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    Side Dish

    Indian side dish recipes are so delicious and may well be the star at your dinner party.

    • Sour cream and spring onion raita dip in a bowl with wavy potato chips plated along side it. Green onions in the background along with a bigger bowl of dip.
      Sour Cream and Spring Onion Raita Dip
    • A hand holding a cut open masala vada. Other golden masala vadas resting on a sliver platter.
      Masala Vada | Paruppu Vada
    • Fluffy stovetop basmati rice in a bronze platter.
      How to Cook Basmati Rice on the Stovetop
    • A plate with Indian turmeric yellow rice.
      Indian Turmeric Yellow Rice
    • A bowl filled with a kala chana or chickpea salad. The salad has black chickpeas, pickled onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, mint, cilantro, and toasted peanuts.
      Kala Chana (Black Chickpea) Salad
    • A hand holding and showing a cross section of a fluffy pav roll. The background has a sheet pan full of the bread that has been freshly baked. There is a tub of butter next to the bread.
      Pav (Fluffy Indian Bread Rolls)
    • A white plate with skewers of tandoori malai chicken kebabs. The kebabs are served with lemon slices and cilantro.
      Malai Chicken Tikka Kebabs
    • A bowl with kala chana sundal or sauteed black chickpeas with Indian spices in a small bowl.
      Kala Chana Sundal | Sautéed Black Chickpeas
    • A gray bowl with cabbage poriyal or cabbage stir fry in it.
      Cabbage Poriyal (Indian Cabbage Stir Fry)
    • A hand holding a baked and crispy caramelized onion puff pastry pinwheel.
      Indian Spiced Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Pinwheels
    • Charred chicken tikka kebabs on wooden skewers. The kebabs are on a white plate accompanied with naan, green chutney, and raw red onions. The skewers have red onions, chicken, and then green bell peppers on them.
      Oven Baked Chicken Tikka Kebabs
    • A brown hand holding a cross section of nylon khaman dhokla. The cross section shows big air bubbles and a spongy dhokla. The background shows the rest of the dhokla on a serving plate along with cilantro-mint green chutney and chai that are served with the dhokla.
      Instant Nylon Khaman Dhokla
    • Indian roasted brussels sprouts with a tamarind date sauce in a while bowl
      Indian-style Roasted Brussels Sprouts
    • Green beans poriyal in a cast iron pan with a wooden spatula holding some of the beans.
      Beans Poriyal (Indian Green Beans)
    • Cranberry achar on a blue and white plate. A sliver spoon is scooping up some achar.
      Cranberry Achar (Indian Style Cranberry Pickle)
    • Baked savory sunflower shaped samosa hand-pies on a baking tray
      Baked Savory Samosa Hand-Pies
    • Indian Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
      Indian Crispy Curly Kale Chaat Appetizer
    • Indian style bruschetta slices on a white charcuterie board with toasted baguette on on the top of the board
      Indian-Style Bruschetta with Ricotta
    • Roasted masala potatoes served with lemon halves
      Masala Roast Potatoes
    • Large white bowl with a chunky tomato onion gravy with boiled eggs cut in half on top and garnished with cilantro leaves
      Kerala Style Egg Roast
    • A plate of watermelon burrata chaat with tamarind chutney, mint leaves, red onions and chaat masala
      Watermelon Burrata Chaat
    • A sheet tray with parchment paper with grilled Indian style corn on the cobs with a spicy masala rub. The tray includes cut limes and a bowl of spicy masala rub. One peice of corn has a big tablespoon of softened butter spread on top.
      Indian Masala Corn on the Cob

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    Indian Food Science

    • Which rice is the best for making dosas. Four cups with ponni rice, idli rice, basmati rice, and jasmine rice on a plate.
      What Rice Yields the Best Dosa?
    • Crispy puris for pani puri
      Crispy Puris for Pani Puri
    • 12 brands of ghee spread on parchment paper with the names of the brand above them in marker. Describing the brands from top to bottom and from left to right. Deep brand ghee is on top with a liquidy and grainy consistency that is white. Laxmi brand is creamy and pale white. Amul brand is grainy but solid and also pale. Next row has simple truth organic, 365 foods, and O Organics. Simple truth is liquidy, light yellow, and grainy. 365 foods is grainy, liquidy, and yellow. O organics is yellow and liquidy. Next row has organic valley that is smooth, creamy, and pale yellow. Ancient organics is creamy and light yellow. 4th & heart is light yellow and creamy. Nanak is bright yellow, grainy, and liquidy. Pure Indian foods is grainy, slightly liquidy, and light yellow. Last but not least is homemade ghee made from kerry gold butter and it is liquidy, slightly liquidy, and darker yellow.
      Best Brands of Ghee To Buy
    • A photo with four glass cups of gulab jamuns. 3 of the glasses have an x icon indicating that those are mistakes. 1 glass has a green check mark indicating it is the correct way to make a gulab jamun.
      Common Gulab Jamun Mistakes and Tips for Solving Them

    Indian Cocktails/Mocktails

    • Nimbu pani cocktail with limes and lime zest in the background
      Spicy Nimbu Pani Cocktail | Indian Lime Drink
    • A brown hand holding lychee rose mocktail in a glass with pink hued glasses in the background.
      Lychee Rose Mocktail
    • Indian style watermelon juice with chaat masala
      Indian Style Watermelon Juice with Chaat Masala
    • Gulab jamun cocktail or a saffron gin cocktail in a coupe class with a strand of saffron on the top.
      Gulab Jamun Cocktail (Saffron Gin Cocktail)

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