Tamarind Fish Curry

This tangy, spicy fish curry goes well with fluffy white rice. Use any firm fleshed fish of your choice (or even shrimp, if they're your preferred seafood).

Fried Fish, Kerala-Style

Pepper is the star ingredient in this flavorful fish fry from Kerala. It can be had on its own with a salad or as a side to fish curry and rice.

Goan Fish Curry

Goan fish curry blends together spices and coconut to bring out the mild sweetness of the tender fresh fish that is so abundant in Goa and around the coast of India.

Goan Fish Curry (Indian)

Goan Fish Curry is a famous fish curry from Goa, a little pocket of Indian paradise. Tender fish in a rich, aromatic tomato coconut curry sauce.

Fish Bhuna (Bengali-Style Fried Fish in Onion and Tomato Curry)

Bhuna is the term used for a thick and paste-like South Asian curry. In this fish bhuna, dorade steaks are seasoned with bright turmeric and fruity Kashmiri red chili powder before they're fried, then tossed in a spicy and tangy onion and tomato curry.

Golden Turmeric Fish (Indonesian)

You'll love the vibrant colours in this Turmeric Fish, a homestyle Indonesian fish dish slathered with a homemade yellow turmeric curry paste!

Red Curry-Rubbed Grilled Halibut With Curry Vinaigrette

The big ol' batch of red curry paste I had in my fridge was something I'd originally made for my phat phrik khing recipe, but there's only so much stir-fried green beans and tofu one can eat. So, the other night, I came up with a new approach: using it as both a marinade and the base for a sauce for grilled halibut.

Beyond Curry: Khichdi with Eggplant Fritters

If Indian food is just chicken tikka and biryani to you, then please keep reading. In India, food varies from region to region, home to home, and religion to religion. And it's not all spicy and complicated. Most Indian food is surprisingly simple to make and very, very rewarding to eat. In this new Indian cooking column, I'd like to introduce you to the real food we cook and eat at home. For starters, khichdi, a sort of one-pot comfort meal of rice, lentils and vegetables.

Beyond Curry: Dry Masala-Stuffed Eggplants

Each type of eggplant has its own unique character and consequently its own style of preparation. The fuller, dark purple ones are roasted, the longer lavender ones are sliced and fried and the small black ones become tiny morsels bursting with the flavors of stuffed spices.

Fiery Indian Shrimp Curry

Fiery Indian-style shrimp curry, made with a heady blend of spices, is served atop white rice and garnished with cilantro.