r/IndianFood

Whenever I cook dal, toor dal, it has this slightly scented/weird smell and taste. I honestly don’t know how to describe it 😭 It just doesn’t taste like the dal my mom used to make.

M using toor dal from BigBasket, and I cook it properly (even around 5 whistles in the pressure cooker), but the taste is still kinda off and I really don’t like it.

Could it be the dal itself? Or am I doing something wrong while cooking?

Please tell me what I might be doing wrong because I miss normal ghar wali dal 🥲

Nd there's nothing wrong with my tadka and other spices..

Hi all. I'm throwing myself at the mercy of the hive mind here.

I adore the sambar which gets served alongside dosa and idli. I have tried many times to make it and just can't replicate the taste of the ones I get from Indian food places.

Would anyone be kind enough to give me an authentic recipe which they feel would help me achieve what I'm looking for?

I'm a decent cook, and lucky enough to have many South Asian grocery stores nearby so sourcing ingredients isn't an issue.

Hey everyone, I recently tried flaxseed for the first time and it tasted like a sh*t😭

So what happened is I roasted a few flaxseeds and then after grinding them I put it in the curd and tried to eat them, not gonna lie I couldn't take a spoon of it 😭😭

Please tell me any nice way to eat them so that I can also enjoy it and eat them regularly.

My former friend bought lentils and mix dal and I have no idea what to make. I dont recall what recipes these are used for. Any help is appreciated

I'm passionate and new to cooking and along with that I have some confusing questions. Like every recipe there is a vital part of how your flame level should be and how many pressure cooker whistles should be there for each recipe you're cooking which makes me confused. Some recipes say two whistles are enough while some recipes say four. How many whistles should we allow in curries? How do we remember all of this. Plz help

Bought pargo leaves instead of methi leaves,as they both look kinda same.So now can anyone help me with what I can do with those pargo leaves