Trying Indian Cooking

After finding out from my doctor the gluten free options that were available to me; I realized that gluten free dining doesn't have to be bland or boring.  It can be exciting :)

A few weeks ago, I picked up Complete Indian Cooking: 325 Deliciously Authentic Recipes for the Adventurous Cook.  "Mmmm," I thought, "I am adventurous and I like cooking".  So, I picked it up and I like it a lot.  Indian cooking has a few steps, so making sure you have adequate prep time is important.  What the book recommended was to prepare items that you would use for multiple dishes, ahead of the time you would use them.  An item that I would recommend to prepare before attempting any of the dishes would be ginger. Quite a few of the recipes called for fresh grated ginger; the book recommends that since you will use a lot of it, you should freeze some.

Being a gluten free cook calls for being creative and while not not all of the Indian recipes are gluten free (i.e.: naan), there are a lot of good ones to attempt; especially vegetarian dishes.  What I like about Indian food is that the flavor has multiple layers.  Black pepper, lemon juice, curry, tomatoes, spinach, etc tastes amazing when added to chicken.

The first dish I made was called Chicken Saag; it involved all of the ingredients listed above and more.  The second dish I made was a tomato and potato dish.  This dish required some of the same ingredients as the former dish but it is amazing about what a little subtraction and addition of flavors can do to make an amazingly unique dish.

While Indian cooking may not be for everyone, it is definitely worth a shot.  I'm glad I gave it a try:)