India is a mystical land and equally mystifying are its attributes. The Indian Culinary cauldron is noting short of being remarkable. The delicacies of India are redolent and mouthwatering. Indian meals are as different as regions, cultures, geography and climate of India. Each state of India is a proud chef of unique savories. With each changing season mother nature gives us new vegetables specific to that particular season. Traversing in India is incomplete without trying out the local delicacies of the place. Indian cuisines are considered to be one of the tantalizing cuisines in the world.
There are restaurants - small and big and local food joints that take care of gourmets. And giving a treat to your taste buds by the road side food joints has been one of the most exciting things to while traveling in India. The spices in Indian cuisines exhilarates the appetite. The overwhelming flavor and aroma of a dish is just intensified by the liberal use of spices and condiments. But these spices are not just for adding taste but they also have nutritive and gastronomic values. Besides spices, the concoction of an Indian platter also includes medium of cooking. Indian meals are prepared in various mediums like ghee, oil, butter, curd and coconut milk.
Mughlai, Tandoori, Charcoal Barbeque Grill and Indian Curries are some of the specialty dishes of India. The influences of foreign culinary arts have been liberally adopted and assimilated in culinary delights of India. Feasting is a major element during any occasion – whether it is a child's birth, his annprashan ceremony (a ceremony held when a child is given solid food for the first time), his mundan ceremony (a ceremony when a child's birth hair are cut), even at a death. No festival and festivity goes without feasting in India.
Let me now name some of the most popular and most delectable delicacies of India. Visit the state of Jammu and Kashmir and you will have the elaborate Wazwaan. Travel in Punjab and try Sarso ka saag and makke ki roti, lassi, chole kulche. Come to Bengal and enjoy dishes of rice and fish. Coming to Rajasthan, you can relish Daal-bati-churma, Laal Maans,khasta Kachori, moong ki daal ka halwa (brimming up with desi ghee). The Awadhi delights like Tunde Kebbabs, Nargisi Kofta, rumali roti are not less popular. Who can forget the famous chatt, samosa and parathanas of Delhi.
The snacks of Maharashtra like Bhel puri, Paav Bhaji, Misal Paav, Bangda Fry are worth trying. Going to Andhra Pradesh! Do check out Hyderabadi Biryani besides other veg and non-veg preparations, for sure. The spicy Goan cuisine is well moderated with feni. Traveling in Southern part of India like Tamil Nadu and Kerala will serve you with Idli, Dosa, Sambhar, Rasam, dishes of coconut and rice. The pickles, papad, chutneys, salads and buttermilk go by almost every serving of Indian meal.
Your visit to India will undoubtedly pep up if you try the delicacies of India. So here is “India on a Platter” for you.
Swati
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