9 Awesome Facts About Indian Food
6. Chutneys (different kinds of dips) make for important side dishes in Indian meals. In fact, they were so popular during the Colonial Rule that the Britishers named one Chutney as ‘Major Grey’s’, and it is sold in India till date.
7. Chicken lovers in India find their mouth watering with the yummy ‘Chicken Tikka Masala’ dish, but not many people know that it is in fact a dish that was originated in Glasgow, Scotland.
8. Even though flat breads are more popular in North India, and rice is the staple diet in South India, most places in India now have a balance of both in the meals. There are a lot of varieties of rice in India – Basmati is used for special dishes such as biryanis, whereas Ponni is the kind of rice used for making ‘idlis’. Different kinds of rice grains are used for making different dishes.
9. Breakfast (popularly referred to as ‘nashta’) is considered to be the most important meal in Indian food. In the north, people usually consume paranthas (a kind of flat bread, plain or stuffed) with pickle and yoghurt, whereas in the South, people consume a crepe like dish called ‘dosa’ with vegetable or a more rice like dish called ‘poha’.
It’s interesting to note how a lot of the ingredients that are used in Indian food today were actually brought by the Greek, Roman, Portuguese and Arabs. For example, saffron, chilies etc.
Now you can flaunt off your knowledge about Indian food in front of all your friends and act like a great chef! But the good thing is that you can also understand the origin of each food item better, and can have a better insight to every Indian dish that you taste or come to know of. These facts help us know how the variety of Indian food came into existence.
