Why do people think making Indian food is hard

I am an Indian who cooks indian food everyday & I would agree if people say that making indian food is hard because I agree with it too (though its not hard for me since I am used to it now). There r many versions to making an inidan chicken curry. Some recipes r shortcut methods omitting many spices & making it easier. You might have made it the easy way (which is what I do too) but some curries use many more spices & r really really time-consuming to make. So, I guess considering the spices used & the time-consuming recipes, people find making indian food hard.

i agree with you! its just basic stuff really..but there are other purely typical indian foods which we may not use ..im no cooker but im an indian so i know! and indian food tastes brilliant..esp the biriyani

It is to inconvenient getting the right ingredients.Eay to use the basics but
does not taste the same.There are also so many good sauces on the shelves
now.

Most people see Indian food requiring a concoction of herbs and spices to make good authentic Indian food.

Sure it is easy to pop open a jar or use packaged mixes, but is that really authentic?

Is Ragu or Progresso jarred sauces real Italian spaghetti sauce? Will someone in Italian clain that is real Italian food?

The same applies to Indian food, Chinese food. any type of food.

L A Z Y ........

I did not know people thought that about Indian food, but if they do, they probably are not used to all the flavors and spices of Indian food. I personally sometimes do not have all the spices available, and just buy those foil packets you boil and pour over rice. They sell them in Indian Grocery stores and Trader Joe's. They're amazing. But I personally want to cook more Indian in my kitchen.

i have made indian food but to be honest do find it arduous simply due to the number of ingredients one often needs. I am not confident enough to guesstimate the amounts of various spices that are needed so it seems to take a long time measuring everything out

I do not know! But a lot of people are intimidate by Indian food. Maybe it is the complex flavors or variety of ingredients. Wish a lot more folks would at least _try_ to make some.