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INDIAN CUISINE
The way of cooking basically started form 8000 years
ago.
Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional
and traditional cuisines native to India.
The development of the modern day cooking began
form MUGHALI period.
ABOUT
The signature dishes vary according to states.
Food are mostly spicy and also sweet.
Saffron and other organic herbs are signature
touch of food.
Contd.
The cuisine of India is basically classified into
2 main cuisine.
North
South
Classification
NORTH
North Indian cuisine is distinguished by the
proportionally high use of dairy products; milk, paneer,
ghee (clarified butter), and yoghurt (yogurt, yoghourt)
are all common ingredients.
Gravies are typically dairy-based. Other common
ingredients include chilies, saffron, and nuts.
NORTH
The Mughal influence has resulted in meat-eating
habits among many North Indians.
A variety of flours are used to make different
types of breads like chapathis, rotis, phulkas,
puris and naan.
Contd.
APPETIZER
SAMOSATriangular pastries filled with vegetables, subtly flavored with spices & exotic herbs, served with
mint/yogurt chutney
CHICKEN OR PANEER TIKKA Succulent boneless breast chicken pieces or
paneer, marinated in yogurt & spices, cooked in the tandoor oven until tender, served with
mint/yogurt chutney
VEG ENTREES
Dum AlooSmall potatoes, exotically flavored with fresh
herbs & fresh ground spices, sautéed & cooked in yogurt sauce garnished with chopped
coriander leaves
Palak PaneerHomemade cottage cheese, deep-fried & cooked
in fresh pureed spinach, mildly spiced. A specialty from North India.
NON-VEG ENTREES
Lamb RoganjoshA rich lamb curry from Kashmir delicately
flavored with exotic spices cooked over slow heat.
KORMA A northern delicacy. The most popular dish to entertain guests with. Cooked with lots of yogurt, cream, coconut, rose-water and garnished with raisins, almonds and fried
onions.
• Basmati Rice• Plain Basmati rice• Peas Pilau - with fresh peas• Vegetable pilau - with mixed vegetables• Tandoori breads: Plain naan Garlic naan Roti• Cheese and Onion Kulcha Alu Paratha - potato and
herb Paratha• Lacchader - "Flaky" Side Condiments and Raitas:
Tomato and onion• "kachumber" salad Cucumber and yogurt raita"• Sweet mango "Chutney" Mango, lime and chili pickles
SIDE DISH
SOUTH
South Indian cuisine is rice based. Rice is combined with
lentils to make wonderful dosas, idlis, vadas and uttapams.
These items are glorious and delicious besides being nourishing and digestible (due to the fermenting process).
They are combined with sambhar (dal), rasam (tamarind dal), dry and curried vegetable and pachadi (yogurt).
SOUTH
Long White Grain Rice - most commonly used
Short Grain Rice - used to make sweet dishes
Round Grain Rice
DISHES
Rice with sambhar. There are many forms of rice - such
as the plain rice- ghee- boiled lentil (sadam - neai-
paruppu). coconut rice (thengai sadaam), lemon rice
(ellimbichai sadaam), tamarind rice (puliypdarai).
Rice with Rasam - Rasam is a tangy, spicy, watery and
soupy tamarind concoction which is served with rice
Three courses of rice
Yogurt with rice (thayir sadaam). This is served last to
cool the mouth and the digestive system. It may be
served with non spicy assorted vegetable dishes, namely
the aviyal (mixed vegetable stew), kari (dry masala
vegetables) & kootu (coconut & vegetable saute which
are not too wet and not too dry).
Finally the palpayasam (milk sweet) a dessert is served.
Contd.
Idli Generally comes as steamed dumplings or rice
muffins served with sambar (lentils) and coconut chutney
Vegetable CutletMix of seasonal vegetables Served with
salad
Rasa Vada / Medu Vada
lentil doughnut in spicy gravy / plain
UpmaCream-of-wheat cooked with nuts
and seasoned
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