Photo credit: Suresh Hinduja for Hyatt Bangalore
Wazwan is a multi-course meal in Kashmiri cuisine prepared using lamb or chicken. The lavish meal is normally cooked during celebrations.
Rogan josh (Kashmir)
Rogan Josh is an integral part of Kashmiri cuisine. Wazwan is incomplete without this richly flavoured, spicy lamb curry.
Bisi Bele bhath from Karnataka
A wholesome lentil-rice meal, Bisi bele bhath has its origin in Mysore. It takes as many as 30 ingredients to perfect this recipe:)
Authentic Andhra meal
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Lavish use of spices, seafood (in non-veg variation), lentils, rice, pickles and chutneys occupy the largest place in Andhra thali.
Assamese thali
Assamese food is simple with exotic, bold flavours. Sour vegetables, duck and pigeon make the meal different from the rest of India.
Goan Pork vindaloo
A fiery, spicy dish from Goa, Pork Vindaloo is popular globally. Vindaloo is served with pork in authentic Goan restaurants. Though ‘aloo’ means potato, the original recipe doesn’t contain potatoes. Restaurants in the UK serve potato-version of Vindaloo.
Maharashtrian poha
Poha is a low-calorie breakfast of flattened rice rinsed and mixed with spices and nuts. Garnished with coriander leaves, poha is a delicious meal when cooked to perfection.
Rajasthani thali
Rajasthani food is influenced by the lack of water in the state. The dishes that stay fresh for long and can be eaten without heating are the speciality of this region. Dal-baati-churma, gatte ki sabzi, bajra roti, kachoris are the best things to try.
Gujarati Khaman dhokla
Fermented gram flour and yoghurt batter is steamed, tempered with mustard seeds and served with coconut/coriander chutney.
Masala Dosa
Most popular south Indian delicacy, dosa is prepared by making a thin crust of rice and lentils. A filling of potato/onion/paneer, spices and herbs are folded in the crust. Dosa is served with sambar and coconut chutney.
Hyderabadi Biryani
A speciality from Hyderabad, Hyderabadi Biryani is cooking rice with meat, spices, saffron, curd and a lot of ghee. Hyderabadi biryani is believed to have been originated in the kitchen of Nizam of Hyderabad.
My God, this is such a drool-worthy post. Love the pictures Aditi, well described
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Thanks Vartika π
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You made me drool for your entire post love and on a more serious note made us feel so proud of the rich diversity we have
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Diversity reflects in our food that’s more receptive than any other thing Indian π€£
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This is going to be the best post in your A2Z series. The pictures made me hungry and I am drooling over them.
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Thanks π
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Wow post for a foodie like me.photos are adding to my hunger as I am fasting today. Yes food binds us all. Humanity is in giving food to the needy.
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Same feeling π
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Oh God. It was a bad idea to read your delicious post on an empty stomach!
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Hehe π
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There you go! Was waiting for the food post π The pics are yummy but where’s the dessert π
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Lol π I’m not a fan of desserts. Forgot to serve this time π€£
BTW, thanks for reminding me about the food post!
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Pleasure is all mine π My dinner is incomplete without a sweet!
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*’Looking for desserts to compile in a post’π
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Maybe S for sweet tooth π
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Right at the dinner time I am reading this post of yours now, I don’t feel like having my dal rice and aloo fry.. π π
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π After writing this post, I was craving for something special, so cooked an elaborate dinner π π
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hahaha has to be π
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I am fascinated by regional cuisines – not just in India but around the world. It’s so interesting to see how the various dishes evolved. Though “Fusion Restaurants” are a relatively recent phenomenon here in name we’ve been doing it for centuries. Now I’m really hungry.
Have you had the chance to watch Raja Rasoi aur Anya Kahaniyaan? The first series was on Netflix here and it was amazing. That said it made me so hungry to watch that for the first time, practicing Hindi made me gain weight!
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I haven’t watched Raja Rasoi aur….
But I’m fascinated by the knowledge of Hindi you possess. Kudos to you for expanding your knowledge to the extent it makes an impact.
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Thank you – feedback like that is extremely encouraging.
It was really hard to study at the beginning. I think for a year or more I couldn’t even put together a simple sentence. But once I got past that it became addictive. I’m happy with where I am but really want to know more. At the moment I can speak fairly well to my friend’s five year old son and that just makes me want to be able to speak well to older people as well.
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Awww… I’m hungry now. Being away from India two things I miss the most, one is family and other is street food. Whenever we visit India first thing we do is exploring various food options around the street.
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Enjoy π
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Your pics are making me hungry. Drool worthy post.
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Thanks Suhasini π
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Awesome clicks! Drool-worthy post and I just fell like rewinding time and joining you for the meals π Good work!
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Thanks for the information , and for the gorgeous pictures that made me drool away!
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Thanks for visiting Mayuriπ
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