Indian Garlic Recipes

Indian cooking is a science of spice — layering and blooming aromatics to build curries and dals of remarkable depth and regional variety. When Indian cooks work with garlic, they reach for cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, chilli and garam masala, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, frying, boiling and marinating.

The aromatic foundation of savoury cooking almost everywhere — pungent raw, sweet and mellow when cooked. In this collection it's most often cooked with garam masala, turmeric, cumin seeds, ground coriander, basmati rice and cloves. The dishes here span indian classics ready in as little as 30 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.