Indian Recipes, Food And Culture

Recipes, Food And Culture Of India

India is a very large South Asian country with a population estimated at one billion inhabitants, the majority being Hindus and a significant minority of Muslims and Buddhists. Indian cuisines are therefore greatly influenced by religious and geographical conditions with four different climates and very different foods available. In Northern India wheat grows well and chapati (flat bread made from dough of flour and water) are eaten with thick curry sauce. In Southern India, rice is the main staple food, often eaten with fish and vegetable dishes. Religious differences contribute to the difference between the Hindu and Muslim cuisine. Islam forbids the eating of pork, while Hindus regard the cow as a sacred animal and will not eat beef. Instead they eat vegetarian food. Other minorities practice a cuisine different from others. In short the different cuisines found in India depend on religious beliefs and on geographical and climatic factors. Notwithstanding these differences, on common denominator lies at the heart of Indian cooking. It is the extensive use of spices. Nearly every family cherishes the recipes for spice mixtures which are centuries old and often handed down the generations.

  1. Curry Chicken Wings

  2. Dry Mutton Curry

  3. Kheema

  4. Moghul Roast Chicken

  5. Fried Mixed Vegetables

  6. Tandoori Fish

  7. Egg Plant Shrimp Curry

  8. Lamb Meat Rice

  9. Aroma Stewed Lamb

  10. Spicy Meatball Curry

  11. Minced Meat And Potato Curry

  12. Chicken With Cumin

  13. Ladies Fingers With Shrimp Curry

  14. Spicy Dry Chicken

  15. Curry Fish With Egg Plants

  16. Indian Curry Chicken

  17. Vegetable Fritters Pakoras

  18. Spicy Spinach And Potatoes

  19. Spicy Yoghurt Rice

  20. Spiced Shrimps And Skewered Beef

  21. Vermicelli Pudding With Raisins

  22. Indian Steamed Rice Cakes

  23. Almond Rice Pudding

  24. Egg Less Fruit Cake

  25. Chicken Goulash In Creamy Gravy

  26. Spicy Vegetable Stew

  27. Indian Fish And Vegetables Curry

  28. Fresh Mint Chutney

  29. Spicy Mutton Tomato Curry

  30. Minced Mutton Curry

  31. Bengal Chicken Curry

  32. Cauliflower In Yoghurt

  33. Spicy Fish Roast

  34. Madras Stick Curry

  35. Hot Beef Curry


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