Showing posts with label indian food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indian food. Show all posts

Saturday, 21 September 2013

Delicious Dessert for Poornalu



The Poornalu also known as the Sugiyan or Boorelu is a delicious Indian dish. Although it is usually prepared differently in different parts depending on traditions this dish never fails to wow most people with its exquisite taste and rich flavors. Primarily made from the popular Chana dal and regular rice these kind of simple recipes is a blend of fascinating flavors and aromas that has seen it gain increasing popularity even outside India in recent times. To make this intriguing dish at home you can follow a list of easy steps and instructions expounded in the simple recipe below without any trouble.


Ingredients
1 2/3 cups rice flour
1/2 cup black gram or Urad dal
Pinch of salt
1 1/4 cups Bengal gram or Channa Dal
3/4 cup grated jaggery (granulated sugar can be substituted)
1 1/4 cups fresh grated coconut
1 teaspoon cardamom powder

1) Soak rice and the Urad Dal overnight or for at least 8 hours. 

2) Grind the mixture into a uniform fine batter, add a pinch of salt to it and set it aside to ferment further. 

3) Put Channa Dal in a pan and cover it with water. Then Put the pan on a medium hot flame, bring the water to boil and let the Bengal gram cook until tender. 

4) Remove from fire and strain it to drain excess water then mash it and grind it into a smooth uniform paste. 

5) In a different bowl mix jaggery, grated coconut and cardamom powder evenly. 

6) Add the mixture into the Channa dal paste and return to fire to cook into a smooth paste while stirring constantly. 

7) When ready remove from the fire and make small balls with the paste. Set them aside. 

8) Dip the Bengal gram balls into the rice and urad dal paste. 

9) Heat some oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the balls until they are golden brown. 

10) Serve while hot or warm with tea or coffee.

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Thinking About Indian Cuisines


Indian cuisine is known for its variety of tastes and flavors and is accepted worldwide. There are numerous dishes and cooking recipes belonging to the different parts of the country and these make the real Indian cuisines. In fact, it can be said that Indian food doesn't belong to just one cuisine but it is a fine amalgamation of several cuisines. India is a large country and inhabited with different people with different culture and eating habits. If you want to taste the real culture and food of the country then Indian restaurants are the best options. Indians in large numbers have migrated to UK from time to time and at present, London house a large population of Indians. These people though away from their motherland, yet crave for the food of their land. The Indian settled down in here demand for their local food and this demand has led to the development of numerous Indian restaurants. Some of the best Indian food is offered by these restaurants in London. 

Different dishes are cooked in different styles and methods. A variety of incursions also has played a great role in shaping up the diversity in the Indian cooking of the present days. At present, Indian food is recognized worldwide and in particular, in London as a result of the development of different Indian Restaurant chains. The popularity and demand of the Indian traditional food has added a new element to the Indian cooking techniques. In the UK, you can find numerous hotels that serve variety of tastes from India but the Indian restaurants in Central London can be counted among the top dining spots. The rising fame of Indian cuisine across the globe makes the traditional food of the country well-known to the entire world. Indian Cuisine rises to the great acceptance worldwide because of their irresistible and mouth watering tastes and aroma. In UK, at present one of the traditionally cooked Indian food is very much popular and in high demand among the people and this is the most famous Chicken Tikka Masala. This is also recognized as the national dish of Britain. Another popular Indian dish here is the Murgh Makhani, or Butter Chicken. Along with these, there are other numerous Indian dishes in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian category. There are a few top Indian restaurants in London which are known for serving delicious and appetizing Indian food.
 The traditional cooking of Indian dishes is admired worldwide since it is healthy process. The food cooked in the traditional method of cooking is considered as healthy as it uses lots of spices and herbs which have various medicinal benefits. The use of different spices brings in exotic flavour and aroma along with a different aura. The India restaurants in London not only satisfy the taste buds of Indian but also the locals.

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Vegetarian India


Variety is the flavor of our life and this quotation is justified adequately if we see this in the context of Indian food. India is a country of diverse culture, language, people, religion and ethnicity. With such variety comes a great multiplicity of food. Indians are food enthusiasts. Every state has a speciality, which is extremely appetizing. There are many delicacies from this country, which cannot be missed. These include "Dosa" and "Idli" from Kerala, "Rasgullas" of West Bengal, "Poha" and "Shrikhand-puri" from Maharashtra, "sarson da saag and makke di roti" from Punjab and the Special "rajasthani thaal" top the list. Indian vegetarian recipes are categorized by the spiciest cuisines to the sweetest cuisines. These characteristics change as per the different regions of India.

Many Indian restaurants serve the tastiest food from all around India. There are numerous vegetarian restaurants serving top quality food. A few restaurants are popularly known for a specific cuisine only. For instance, if you're a lover of Punjabi food, then you can go visit Punjabi restaurants or roadside dhabas. The varied tastes of some of the cuisines in Indian vegetarian food restaurants will amaze you. These restaurants make you think that you're in Punjab relishing the food. Rajasthani traditional food is known to be one of the most excellent cuisines in India. There are many Rajasthani restaurants in India, which provide delicacies with a phenomenal taste. Some of the well-known Indian Rajasthani food restaurants are famous for serving an assortment of different delicacies on a single platter.

This presentation of food is famous all over the world. It consists of mouth-watering food. Right from the extremely spicy curry to the sweet dish, you are going to find everything in this thali. Almost all food items are prepared in pure "Ghee" or butter. Rajasthan is known as the desert land due to which there is shortage of water. Therefore, people use more butter milk, milk, ghee and butter in food preparations to avoid more increased usage of water. Just like Indian tradition, the food is influenced here deeply by the civilization that has contributed to overall growth and recognition of nation in general. The creamy and rich textures of the curry and the dry spices infused vegetable preparations ideally are the basic nature of these cuisines. For example, Rajasthani traditional food has been the staple diet in Northern part of India because of its rich density. There're a lot of Rajasthani restaurants which also are known as the "Marwari Bhojnalay" that serve typical and tasty Rajasthani food.

Rajasthani food utilizes vegetative components combined with spices to add to the flavors. The Indian chefs derive their idea from the cultural heritage and they give a contemporary twist to an Indian delicacy without compromising the authenticity. The food is such that people cannot get enough of it, and keep returning to treat their taste buds. The chefs use simple techniques in the preparation of these delicacies, which involve a mix of the intricacy of textures to create an end result that is tasteful and rich. The people here eat sweet dishes from the beginning of their meals till the end. It is a very important part of their diet.