Coconut Shrimp Curry

Ingredients: Two onions, finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic 1 inch of ginger 6 oz. can of tomato sauce (might need to use 3/4 of an 8 oz can) 1 teaspoon cumin powder 2 teaspoons coriander powder 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 

Yellow Dal

Yellow Dal

Time: Several hours on stove or in rice cooker. Faster with pressure cooker. Ingredients: 1 cup of yellow dal 1 large tomato or 2 small tomatoes, chopped fresh cilantro 1 small green chili 1 teaspoon of salt, add more if necessary 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric 

Raita

Raita

1 cup of yogurt whip it up Mama was taught to put a bit of skim milk or milk, daddy prefers water (no water or milk if cucumber) 1/2 a cucumber, peel it and grate it into a bowl, keeping the water that comes out 

Potatoes with Jeera

Potatoes with Jeera

Ingredients: 2 potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch squares 1/2 tsp of whole cumin seeds 1 chopped green chillie chopped coriander leaves 1/8 tsp tumeric powder salt to taste 2-3 tsp oil Instructions: Heat oil in pan on medium heat Add the cumin seeds When the 

Dill Chicken

Dill Chicken

Ingredients: 1 lb of chicken breast tenders 1/2 teaspoon of dry dill (can put a lot more depending on your preference, I normally put 1 tsp) 1/2 teaspoon of cumin 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric (can judge based on color) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 

Bhindi (Okra)

Bhindi (Okra)

Ingredients: ½ lb. fresh bhindi (or frozen if fresh not available) ½ tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp garlic paste or 1 garlic clove finely chopped 1 tsp coriander powder ¼-½ tsp mango powder (amchoor) – optional salt Instructions: If you have fresh bhindi, wash it 

Gobi with mustard seeds

Gobi with mustard seeds

Difficulty Level: Easy Advice before you start: Have a splatter shield or something to save you from the popping mustard seeds. If you don’t, they will fly all over your kitchen and you will be finding them in strange places for MONTHS (I speak from 

Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients: 1 lb of minced meat (we use beef) 1 small onion (can also use 2 table spoons of pre-fried onions, ground up in food processor) 1 6 oz can of tomato paste 4-5 cloves of garlic (1 clove of garlic is roughly 1 to 

Lamb Keema

Lamb Keema

Ingredients 1 lb of ground lamb water 1 tablespoon of yogurt 1 black cardamom seed 2 bay leaves 1 small green chili 1/2 teaspoon of minced ginger 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic 2 tablespoons of prefried red onions (can find these at the asian grocery 

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients: 1 lb of chicken breast tenders lemon juice 1 heaping teaspoon of Raja tandoori masala 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1.5 tablespoons of plain, unsweetened yogurt 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic (can use pre-minced garlic in jar from the store) 1 teaspoon of ginger paste