🥘🥗🥭 An Intro to Indian Cuisine 🥭🥗🥘

PummyRaj

Hello, Super Farmers!

Many of you are aware that I am an Indian and living in America.

Just for a change, we thought of introducing you to Indian Cuisine, spices, Herbs, and a few Indian dishes/recipes. We will also discuss the cuisine all around the world / or the part of the country you are from 💜

Grains: 

In India, Rice and Wheat are the most commonly/daily used grain for the important meals of the day - Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. North Indians use Wheat the most, and South Indians depend on Rice.

** Do you know that there are many, many rice variety dishes we make often?

And I can easily name at least 30 dishes that can be prepared using just vegetables and spices - we can enjoy a new dish each day of the month!

Spices:

Indians use many herbs and spices in their cooking. We do not use a single spice without cooking😋 I did not do much research on this, but I believe that heating certain spices at certain temperatures enhances the taste and flavor of our dishes.

** Do you know that we have an "order" to add spices to our dishes?

Yes! That is correct 😃 If it is a spicy dish like Curry or stew, or chutney, we add Turmeric powder first, then Salt, and when the dish is entirely or mostly cooked, then we add Red Chilly powder or "Masala" powder. 

I have experimented with this, and believe me... if you add Chilly powder when you start cooking the dish, it does not taste good, and the dish will not be adequately cooked either. Adding Salt at the beginning stage brings out the water from the vegetable we are cooking and helps the dish to cook correctly.

Indian cooking consists of many spices and herbs.

There are spices that are limited only to India, and there are spices that are used in other countries as well. For example, I found that Mustard seeds are used for cooking only in India and not in other countries. Also, Saffron is a unique spice that we use while making certain specific desserts.

Some of the spices we use🌶

Turmeric, Red Chilly powder, Cumin seeds/powder, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Star Anise, dried Fenugreek leaves, Dried and fresh Curry leaves, various varieties of Chilly peppers, Black Pepper seeds, Coriander seeds/powder, Bay leaves, and many many many more!

 Some of these spices are used in other countries as well 🥥

For example, Star Anise is used in Chinese cuisine; Cumin Seeds, Cardamom are used in Middle Eastern cooking; Cinnamon, Black Pepper, and Bay leaves are used by Americans too!

Super Farmers, 

Do you know any other facts about Indian cooking or your own cuisine? Please share your thoughts and facts you are aware of 🍅🥘🧅

Lola_Pop

Oh, dear @PummyRaj ! That's so interesting; thanks for sharing! 🤩

I love Indian cuisine. So yummy! 😋

As a curiosity, I can tell you Spanish cuisine uses saffron as well, for one of its most famous dishes: the paella!!

Diamond_Lim

Wow! So delicious and super tasty Indian cuisines! Thank you for your sharing! It's making us more hungry! @PummyRaj 😋🍲

PummyRaj

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MountainMom

In Texas, we are very fond of cooking with peppers, especially adding jalapeno peppers into our many varieties of chili. Of course, chili powder is the most essential spice for chili!

siti_payung

@PummyRaj

Thanks for sharing. Indian cuisine is ordinary for us in Malaysia. Right @Diamond_Lim and @teeweiping ?

Alexandra_Tang

Homemade butter chicken is easy to make and more delicious to enjoy 😋

CassD

Hi @PummyRaj

I love curry and it is the most popular dish in the UK. Our daughter-in-law's family is from the Caribbean and they do an excellent goat curry.

teeweiping

Thanks @Diamond_Lim I received your tag but I didn't receive your tag @siti_payung and fortunately I saw your comment here. For your question @siti_payung yes, it's ordinary in Malaysia and Indian, Chinese, Malay food is Malaysia's famous food.

@PummyRaj I know some of Indian food, one my favorite is the Murukku cookies. We also make it before the Chinese New Year so that we can eat during Chinese New Year.

Diamond_Lim

https://community.king.com/en/farm-heroes-super-saga/discussion/comment/2491143#Comment_2491143

Yeah! 😄