Category: Glossary

    • Laal Mirch – Red chilli powder

      Learn about Red chilli powder. Dried red chiles are powdered after being sun-dried until they are very crisp. Red chile powder is an indispensable ingredient in most Indian dishes. The color and flavor of red chile powder depends on the variety of red chiles used to make the powder. A variety of chile powder made…

    • How to make Ghee

      Ghee is an essential ingredients in countless cooking dish. Some chefs would not even cook without ghee. I remember my mother making it from cream. She used to collect cream from milk and when it’s sufficient enough to make ghee, she would make ghee out of cream. That was long process. Now these days, it’s…

    • How to make Garam Masala

      Garam Masala is a special blend of spices. Lot of different garam maslas are used for variety of cooking. Here is the all purpose garam masala recipe you can start with. Little goes long way… So let’s learn what actually garam masala is made of. This is basic garam masala recipe so feel free to…

    • How to make Paneer

      Paneer is an Indian non melting cheese. No matter what temperature you cook, it doesn’t melt so it can be fried or sauted and used in many curries and dishes. Paneer (pronounced [pəniːr]) is a fresh cheese common in South Asia, especially in Indian, Pakistani, Afghan, Nepali, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi cuisines. It is an…

    • Essential Basic Spices for Indian Cooking

      In this post, we will explore very basic spices used for everyday Indian cooking. Indian spice list is very long so novice can easily get confused. I would like you to start with some basics of cooking in order to make your everyday Indian cooking fun and easy! Once you know basics, you can move…

    • Red Chilli Powder

      Dried red chiles are powdered after being sun-dried until they are very crisp. Red chile powder is an indispensable ingredient in most Indian dishes. The color and flavor of red chile powder depends on the variety of red chiles used to make the powder. A variety of chile powder made from the cayenne chile pepper…