FOOD CULTURE IN INDIA

PRESENTED BY :VIVEK SHUKLA

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INDIAN CUSINE Food is an integral part of every human

culture. For survival needs, people everywhere

could eat the same and some simple food. But human cultures, over the ages, experiment, innovate and develop sophisticated cuisines

Indian food is as diverse as India. Indian cuisines use numerous ingredients, deploy a wide range of food preparation styles, cooking techniques and culinary presentation. From salads to sauces, from vegetarian to meat, from spices to sensuous, from breads to desserts, Indian cuisine is invariably complex.

EATING HABITSPeople in India consider a healthy

breakfast, or nashta, important.

They generally prefer to drink tea or coffee with the first meal of the day.

Lunch in India usually consists of a main dish of rice in the south and east and rotis made from whole wheat in the northern and western parts of India.

In Dinner is considered the main meal of the day, and the whole family gathers for the occasion.

PROPER EATING MANNERS In a common Indian household, you

usually sit on the floor, on pillows, or on really low stools. Surprisingly, food is not eaten in the North American way which is by using utensils, such as forks, but rather eaten with the fingers of the right hand. Though, these customs are traditional, they are slowly losing popularity because of modern habits within the civilization.

Diverse serving styles vary within different sections of India. A common way of displaying food throughout India is called THALI (a large plate with different samples of Indian food on it) accompanied with Naan bread.

NORTH INDIA A Northern Indian meal might consist of

many selections of baked bread and grain products. Also rice, vegetables, and curry might be on the plate. A few ingredients in Northern India are made with dairy products, such as yogurt, milk, paneer, ghee,(butter). In addition, gravies decorate food and are usually dairy based. Sometimes some meals have nuts, spices and herbs added.

Some other meals might have flat breads such as, naan, paratha, and tandor. The flatbread family is frequently found in North India. Regularly used as a side dish, flat bread plays a large role in Indian society. North India is one of the four areas that have made fine dining in India so unique.

EAST INDIA Eastern India is famous for its delectable

desserts, which are very sweet, such as chumchums, rasagolla, kheeri, and chhena pona (Indian sweets).

These sweets, now popular in North India, originated in Bengal and Orissa. Besides sweets, east India is also famous for its Posta ( poppy seeds).

Eastern India uses a simpler way of preparing and serving a meal. Steaming and frying are typical ways that basic foods are cooked. Varying in regions, meat is one of the popular food material in East India.

SOUTH INDIA Southern India does not use fried foods, but

rather roasted or baked. Rice and coconut products may be found also on a typical Indian plate. One of the most general is sambar which is curried vegetable soup. Samber can be found at other places, such as Andhra, Chettinad, Hyderabadi.

However, each place has its own unique way of creating the correct dish. Fine desserts also are created throughout Southern India. Desserts like mysore pak (chick pea dish) and creamy payasam (milky rice dish).

Chettinad dish

Payasam

WEST INDIA Western India has four main food

categories, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Maharashtrian and Goan. Maharashtrian cuisine has two important areas that are separated geographically.

Coastal regions are more popular with rice fish and coconut. However the mountainous regions are more consistent with wheat, jowar, and baji. Goan are heavily dependent on rice, coconut and fish.

Gujarati is very vegetarian and has more sweets. Rajasthani is also very vegetarian, but has a very well blend of spices and herbs.

West India might also be the most diverse out of all the four categories of India. Usually vegetarian, west India also has a nice balance of spice, herb and delectable meats.

INDIAN FOOD NUTRITION Most Indian food nutrition depends on how

it was cooked and the ingredients put into the dish.

Most Indian food has all the food groups, and has lot of nutritional value to it. The basic Indian dish is frequently baked or roasted.

The odd deep fried food is also available. On a nutritional level, Indian food is relatively healthy.

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