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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Guidelines | |
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| Common Ingredients | |
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| Spices, Spice Blends and Herbs | |
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| Hints and Tips | |
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| Basic Techniques | |
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| Snacks and Appetizers | |
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| Spicy Boiled Potatoes (Aloo Chaat) | |
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| Crustless Potato Pie (Bataka Nu Rotla) | |
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| Steamed Semolina Squares (Dhokla) | |
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| Corn and Potato Toss (Corn Bhel) | |
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| Yello Mung Bean Patties (Mung Dal ki Tikki) | |
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| Meat and Potato Patties (Aloo aur Keema ki Tikki) | |
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| Skewered Grilled Kababs (Sheekh Kababs) | |
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| Saffron-Scented Chicken Kababs (Chicken Boti Kababs) | |
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| Onion Fritters (Kande ka Bhajia) | |
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| Batter-Dipped Vegetable Fritters (Vegetable Pakoras) | |
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| Sindhi Fritters (Sinkhi Pakoras) | |
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| Rice, Cereal and Breads | |
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| Perfect Steamed Rice | |
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| Spice-Scented Peas Pilaf (Peas Pulao) | |
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| Basmati Rice with Spice Cauliflower (Gobi Pulao) | |
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| Caramelized Onion-Flavored Rice (Pyaz ka Pulao) | |
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| Soft Rice with Yellow Mung Beans with Spices (Masala Khitchri) | |
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| Semolina with Vegetables (Upma) | |
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| Fragrant Rice Layered with Curried Chicken (Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani) | |
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| Pressed Rice with Peas and Potatoes (Phoa) | |
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| Savory Indian Bread Pudding (Sial Bread) | |
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| Basic Whole Wheat Dough (Atta) | |
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| Whole Wheat Griddle Bread (Chapati or Roti) | |
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| Whole Wheat Griddle-Fried Bread (Paratha) | |
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| Potato-Stuffed Griddle-Fried Bread (Aloo Paratha) | |
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| Whole Wheat Puffed Bread (Puri) | |
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| Beans and Lentils | |
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| Yellow Mung Bean Soup (Mung Dal Soup) | |
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| Buttery Mung Dal (Makhni Dal) | |
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| Yellow Lentil Soup with Vegetables (Toor Dal Soup with Vegetables) | |
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| Uma's Pur�ed Yellow Lentils (Uma's Toor Dal) | |
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| Split Yellow Peas with Tamarind Chutney (Channa Dal with Tamarind Chutney) | |
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| North Indian-Style Kidney Beans (Rajma) | |
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| Zucchini with Yellow Mung Beans | |
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| Buttery Black Beans (Kali Dal or Dal Makhni) | |
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| Sindhi-Style Chickpeas | |
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| South Indian Lentil and Vegetable Stew (Sambar) | |
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| Tomato Dal (Tomatochen Sar) | |
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| Poultry and Meat | |
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| Tandoori Chicken | |
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| Tandoori Chicken Salad | |
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| Chicken Tikka Masala | |
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| Coriander Chicken | |
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| Pepper Chicken | |
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| Ginger Chili Chicken | |
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| Three-Spice Chicken with Potatoes | |
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| Masala-Coated Baked Chicken | |
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| Preeti's Brown Onion Chicken | |
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| Chicken with Aromatic Pur�ed Spinach (Saagwalla Murg) | |
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| Sindhi Chicken Curry | |
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| Chicken in Cashew Saffron Gravy | |
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| Chicken with Dried Apricots (Khubani Murg) | |
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| Spiced Ground Beef with Peas (Keema Matar) | |
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| Gena's Kababs | |
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| Lamb with Fennel and Nigella | |
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| Meatball Curry (Kofta Curry) | |
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| North Indian-Style Lamb Curry on Bread (Gosht Dabalroti) | |
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| Cardamom-Scented Lamb | |
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| Lamb Braided in Yogurt, Tomatoes and Onions (Sial Gosht) | |
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| Dry-Fried Lamb with Coconut Slices | |
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| Curried Lamb (Rogan Josh) | |
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| Oven-Braised Lamb Shanks | |
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| Pork Vindaloo | |
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| Coorg-Style Pork Curry | |
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| Cashew and Raisin-Stuffed Pork Loin | |
