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  • Allspice
    Short discussion and list of uses.

  • Angelica
    Information and how to preserve this herb which is a popular flavouring for confectionery and liqueurs

  • Asian Ingredients
    Information and uses of spices in many cuisines including Thai, Korean, Phillipino, Chinese, Japanese, and Kosher.

  • Basil
    A old recipe for aromatic seasoning taken from a book published in 1931, written in fairy old English.

  • Better Homes and Gardens : Spices
    Find out which spices are perfect for certain types of foods and create a tasty meal for you and your family! Also, learn a few tricks for substituting dried herbs and spices.

  • Botanical.Com Index of Recipes
    An index of assorted recipes using herbs and other basic food stuffs.

  • Cardamom
    Short discussion and list of uses.

  • Chili Recipes at Recipezaar
    Recipes featuring chili

  • Cilantro from GourmetSleuth
    Recipes and an article discussing the history, uses, and nutrition of the leaves of the coriander plant which is also known as Chinese parsley.

  • Cooking with Herbs 1 2 3
    Tips for the beginner on how to get to know culinary herbs. In depth information on six must have perennial herbs.

  • Coriander
    Recipe from a book published in 1931, for curry powder.

  • Cyberspace Grill Herb and Spice Index
    A descriptive index of 48 herbs and spices, such as Basil, Cumin, Coriander, and Lemongrass. Descriptions include photos and history.

  • Epazote by Gourmetsleuth
    The leaves of this plant are also known as Mexican tea. The article discusses history, uses, nutrition and includes recipes.

  • Epicentre Exotic Spice Recipes
    Spices and ethnic cuisines with tested recipes, an encyclopedia of spices, and spice usage and history.

  • Fresh Herb Tips and Hints
    Suggestions for using individual and mixed herbs. from Shenandoah Growers.

  • Gardening For All Seasons
    Cooking with herbs information and recipes.

  • Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages
    Reference information about more than 100 herbs and spices, plus their usage in ethnic cuisines.

  • The Ginger People
    A varied collection of recipes using ginger, including drinks, salads, fish, baked goods, rice, and vinaigrette.

  • Greenline: A Kitchen Herb Garden
    Tips for growing useful herb gardens and recipe for fresh herb butter.

  • Guide to Culinary Salts from GourmetSleuth
    A cook's guide to culinary salt including descriptions, photographs and suggested substitutions.

  • The Herb Garden -- Drying Herbs
    Fact sheet from University of Illinois Extension on this topic.

  • Herb Information from AsiaRecipe
    Information, uses, history and recipes.

  • Herb Recipes
    Jefferson County Master Gardeners. Collection of recipes.

  • Herbs and Spices
    Outline of a numbers of spices with graphics of each.

  • Herbs in the Kitchen
    Recipes using herbs, edible flowers and produce. Dressings, marinades, salads, vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood, drinks and desserts.

  • Indian Curry Company
    Resource for Indian cooking, choose from one of several hundred recipes.

  • Jalapeno Madness
    Dedicated to the world's greatest chili pepper. Recipes, links and information.

  • Kitchen Herbalist Recipes
    Food, beverage, body and home care recipes using herbs, including Cinnamon Mint Tea and Summer Salad with Heather Vinaigrette. .

  • Lemon Grass
    Also know as Takrai, it is popular in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. How to grow, use, and store.

  • Lesley's Herb Garden
    List of commonly home grown herbs and how to harvest and preserve them.

  • Make your own herbal vinegars
    Create herbal vinegars for cooking and adding flavor, beauty treatments and for medicinal uses.

  • Nurse Mary-Bell's Herb Popovers
    Simple recipe using cayenne pepper, minced fresh parsley, and dried thyme.

  • Pepper Fool
    Many spicy recipes, restaurant reviews, and chili information.

  • A Pinch Of
    Creative information and recipes about culinary herbs and spices.

  • rocoto.com
    A Website dedicated to collecting, growing, eating, and preserving South American chile peppers

  • Saffron
    Presents assorted information on the subject.

  • Saffron by Gourmetsleuth
    Stigmas of the crocus sativa flower. The article discusses the history, uses, nutrition, and includes equivalents, substitutions, and recipes.

  • Salsify
    Recipe for soup, or served baked, with cheese, or stewed. From a book published in 1931.

  • Schwartz
    Search database of spicy recipes and special offers from this UK spice company.

  • Seasoned Pioneers
    Exotic and authentic spice blends, chillies, spices and specialist culinary ingredients of every major world cuisine. Information and advice on usage together with many recipes.

  • Selecting, Storing and Using Fresh Herbs
    A fact sheet on the topic, from Ohio State University Extension. Includes practical table of culinary herb uses.

  • Sheila's Herb Patch
    Includes recipes and seasoning suggestions, with brief descriptions and photos of various herbs.

