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    Kitchen Basics

    This Kitchen Basics category is your ultimate guide to beginner-friendly cooking. Here, you will find basic cooking methods for commonly used ingredients like rice, beans, millet, quinoa, and more. All these recipes are easy and simple and will have detailed step-by-step photos.

    With these Cooking 101 recipes, you can cook basics at home quickly and do meal prep, like I do. And thereby, you can easily plan and make your lunch and dinner at home. Happy cooking!

    • Close-up of Indian tadka with curry leaves, cumin, and chilies sizzling in hot oil.
      Tadka (Indian Tempering): Everyday Guide to Indian Cooking
    • Homemade paneer cubes cut and ready to use in recipes.
      How to Make Indian Cottage Cheese at Home + Paneer Recipes
    • Cooked grain texture after pot-in-pot cooking in the Instant Pot.
      Instant Pot PIP Cooking: Dal and Rice, Water Ratios & Timing
    • A bowl of cooked black beans garnished with a fresh basil leaf, placed on a light-colored cloth background.
      Instant Pot Black Beans (Soaked and dried)
    • Fully blended tikka masala sauce cooled and ready for storing or freezing.
      Make-Ahead Tikka Masala Sauce for Easy Curries
    • Cooked black-eyed peas in a black bowl on a woven bamboo background, emphasizing the beans' creamy color and black eye spots.
      Instant pot black eyed peas (Soaked & Dried)
    • Close-up view of soaked black-eyed peas showing texture.
      How to Soak Beans & Legumes for Perfect Curries
    • Finished smooth cashew cream in a steel bowl.
      Cashew Cream (Simple Dairy-Free Cream for Indian Cooking)
    • cook millet in instant pot
      How to cook millet in Instant Pot
    • A bowl of fluffy, perfectly cooked boiled basmati rice.
      Should You Boil Rice Like Pasta? Best Method for Perfect Basmati Rice
    • Bowl of fluffy basmati rice garnished with chopped chives on a white cloth.
      Instant Pot Basmati Rice (Fluffy, Reliable, Customizable)
    • Fluffy basmati rice cooked on the stovetop with whole Indian spices.
      Easy Stovetop Basmati Rice Recipe
    • basmati rice in a bowl
      Basmati Rice Water Ratio Calculator + Complete Cooking Guide
    • Collage showing steps to rinse and soak basmati rice with a center title text overlay that reads “How to Rinse and Soak Basmati Rice.”
      How to Rinse and Soak Basmati Rice for Perfectly Fluffy Grains
    • quinoa in a rice cooker
      How to cook quinoa in a rice cooker for a wholesome meal
    • Cooked millet served in a terracotta bowl placed on a matching decorative plate, garnished with a sprig of mint.
      How to Cook Millet & 7 Best Millet Recipes You Should Try Today
    • Collage of cooked black beans, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and millets in an Instant Pot with text overlay: Instant Pot Basics & How-Tos for Indian Cooking.
      Instant Pot Basics & How-Tos for Indian Cooking
    • Top view of cooked millet formed into a neat round shape, garnished with basil, placed in a black bowl on a striped cloth.
      Easy Rice Cooker Millet Recipe
    • Steamed mung sprouts in a large steel bowl.
      Instant Pot Steamed Sprouts (No Steamer Basket Needed!)
    • Creamy orange Instant Pot curry sauce in a white bowl on a light textured background.
      Instant Pot Indian Curry Sauce - Freezer‑Friendly Master Base
    • Thick and creamy Indian tomato curry sauce served in a white bowl on a textured white background.
      Indian Curry Sauce Recipe + 5 Easy Curries!
    • Top view of a bowl filled with shiny, cooked kidney beans on a marble surface with the logo 'everydaynourishingfoods' visible.
      Instant Pot Red Kidney Beans (Soaked & Dried)
    • instant pot chickpeas in a bowl
      Instant pot Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) - Soaked & Unsoaked
    • How to cook basmati rice in a rice cooker
    • How to prep, cook, and season quinoa
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    I'm Sravanthi and I share Indian lunch and dinner recipes on my blog. These easy-to-follow recipes are made from scratch using fresh ingredients and come with step-by-step photos, perfect for family meals.

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