{"id":1305,"date":"2012-02-22T18:59:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2012-02-28T08:52:31","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T13:52:31","slug":"indian-style-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/2012\/02\/22\/indian-style-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Style Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend sent me some information about Indian style dining along with a few recipes. She lived in India for a while and has a firsthand experience with Indian cuisine. So here it is in her own words.<\/p>\n

Fragrant rice<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 have been making this for over a year and we really like it. I add a little cumin with the other spices. Adding some extra butter at the end before fluffing the rice makes it supper fluffy.<\/p>\n

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Butter chicken curry<\/strong> \u2013 I cheat and make mine with an already made paste. Paste can be purchased for $2 at a grocery store, it looks like this<\/a>. Other already made Indian chicken curry paste will do just fine, too. Saute in butter a medium sweet onion and 2 – 3 cloves of minced garlic. Add some cumin. Cut chicken into 1″ to 2″ cubes. Add the chicken to the onion\/garlic saute. Pre-mix the paste in a small bowl using hot water until smooth and add the mixture to the pan. Cook 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is done (cooking longer may dry out the chicken). Can add heavy cream if you like. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with rice.<\/p>\n

Naan, roti or other Indian bread<\/strong> \u2013 unless you have a tandoor, or a volcano in your back yard :), you have to buy this from a store and toast it in the oven. It\u2019s still a pitiful alternative to the real thing from the tandoor.<\/p>\n

Salad:<\/strong> I like to serve cut up cucumbers, onions, carrots on a plate and dip them in a mixture of plain yogurt+chopped onion+cilantro+salt+dash of cayenne pepper. They call this a salad in India.<\/p>\n

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Dessert alternatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Ripe mango sliced over vanilla ice cream (real simple and popular in Indian restaurants in Mumbai)
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\n2. Kesar Kheer<\/strong><\/p>\n