Food is the necessity of life. But in India, people live to eat, that’s right. India with its incredible diversity offers wide variety of food choices. With different regions favouring different geographical factors, the food choices also varies in every part of India. Food is perhaps one of the many things that weave Indians in one thread. Forget three course meals; you will be showered with a large assortment of dishes which can be consumed anytime, anywhere. However, what’s typical of all the Indian dishes is the rich taste of locally prepared spices, which infuses a delectable aroma in them.
Bengali Food Bengali dishes can never be cooked without panchphoron - the five essential spices, namely mustard, fenugreek seed, cumin seed, aniseed, and black cumin seed. Known for its perfect blend of sweet and spicy flavours, Bengali dishes are good enough to treat your taste buds. The staple food here is rice and fish. Other famous dry dishes are Begun Bhaja (crunchy fried eggplant snack), Luchi (small chapattis made of maida), Tangra Macher Jhol (spicy Catfish curry) and Ilish Macher Jhol (pungent fish curry). Also, how can one miss out on Bengali sweets including Rasgulla (a syrupy dessert made from fresh curd cheese), Sandesh (made of milk, sugar and paneer) and Mishti Doi (sweet curd).
Gujarati Food Gujaratis are strictly vegetarian and the traditional Gujarati Food is served in a silver plate with a number of silver bowls. Some of the must try dishes in Gujarat are Dhokla (made of fermented rice and split chickpeas), Handva (single layered thick bread), Thepla (made of wheat, spices and Green leafy Fenugreek mixed well in dough) and Kadhi (made with a combination of Yogurt, butter milk, gram flour/maize flour and rich spices).
Punjabi Food The locals of Punjab love their food. It is believed that for Punjabis (as the locals here are called) their food plays a major role in all the spheres of their life. People here prefer more of non-vegetarian dishes. Butter Chicken (chicken cooked with rich spices and lots of butter), Chicken Curry with Tomatoes (chicken cooked in tomatoes and delectable spices), Chicken Tikkas (roasted chunks of chicken in a spicy sauce), Tandoori Chicken (marinated chicken cooked in clay oven) and Amritsari Fish (fish prepared with spicy Punjabi spices), are some of the popular dishes here.
Rajasthani Food Rajasthan offers a wide range of mouth-watering dishes. Rajasthanis are known for using ghee in most of their dishes. Some of the must try Rajasthani dishes include Gatte ki Sabzi (flour balls and tangy gravy made up of buttermilk and spices), Rajasthani Kadhi (made of buttermilk, gram flour, spices and ghee), Dal-Bati (unleavened bread prepared from whole wheat flour and fillings of onions and peas) and Laal Maas (a fiery combination of mutton, hot spices and a burst of red chillies). Mawa Kachori of Jodhpur, Ghevar of Jaipur and Malpuas of Pushkar are the desserts here that will surely lure you.
South Indian Food The South Indian cuisine brings to you a melange of rice and lentils. Also, whether it is dosa (kind of pancake made of rice and urad beans), vada (fried doughnut looking snacks), idli (cake made of rice) or uttapam (a thick pancake topped with vegetables of your choice), Sambar (a lentil-based vegetable stew) is a must with all the South Indian dishes. For the non-veg lovers, dishes like Ayila Porichathu (fish marinated in lip-smacking spices) and Kozhikode Biryani (rice cooked with meat and locally found spices) are must try. Also, for those with a sweet tooth, Thengai Paal Payasam (cooked in milk sweetened with sugar), Palkova (thickened milk sweetened with sugar) and Mysore Pak (a mix of gram flour, cardamom, sugar, and ghee) are good enough to fall for gluttony.
South Asia is home to solid one-third of the world’s population. The region is home to the highest and the second highest mountain peaks of the world Everest and K2. Housing marvels such as the Taj Mahal, Ajanta, Sigiriya, Timpu, and Taxila, the heritage and cultures of the region date back thousands of years.
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