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Indian Cooking 101

March 23, 2013 by Julie 42 Comments

As you guys know, I’ve recently fallen in love with Indian food. While I still have a lot to learn about Indian cooking and a billion more fabulous Indian dishes to try, I am so glad I’ve started to explore Indian cuisine because it is delicious.

If you share my interest in Indian food and are looking for some fabulous recipes to try, I think you will like today’s guest post from the fabulous Sana!

Julie and Sana

I reached out to Sana and asked her to share some of her favorite traditional Indian dishes and I cannot wait to make them soon!

Enjoy!

Indian Cooking 101

Hello Everyone!

I am so happy that Julie asked me to post about Indian food because truthfully, the best part about being Indian is the awesome food!

My name is Sana and I blog over at SuperSana.com. I have been blessed to grow up in America my entire life, so I don’t have the firsthand experience of fine Indian cooking. However, my mom is a wonderful cook and has basically taught me everything that I need to know.

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Here are a few of my favorite recipes:

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Minty Greek Yogurt Dip (essential to almost all Indian dishes) clip_image019

Just remember you can find all these ingredients at your local Indian/Middle Eastern/Regular Grocery store. Don’t be intimidated!

As always check out my recipe page for more easy Indian recipes!

Happy Cooking!

P.S. You can buy excellent naan from Trader Joe’s.

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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  1. Ashley @ Life and Fitness says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:03 am

    I am curious to try Indian food because I have never had it! All of your recipes look delicious.

    Reply
  2. Chelsea says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:17 am

    Those recipes all look so good! But Mark is allergic to cilantro, coriander, and cumin 🙁 so no yummy Indian food for us, I’m afraid!

    Reply
  3. tiffany says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:17 am

    LOVE! Are there any Indian recipes that don’t require as many ingredients?

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    • Sana says

      March 23, 2013 at 10:04 am

      You can get premade spices and sauces to cut down on the ingredients 🙂

      Reply
  4. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:25 am

    i do love indian food, but never make it – now i can change that! 🙂

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  5. Sarah says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Oh, my mom (and dad) are from India, but my dad lived here most of his life. It’s so awesome to be able to have authentic Indian food (I’m a sucker for butter chicken and masala dosa)! I can’t stand it when people use the mixes and sauces that come ready made, it’s just not the same. These recipes look amazing! Thanks Sana 🙂

    Reply
  6. Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:50 am

    I love Indian food but I’ve never made it myself, I’ll have to check out your site Sana! Thanks!

    Reply
  7. char eats greens says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:52 am

    Oh my goodness…these all look so tasty! I love Indian food!!

    Reply
  8. Victoria @ Reluctantly Skinny says

    March 23, 2013 at 9:54 am

    Indian food has quickly become one of our favorites – the eggplant curry looks amazing, so does the lentil soup. I’m quite the lentil soup fan, so I’m excited to try this one!

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  9. Makenzie says

    March 23, 2013 at 10:08 am

    Yum!! The cauliflower looks amazing. Indian food is so flavorful, I’d love to experiment with it more. Thanks sana 🙂

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  10. Angela @ Health's Angel says

    March 23, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Thanks for sharing! That eggplant curry sounds incredible!!!

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  11. Bethany says

    March 23, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Yum! I love indian food…I will have to try these recipes! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Nicole @ Fruit 'N' Fitness says

    March 23, 2013 at 10:57 am

    I love this guest post, thanks for sharing! I have been wanting to try indian cooking after reading about your great experiences and loving it when I tried in China. I know my first experience with Indian food was in China, but it was my favorite meal of my trip!

    Reply
  13. sara @ fitcupcaker says

    March 23, 2013 at 11:18 am

    I love naan, its so good, I never thought to make naan pizza, yum!

    Reply
  14. Sonja @ The {Happy} Travel Bug says

    March 23, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Yum! Can you just come over and cook all this for me?! 😉

    Reply
  15. Cori @ olivetorun says

    March 23, 2013 at 11:33 am

    I need to try Indian food. I LOVE spicy food!!

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  16. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2013 at 11:33 am

    Indian food is my VERY favorite. I have made very difficult recipes, including making our own naan! But Trader Joes has tons of premade stuff (ginger garlic paste YUM +) that makes prep much simple! Yay Indian!

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  17. Audrey @ In Shape Cupcake says

    March 23, 2013 at 11:38 am

    I am so going to try that minty greek yogurt dip. OMG YUM!

    Reply
  18. Avery @ Southern Belle Living Well says

    March 23, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    Mmm I feel like Indian food is the realm of deliciousness that we’re all scared to reach out to. I’d love to give some Indian cooking a shot, but so far, I’ve only managed to buy Naan bread at Sprouts. Haha, I’m getting there!

