Basic Recipes - Simple Indian Meals

Glass bottle with ginger garlic paste and with a knob of ginger, salt and garlic cloves on the side

Step by Step Guide – Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste

A food processor with garlic paste in it; a spoon lifts out a small portion.

How to make and store fresh garlic paste

A jar of ginger paste with a spoon in it.

How to make Ginger paste

An opened bottle of chaat masala placed on a pewter plate

Homemade Chaat Masala (Spice Blend for Indian Street Food)

A small container of chai masala mix.

Homemade Chai Masala Powder

A hand holding a glass jar labeled coriander powder over a grey counter with coriander seeds.

How to make ground coriander (dhaniya powder)

A small jar with a spoon removing cumin powder.

How to make ground cumin (jeera powder)

Overhead shot of Onion tomato masala served in a white bowl

Indian Curry Sauce (Onion Tomato Bhuna Masala)

Spoon of taco seasoning on top of a glass cup with seasoning bottles on the side

Homemade Taco Seasoning

A blue speckled plate with cubes of instant pot homemade paneer with a dish towel on the left.

Creamy Homemade Paneer (Step by Step Guide)

A close up of a small glass jar filled with roasted cumin powder next to a silver spoon on the right.

Roasted Cumin (Bhuna Jeera) Powder

Overhead shot of Tikka Masala Sauce served in glass jar

Tikka Masala Sauce (Indian simmer sauce)

An overhead shot of Rasam powder in a glass bottle

Rasam Powder

1/2 cup measuring cup filled with garam masala

Homemade Garam Masala in under 5 minutes

Sambar masala podi in a pewter plate

Sambar Masala Powder

An overhead shot of Kundapur Masala in a brown bowl

Kundapur Masala Powder

Making Ghee from Butter