General Information
Styles of Cooking (Types of Dishes)
Types of Daal (pulses - beans, lentils, etc.)
Popular Indian Rice Dishes - Vegetarian
Chaat (Indian Street Food Snacks)
Breads & Crackers
Chapati (unleavened flatbread)
Besan Ki Roti (Bengal Gram Flour Flatbread)
Naan (leavened flatbread)
Poori/Puri (deep-fried flatbread)
Puris (deep-fried shells for Pani Puri)
Bhatura (deep fried leavened bread)
Plain Parathas (flaky flatbread)
Lachcha Parathas (layered flatbread)
Aaloo Paratha (potato flatbread)
Potato Pappadums (crisp, thin Indian wafers - good w/ Sambhar)
Breads made from a batter:
Idli (steamed rice cakes)
Dosa (Indian version of crepes)
Masala Dosa
Uttapams (pancake like-bread from idli batter)
Appams
Vadas (deep-fried dough)
Beverages
Garam Chai (sweetened hot tea latte)
Masala Chai (spiced tea)
Mango Lassi (yogurt drink) - peach variation
Spice Blends (Masala)
Curry Powder (English)
Garam Masala (Northern India) (warm spice)
Paanch Phoran (Bengali, East India) (Bengali Five-Spice)
Biryani Masala (for making biryani)
Tandoori Masala (mix w/ yogurt for grilling marinade)
Chaat Masala (chaat/snacks condiment)
Vindaloo Masala (Goan) (pork or chicken curry)
Sambhar Masala Powder (Southern India) (for making Sambhar)
Achaari Masala (Pickle Spice)
Appetizers & Snacks
General Information
Appetizers
Burmese Thousand Layer Bread w/ Curry Potato Sauce
Kati Rolls (paratha bread sandwiches)
Kati Roll (general information)
Snacks
Namkeen (Indian salty snack)
Pani Puri (filled crisp shells)
Pappadums (crisp, thin Indian wafers)
Lentil Pappadums
Serve w/ Spicy Lentil Dip or Sambhar (lentil soup or stew)
Chaat (snacks topped w/ yogurt, fresh onions & coriander, sev (fried chickpea noodles) & chaat masala)
Chaat (Indian Street Food Snacks)
Chaat Masala (chaat spice)
Tikki Ki Chaat (fried potato patties w/ chickpea chaat topping)
Bhel Puri (puffed rice mixture)
Dahi Puri (filled mini-puri shells)
Papdi Chaat (fried dough strips w/ toppings)
Sev Puri (filled mini-puri shells sesoned w/ mango)
Bhajias/Pakoras (deep-fried in chick pea batter)
Corn Pakoda (corn deep-fried in chick pea batter)
Mixed Vegetable Pakoda (eggplant, potato, green chilis)
Mirchi Pakora, Stuffed Green Chilli Fritters
Paneer Pakoras
Samosas (deep-fried savory pastries)
Aloo Samosas (potato & pea stuffed deep-fried pastry)
Tikki (fried patties)
Tikki Ki Chaat or Ragda Patties (fried potato & chickpea patties) w/ side of chaat
Aloo Tikka (fried potato patties) w/ side of chaat
Vadas (fritter-like snacks)
Medhu Vadas (savory "donuts" made from urad dal/black lentils)
Main Dishes
Rice Dishes
Popular Indian Rice Dishes - Vegetarian
Difference between Biryani & Pulao
Biryani
Mughlai Biryani (chicken or lamb layered w/ spiced rice & baked)
*Hyderabadi (Dum) Chicken Biryani
Spicy Shrimp Pilaf (riff on Biryani, but uses tomato paste & no yogurt, quicker to make)
Pulao w/ Meat
Rice Sides
Curd Rice (Yogurt Rice)
Rice Pulao (Pilaf)
Jeera Rice (Cumin Rice)
Tomato Rice (Pulao)
Yellow Fried Rice (turmeric)
Sesame Seed Rice
