Indian Cooking For Dummies

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by  Monisha Bharadwaj

Indian
Cooking
by Monisha Bharadwaj
Indian Cooking For Dummies®
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Indian Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CHAPTER 1: Exploring India through Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHAPTER 2: Embracing India’s Love of Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
CHAPTER 3: Tools of the Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
CHAPTER 4: Shopping for Essential Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Part 2: Getting Comfortable in the Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
CHAPTER 5: Common Indian Kitchen Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CHAPTER 6: Using Staple Ingredients in Indian Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
CHAPTER 7: Spices Make Indian Dishes Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
CHAPTER 8: Building a Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
CHAPTER 9: Bringing It All Together in a Deliciously Healthy Meal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Part 3: Serving Up Indian Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
CHAPTER 10: Lovely Lamb, Beef, and Pork Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
CHAPTER 11: Scrumptious Poultry Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
CHAPTER 12: Delish Fish and Seafood Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
CHAPTER 13: Vegetables Cooked the Indian Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
CHAPTER 14: Rice with a Bit of Anything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
CHAPTER 15: Can’t-Be-Beat Lentils and Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .49
CHAPTER 16: Exotic Egg Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Part 4: Whipping Up Breads, Chutneys, and
Tasty Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
CHAPTER 17: Dishes to Start the Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
CHAPTER 18: Tasty Snacks and Appetizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
CHAPTER 19: No-Bake Breads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 .01
CHAPTER 20: Chutneys and Salads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
CHAPTER 21: Desserts and Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Part 5: The Part of Tens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
CHAPTER 22: Ten Time-Saving Tips for the Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
CHAPTER 23: Ten Myths about Indian Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
CHAPTER 24: Ten Tips on Indian Table Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Recipes at a Glance
Basics
Boiled Rice (Chaval), Absorption Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Boiled Rice (Chaval), Draining Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ginger-Garlic Paste (Adrak Lahsun) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Spice Blends
Chaat Masala (Finishing Mix for Sprinkling over Snacks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Garam Masala (North Indian Spice Blend) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sambhar Powder (South Indian Spice Blend) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tandoori Masala (Rub for Grilled Foods) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Breakfasts
Aam aur Kaju ki Smoothie (Mango and Cashew Smoothie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Baida Bhurji (Spicy Scrambled Eggs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Batata Bhaji (Spiced Yellow Potatoes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Chile Toast (Cheese Toast with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Dosa (Fermented Rice and Lentil Crêpes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Masala Omelet (Omelet with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Poha (Spiced Flaked Rice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Rava Utappam (Semolina Pancakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Upma (Savory Semolina Cake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Appetizers
Chicken Tikka (Spicy Chicken Bites) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Gosht ke Kebab (Mini Lamb or Beef Skewers with Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Onion Bhajia (Savory Onion Fritters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Pakora (Savory Mixed Vegetable Fritters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Vegetable Samosas (Vegetable and Pastry Parcels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Snacks
Amritsari Fish (Spiced Fish Fingers in a Gram-Flour Crust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Bombay Sandwich (Sandwich with Chutney, Vegetables, and Cheese) . . . . . . 297
Chivda (Hot, Savory, and Sweet Mix of Grains, Seeds, and Nuts) . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Dahi Vada (Lentil Fritters in Yogurt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Macchi ke Cutlet (Spiced Fishcakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Pav Bhaji (Crushed Vegetable Curry with Bread Rolls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Shakarkand Chaat (Sweet Potatoes with Nuts and Yogurt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Shankarpali (Crisp, Sweet Pastry Diamonds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Chutneys
Aam ki Launji (Sweet-and-Sour Mango Chutney) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Haldi Gajar Mirchi ka Achaar (Fresh Carrot, Turmeric, Ginger,
and Chile Pickle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hari Chutney (Cilantro and Peanut Chutney) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Khajur Imli ki Chutney (Sweet-and-Sour Date and Tamarind Chutney) . . . . . . 313
Lasnechi Chutney (Dry Hot, Sour, Sweet Garlic, Chile, and
Coconut Chutney) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Pudine aur Pyaz ki Chutney (Mint and Onion Chutney) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Thengai Chutney (Coconut and Tender Mango Chutney) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Salads
Gujarati Sambharo (Cabbage and Carrot Salad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Kachumber (Onion, Cucumber, Tomato, and Carrot Salad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Kheere Tamater ka Raita (Cucumber and Tomato Salad with Yogurt) . . . . . . . 319
Main Dishes
Aloo Gobi (North Indian Potatoes with Cauliflower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Aloo Mutter (Pea and Potato Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Anda Mutter ki Hari Curry (Egg and Peas Green Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Baghara Baingan (Sweet-and-Sour Eggplant Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Baida Masala (North Indian Egg Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Baingan ka Bharta (Fire-Roasted Eggplant with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Bangda Ghassi (Mackerel Curry with Tamarind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Beans Upkari (French Green Beans with Chile and Coconut) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Beef Vindaloo (Sour Hot Goan Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bengali Chicken Korma (Chicken Curry with Cream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Bharvan Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Bhuna Gosht (Brown Lamb Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Bombay Anda Curry (Smooth Egg and Tomato Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Carrot Poriyal (Carrots Cooked with Mustard Seeds an Coconut) . . . . . . . . . . 227
