Street-style Indian Snacks
☞ Batata Vada/Aloo Bonda
Potatoes seasoned with Indian spices, rolled in chickpea flour batter and deep fried (shown with sauces -- GF, DF
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☞ Onion Pakoras Fusion
American onion rings Indian style, rolled in chickpea flour batter and deep fried (shown with ketchup and Indian sauce) -- GF,
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☞ Samosas
Seasoned potatoes, green peas - wrapped in crispy pastry shells. Made fresh. -- V
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☞ Aloo Pakora
Potato disk rolled in chickpea flour batter and deep fried -- GF, V
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Appetizers served with excellent cilantro chutney sauce. You can also add my special sauce.
☞ Special Sauce
Tamarind chutney sauce - divine combo of tangy tamarind with dates and sugar
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GF - gluten free
DF - dairy free
V - vegetarian
VG - vegan
For specific definitions of many Indian food terms, see my glossary.
Main Dishes
☞ Butter Chicken Masala
Marinated chicken in creamy tomato onion sauce with jeera rice* and salad-- GF
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☞ Paneer Butter Masala
Fresh made Indian soft cottage cheese in rich creamy tomato sauce with jeera rice* -- GF
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☞ Palak Paneer
Spinach puree, tomato, onion, and fresh-made Indian cottage cheese with heavy cream
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☞ Chana Masala
A curry with chickpeas in a heavenly blend of tomatoes, onion, garlic, and ginger -- GF, V
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All curries are made fresh, packed with a flavorfull blend of at least eight spices (not hot!) Ask me to make it mild or as hot as you prefer.
Each week, I make more than one curry, at least one with lentils and one with beans..
☞ Rajma Masala
Protein-rich kidney beans in a nicely spiced, vegetarian sauce -- GF, V
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☞ Dahl
Soup made with lentils, vegetables, turmeric, and Garam Masala, served with jeera rice*
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☞ Aloo Gobhi Masala
Potatoes and cauliflower with mouthwatering seasoning with rice -- GF, V
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☞ Potato Curry
Cooked potatoes with tomatoes, turmeric;. and Garam Masala (mixture of spices) -- GF, V
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A favorite in my part of India
GF - gluten free
DF - dairy free
V - vegetarian
VG - vegan
* Jeera rice is Basmati rice with cumin seeds that are infused with cocunut oil. A perfect side for masala dishes.
Side Dishes
Bread
☞ Roti
Soft, fluffy, whole-wheat flour, flame-grilled flatbread (served in my part of India)
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☞ Naan
Baked, whole-what flour, flatbread (served in North India)
☞ Poori
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Fluffy, crispy, deep-fried bread made with whole-wheat flour
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☞ Paratha
Crispy, layered flatbread
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Rice
☞ Basmati Rice
Fluffy, long grain rice that inreases in volume as it cooks -- GF, VG
☞ Jeera Rice
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Basmati rice with cumin seeds that are infused with coconut oil - GF, VG
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☞ Vegetable Pulav
Indian-style vegetable fried rice
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GF - gluten freeDF - dairy freeV - vegetarian
VG - vegan
For specific definitions of many Indian food terms, see my glossary.
Refreshment
☞ Mango Lassi
Sweet yogurt drink with mango juice
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☞ Soft Drinks
Pepsi, Fanta
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☞ Masala Chai
Original black tea recipe with milk and family-secret chai spices (masala)
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☞ Numbu Sharbat
Indian Lemonade (lemon juice, sugar, water)
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☞ Bottled Water
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Ahh!
☞ Gulab Jamun
Remarkable Indian donut holes dipped into sugar syrup
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☞ Coconut Ladoo (Nariyal Laddu)
Balls of coconut, sweetened with special seasoning. From South India
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☞ Chocolate Almond Cookies
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☞ Chocolate Banana Muffins
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