Niles is not too far from both the Indian/Pakistani area on Devon, as well as the Korean area of Chicago, probably about a 15 minute drive to either.
Kahn BBQ is a favorite pakastani place of mine (and most of us on LTH). While I'm not too familiar with the area around Niles, I know there are decent korean restaurants around the H-Mart there, as well as the food court within H-Mart itself which I've eaten at plenty of times, and never been disappointed.
Not sure what you meant by start easy, but I think the best way be introduced to any type of food would be to organize an LTH event! This way you'd have people knowledgeable about the menu to order with, plus you'd get to try more things eating as a group. I would be more than happy to join you for a dinner to either korean or indian.
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
-Mark Twain