Channa Masala (Chickpea Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Channa Pulao (Brown Rice with Chickpeas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chicken 65 (Indo Chinese Chicken) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Chicken Biryani (Festive One-Pot Chicken and Rice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chicken Madras (Chicken Curry with Fennel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Chicken Tikka Masala (Chicken Curry with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Coorgi-Style Pandi Curry (Pork Curry with Vinegar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dal Dhokli (Lentil Stew with Flour Dumplings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Dal Makhani (Creamy Black Beans with Garlic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Dhabe ka Kheema (Spicy Ground Lamb or Beef) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Egg Biryani (South Indian Spiced Rice with Eggs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Egg Kurma (South Indian Egg Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fanshachi Bhaji (Curried Young Jackfruit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Goan Fish Curry (Fish Curry with Coriander Seeds and Coconut) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Gosht ka Dalcha (Lamb and Lentil Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hara Gosht (Lamb in a Green Herby Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jeera Pulao (Cumin-Flavored Rice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Jhinga Masala (North Indian Shrimp Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Jhinga Pulao (Spiced Rice with Shrimp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Kaddu ki Subzi (Sweet-and-Sour Pumpkin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Kadhi (Chickpea Flour and Yogurt Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Karahi Murgh (Chicken Curry with Tomatoes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Kashmiri Pulao (Rice with Mushrooms, Dried Fruit, Nuts, an Spices) . . . . . . . . 238
Kerala Duck Mappas (Duck Curry with Coconut Milk and Pepper) . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Kerala Egg Roast (Egg and Curry Leaf Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Kerala Vegetable Curry (Mixed Vegetable Curry with Coconu Milk) . . . . . . . . . 223
Kheema Pulao (Spiced Rice with Ground Meat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Khekda Masaledaar (Crab Curry with Pepper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Khichdi (Warming Rice and Lentil Stew) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Kobichi Bhaji (Cabbage with Peas and Turmeric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Kofta Curry (Lamb or Beef Meatball Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Kolmbi Fry (Fried Spiced Shrimp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Kolmbichi Kadhi (Shrimp Curry with Coconut Milk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Kombdi Batata (Chicken and Potato Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Konkani Mutton (Lamb Curry with Cloves, Pepper, and Coconut) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Kube Sukke (Clams in a Coconut Crust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Lobster Kalvan (Lobster Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Malabar Beef Roast (Deep, Dark Beef with Spices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Malvani Kombdi (Chicken and Coconut Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Masala Gosht (North Indian Lamb Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Masoor Dal (Brown Lentils with Coconut Milk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Meen Moilee (Salmon Curry with Mustard Seeds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Methi Shakarkand (Fresh Fenugreek with Sweet Potatoes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Mung Usal (Sprouted Mung Beans with Turmeric) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Murgh Malaiwala (Chicken in a Creamy Cashew Nut and Saffron Curry) . . . . . . 190
Palak Paneer (Spinach with Paneer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Palak Pappu (South Indian Spinach Dal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Paneer Makkai Simla Mirch (Paneer with Corn and Capsicum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Paneer Pulao (Aromatic Rice with Indian Cottage Cheese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Papeta Par Eeda (Egg and Potato Fry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Prawn Patia (Sweet and Sour Shrimp Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Rajma Masala (Red Bean Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Saag Murgh (Chicken Curry with Spinach) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Safed Gosht (Lamb in a Coconut and Cashew Nut Curry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Sali Marghi (Chicken Curry with Apricots) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Sambhar (South Indian Lentil Stew) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Seyal Teevan (Lamb Chop Curry with Cardamom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Shahi Baida Korma (Egg Curry with Cashew Nuts an Fenugreek) . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Shepuchi Bhaji (Dill with Mung Lentils) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Sunhera Pulao (Golden Turmeric Rice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tarka Dal (Spiced Lentils) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tilapia Fry (Spicy Fried Fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Breads
Chapati or Roti (Flatbread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Chilla (Gram-Flour Pancakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Gobi Paratha (Cauliflower-Stuffed Bread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Naan (Leavened Oven-Baked Bread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Neer Dosa (South Indian Rice Crêpes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Paratha (Layered Bread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Poori (Festive Fried Bread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Thepla (Fenugreek Bread) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Desserts
Aam ka Custard (Mango Custard with Tropical Fruit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Badam ke Laddoo (Almond Fudge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Chaval aur Narial ki Kheer (Rice and Coconut Pudding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Chibuda Hashale (Melon and Coconut Milk Pudding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Kesar Kulfi (Rich Saffron Ice Cream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Sooji ka Halva (Warm Semolina and Raisin Pudding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Drinks
Aam ki Lassi (Mango and Yogurt Drink) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Elaichi Kapi (Pulled Coffee with Cardamom and Brown Sugar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Masala Chai (Spiced Tea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331