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I can highly recommend Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Cooking. She is very thorough (I think she gives 4 or 5 ways to prepare basic basmati, for example).

r/indianfood gets some good recipes every once in a while. I just ordered this book

YES, I love making Indian food because you can turn relatively basic ingredients into ridiculously delicious meals with the right spices. I really love this book, which I got as a present a few years back. It can be bought used for super cheap http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Indian-Cooking-Julie-Sahni/dp/0688037216

edit: I also really like Aarti Sequeira's youtube channel for her Indian recipes or American recipes with an Indian twist. She also now has a Food Network show. She's fun to watch and makes Indian food a lot more accessible.

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For Indian cook books I would recommend these two: Book 1 and Book 2. Just use the internet to find reasonable substitutes for the more exotic ingredients, most of the time there is some workaround. For the rest of it I have a few general reference books but mostly I just wing it. What ever you do you probably want to start by cooking the hell of of an onion. A good caramelized onion will go a long way in making things taste more like food than merely sustenance. Also worth noting if a recipe says your beans will take an hour and a half to cook plan on at least two or three. Have fun with it and good luck.

This looks fantastic, especially the rice. I know from experience it's not always easy to make the grains long and lovely like that. I recommend getting this cookbook. It's easy to follow and the finished product is always delicious. My boyfriend's parents used to have an Indian food catering business and they gifted us this cookbook! I think the trick to good Indian food is having the right spices and being REALLY patient when you're browning the onions.

Get yourself Julia Sahni's Classic Indian Cooking book. It's a great place to start. If you're primarily into veg, another place to go would be Devi's Lord Krishna's Cuisine which is a positively massive cookbook that is great and vedic (no onions, etc. only hing).

Also, Manjula's Kitchen has some good videos.

This is one of the classic indian books. It branches into different types of indian cuisine from basics and how to make a full meal. This is the book I turn to for indian food.

https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Indian-Cooking-Julie-Sahni/dp/0688037216/
This is the only book you'll ever need on Indian cooking. Every single dish I made from this book was just perfect. It has no pictures, only a few drawings but if you stick to the recipe you'll be rewarded with the most delicious Indian food.
http://www.juliesahni.com/