Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

These basic spices include cumin
seeds (for North Indian cooking),
mustard seeds (for South Indian
cooking), turmeric powder, ground
coriander, garam masala (a blend of
spices used in North Indian cooking),
and red chile powder. I also like to keep
coarse white sea salt and black salt
(kala namak) on hand for general
flavoring and for making Indian side
salads. These were the primary spices
my mother used in her own cooking.
Don’t worry if you don’t like spicy
food—Indian is still for you. Spices
don’t equal heat; instead, they equal
flavor. Many people have told me that
they’ve avoided Indian food because