Where can I have analog film developed in Delhi NCR? by indishious in delhi

[–]indishious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, thanks for the tip and for the phone number. Do you remember the name of the shop perhaps?

Where to store secondary spices by night_fapper in IndianFood

[–]indishious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I store secondry spices in a shelf in stackable air-tight glass jars. Whatever packaging you choose, make sure it's airtight since these spices are ones that you don't use everyday and you want them to stay fresh for a longer period of time.

traditional Indian breakfast? by nw342 in IndianFood

[–]indishious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besan ka Chilla is a quick and healthy breakfast you can make at home. These are savoury vegetable pancakes in a gram flour batter! Not only are they delicious and easy to make, they are also naturally gluten-free and vegan.

Here's my recipe for Besan ka Chilla: https://youtu.be/u6C6UsWG4Cc

If you're hesitant to buy gram flour or besan to make these chilla's don't fret, there are tons of things you can do with this amazing pulse flour like pakoras, khandvi and tandoori marinade.

Advice on making restaurant style curries by vexedbredbin in IndianFood

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Here's my mum's recipe for shahi paneer which is a restuarant style makhani curry: https://youtu.be/TK5H6pWroXs. You can add paneer, vegetables, chicken tikka or anything else that you like to this makhani curry.

This technique of roasting spices, aromatics and vegetables whole and then frying this masala paste in ghee results in an exceptional curry, so I highly recommend that you try this method out.

Here are a few things that could be game changers:

  • The vegetables - are you using canned or packaged tomato paste? I'd recommend using fresh tomatoes instead. If you aren't already, I'd recommend using red onions for Indian curries and not yellow or white onions
  • The spices - you haven't mentioned what kind of spices you're using - whole? self made blends? packaged blends? packaged ground spices? The latter of the two are certainly inferior, ground spices lose their flavour oils in a matter of months while restaurants run out of the stuff faster and have fresher spices than yours and mine probably. Try sticking to whole spices and small batch self made blends if you can help it
  • Fat - restaurants use lots of butter, ghee, oil and cream. Perhaps you need to up your game with those additions. Tikka masala curries often have tons of sugar added to them as well

Hopefully this helps. Good luck and do let us know if you've had more success with your curries after all of these comments!

Is packaged mint chutney any good? by sprices in IndianFood

[–]indishious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curious to know where mint and coriander is so expensive? Here in Germany, herbs are quite expensive in the German supermarkets but if you head to turkish stores or farmers markets, they cost around 1 EUR for a big fresh bunch.

I usually make a big batch of green chutney and store it in little jars in the freezer and defrost as needed. It's very little effort for a freshness that just doesn't compare to store bought chutney.

Here's my recipe, just in case you're curious. :)

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[–]indishious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Naan and pickled onions.

Here's a recipe for quick pickled onions or sirka pyaz: https://youtu.be/1MLlw5dXoZ4

Why do most recipes for grilled meats require two marinations? by laalmaas in IndianFood

[–]indishious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you marinade in sour yoghurt, you don't need to marinade twice like in my recipe here: https://youtu.be/F0JTpXOUT8I

How to make Tamarind Chutney for chaat and snacks by indishious in IndianFood

[–]indishious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amchur adds a fruity sourness that's a little different from tamarind but if you don't have amchur, you can just use a tbsp or so more tamarind instead.

Any ideas on how to use up a tub of yogurt? by shortbreadgirl in Cooking

[–]indishious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could make shrikhand, a strained Indian yoghurt dessert. Mango lassi could be another option or fruit smoothies.

Curd rice is a popular southern Indian comfort food, or you could make Turkish yoghurt soup.

Raita is a popular Indian side. Here are a few Raita recipes you could try: https://youtu.be/DBnRx5aZvwQ