A taste of a delectable dish triggers a lot of sensations: joy, comfort, memories, and love, too and sadly, a lack of change bores the taste buds. We all long for something different, something new and fresh. It’s exciting! A taste of something different gives us an opportunity to create a new memory, to discover a new obsession and to learn something out of the ordinary. Have you ever been curious to learn the uniqueness of every cultural dish in every country? Mostly, food lovers dream of travelling around the world just to get a taste of something unique. As much as the world offers a vast list of different cultural delicacies, let’s zoom into the map of the world, think about India! One of the largest countries in the world, located in the southern part of Asia, is rich in Culture, beauty and of course, food. How can we describe Indian food? It’s a harmony of a variety of organic and flavourful food, tangy, sweet, savoury, and of course spicy, which is the signature taste. Let’s dive deep into different Indian delicacies, and you will probably want to have a taste of any of the dishes mentioned in this blog.
A taste of Indian Staples
The staples vary from region to region, but one thing is for certain, it’s the home of flavourful flatbreads like the delicious Roti, leavened and tandoori baked, they have the butter naans, the famous paratha and the simply made chapati. They all vary in taste, and the taste is richer with a side curry like butter chicken, it’s a mouth-drooling curry with chicken in tomato and butter sauce; chana masala is a stew made with chickpeas and different spices. Korm is thick and creamy, made with yoghurt, cream and spices. India also has rice as its staple in many regions. It’s creatively cooked. Something that you will need to taste is the Biryani rice. A mixture of rice, veggies, and meat. The flavourful spices make it unique.
A taste of Street food
As you imagine Indian street food, visualise something vibrant, exciting and extremely sweet for the sweet tooth people. Only a few are mentioned in this, but the list is quite long. They have the famous Pani-puri, which is a puffy fried semolina (sooji or rava) filled with boiled potatoes, chickpeas, and garnished with tamarind and mint water. They have Papdi chaat, these are crispy crackers loaded with sweet yoghurt, tamarind and mint water, and aloo tikki chaat, it’s a dish made of potato patties, topped with chutneys, sweet yoghurt and flavoured with coriander.
A taste of Indian Beverages
India has a variety of drinks, healthy for the body, chilled and energetic for the summers, even spicy yet delicious for the winters; they have it all. For summer times, Lassi is a drink made of creamy yoghurt; it can be sweet or savoury according to your taste. Try tasting the Nimbu pani, which is also lemonade. The uniqueness comes in with a pinch of black salt or spice like roasted cumin. Falsa sherbet is a tangy drink. For winter seasons, Haldi doodh is a cup of warm milk with turmeric and Masala chai.
A taste of Indian Sweets
The exciting part about Indian sweets is that they are made from natural ingredients such as milk, peanuts, flour, spices and ghee. One of the well-known sweets is the Jelebis, which is fermented butter which is deep-fried and served warm. Barfi is a sweet made from milk with some pistachios, coconuts, or cashew nuts.
CONCLUSION
All these delicacies have a taste of their own kind, worthy of creating unforgettable memories and inspiring you to explore different Indian cuisine. You can have this mouth-watering experience at the Crown Indian Cuisine Windang. We offer the elite Indian taste with a rich Cultural experience. It’s not enough to only read about Indian food, but it’s worth experiencing to have a taste of something new, something different and something spicy.
