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    Home » Indian Recipes

    Basic Beginner Recipes

    • A bowl of bread upkari, with a spoon in it, served along with a small jar of Indian achar and a crunchy snack on the side.
      Bread Upkari | Bread Upma | Bread Poha
    • a big bowl of green sandwich chutney, with some of the ingredients to make the chutney laid down next to it
      Sandwich Chutney Recipe (Green Chutney for Sandwich)
    • a close up of fork-tender boiled potatoes placed on a trivet inside the instant pot.
      Instant Pot Boiled Potatoes (How Long to Cook Potatoes in Instant Pot)
    • soft rava upma served in a plate.
      Rava Upma Recipe (with Tips to make Soft, Fluffy Upma)
    • a big serving bowl of spring onion sabzi.
      Spring Onion Sabzi (Kandyachya Patichi Bhaji)
    • close up shot of a glass full of masala chaas, with another glass of chaas in the background, along with some whole ginger and chillies on the side.
      Masala Chaas | Spiced Indian Buttermilk
    • close up shot of a glass full of mattha taak, with another glass of mattha in the background.
      Mattha | Taak (Chaas Recipe)
    • close up shot of a bowl full of authentic konkani style beans upkari.
      Beans Upkari (Simple & Easy Green Beans Sabzi)
    • close up shot of fork-tender boiled baby potatoes in the steamer basket of the instant pot.
      Instant Pot Baby Potatoes (Boiled / Steamed)
    • close up shot of a big bowl of egg bhurji, with 2 pav (bread) on the side.
      Egg Bhurji / Anda Bhurji (Spicy Indian Scrambled Eggs)
    • a big bowl full of homestyle dal fry, with a bowl of rice, and a small bowl of green beans stir fry on the side.
      Homestyle Dal Fry / Dal Tadka (with Instant Pot / Pot in Pot Option)
    • close up of a pot of yellow dal, and a ladle taking some dal from the pot, with a bowl of beans stir fry and red chutney in the background.
      Easy Yellow Dal Recipe (Goda Varan)
    • top shot of a big bowl full of mung bean sprouts, with a small bowl of whole mung beans on the side.
      Mung Bean Sprouts (Moong Sprouts) | How to Sprout Mung Beans ~ with Instant Pot Option
    • a spoon full of plain boiled yellow dal, held above a bowl full of boiled dal, with a small bowl of raw toor and yellow moong dal in the background
      How to Cook Dal in Instant Pot ( Boiling Dal + Water to Dal Ratio + Cook Time)
    • a glass full of mango lassi, garnished with saffron strands and crushed pistachios, with another such glass in the background
      Mango Lassi | Indian Yogurt Drink (+ Tips to Make the BEST Lassi)
    • indian style masala omelette served in a plate, with 2 Indian style ladi pav on the side
      Indian Masala Omelette (Delicious, Desi Style Omelette)
    • a plate full of puffed puris, served with elaichi shrikhand and pineapple shrikhand on the side
      Puri Recipe | Poori Recipe (Crispy, yet Soft, Fluffy & Puffed)
    • top shot of a plate of crispy deep fried idli bites, served with a schezwan chutney dip on the side
      Idli Fry | Fried Idli Recipe
    • top shot of well fermented idli batter
      Idli Batter ( Ingredients + Ratio + Tips)
    • a bowl of red coconut chutney.
      Red Coconut Chutney Recipe
    • a bowl of white coconut chutney.
      Coconut Chutney Recipe (South Indian Style)
    • close up top shot of batata upkari in a white serving bowl
      Batata Upkari | Konkani Style Potato Stir Fry
    • a close up shot of a kadai of rice and a smaller kadai of dal with instant pot in the background
      How to Cook Dal and Rice Together In Instant Pot (Pot in Pot Method)
    • a close up shot of red colored 6 quart KitchenAid Professional stand mixer
      How to Make Roti / Chapati Dough (Atta) in KitchenAid (in 5 mins - Handsfree!)
    • Instant Pot ghee in a small glass jar, and another bottle of ghee & Instant Pot in the background
      Instant Pot Ghee in 10 minutes | Homemade Ghee from Unsalted Butter
    • ginger garlic paste in a red bowl, along with some chunks of ginger & garlic, and some salt
      Ginger Garlic Paste: Recipe, Ratio and Storage Tips