How Indian food is considered to be different from cuisines of other countries?

There is no denying the fact that variety of Indian cuisines prepared across the country is very different from cuisines from other parts of the world. This is witnessed not only in taste, but also how it is cooked as well as the preparation method involved. A unique and perfect blend has been represented by the different traditions and cultures that are being followed by the people here for ages. Moreover, Indian food is influenced by several civilizations that had come here for business as well as to rule the country. It only has led to the evolving of different types of interesting and unique cuisines that have only become world popular. Getting to know about the cuisines prepared in the different parts of the country will help to understand the richness of culinary culture that the country boasts about and how food is enjoyed here.

Foods prepared in different regions of the country

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• North Indian food:
  • Kashmiri cuisines are influenced from Central Asia. They are prepared with their main course being rice. Another item ‘Saag’ is prepared with leafy green vegetable known as ‘Hak’.
  • Chapati or roti is the staple food in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and prepared with flours like wheat, besan, maida, etc. Naan, rumali roti and tandoori roti are also enjoyed here. Mughal influence is more in this part of the country.
• South Indian food: The South Indian states are known to make good use of spices, coconuts and fishes.
  • Tamil Nadu dishes make use of tamarind in almost every dish prepared that imparts sourness to it. It clearly distinguishes Tamilian food from that of other cuisines.
  • Chilliest are used excessively in Andhra Cuisines.
  • Popular Keralian dishes are Malabar fried prawns, lamb stew, idlis, appams, rice puttu, fish molie, dosas, etc. Sweetened coconut milk is another popular item here.
  • West Indian food: Desert cuisine is quite popular in this region and comes with unique and exotic taste.
    • Rajasthan and Gujarat represent distinct desert flavor.
    • Food in Maharashtra is combination of both south and north cooking styles and flavors. Both wheat and rice is used as staple diet.
    • Mumbai’s coastline boasts of variety of fish related dishes. Pomfret, prawn and Bombay duck are the popular varieties here.
    • Goanese food has Portugal influence in its cooking style. Few popular dishes prepared in this beautiful beach state is sorpotel, sweet & sour vindaloo, egg molie and duck baffad.
  • East India food: Notable cooking styles in this region are the Bengali and Assamese. Typical Bengali food is delicious combination of rice and fish of different varieties. ‘Hilsa’, specially prepared fish food is done by wrapping it within pumpkin leaf to cook. Bamboo shoot is also popular in this region for cooking. Milk base sweets like chena jelapi, rosogolla, sandesh, cham cham, etc. are famous here.

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