    Reply
  19. Chelsea Recently says

    March 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    OMG thank you so much for this post! I too have recently fallen in love with indian cuisine. The flavors are just AMAZING. Definitely going to try every recipe here:)

    Reply
  20. Danielle @ Truffles n' Treadmills says

    March 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    That pizza looks delicious!

    Reply
  21. Owen says

    March 23, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    My wife and I love Indian food and your recipes look incredible. While in Seattle recently, we ate at a little Indian restaurant that served us a pea-bases curry with what appeared to be tofu as the meat substitute. It was by far the best tofu I had ever tasted, and since we don’t each much meat or dairy I really enjoyed that tofu. When the owner of the restaurant came around to ask how we enjoyed our meals, I was quick to ask him about the tofu and how he prepared it. He looked at me, thought a second and then said, “that is not tofu it is a special Indian cheese.” No wonder i enjoyed it so much. Thanks for a great post. We will try some of your recipes. — Owen

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    • sana says

      March 23, 2013 at 3:24 pm

      The cheese is paneer 🙂

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      • Owen says

        March 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm

        Thank you for reminded me that is was paneer. All I have to say is it was fantastic in that dish.

        Reply
  22. Margot C says

    March 23, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    What’s this about home made Tomato Paste? How do you do that? And why?

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    • sana says

      March 23, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      Most Indian dishes have a tomato base. You just cook tomatoes on medium heat until they are soft and soupy. Cool too room temp and blend.

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      • Margot C says

        March 23, 2013 at 3:45 pm

        Sana, thank you so much for taking the time to answer me!

        Aren’t you then really talking about tomato sauce? Tomato “paste” as sold in the US (I’m sure that you know this I’m just trying to make sure that I use the right thing) is highly concentrated and has no seeds. They sell it in really small cans or even in tubes because it’s so concentrated. So, you don’t mean to use that stuff, right?

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        • Sana says

          March 23, 2013 at 6:53 pm

          You can totally use that. This is just fresh 🙂

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  23. Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says

    March 23, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Love Indian food! It’s one of my favorites! I can’t wait to try some of the recipes. Thanks for sharing them and the tip on TJ’s naan!

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  24. Jan @ Sprouts n Squats says

    March 23, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    Yum these dishes look amazing 🙂

    Reply
  25. lindsay @ fuelmyfamily says

    March 23, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    This was a great guest post! I checked out all of the recipes. I love indian food and want to make it more but have a hard time deciding what to make since i dont know what anything is. I am going to try a few out for sure!

    Reply
  26. Holly @ Welshgirlstyle says

    March 23, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    Indian food is my absolute fave!! It’s a shame you won’t be in Manchester on your trip to the UK they have an area called “the Curry Mile” – they have amazing food 🙂

    Have a great trip!

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  27. Rachel McIntyre says

    March 23, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    I love this guest post! Indian food is my favourite!

    I can’t wait to try out some of your recipes and check out your blog 🙂

    Reply
  28. Brittany @ DulceVie says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    I have never tried making Indian food before! I guess I will have to try it now 🙂

    Reply
  29. Kimberly Ann says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    This is great! There is not ANY indian food in Arkansas so everytime I go home to Texas that’s the first place my family goes to eat (we did last night)!

    Definitely need to try these!!

    Reply
  30. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    March 23, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    Awesome post. I absolutely fell in love with Indian food once I developed a vegetarian diet. It is unbelievably delicious! I love making simple recipes at home, but you sure cannot beat great authentic Indian food from a restaurant. The eggplant curry and naan pizza recipes both look amazing!

    Reply
  31. courtstar @ star systemz says

    March 24, 2013 at 2:37 am

    Great post:-) I love Indian food but have always been nervous to try making it myself! Can’t wait to try the naan pizza yummy love + shine Courtstar

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  32. Edmund Proctor says

    March 24, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Hi Julie,

    I really love indian cooking because the spices contain a lot of beneficial nutrients which are good for boosting a person’s immune system to fight diseases.

    Edmund

    Reply
  33. Brooke @ Running In Heels says

    March 24, 2013 at 11:30 am

    These recipes look awesome! I am a HUGE fan of naan, we always make it at home! So good!

    Reply
  34. Merri says

    March 25, 2013 at 10:52 am

    These look amazing!!! Aloo and Gobi and Bryani are some of my favorites, but it’s hard to even choose a favorite!! Great post!

    Reply
  35. Carol @ Lucky Zucca says

    March 25, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Yay!! This is awesome!! I adore Indian food but haven’t been entirely successful in my attempts to cook it at home. Thanks for sharing all of your awesome recipes, Sana! Can’t wait to give them a try.

    Reply

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