• Suziwong66 on July 23, 2010

  Fabulous spice information and authentic recipes

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Velvet butter chicken (Makhani murgh)

  • scotchgrrl on January 03, 2012

    This is one of the tastiest dishes I have ever had. This recipe is a favorite of mine. It takes a while to make but is so worth the time.

• Cauliflower and scallions with black mustard seeds (Gobhi kari)

  • wester on February 17, 2018

    While all the flavors worked well together, I wasn't happy with the addition of water halfway. It was difficult to get it to brown afterwards and it ended up overcooked. I do want to try to cook this without the added water. ETA: Even without the added water this was cooked more than I like, although it did brown better. Next time completely skip the covered cooking and go straight to the stir-frying.

• Chicken in onion tomato gravy (Murgh masala)

  • wester on May 11, 2020

    Simple, mild, and very tasty. The chicken was very tender. Quite long cooking time but not difficult. The family liked it. I served it with plain rice and plain fried eggplant. A raita would be nice too. The sauce did stay a bit thin, so next time add less water.

• Royal chicken in silky white almond sauce (Shahi murgh badaami)

  • wester on March 09, 2022

    Easy to make and not bad at all. Just not very memorable either.

• Smoked eggplant with fresh herbs (Bharta)

  • ellabee on September 16, 2012

    p. 305-6. Quite a bit of work, but delicious. For company, make it ahead. Roast whole eggplants on the grill while you're doing another item; they can be refrigerated for a day or two until you're ready to pulp them for the recipe. Prep involves chopping a number of ingredients fine, and then there's a full half hour of frying with near-constant stirring. A superb way to use up an abundance of home-grown eggplant.

• Lentils with garlic butter (Masar dal)

  • smtucker on September 30, 2011

    Maybe the best lentil recipe ever made in this house. Add cumin with the garlic/butter mixture. Tends to be soupy on night one, then leftovers tighten up. Perfect over rice for quick meal. LM loves this with samosa meat recipe.

• Quick mango and shredded ginger pickle (Aam ka achar)

  • chriscooks on April 04, 2012

    This is easy and good. You can use a very hard non-green mango but real green mangoes (which still have white flesh) are better. I peel the mango. The pickle will keep about a week refrigerated.

• Shrimp poached in coconut milk with fresh herbs (Yerra moolee)

  • given22fly on July 17, 2011

    Simple and very tasty recipe! More subtle flavors, the coconut milk and shrimp are the stars of this dish.

• Lamb in fragrant garlic cream sauce (Rogan josh)

  • mceuen on February 01, 2012

    Rogan Josh.

  • jjankows on November 06, 2014

    Great recipe that I make all the time. It freezes extremely well. Goes great with some warm naan or rice.

• Mulligatawny soup (Mullagatanni)

  • Lsblackburn1 on January 18, 2021

    Easy to make and so delicious! I used about 4 cups of veg. Parsnip, carrot, half and eggplant and half an onion.

• Mung bean and cauliflower stew (Gobhi moong)

  • billcranecos on August 11, 2020

    This is a simple and delicious recipe, well worth the effort.

• Kitchn

  ...It helps you understand technique, layering of flavors, and methodologies that then allow you to basically cook any Indian dish.

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