  • Spice & Herb Encyclopedia
    Created by the Culinary Café , this site offers general descriptions, geographical sources, traditional ethnic uses, taste and aroma, history and region of origin, and creative uses of over forty spices and herbs.

  • SpiceAdvice
    An informative site about spices, including a spice encyclopedia, usage tips and seasonal recipes.

  • Thewisegardener.com
    Tropical cooking and gardening with spices and herbs.

  • Wasabi
    How to grate a green/fresh/raw wasabi with a sharkskin grater for bringing the best fragrance.

  • Wild Greek Oregano - All About
    History and uses of wild Greek oregano, the perennial herb Origanum vulgaris.

  • The Zen Herbs Co
    A portal for information about herbs and spices from around the world. Includes an interactive garden, and advice.

 


Random Indian Recipes:-

  • Satyanarayana Prasad
    Clean rava and fry in hot ghee till light brown on slow flame. In another pan mix milk and water and keep to boil. Pour the milk mixture on fried rava. Make pieces of kaju and almond. Chop the banana into small pieces. When rava cook add sugar and cover the pan. Add kismis,kaju,almond and banana pieces. Mix well and cover the pan for 2-3 min. Lastly add elaichi powder. Prasad is ready.

  • Bhogichi Bhaji
    Peel the carrots and potatoes. Make small pieces of ghevada. Cut potato,brinjal and carrot into pieces. Remove green chana from the pods. Make fine paste of coriander leaves and green chilly. Roast groundnut and sesame and make powder. Now in a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow to splutter then add turmeric powder. Add potatoes,carrots,green chana and ghevada. Fry for a min. then add green paste. Cover the pan and allow to ...

  • Dabeli
    First boil potato and mash it by adding red chilly powder,garam masala powder, turmeric powder,chat masala, tamarind pulp,sugar,asafoetida and salt. Mix well and check the seasoning. Chop onion and coriander leaves finely. In a kadai heat butter and add potato mixture and add little water to cook for 4-5 min. Remove from kadai.mix chopped onion, ...

  • Sarson ka Saag
    Chop the sarson vegetable,palak, chillies and tomatoes and boil them in cooker for 10 min. Cool and grind coarsely. Add some makki ka aata and boil this without covering the pan until all the liquid dries up. In another pan heat ghee and add red chilly powder,garam masala powder,,haldi ,methi seeds and mustard seeds. Then add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt. Fry well and add above saag. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 min.

  • Chicken Kabab
    First wash chicken mince and drain. In a big dish take chicken mince, green chilly-ginger-garlic paste,finely chopped onion and coriander leaves. Mix well and add salt. Mix again and make small balls. Refrigerate for an hour. Heat oil in kadai and fry the kababs in hot oil on low flame till golden brown. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

  • Baingan Potato Curry
    Make the pieces of baingan,potato and tomato. Chop the onion and coriander leaves finely. In a kadai heat 1 tbsp oil and fry half portion of onion till brown. Then add grated coconut and fry again till light brown on low flame. Keep aside for 10 min then grind in a mixer. In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil and fry onion till transperent. Then add tomato and baingan pieces. Fry for 1 min and add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Add 2 cups of water and allow to ...

  • Undhiyo
    Mix all above muthia ingredients in a bowl and knead dough without using water. Make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden and keep aside. Make pieces of all vegetables. Mix all masala ingredient and apply to chopped vegetables. In a cooker heat one bowl oil and fry whole red chilly.ajwain and hing. Now pour all vegetables in tadka and fry again for 2-3 min. Add 1-2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Allow to cook on low flame for 30-40 min. Allow cooker to cool. Now add fried muthias and mix well. Undhiyo is ready.

  • Aamras
    Soak alphonso mangoes in water for 1 hour. After 1 hour press mangoes by fingers lightly. Remove the tip and skin of mangoes. Press and take out the pulp into a bowl. With the help of milk take out all the remaining pulp of the seeds. Mix both in the blender and blend till smooth. Add sugar and elaichi powder. Enjoy with hot puris.

  • Smoke Chicken
    First clean the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste,curd,salt and red colour and keep aside for 1 hour. After one hour in a pan take 2 tbsp oil and fry onion for 4-5 min. Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and fry for one min. Now pour marinated chicken in pan and allow to cook. When oil started to seperate from the mixture add garam masala powder. Burn koyla on gas. When koyla burn fully put this koyla in ...

  • Lasun Chakli
    In a mixing bowl take rice flour,besan, dry lasun chatni,carom seeds,sesame seeds,sugar and salt. Heat two cups of water in a deep pan and add one tbsp of oil and bring it to boil. Add the flour mixture into the hot water. stir continuously on low flame. Cook till the mixture gets a dough consistency. Remove from the heat. cover and allow to cool for ten minutes. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Knead the dough finely. Put a portion of ...



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