Indian Traditional Food

 Indian Traditional Food

Indian food is varied not only in its flavors but also in its making methods, however, there are tones of varied cultures which have their own different way to blend with Indian herbs and spices.

Also, the 'Indian traditional food' is nothing special without its herbs as well as spices, as herbs and spices are certainly the main heroes of Indian food that provides perfection to any recipe. The biggest advantage of Indian food is its existence in a wide variety which provides lots and lots of choices from which anyone can choose. The Northern region is famous for its tandoori as well as korma dishes; the Southern region is famous for its hot and spicy flavors; the Eastern region is famous for chili curries; the Western region is famous for its seafood and lastly, the Central region is a bunch of all goodnesses. It is still evolving in today's times by adapting the new ideas from other societies like the northern food is highly influenced by the rule of Mughals. Delving into India's culinary traditions, the core of its traditional meal are lentils (dal), rice, and roti (flatbread), however, to make a complete traditional meal, these main elements come together with vegetable dishes, sometimes meat, chicken, fish or seafood dish, with the bunch of garnishes such as 'achaar' (pickle) and chutneys.
Indian food is gaining popularity among many nations as it is rich in its flavorings and not only rich in flavorings, it also has different methods to cook as well as to represent the Indian Taste. 

Eastern Food

East India comprises West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and Orissa. Here we found a huge number of beaches as well as mountains together with a city with the highest rainfall in the world i.e. Cherrapunji.

Here are the seven best food types from East India:

Litti Chokha:

Litti Chokha is a famous dish from Bihar, it is a perfect dish to show its prudence.

Litti is a ball of dough stuffed with sattu and roasted until cooked, dipped in desi ghee, while chokha is a blend of baingan (eggplant), tomatoes, potatoes with a pinch of spices and garnishes.

 

Rosugulla:

One of the most famous sweet all across the globe. Rosugulla/rasgulla is a prestigious dish from Bengal. This is paneer and chena based sweet dish that is prepared while every festival as well as occasions. 

Dalma:

It is a traditional recipe from Odisha, which is rich in nutritional values in which the chickpeas are cooked with raw papayas. potatoes with a balanced flavor from other spices. It is very easy to make and can serve anytime.

Momos:

Scrumptious stuffed dumplings with different stuffings of ground meat, vegetables are from Sikkim which is enjoyed not only enjoyed by kids but by adults too. These come in a wide variety such as fried momos, tandoori momos, chocolate momos, cheese momos, and lots more.

Western Food

Indian western food is derived from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Goa. You will surely notice a common characteristic i.e. diversity between all and not only diversity in cultures but you'll find the diversities of climates, foods, spices and of everything.

Here are some popular dishes from West India:

Methi ka Thepla:

This is the proud dish from Gujarat made from fenugreek (methi leaves), flour, ginger, garlic, green chilies, coriander powder, sugar, and salt, together kneaded to form a thick dough which further rolled to form round tortillas(parathas).

Gatte ki sabzi:

It is a traditional Rajasthani dish that is presented on every occasion or even presented without any occasion with parathas.' Gatte' are the rounds of gram flour dipped in thick and spicy curd gravy.

Zunka Bhakri:

It is a popular Maharashtrian sabzi made from chickpeas and besan flour with red chilies, turmeric powder, curry leaves which combined stirred in the water together with cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, chilies, and other spices.

Goan Fish Curry:

It is an absolutely easy recipe that anyone can prepare at home. It is a flavored blend of coconut and tamarind with red chilies, spices, and herbs. They eat this delicious meal with rice or can serve with tortilla also.