Speaking extremely generally (probably TOO generally), Indian food is the type of cuisine that really tends to impress people when it’s made at home by someone who did not learn how to make it from their own grandmother. I think it’s the mix of spices and herbs- garam masala, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, ginger, garlic and cilantro, quite often- that tastes so complex and downright complicated that it’s hard to believe you achieved the flavors on your 3/4-sized oven whose burners need to be lit with a candle lighter. I honestly surprise myself the majority of the time.
