Indian Cooking

Now that I am more weigh conscious than ever, I try to make recipes which will give me a good balance of carbohydrates, proteins and with less or no oil.

Today Indian cooking is known for it's popularity in the world. Dishes like Chicken Tikka have been called as national dish in some countries. India being a fusion of various cultures and religions, have variety in it's cooking too.

Ajwain seeds, which are also known as ajowan, caraway or carom seeds, are pale in colour and to the uninitiated may look a little like small cumin seeds. The uses of ajwain seeds are many but they fall mainly into two categories, cooking and medicine.

This article is the first of a series of articles aimed at simplifying Indian cooking, teaching the very basics and then progressing to restaurant style cooking! Everyone can cook great, mouth-watering Indian dishes! Come along!

The article tells what excess salt can do to the body.

I love to cook, but am the first to admit that Indo-Pak cuisine is probably not my forte. For some reason, I've never been able to get the proportion of ingredients quite right....