, Ginger, Garlic & Chili Powder. A popular & common spice that is also used is called Garam Masala which typically has a combination of five or more spices.
Some leaves are also used in the Indian dishes which give them their distinctive Indian flavor. Leaves used for various dishes include Curry Leaves, Bay Leaves, Fenugreek Leaves, Mint Leaves & Coriander Leaves.
SOUR HERBS DHALL This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3 Sour Herbs Dhall, in some cases spelled dahl or dhal, & also known to many South Africans as Doll or Dholl, is an extraordinary twist from the simple Pea Dhall recipe. This simple recipe can be consumed by vegetarians & vegans. This meal was a staple in my…
SEMOLINA ROTI This Indian Recipe Makes 12 Rotis (1 Dozen) Semolina Roti is an Indian flat bread made from semolina (soji). This roti is amazingly soft & delicious, in fact they remain shockingly delicate for quite a while as contrasted to a normal wheat flour roti & can be eaten with almost any meal.…
HOMEMADE JEERA POWDER This Recipe Makes 1kg Ground Jeera (Cumin) Jeera Or Jeera Powder (also known as cumin) is a fundamental spice of Indian Cuisine. If you’re always one to purchase ground jeera then stop now & start preparing your very own Homemade Jeera Powder. The taste is much better when it is freshly…
WHITE POTATO FRY This Recipe Serve 2-3 White Potato Fry is a softly prepared potato dish spiced with impactful seasonings & embellished with herbs & spices. This adaptable dish can be prepared for those fasting days & is an ideal meal for those veggie lovers. Unlike the usual potato curry, this White Potato Fry…
FLAKY BANANA PURI This Recipe Makes ±18 Banana Puri’s This Flaky Banana Puri recipe takes some time to prepare, it isn’t difficult & you’re bound to perfect it on the first try. It consists of layers, rolled up like a swiss roll, cut into logs & deep fried to a crispy sweet perfection. The origin of the…
CHICKEN MASALA BIRYANI This Indian Recipe Serves 4-6 Chicken Masala Biryani is just the same as the normal biryani, only it is separated, meaning the rice & the curry is cooked separately & isn’t mixed. Biryani otherwise called biriyani or biriani, is a blended rice dish with its origins among the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. It…
