Introduction:
India has a diverse dishes and food recipes influenced by its geography, history and culture. Various cuisines have different and unique tastes. Indian cuisines are classified into south, north, east and western also. Some dishes descriptions are as follows:
Southern cuisines: Southern cuisines include mainly fermented food like Idli, Dosa, Vada, Aappe, Uttapam etc.
Idli: Idli is made up of fermented rice and some cereals. Make a paste of them and steam it and enjoy with coconut chutney.
Dosa: Dosa is mostly famous in Karnataka. particularly in cities like Udupi and Mysore. a modern Dosa with potato filling was cooked in the temple. however this dish is enjoyed in various regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra region.
Northern cuisines: Northern cuisines including thick curries, Tandoori, Flatbreads and Gravies such as Butter chicken, Paneer Tikka, Chhole Bhature, Dal Makhani and Stuffed Breads such as Aloo Paratha. Wheat bread like Naan, Roti. Rice dishes such as Biryani etc.
Chhole Bhature: spicy chickpea curry with deep fried bread. Dal Makhani: Dal Makhani is most famous in Punjab. This dish is made with whole Urad Dal and kidney beans and is popular throughout North India.
Naan: Naan originated in Persia and was introduced to India by Mughals. Naan is made up with leavened dough, also baked within a tandoor. And eaten with dishes like Chhole, Dal Makhani.
Eastern cuisines: East Indian food includes lots of variety of regional cuisines, from the mountainous regions of the Northeast to the more coastal regions such as Odisha and Bengal. Characteristics of this food are rice as a staple, fishes and regional spices like mustard oil and bamboo shoots. Sweets like Mishti Doi.
Mishit doi: Mishti doi is prepared by boiling milk. It is slightly thickened, sweetening it with sugar or brown sugar or khejur gura (date molasses), and the milk ferments overnight.
Fish Curry: This is Machar jhol or Bengali fish curry. This curry uses Mustard oil for flavourful curry.
Western cuisines: Western indian cuisines are spicy and flavourful which include Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji, Mutton curry, Misal Pav, Panipuri. And sweets like Puran Poli, khir, Shrikhand, Modak etc.
Vada Pav: Vada Pav mainly famous in Mumbai city.Vada is prepared from boiled potato covered with Besan and Deep fried. Pav is a small round shaped bread . The combination of Vada and this Bread with flavored chutney are so delicious.
Mutton curry: Mutton curry, Dry Mutton, white steav (pandhara rassa) specially occurs in kolhapur city.
Modak: Modak mainly originated in maharashtra. The method of cooking depends on regional differences. The common variety is called Ukadiche Modak. The steamed Modak is made with rice flour and filled with coconut and Jaggery powder.
Among all this dishes which one is your favourite? Drop in the comment section.
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