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Indian cuisine

Indian cuisine. Indian cuisine has been influenced by a 5000 year history of various groups and cultures to the diversity of flavours and regional cuisines in modern - day India. hISTORY. In Vedic times, a normal diet consisted of fruit, vegetables,

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Indian cuisine

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  1. Indian cuisine Indian cuisine has been influenced by a 5000 year history of various groups and cultures to the diversity of flavours and regional cuisines in modern - day India

  2. hISTORY In Vedic times, a normal diet consisted of fruit, vegetables, grain, dairy products, honey, poultry and other sorts of meat. Over time some segments of population embraced vegetarianism.

  3. Six Tastes Astringent Sour Salty Spicy Bitter Sweet

  4. Six Tastes Sweet Bitter Sour Spicy Astringent Salty

  5. Regional Tastes and flavours Like India Indian cuisine is varied, diverse and distinct. In India recipes are handed down from mother to daughter, from generation to generation. Indian cuisine uses an extensive variety of herbs, spices and ingredients.

  6. Regional Tastes and flavours

  7. Four distinct regional cuisines in India

  8. INGREDIENTS The staples ofIndian cuisine are pearl millet, rice, whole wheat flour, and a variety of pulses, of which the most central are red lentils, Bengal gram, pigeon pea or yellow gram, black gram, and green gram.

  9. Basic indian spices

  10. Basic indian spices

  11. Eating Habits People in India consider a healthy breakfast important.

  12. Etiquette of Indian Dining Hot food is served on banana leaves.

  13. Conclusion Indian cuisine is also known for widespread practice of vegetarianism in Indian society.

  14. The spice trade between India and Europe is often cited as the main catalyst for Europe`s Age of Discovery. —The End—

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