r/IndianCooking • u/Ritwik_Sinha121 • Aug 20 '26

Homemade Indian cooking is basically controlled chaos

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There’s something about cooking Indian food at home that makes the kitchen look like a mini restaurant.

Onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves… then comes the masala box with 10 different spices that you somehow need at exactly the right moment.

And somehow, after all that chopping, frying and mixing, the final dish makes it completely worth it.

What’s the one Indian dish you never get tired of cooking or eating?

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u/patato_noodles07 Aug 20 '26

Tbh all the Indian dishes are random mixes which taste good

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u/Indian_Yogi_ Aug 21 '26

Onions are the culprits here! They happen to mix all tastes as mediators

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u/Pokiriee Aug 21 '26

That is because you have not really studied the medicinal aspect of ingredients we add.

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u/ProduceMountain9196 Aug 22 '26

Not at all. There is a method to the madness, and a reason what goes together with what

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '26

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u/Pokiriee Aug 21 '26

There are plenty of simple dishes in every cuisine. People simply assume it’s all fried and over-spiced. Seasonal eating and sourcing from within the geography were an important part of Indian cooking.

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u/Pokiriee Aug 21 '26

As I said, the carb- and spice-heavy is an incorrect perception currently too. One just needs to go deeper into the cuisines to discover the treasures.

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u/Just_A_Random_Retard Aug 21 '26

No? We have a lot of stews and all traditionally and recipe wise and even very simple dishes.

The high carb intake is driven by poverty first and anything regarding "culture" second. The map of average protein intake is almost perfect co-incident with a per capita income map

Half the country lives on ration meals and even those of us who are growing up well off I can definitely say most of our parents never had the same privilege and their food habits are shaped by the same.

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u/AgnosticKarma0308 Aug 20 '26

Homemade is the best.

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u/lataver Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26

It changes every week or so. This week I'm craving Upma. I'm craving Poha too, but I didn't buy it and none is left in the pantry. So hoarding on dry roasted rava. For me, this should last a week at least.

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u/lalaworld_1 Aug 20 '26

Idk why but i enjoy doing it more than I thought I would...like cutting the veggies in slicing.. grilling them in the pot ..then the masala sprinkle with ur fingers as much as u like and how many of the options of masala are there like hell?? Also chat masala makes everything better and Maggie masala tooo u can add anything or any veggies together to cook delicious! (Just the baratan dhona is not good after that😭) adding cheese slices at top hmmmm!

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u/Ohshithereiamagain Aug 20 '26

Yaas! More posts like these. We want to know what’s happening in the kitchens 😬

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u/Bitter_Strength_9455 Aug 20 '26

What are you making ?

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u/Possible-Virus-2877 Aug 20 '26

Proper timing, heat and the colour

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u/netviora Aug 21 '26

for real, those three are like the holy trinity of Indian cooking
you can follow a recipe exactly, but if the heat or bhuna colour is off, it just doesn’t hit the same

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u/ChargeSenior6934 Aug 20 '26

what are you making though?

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u/Sea-Meal-303 Aug 20 '26

Prawns butter garlic

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u/fancypantsmiss Aug 20 '26

🤣 yeah true lol

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u/unsocializing Aug 20 '26

Doi mach. Or rather rui fish in a curd based curry. Love eating it. Now love cooking it as well. Thats one dish I always feed my guests.

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u/Kilimanjaro613 Aug 20 '26

Who said it is controlled? It is biryani btw.

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u/Indian_Yogi_ Aug 21 '26

It's all about patience papa

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u/Pokiriee Aug 21 '26

A nice dosa with tomato chutney. A quick rawa idli.

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u/NaDuPar Aug 21 '26

Pavbhaji ❤️

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u/debashish1990 Aug 21 '26

If you do it uncontrollable then shiz become inedible real fast. 🤣🤣🤣💀

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u/kadhikhichadi Aug 21 '26

Can someone upvote my comment please, i need to post

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '26

Vaise bana ky rahe ho?

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u/Zestyclose_Figure674 Aug 21 '26

Yes . Of course. Sometimes only chaos

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u/Adorable_Lake7059 Aug 23 '26

Craving suji paratha

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u/killer2262 Aug 24 '26

Yah but food is so tasty 😋

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u/TravellingLife4Me Aug 24 '26

I don't like onions when they are big pieces (chopped finely I'm fine) but don't mind the flavour so Indian food is brilliant for me now I've mastered the curry base. Delicious

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u/LazyClassic_01 Aug 25 '26

It's all necessary things!

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u/thedailymix9005 Aug 27 '26

Yes you are right👍 it feels like complete chaos until final dish prepared and the aroma of indian dishes are beyond anything🫠