Indian Cuisine

For Indians foods is a gift from the gods and are treated with respect. Based agmatic medical prescriptions evolved over centuries of experimental observation, Indian food is designed to nourish the body and is pleasing to the mind and eyes. Ingredients of each meal is based on six Rasas or taste sweet, salty, bitter, astringent, sour and sharp, every ingredient is believed to have particular physical benefit on application of the right proportionate use.

Indian Cuisine is considered to be one of the big three distinctive cuisine in the world, the other two are the Chinese and French.

Indian food is designed to satisfy the needs ton gue and body, from sweet to sour or bitter heat from the heat for cooling foods, from food for the body to feed the brain. Within these parameters, each region has nurtured its own culinary tastes using different combinations of spices. No country in the world has developed such a wide and tasty selection of vegetarian dishes such as India.

Characteristic of all Indian cuisine is inspired use of spices. Immense care to ensure that spices enhance rather than dominate the basic taste and not less nutritional value.

Indian curry contains pieces of mutton, chicken or fish in a sauce based on the famous onions, tomatoes, yogurt or coconut milk enriched by three 12 spices. Some of the more famous culinary traditions of India originated in the royal courts of the Mughal, in Oudh and Hyderabad. All three cuisines can be sampled at specialty restaurants and regional food festivals, to deluxe hotels keep a regular basis.

While mutton, chicken and fish are served throughout the country, the other with which they make their appearances different. In Kashmir, mutton is the main attraction in the 24-course banquet, WAZWAN, each dish is cooked on an otherwise separated from the others. Of all coastal states in the country, Goa, Kerala and Bengal Has culinary traditions with a preponderance of fish with Goa and Kerala makes ample use of coconuts. Goan seafood delights including crabs, lobsters, tiger prawns and shellfish, all accompanied by rice and washed down with excellent wine and warmouth of local manufacture. Kerala, like any other southern countries, is known for its variety of crispy pancakes - DOSA and STAEMED RICE CAKES - II from pounded rice.

DAHI (CURD) is a part of almost any Indian menu. Served to mitigate the chill "hotness" of some dishes, it is often mixed with vegetables or fruit, and is slightly spicy to create 'RAITAS "in the north and' PACHADIS 'in the south.

In many parts of the country is Thalie meals norm. these main dishes include up to a dozen dishes in individual portions, consisting of meat, chicken, vegetables - with sauce or dry legumes Accompaniments and widely proclaimed.

Some of India's best culinary traditions are smoothed tandoori cooking best known and loved. Tandoor, the Indian oven, a homely clay lined cylinder filled with seething coal. Restaurants serving Tandoori food often have a section where cooking is only by means of wielding a metal rod. Since the heat of the oven when cooking c. 600 are counted in minutes and seconds. Tandoori; meat uses no petroleum and is usually accompanied by yougart dips.

Some of India's most beloved dishes are favorites of each family as the rape KA SÅG, prepared from green leaves mustared simmered all night in a coal fire. It is only available in winter is also the exciting dishes of the Parsis. 'DHANSAK' meat cooked with five different podium and an unusual blend of spices and 'PATRANI MACHT slightly spicy fish steamed in banana leaves, are just two examples.

Chutney and pickle-sweet, sour or hot, or all three, whip the appetite and add relish to a meal. Every ingredient can be used: mint, coriander, mango, ginger and lime.

'Papad', toasted or fried savory chips are also popular meat adjuncts. Created by former rolled and dried lentils or rice dough they give crispness is considered essential to feed.

PAU BHAJI is a passion in Mumbai, where roadside stalls have a pot of simmering vegetables, served with a bun.

BHELPURI in Mumbai and Delhi are in CHAAT roadside snacks of crisp morsels tempered with piquant spices.

To describe INDIAN Sweet's as simply made of milk, less milk or cottage cheese and sugar syrup is an oversimplification of a highly specialized branch of cooking. Sweet traditions in Bengal, Bikaner and Delhi is famous throughout the country. Finally there is the ritual of meeting for-imeal PAN (betel), a must for any true connoisseur of Indian food. Praised for his stomach and medicinal properties, it is a fragrant blend of Betal leaves, aerca nut, catechu, cardamom, cloves and a choice of a whole host of other exotic ingredients with different tastes, effects, and strengths.

Non-alcoholic beverages include the national favorite in Nambu PAN a squeeze lime over sugar or salt served in water or soda Yougart and water are heavily churned buttermilk to make a delicious accessory for Indian food. Bottle of soda includes different brands of native lime, orange and cola. Other fruit-based drinks, apple, guava, mango, tomato available in tetra pack and cans.

Soda and mineral water are also widely available. India's alcoholic beverages include gin and rum, which is comparable to the finest international and whiskey. India's dozens of beer brands include very good lager and larger are available in bottles. Liquor is available at most restaurants, especially those in hotels. It is either imported or manufactured in India.

In addition there are local variations as ASHA and KASTOORI, the saffron drink in Rajasthan and Fein, the strong brew of Goa usually available in those countries.

Although the local cuisine in the region can be found at many restaurants, the cuisine of Punjab was standard Indian fare in most of the middle and high prices in restaurants across the country. Similar Udipi restaurants serving vegetarian South Indian cuisine all over India at low prices.

All major hotel offers a choice of Indian, Continental, CHIENESE, ITALAIN French and delights in the specialty restaurants.

Western style confectionery-chocolates, cakes, pastries and "iarzipan are available in the bakery confectioneries in all metro cities.

TEA: The cup that cheers is a must for millions across the world every rooming and Assam is a leader in the production of tea.

Indian Tea! Flavor of Darjeeling and Assam tea has reached across ands in all Continental. A cup of tea that cheers and anxieties. Tea is an ideal drink to the files to the healthy-lifestyle 'minds the Sprits calms mind, prevents sleep, informs and refreshes the body and clears the perceptive faculties. Tea is taken in various forms as a health risk giving drink with and without milk and sugar.

Readily available everywhere in India and on footpaths, from small restaurants to restaurants in five-star hotels, bus depots, at taxi stands, train stations, airports and in the place you name it.