25 delicious Indian recipes
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, global cooking trends were showing an uptick in people cooking at home. published Dec. 17, 2020, showed that through 2019, a growing number of people around the world were cooking at home rather than going out or eating pre-cooked meals.
In the U.S., the swelling popularity of at-home meal prep subscriptions from Blue Apron to Hello Fresh! and the growing prevalence of grocery delivery underscore a renewed interest in prepping meals at home. Then as COVID-19 spread, mandatory restaurant shutdowns and capacity limits drove a dramatic jump in home cooking鈥攏ot to mention demand for recipes and sales of things like and .
Indian food has been gaining popularity in the U.S. for decades as the Indian population here has grown and more people have been exposed to the diverse flavors and inventive dishes Indian cuisine offers. The opened in 1921 in New York City; today, there are more than 5,000 such restaurants all over the country.
The key to delicious Indian cooking is having the right spices and a few basic ingredients. To get you started, 麻豆原创 compiled a list of Indian recipes from . Many recipes listed here are extremely straightforward鈥攏o advanced culinary experience required. Keep reading to see if any of your restaurant favorites made the list.
Keema Aloo (Ground Beef and Potatoes)
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 55 mins
- Additional: 5 mins
- Total: 1 hr 20 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 17
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Roti Canai/Paratha (Indian Pancake)
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 2 hrs 30 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 8
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Black Chana with Potato
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 20 mins
- Additional: 1 day
- Total: 1 day
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 18
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Tomato Cucumber Kachumbar
- Prep: 25 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Red Split Lentils (Masoor Dal)
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 38 mins
- Additional: 15 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 18 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 17
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Coconut Chutney
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 6
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Tamarind Sauce Fish Curry
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 10 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 15
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Kashmiri Lamb
- Prep: 35 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 30 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 5 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 17
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Indian Chicken Curry (Murgh Kari)
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Total: 1 hr
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 20
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Easy Garam Masala
- Prep: 5 mins
- Total: 5 mins
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 1 /4 cup
- Number of ingredients: 7
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Naan
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 7 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs 23 mins
- Total: 3 hrs
- Servings: 14
- Yield: 14 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Easy Indian Butter Chicken
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Total: 1 hr
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 11
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Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
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Indian Saag
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 10
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Spicy Vegan Potato Curry
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Total: 1 hr
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
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Chicken Saag
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 15 mins
- Total: 1 hr 45 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 19
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Beef Samosas
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 18
- Yield: 18 samosas
- Number of ingredients: 21
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Mulligatawny Soup I
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 20 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
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Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 5 mins
- Total: 1 hr 20 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 18
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Indian Chapati Bread
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 10
- Yield: 10 servings
- Number of ingredients: 5
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Red Lentil Curry
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 8
- Yield: 8 servings
- Number of ingredients: 13
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Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 4 hrs 15 mins
- Total: 4 hrs 30 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 14
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Indian Style Basmati Rice
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 10 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 6
- Yield: 6 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
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Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 22
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Authentic Saag Paneer
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Total: 1 hr
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 4 servings
- Number of ingredients: 15
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