Wonderful Varieties Of Indian Recipes

Posted July 7, 2010 at 2:40 am

Indian food is clearly renowned globally because of its awesomeness in terms of taste and in terms of variety of cuisines. The fact that you can find Indian food in just about any of the restaurants around the world show that its flavor and aroma can hardly be compared with any other kind of food.

Indian cuisines are divided into four based on the four geographic regions and each of them has distinct characteristics. Many have categorized these four Indian cuisines as South, North, West and also East Indian cuisines. In this article we will take a brief gander on each of these cuisines.

It's good to start with the North Indian cuisines. North India is known to have extreme climates and has abundant supply of vegetables and fruits. Central Asia had some degree of influence on the food and even the culture of North India. Nuts as well as food that are dried seem to be used mostly here and there's constantly that adding of cream, ghee and even yoghurt in the sweet dishes of North India. The region is rich in vegetable and consequently there are plenty of vegetarian dishes in North India. Rice is not consumed in this region as much as it is in other parts of India. Bread, naans, rothis, parathas and kulchas are more prevalent. The spices that are most commonly used here include red chillies, coriander, turmeric and even garam masala. If you are looking for some popular cuisines in North India, they include Tandoori Chicken, Punjabi Chole , Dal Makhani as well as Lassi Patial.

Southern India has a hot and humid climate and with many of the regions being coastal there is plenty of rainfall during monsoons. This, as well as a fruitful soil, assist in the production of abundant fruits and even vegetables. Rice is chiefly the main food in this region of India while the supplementary food is obviously rothis. Two of the very common soups that can be found in just about any meal mixed in rice in the Southern part of India include Sambhar and Rasam. The food in some southern regions like Andhra Pradesh tends to be very pungent and spicy. The much preferred spices in this area include mustard, chillies, tamarind and curry leaves. Some examples of the common south Indian snacks include dosa, vada, idli and payasam. Dosa is the Indian version of a thin pancake and is made from rice and black lentils. It is mostly a breakfast meal as well as being very rich in carbohydrates and even proteins. Idli is said to be the version of the Indian pancake that is thicker and it is made from lots of rice and even fermented part of black lentils. Chutney as well as sambhar are used to serve both dosa and even idli.

The East Indian Cuisines are somewhat influenced by the Chinese and Mongolians. East India is known for its sweet dishes and the number of dessert recipes in this region is huge. Many of the people in this region seem to prefer steaming and frying their food and the staple food here is rice. Yoghurt and even Milk are made use of in great quantity while the spices which are utilized similar to the ones used in South India. The popular vegetarian dishes that are in this region of India are Thukpa, Momos as well as Sandesh.

The Western part of India has dry as well as hot weather and the diversity of the vegetables is inadequate; but that doesn't seem to affect the lavishness and surplus of its cuisines. Rajasthani dishes are spicy while Gujurat is renowned for its delicious sweet dishes. The main food of this region devolves on the cuisine and, without doubt, bread/rothis and bread are eaten here in the same way.