Indian Food from India

Grilled Sambal Chicken

This recipe can be cooked on skewers or the chicken can be left whole and grilled that way.

I prepare a lot of curry at my house because I love the spice and the ability to alter that spice to my own specific tastes. Also many curries cook fast and that gives me the ability to scale back the recipe and just make it for myself if my dahlink husband really insists on…

Indian Spiced Chicken

Ugh. I am so spoiled. I just spent two weeks at the NCED training center in Norman, Oklahoma. That’s right. No housework, just classwork. Well, the classwork was hard, but still easier than housework. Actually, for me, everything is easier than housework.

Indian Spiced Pork Chops with Cumin-Corn Riata

I’ll start by saying I have never had Indian food in a restaurant, but I have had some made by a coworker from India. The food is highly spiced, but that does not mean it is all hot. A lot of it is, like the Pork Vindaloo I made the other day. It had so…

Meen Molee

This dish is popular throughout India. It may have it’s origins in Portuguese cuisine. This is just one more way to serve fish that does not taste “fishy.”

Turkey Biryani

Biryani is a festive and fragrant rice dish popular throughout the Middle East as well as Southeast Asia. It is often served with chicken, but it is a perfect use for leftover turkey. You can find a jar of Biryani paste in the international aisle of many supermarkets, but this recipe is just as easy.

Shrimp and Pineapple Tikka

Tikka is an Indian word meaning “pieces.” This recipe is for kebabs with Indian spices. This is made in the broiler, but could just as easily be made on the grill over direct heat.