Flavours Of India

Indian food finds a good place in the menu of so many famous restaurant and food joints when a majority of population in the world is making their ways of life totally vegetarian. Indian food is known for their both vegetarian and non vegetarian styles of cooking. But what attract most people to it are the richness, nourishment and taste that is maintained even in vegetarian dishes. Perhaps no other country or place could have such delicious vegetarian food as prepared in India.

The common image of vegetarian food in the West is that - they are tasteless, full of green vegetables, and some cream on them for beating the raw taste. This is what is actually thought about vegetable dishes in most countries in the west. They either boil the vegetables with some salt or serve with cream, sausage or other ingredients. But when you come to India and taste the vegetarian dishes, the whole concept of vegetarian food as tasteless plates change. They can be more delicious and aromatic than non-vegetarian food.

The India vegetarian food has touch of its culture, place and people. Almost every corner of the nation has some famous vegetarian dishes. They are not simple bowel filled with vegetables made without any sort of delicacy. Rather they are more nutritious, rich and healthy food than non-vegetarian dishes. For instance you take the example of –mixed vegetable’ a special item prepared where more than 4-5 vegetables are used and cheese or Soya is used for additional touch. You won’t believe the aroma of the vegetable dish to be a vegetarian one. It smells better than any meat prepared dish.

The rich aroma of Indian food is due to the use of spices of different kinds. You can now learn about them and prepare within your home some famous vegetarian dishes. Prepare a dish and make your children and husband relish on it. They would find it difficult to believe that it is actually a vegetarian dish. It is the exotic style of Indian cooking with use of spices, ghee, and butter that make them so delectable.

The variety of Indian style of cooling of vegetarian food never makes anything monotonous. You have varied styles of cooking which are diverse and distinct. If you have tried some North Indian Punjabi Vegetarian food, you can now try with some Bengali vegetarian food which are known for their taste and mouth water aroma; then you have the South Indian dishes, the Goan recipes, Gujarati food, Maharashtrian exclusive dishes, or Kashmiri vegetarian dishes, sweets prepared from vegetables like carrots, beats, berries and others.

Every state or region of India has its own specialty of preparing large number of dishes. Whether you talk of Northern Punjabi food, or western Gujarati, Maharashtrian Food or Western Bengali or Assamese Food, Or the South Indian delicacies; you always have something new to discover. New taste, new recipes, new ways of cooking and new ingredients used. This versatility of Indian vegetarian or non-vegetarian food is slowly gaining global attention. Here are few regions food which are famous for their exotic recipes and style of cooking.

Bengali Food:

The Bengali food is known for their sweet dishes made from cottage cheese. Their famous dishes include fish items prepared in variety of recipes. Some famous Bengali food that are relished through out India are – Fish Curry, Aloo Posto, Luci Baji, sweets like Rasosollas, Sansdesh, Misti Dai, Chum Chum and others. Food buffs love gulping down the Bengali recipes prepared with complete Begali touch.

Punjabi Food:

Perhaps no other food from India is as famous as Punjabi delicacies. Punjabi Food has found its position in the menu of lots of renowned restaurants across the world. The Punjabi food is known for their richness and the use of butter and ghee. They mostly accompany gravy. They are simply healthy, delicious, and have some sort of fascination when they are put in front of you. The famous Punjabi food items are- shahi paneer, matar paneer, dal makhani, lassi, chicken tandoori, butter chicken, tikkas and kababs, and to name a few. Their bread of different styles like tandori, missi roti, naan, and butter roti too are famous throughout India and the world.

The Striking Goan Food:

If there is a place for which suits best for a relaxing mood, having the best wine on your table and some wonderful recipes, then it has to be Goa. The beach state of India is famous for their Portuguese legacy and the multiculture hub. The place attracts tourists not only for its famous beaches, night outs, and fine wine, but also for the food it serves having true touch of India and Portuguese blended together. You will find hundreds and thousand dishes of fishes, sea food, chicken, mutton and beef items in this heaven of tourists.

Gujarati Food:

The Gujarati are famous for some of their spicy delicacies like dohkla, papad and curd. The foods of Gujarat are prepared taking note of nourishment and balance of everything. Their famous sweet is basundi which is known for its mouth water taste. Their staple diet consists of rice, dal, chapatti, kachumbar (mixed vegetable salad), different types of vegetable dishes and others.

This is not the end. There are still more types of Indian food which you can have in the menu of Indian dishes. They very famous of them are – South India food, Maharashtrian Food, Hyderabadi delicacies, Specialties of Kerala, and alike. Pickles, chutneys, and other additional appetizers are famous items of Indian food which find their position in almost all types of Indian foods.