Flavours Of India

Authentic Indian food today ranks among the famous cuisines of the world from places like France, Italy, Japan, China and others. Tradition of Indian cooking is counted among the great culinary traditions in the world. The cuisines reflect the many different cultures of the place with tremendous diversity. Yet the style of cooking shows some unique bond which every region share. Whether you talk of the exquisite vegetarian dishes or the rich and flavored non-vegetarian dishes, you have the concoction of different types of ingredients, spices and flavors.

Each region of India has its own specialty which is inspired by race, history, religion and geography. For instance, the Rajasthan cuisines make use of more milk and milk products than water due to scarcity of water in the place. The Punjabi food reflects the vibrant culture of the place, the tradition of people who love variety and want food filled with not only nutritious ingredients but also some amount of love by which they are prepared.

The secret of Indian style of cooking is the use of spices. Always being hot filled with chilly varieties, spices Indian food is also a complement for the blend of sauces that are used while preparing the recipes. The tradition of Indian cooking is an art and you would have great experience in cooking Indian food. Right from planning your recipe to collection of ingredients in right amount to blending of spices, simmering, steaming and stirring, the cooking is an activity that would enjoy the most.

The good thing about Indian cooking is that it is neither complex nor confusing. You don’t have to work too hard to prepare them. Just you need some patience preparing the spice blend and collect some ingredients for them. You have to be very specific while you cook Indian food for the real taste. For example you must use coconut oil for South Indian dishes to get the real taste and pure mustard oil to get the flavor of Bengal and East.

The traditions of Indian cooking have seen both vegetarian and non-vegetarian style of cooking. There are some recipes or dishes which require not a contemporary roaster or micro-woven, but the burning coal or a perfect fire place to roast them. For instance you can prepare tandori chicken in a woven but the taste of it roasted in a hearth has a different feeling.

Indian cooking thus involves all types of cooking- frying, boiling, steaming, roasting and low steam frying. There are few recipes where banana leaves are used to steam meat and fishes. Your mouth would just water while you see them prepared!

With the advent of foreign fashion brands and their flashy hoardings and thin super model all playing well in them, everyone gets keen to shed those extra kilos of their body to attain the same looks. Every single one reminisces- I want to look like those super modes but failed to realize that their body isn’t that type.

This sometimes makes these self confessed chocoholic and junk food addicts to survive on boiled food and vegetable juices, for entire year thus ultimately making them appear emaciated and like a dead duck just for the purpose of tearing down the weight. some confidently opt for the internationally popular Atkins diet, which focuses on loading up on proteins and small amount of carbohydrates., but these group of people too failed to understand that even strict adherence to this diet too does not guarantee you the wishful effects. Other times, many hang about on every fad diet so that they can mange to loose a bit of their weight but soon after they gain back again.

If you are also worried that your diet plans may doom too, then don’t be despair. Here lies the solution. You can go for customized food plan. But make sure before implementing on it, to get it ideally prepared by qualified professionals keeping in mind your individual lifestyle and medical history in mind. Given below are some popular diets:

Atkins diet

This popular diet belongs to the low carbohydrate plan. But this high protein and fat diet can lead to damaged kidneys, elevated blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol. It can also cause gout and constipation.

Blood type diet

This diet advocates eating food according to your blood group. For e.g. those with blood group B (negative) should not go for tomatoes, wheat, moong dal and bananas. It is practically very hard to follow because it requires meticulous planning, to avoid s wide range of food groups. Besides, such blanket ban on food types can cause vitamin deficiencies.

Vegan diet

This is pure vegetarian diet which avoids animal and dairy products. It’s tough to follow, when dairy products forms an intrinsic part of Indian meals. More significantly, this can lead to vitamin B12 and vitamin D3 deficiencies.

South beach diet

This diet avoids cereals and fruits and concentrates on proteins. But the imbalance can lead to constipation, acidity and gout.