Aspects of Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine is as diverse as its culture, languages, religions and its
climate. Every region of India brings its own unique dishes with subtle variations
to the most popular dishes. Aromatic spices are the essence of Indian cuisine.
The cooking skill lies in the subtle blen-ding of a variety of spices to enhance
the basic flavour of a particular dish.
Cultural difference in Indian cuisine
Religion had a great impact on the food habits of Indians. Each region has
its own religion with the common ground being the use of fresh herbs and mixture
of spices – as many as 25 freshly ground spices are mixed to form the
famous masala combinations of the different regions
What is
Curry?
Curry is an English word most probably derived from the South Indian word
‘Kaikaari’. Kaikaari, or its shortened version ‘Kaari’,
meant vegetables cooked with spices and a dash of coconut. It may have become
the symbolic British word for Indian dishes that could be eaten with rice.
In India curry means gravy.
What is Masala?
"Masala" is the Hindi word for "spice". When a combination
of spices, herbs and other condiments are ground together, it is also called
"masala".
North Indian meals differ from South Indian meals:
