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Are you looking for a Bangladeshi recipe? They are heavily spice and have much in common with Indian dishes, try a recipe for dhal, biryanis, curry or kheer.
Use whatever vegetables you like when you make this curry - carrots, green beans and capsicums are all good. Serve with rice or naan bread.
True naan is made in a tandoor but this is a great alternative that can be made on any home barbecue and creates results as good as any Indian restaurant.
This is a quick way to make great chai without steeping all the spices yourself. Goat's milk and cardamom make it special.
Cumin seeds are fun to cook with and impart a very special flavour to this rice. Serve with your favourite curry.
This fragrant rice is a beautiful golden colour from the turmeric, and has added crunch and texture from pistachios and sultanas.
A staple dish in Indian cuisine, this vegetarian dhal with vegetables is enriched with coconut milk, which gives an enticing aroma and flavour.
Letting the chicken pieces sit for half an hour in a gingery marinade makes all the difference to this curry.
A biryani consists of curried meat, poultry, fish or vegetables combined with basmati rice to make a complete meal. Here chicken curry is layered with the rice and baked, then served with a fresh cucumber raita.
This recipe has an exotic flavour thanks to a simple seasoning of fenugreek seeds and turmeric, two magic spices. Fenugreek seeds have a distinctive aroma reminiscent of curry. For variety, you could substitute orange sweet potato, carrot or parsnip for the pumpkin.
Red lentils are surprisingly convenient. They require no presoaking and cook up quickly in just 20 minutes. In this recipe, lentils are flavoured with onions, garlic and spices, garnished with yoghurt and spring onions.
This dhal is made with yellow split peas and fresh spinach. We've also added three magic flavours—turmeric, fenugreek and garlic—into this spicy stew.
This enticing curry is warmly spiced rather than fiery hot with chillies. Serve it with basmati rice, chapattis or wholemeal pita breads and a fresh tomato and cucumber salsa for a healthy Indian-style meal.
Freshly ground spices make this lamb curry fabulously fragrant, while green lentils give texture and substance. Serve with natural yoghurt and saffron rice.
This makes a wonderful accompaniment to a spicy main dish. It is also good as a vegetarian main course for two, especially when served with dal and warm naan bread.
This lively sweet-sour chutney takes two days to make, but it's worth every minute!
Whole baby snapper marinates in a warming Indian-style spice paste made from cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli, ginger, garlic, and fresh coriander before being baked.
I am not sure where I got this recipe from, but its easy and very tasty! Try it, you wont buy the frozen ones again.
Biryani are Indian rice dishes, usually flavoured with a complex mix of spices. This quick version uses cumin, cloves, garam masala and chilli powder.
This is a tasty soup of dhal and sweet potatoes. Adjust the seasoning as you like with the chillies and garnish with your choice of fresh coriander or spring onions.
I actually learned this in the kitchen of a seasoned Indian homecook! Traditional fragrant dish with toor dhal, ginger, chilli, tomatoes, cumin and garlic.