35 Indian Recipes to Make at Home
35 Indian Recipes to Make at Home! Deeply nourishing and incredibly delicious, these Indian recipes are richly spiced and full of authentic flavor. You may be surprised at how easy it can be to make your favorite Indian dishes at home!
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4-6
- Category: side dish
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Units
- 7–8 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed.
Indian Tempering Oil:
- 2–3 tablespoons ghee (or sub coconut oil)
- 1/2– 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1/2– 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2– 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- pinch salt
- 8– 10 curry leaves ( or use 2–3 bay leaves)
Instructions
- Bring water and salt to a boil.
- Add rice and simmer gently at a low boil, uncovered over medium heat until rice is just perfectly tender- check at 8-10 minutes, and continue cooking if need be. Keep in mind brown rice will take longer.
- Drain, and let stand over a strainer for 5 minutes.
- Feel free to place it back in the pot and cover until ready to serve.
- Optional Indian Tempering oil: Heat ghee over medium heat. Add seeds, salt and leaves, and saute until seeds begin to crackle- about 30-60 seconds. Turn heat off.
- Place rice in a serving dish and spoon tempering oil over top.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
For more details go to Perfect Basmati Rice
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¾ cup ( including the ghee tempering oil)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 111.6 mg
- Fat: 4.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.2 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
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