*Mango Rice (ripe mangoes)
Raw Mango Rice (green mangoes - sour flavor similar to lemon rice)
Tamarind Rice
Coconut Rice
Basmati Rice Pilaf
Rasam (soup)
Egg Dishes
Anda Curry (Egg Curry)
Vegetable Dishes & Curries
Aloo Masala (South Indian potatoes)
Palak Paneer (spinach & pressed fresh cheese curry)
Mutter Paneer (peas & pressed fresh cheese curry)
Malai Kofta (stuffed deep-fried vegetable balls in tomato-onion sauce)
Aaloo Mutter (Potatoes & Peas - spiced creamy tomato based sauce)
Potato Bhaji (potato curry)
Aloo Gobhi (cauliflower, potato, tomato w/ cumin & coriander)
Saag Paneer (Spinach w/ Fresh Indian Cheese)
Beans Foogath (spiced green beans)
*Indian-Spiced Grilled Baby Squash
Daal (Lentil, Pea, Bean Dishes)
Dishes Made w/ Daal
Dal Makhani (black lentil stew)
*Tadka Daal (Tadka = tempering, yellow split peas w/ garlic, spices)
Kaali Daal/Dal Makhani (black lentils, buttery tomato sauce w/ garlic, Makhani = butter)
Sambhar (South Indian vegetable stew, often served w/ breads & Pappadums for dipping)
Chole (chickpea curry)
Chana Masala (chickpea curry, onion, tomato, ginger)
Vegetarian Main Dishes
Bardoli Ki Khichdi (rice dish w/ yellow split peas & potaoes)
Meat Dishes
Difference Between Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Tikka Marsala and Butter Chicken
*Tandoori Marinade (good for grilling chicken or lamb)
Chicken (or Shrimp) Tikka (skewers)
Hariyali Chicken Tikka Kebabs (green colored tikka made w/ fresh herbs)
*Baby Back Ribs w/ Tamarind Glaze
Jalfrezi
Meat Curries
Chicken Curry w/ Toasted Coconut
Difference Between Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Tikka Marsala and Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani - chicken cooked w/ yogurt & served in a spicy tomato sauce accented w/ melted butter)
*Chicken (or Shrimp) Tikka Masala (skewers served in a tomato-cream sauce)
Mughlai Chicken (chicken curry w/ cream & ground almonds, no tomatoes)
Chicken Shahi Korma (cashew onion gravy))
Chettinad Chicken (coconut)
Pork Vindaloo (hot spicy pork, could be made w/ chicken)
Fish & Seafood Dishes
Chicken (or Shrimp) Tikka (skewers)
Bhagari Jhinga (prawns in tomato coconut milk sauce)
*Malai Prawn (coconut milk curry w/ onions & tomatoes)
Indian Butter Shrimp (Jhinga Makhani)
Sides, Condiments, Desserts
Salads
Minted Cucumber Salad w/ Indian-Spiced Dressing
Indian cucumber & tomato salad (Kachumber)
Indian Style Potato Salad w/ Turmeric & Green Peas
Condiments
Raita (yogurt condiment, serve with tandoori meats)
Cucumber Raita (cucumber & yogurt condiment)
Chatpata Channa Raita (chickpeas in yogurt)
Achaar (Indian pickle condiment)
Pickled Onions (not cooked)
Yogurt, Cheeses, Ghee
Homemade Fresh Yogurt (Curd)
Homemade Paneer (type of pressed fresh cheese)
Desserts
Mukhwas (after meal digestive)
Kheer (rice pudding)
Gulab jamun (syrup-soaked doughnuts)
Chutneys
Indian Chutneys (served w/ snacks/tandoori meats)
Hari Chutney (Cilantro Chutney)
Mint Chutney (& coconut mint chutney)
Cilantro-mint Chutney
Mango Chutney (made w/ ripe mangos)
Onion Chutney
