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YuturnRestaurantIndianfoodmenusarevastandvaried.TheyaremysteriousandintimidatingwhenyouarenewinIndiaandprobablyforalongwhileafterwards.
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YuturnRestaurantIndianfoodmenusarevastandvaried. Theyaremysterious andintimidatingwhenyouarenewinIndiaandprobablyforalongwhile afterwards. Eatingthereisalwaysanadventure; perhapsevenalittlescaryat times, particularlyinthebeginning. Thiscuisineisfullofpossibilitiesand pitfalls. TofurtherconfusetheCollegeStudentsandOffice,Partylawn, recipes varyfromregiontoregion: whereyouwerelastthefoodwasdifferentfrom whereyougonext. YuturnarenaturallyuneasywhenconfrontedwithwhattoeatinIndia. The wordsmeannothingyoucanrelateto; you’recluelessabouttheingredients, foodpreparation, andmaybeevenwhichofthedailymealsyouareordering from. Moreoftenthannot, waitpersonsandcooksdonotspeakany (orat bestverylittle) ofyourlanguagesotheycannotanswerquestions. However, exercisingcaution (whilenotuncalledfor) canbeoverdone, and, asaresult, youwillmissoutonamazingcuisine.
It’sbeentenyearsnowsinceIbeganstudyingIndianfoodsandlearninghowIt’sbeentenyearsnowsinceIbeganstudyingIndianfoodsandlearninghow tocooksomeofmyfavourites. Andstill, Ihavemuchtolearnanddiscover, whichIfindisanexcitingchallenge. I’vetakenacoupleofcookingclasses, includingonewithLaviwhilestayingattheGovindHotelinJodhpur. Afterwards, LaviwaskindenoughtoprovideanumberofherrecipeswhichI plantoshareinthisseries. Inaddition, IlivedatagreaterNoidainthegamma2forfivemonthsduring monsoonsoneyear. DuringthattimeIatedinnerspreparedjustforthe familybyfamilymembers. Theyalsodeliveredchaitwiceaday, anddesserts, fruitsandsnackswouldappearbysurprise. Thiswasatrueadventureinfood. Nomenu. Nochoice. TheonlythingIknewwasthatthevegetableswere fresh, mostofthemcamefromfamilyandcommunitygardens. Ijustate whatthefamilydeliveredeachday. Ididn’tknowwhatIwouldhaveeach evening, butwhenthetrayarrivedIwashungryandeagertoeat. Ilovedit!
Onethingiscertain, Indianfoodsareneverboring. Theyarefullof exoticflavors, tantalizinglyaromatic, andarealwaysmadefrom scratchthatdayfromfreshlocalproducts. Inmyexperiences, other cuisinescannotcompete. WhichiswhyIdecidedtotrytodemystify theprimaryaspectsoftypicalrestaurantmenuitemsthatvisiting foreignerstoIndiawilllikelyencounter. BeginninginFebruaryIwillattempttosimplifyfrommonthtomonth thebasicmenucategories: breads, condiments, dal, paneerdishes, curriesandmasalas, ricedishes, beverages, andsoforth. Inaddition, I amcompilingaaspecificpostingaboutthespices (andherbs) in Indianrecipesandaseparateprimaryfooddictionarythatrepresents thiscuisine. Thisshouldkeepmebusy!
Inthemeantime, Iwillsharethatthefollowingfoodsaremypersonal favorites. Pakora - vegetablescoatedinaseasonedbesan (chickpeaflour) batteranddeep-fried. Paneer - afreshsoftcheesecommoninSouthAsia, especiallyinIndian, Pakistani, Afghani, Nepali, SriLankan, andBangladeshicuisines. Itisnotaged, isacid-set, anon-meltingfarmercheesemade bycurdlingheatedmilkwithfoodacidssuchaslemonjuice, vinegar, oranyother. Itresembles tofuinconsistency, butismuch, muchbetter. StuffedParatha - pan-friedIndianflatbreadstuffedwithlentilsandcookedvegetables, suchas potato, onion, cabbage, etc. servedhotwithchutney, raita, etc. Raita - acondimentmadefromcurd (atangyplainyogurt) withchoppedvegetablessuch cucumbers, greenonions, corianderandaspicyelement: cumin, cayennepepper, andgingerare common. Eatenasadip.
Dal - oftentranslatedassimplylentils, buttheyreallyreferto ‘split’ lentils, peas, chickpeas (chana), kidneybeans, etc. Whenapulseissplitinhalf, itisadal. Split mungbeansaremungdal. Asteworsoupmadewithanykindofpulse —wholeor split—isasdal (alsospelleddaal, dail, dha) Idli - asavourysteamedricecakeservedwithchutney, popularasabreakfastfood butisalsosoldbystreetvendorsasasnack. Thecakesaremadebysteaminga battermadefromfermentedblacklentilsandrice. Aloo - potatodishes. Curry & masalasauces - specificspiceblendscookedwithonions, tomatoes, peas, etc. intocreamysaucesusuallyservedoverricedishes. Jalebi - adeep-frieddessertmadefromMaidaflour (afinelymilled, wheatflour), saffron, gheeandsugar. Chai - aspicy, frothy, milky, sweethottea.
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