One of the most satisfying ways to start is with some of the quick flatbreads, and sauce or chutney - a warm chapati with a raita sauce is simple and divine:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/85469/indian-chapati-bread/
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/raita-indian-yogurt-cucumber-condiment
And if you ever get to an Indian grocery store, you can buy packages of “Papadum” - really thin discs made of black lentil flour that seem like rice paper; and when you toss one into hot fat, it puffs up into a delightful cracker-like bread.
I made puri from a recipe in a ladies' magazine about 50 years ago. It called for yogurt in the dough and it was crisp and delicious. That was my last attempt at making Indian food. My husband's former roommate is from Trinidad and they made some Indian dishes for us which were very good. Since we live in a rural area of TN, we don't get the opportunity to shop for different ethnic foods, but we can get some less commonly found herbs and spices if we drive about 70 miles to stores in a more densely populated area. Learning about seasoning sounds like fun.