Questions tagged [indian-cuisine]
Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from India - such as curries, naan, chaats, chutneys and desserts. Questions about ingredients common to Indian-style cooking, but which aren't about a specific Indian dish, should not use this tag.
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Can I substitute chickpea flour for Besan, and vice-versa?
I'm trying to understand what I'm buying, when I buy:
Besan (gram flour), from the international food section of my grocery store (or Indian grocer), and
Chickpea flour, from regular store shelves.
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Why do my pani puris turn soft soon after frying?
I’ve been trying to make pani puri for the past few days, experimenting with different methods, but no matter what I do, they always turn soft shortly after frying.
I cook on a conventional stove at ...
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Popping mustard seeds for a curry dish
A recipe for a curried dish calls for toasted / popped mustard seeds saying to pop the seeds first then add ghee to the pan. The frying pan that we use says not to put it on high heat. What would be ...
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What meat should I put in Korma?
I am attempting to make the Shan Korma Recipe & Seasoning Mix recipe for a friend but am unsure if I can use the meat I purchased. I purchased 'Pork Shoulder Blade Steak Thin.'
The package just ...
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What is Ginger Julienne? Can I make at home?
I am following a recipe for Korma, and it calls for 2-3 tablespoons of julienne ginger:
Add julienne ginger and 1/2-1 cup of water for gravy. Cover and cook on low heat until meat is tender
Do they ...
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What can I substitute for dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)?
I am attempting to craft Malai Kofta but it calls for:
1 teaspoon dry fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
Dassana's Veg Recipes
I cannot seem to find it anyplace near where I live. Would mustard seeds ...
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What is a good substitute for Mace? [duplicate]
For a Malai Kofta recipe I am supposed to add:
2 single strands of mace or a light pinch of ground mace powder
But, I just cannot find anyplace near me that sells Mace.
Are there any substitutes ...
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What does layering biryani actually do?
I've recently been experimenting with biryani (mostly chicken hyderabadi) and one thing that sort of puzzles me is making layers of rice (as typically instructed in recipes) as opposed to just having ...
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How to figure how many whistles to put in a pressure cooker? [duplicate]
Being from nepal where pressure cookers are the norms, it is tough for me to determine if something has been cooked "properly" or not.
Mainly, I cook rice, beans (peas etc) and cereals.
How ...
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What would be the benefit of folding and rerolling chapati dough?
I am a new person to cooking. My mom used to make chapathis, and I saw, that sometimes, she used to fold them up and rolled them out again in an attempt to make softer chapathis.
I just wanted to know,...
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How do I make beef go soft for Indian beef curry?
I am trying to make Kerala style beef curry using a pressure cooker and I'm struglging to figure out how to make the beef go soft. To what I understand, the more we cook beef, the more harder it get, ...
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Are packaged masalas to be used in combination with or instead of other spices?
My grocery store sells a variety of masalas, or spice mixes, marketed for various dishes. For example, there is chicken masala, korma masala, chana masala, goat masala, etc.
Are these packaged mixes ...
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What to do with insoluble tamarind parts found in a paste pouch, to prevent them appearing in dishes
When I use tamarind paste, which I buy in a pack that looks like this, ..
.. I end up with seeds (which I can remove), with paste (which I can dissolve on low heat), but also with what seems like ...
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Garam masala in meat curries
In South Asia, Garam Masala means a mixture of cinnamon, clove, black peppercorn, and cardamom either in whole form or in powder form. This is an essential ingredient in meat (chicken, beef, lamb, ...
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Alternatives to mustard oil?
Is there an accessible, legal product in the USA that will impart the sinus-tingling sensation of mustard when preparing spice blends for Indian cooking?
No sooner did I discover the sinus-heating ...
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