What are some traditional Indian dishes?

Answer 1

India is one of the favorite food destinies of the world. The combination of its many cultures and ethnicities must have created that unique flavorful recipes to make it a capital of the world’s tastiest foods. Almost every state has its very own unique recipe to reflect its culture. Some of them are owned across India. let us get a glimpse into few of them.

1.Chicken tikka masala

It is a spicy gravy chicken curry that is good enough to strike your hunger pangs with its mouth-watering aroma. Bone less tender chicken is marinated in masala and yogurt for an hour to make it tender and juicy. It will then be roasted slowly and added to the spices sauce. It tastes better with Naan but can also go well with plain rice. Apart from India it is also one of Britain’s favorite dishes.

2.Butter chicken

As the name suggests, this recipe is a mildly spiced tender chicken with added butter to it. It was first prepared in Punjab during 1950s. The gravy mainly consists tomato puree, cream and butter. The chicken pieces will be tender and melts in mouth making it a favorite choice as a side dish, filling or as curry which can match with any combination.

3.Chana Masala

Chana masala or chole masala is a highly nutritious finger licking dish made with chickpeas which are soaked and boiled. A vegetarian dish indeed but competes equally with the remaining nonveg recipes due to its extremely delicious taste. some make it with more gravy to match it as a main course. But you can also add more Chana to make it as snacky chat item.

4.Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is made with the combination of Palak (Spinach) and Paneer (fresh cheese). The greenish smooth gravy curry is the best match for Naan. It is also famous in some parts of USA and Canada and can also be purchased as a ready to eat canned curry due to its high demand.

Combining ginger garlic, garam masalas and other vegetables, it makes a perfect veg curry with taste and health benefits to its full extent.

5.Aloo Gobi

Aloo Gobi is a vegetable curry consisting potatoes, cauliflowers and different masalas. This can be made in different taste versions by altering the ingredients. It gained popularity as a simple to prepare yet delicious to eat dish. Usually the best combination for Aloo Gobi is Naan or Roti and prepared as a regular dish in north India.

6.Dal makhana

Dal makhana is a Punjabi dish which tastes better when made with whole spices and generous amounts of cream and butter. it mainly contains whole black gram dal and kidney beans which are soaked, pressure cooked and added to makhana. It has a very tender and creamy texture and taste like flavored butter melting in mouth.

7.Gutti vankay curry

It is a south Indian curry of Tender egg plants cooked in onion masala paste. The highly spicy aromatic smell from the cooking dish makes you get ready for a quick mealtime. Gutti vankay is the traditional Andhra recipe which made its presence a must in all the special occasions. The whole cooked egg plant creates a unique texture and taste which tastes best with rice.

8.Drumstick sambar

Sambar is the favorite recipe of Tamil Nadu where they eat it on a daily basis. It is prepared with moong dal and drumsticks as main vegetable. The thick watery sauce with light spices tastes extremely delicious to crave for it every day. Another variation of it is the soaked Idli in sambar which is one of south Indians favorite breakfast recipes.

9.Karela sabzi

Karela or bitter guard is highly nutritious vegetable known for its medicinal benefits for different ailments. Apart from its bitter taste, it managed to caste a taste spell on many to add it on their favorite recipe list. It can be cooked as sabzi with gravy or as fry. Some prefer it completely bitter free in which it is either boiled or deep fried or else cooked directly to retain its maximum bitterness and nutrition.

Answer 2

did you know that chicken tika masala is not Indian it is English!