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| Coriander-Crusted Pork Chili Fry | |
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| Fish and Seafood | |
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| Arshi's Fish Curry | |
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| Red Fish Curry | |
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| Goa Seafood Curry | |
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| Amritsari Fish | |
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| Preeti's Grilled Fish | |
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| Baked Fish Fillets with Yogurt Topping | |
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| Bengali Mustard Fish | |
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| Stuffed Fish with Garlic Herb Topping | |
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| Coconut Chutney-Coated Fish Parcels | |
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| Mohini's Spicy Shrimp | |
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| Spicy Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp | |
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| Prawn Patia | |
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| Golden Shrimp with Cilantro and Lime | |
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| Cilantro Pickled Shrimp | |
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| Mussels in Cilantro Broth | |
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| Vegetarian Entr�es | |
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| Indian Scrambled Eggs (Akoori) | |
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| Indian Omelet (Aamlete) | |
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| Egg Curry | |
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| Curried Spinach and Cheese (Saag Panir) | |
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| Sindhi Spinach (Sai Bhaji) | |
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| Creamy Spinach with Mung Dal | |
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| Potatoes in Tomato Gravy | |
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| Corn and Vegetable Curry | |
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| Black-Eyed Peas with Vegetables | |
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| Whole Baked Masala Cauliflower | |
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| Indian Macaroni and Cheese | |
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| Vegetables | |
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| Lower-Fat Panir | |
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| Creamy Broccoli Curry | |
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| Mustard Seed Potatoes | |
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| Three-Seed Potatoes | |
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| Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves (Methi Aloo) | |
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| Hena's Finger Potatoes | |
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| Stir-Fried Okra with Tomatoes | |
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| Green Beans with Mustard Seed | |
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| Green Beans and Carrots with Aromatic Spices | |
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| Carrots with Cummin and Nigella | |
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| Sweet-and-Spicy Butternut Squash | |
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| Bell Peppers with Roasted Chickpea Flour | |
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| Cauliflower and Potatoes with Ginger and Chilies | |
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| Cauliflower Peas Keema | |
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| Preeti's Cabbage with Peanuts | |
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| Sweet, Sour and Spicy Eggplant | |
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| Stuffed Eggplant | |
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| Onion and Potato Saut� | |
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| Zucchini with Five Seeds | |
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| Raitas and Chutneys | |
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| Cilantro and Mint Yogurt with Grapes (Angoor Raita) | |
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| Beet and Potato Raita | |
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| Cucumber Raita (Kakri Raita) | |
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| Tomato Raita | |
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| Corn, Mango and Cucumber Raita | |
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| Cabbage and Apple Raita | |
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| Yogurt and Spinach with Five Seasonings (Palak Raita) | |
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| Cilantro Mint Chutney (Hari Chutney) | |
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| Yogurt Mint Chutney | |
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| Date and Peanut Chutney | |
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| Tamarind Chutney | |
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| Hot Pineapple Chutney | |
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| Sweet Mango Chutney | |
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| Sweets and Beverages | |
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| North Indian Rice Pudding (Kheer) | |
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| Date and Nut Pinwheels | |
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| Byculla Bread and Butter Pudding | |
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| Almond Halwa | |
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| Orange Saffron Pudding | |
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| Heavenly Saffron Yogurt Cheese (Shrikhand) | |
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| Caramelized Carrot Pudding (Gajar ka Halwa) | |
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| Royal Bread Pudding (Shahi Tukre) | |
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| Mango Kulfi | |
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| Savory Yogurt Cooler (Lassi) | |
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| Sweet Yogurt Cooler (Sweet Lassi) | |
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| Mango Lassi | |
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| Spiced Tea (Masala Chai) | |
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| Sources | |
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| Index | |