In a nation as vast and as varied as India, you expect to find regional variations in the cuisine. Different dishes and different styles of cooking have evolved across the country’s many states over millennia, with each locality influencing and being influenced by its national and international neighbours. This results in a nation of infinite…
Category: Indian Cooking
Time for Tiffin – A Look at the World’s Greatest Lunch Box
For a nation of more than one billion people, keeping the country fed during the working week is no easy task. Tiffin boxes have evolved to play a vital part in making sure that millions of workers across the Indian subcontinent can get fresh, homemade, nutritious meals delivered to them reliably each day. The boxes…
A Food Lover’s Guide to Traditional Indian Thali
When we think of contemporary British-Indian cuisine, we often think of selecting a few curries from the menu, perhaps a main dish each, accompanied by rice, naan and maybe some bhajis on the side. This experience has become a staple of UK restaurant culture and a firm favourite amongst spice loving diners across the world.…
9 Delicious Vegetabes Commonly Used in Indian Cooking
Whether you’re a meat lover, strict vegan or something in-between, it’s hard to argue the importance of vegetables. Packed full of fibre, vitamins and minerals, vegetables are an essential element of a balanced diet. With a population that is 40% vegetarian and with 81% of indians limiting their meat intakes, it will come as no…
9 Exceptional Indian Fruits
With an incredibly diverse climate, encapsulating everything from scorching tropics to frigid Himalayan mountain ranges, India is home to an abundance of different fruits – many of which are rarely seen in the West. In fact, it’s the world’s second biggest fruit-producing country, losing out only to china! During this article, we’ve covered 9 of…
The Complete Guide to Tadka Tempering
If you love to spice things up and enhance the authentic taste and aroma of your cooking, then this technique will definitely take the flavours of your dish to the next level. Tempering (tadka) is one of the oldest Indian techniques used in cooking to unlock the hidden flavours of blended spices and infuse a…
A Guide to Tandoori Cooking at Home
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to experience the complex layers and delicious flavour that a tandoori dish incapsulates, then you know just how special this cooking style is. And when food makes an impact in this way, it’s typically because a lot of care has gone into the preparation – both in sourcing high-quality…
22 Key Herbs and Spices for Indian Cooking
Herbs and spices are essential ingredients in the Indian kitchen. If you can master their usage, you’ll be way on your way to replicating the delicious flavour combinations you’ve experienced in restaurants at home. Each herb and spice is unique in its own way, and there are close to forty used in Indian cooking. Some,…
20 Must Have Indian Cooking Utensils for Your Kitchen
If you love preparing Indian cuisine at home, the chances are that you already have a few of the cooking utensils needed to make fabulous, authentic meals. Special equipment isn’t a requirement to successfully cook Indian foods, but it can certainly make it easier and more efficient to do so! Below, we’ve listed 20 essential…