Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Given the diversity in soil, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, these cuisines vary substantially and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables, and fruits.

1. Indian Cuisine

2. what is Indian cuisine ?
• Indian cuisine is the general term for the
wide variety of cooking styles from India.
Indian food is almost always prepared with
fresh ingredients along with delicate
mixtures of many different fresh and dried
spices and the exact recipes often vary
greatly from one household to the next. To
refer to Indian Cuisine is almost a
misnomer, since the regional dishes vary
tremendously from region to region.

3. INDIAN CUISINE
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VEGETARIAN
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4. CONTENTS
Perception and Myths
Main Dishes
Rice Dishes
Non-Vegetarian Dishes
Accompaniments
Breads
Snacks
Sweets
Beverages

5. pERCEPTION AND mYTHS
Curry Phenomenon: In Western countries, such as
Great Britain and the United States, the complex
formulations of fresh and dried spices are often
replaced by simple dry powders such as red chilli
powder and curry powder. The word curry comes from
the Tamil kari or marathi kadi (a type of thick sauce).
Hot/Spice Factor: Indian food is usually perceived as
'spicy' or 'hot'. While that is sometimes true, most
Indian foods are not necessarily 'spicy' or 'hot'. Chilli
peppers similar to cayenne chili peppers, commonly
referred to as "chilli(es)" in Indian cookbooks and
lexicon, are the common culprit for making the dishes
fiery hot.
As in most cuisines, most vegetable and meat dishes
are called by thousands of different names, depending
on the region, language, ingredients and method of
preparation. The recipes listed here are only examples
of a few Indian dishes and should not be considered as
a general guide to Indian food.

6. mAIN dISHES
Aloo Gobi
Aloo Masala
Potato Masala (Potato Filling For Dosa)
Appam (Kerala Rice Pancake)
Basic Indian Tomato Gravy (Curry Base)
Southern Style Baingan Bartha (Roasted Eggplant With Curd))
Cholley (Chickpeas, Also Called Chana)
Dal Makhani
Kairi /Khichidi
Rassa Bhaaji (Bittergourd)
Keralan Vegetable Stew
Kharngal (Spiced Rice And Lentil Porridge)
Malai Mixed Vegetable
Matar Paneer
Menthi Koora Pappu (Lentil Stew With Methi Leaves)
Pachadi (Cucumber Dish From Kerala)
Puttu
Tadka Dhal (Lentil Stew)
Undhiyu (Mixture Of Different Vegetables)
Uperu (Kannada Lentil-spinach Dish And Broth)

7. PULIHORA OR PULIYODARAI QUICK
PULIKKACHAL (TAMARIND RICE)
LEMON RICE
SAFFRON RICE
CURRY FRIED RICE
PULAO
COCONUT RICE
INDIAN RICE
rICE dISHES

8. nON-vEGETARIAN dISHES
Biryani (rice-based dish)
Bombay duck/Bomry/Bomil Fry (fried fish)
Chicken Curry
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken Tikka
Chicken Tikka Masala
Murghi korma (Chicken Curry)
Chicken Madras
Chicken Jalfrezi
Chicken Paprika
Saffron Chicken
Murgh Makhni
Lamb Madras
Prawn Curry
Crab Masala
Malvani Chicken Curry
Egg Rice
Shrimp Hooman
Butter Chicken

9. aCCOMPANIMENTS
 Aavakaaya
 Coriander Chutney
 Cucumber Raita
 Chilli and Ginger Chutney
 Coconut chutney
 Sweet n Sour Mango Chutney
 Mirchi ka Salan (Chilly curry)
 Sambar
 Rasam
 Pan masala
 Raita

10. bREADS
AAPAM
ADHIRASAM
BAATI
BHATOORA (WHEAT BREAD)
CHAPATI OR ROTI
IDLI
PURI OR LOOCHI
SHIRMAL
UTHAPPAM
WADE
IDIYAPPAM
DOSA
KOKI
KULCHA (MIXED VEGETABLE BREAD)
KUZHI PANIYAARAM
MUDDE (RAGI BALL)
NAAN (FLAT WHEAT BREAD)

11. SAMOSA
BENGAL POTATOES
POHA
ONION BHAJI
NAMKEENS (INDIAN FRIED CRACKERS)
HYDERABADI HALEEM
MIRAPAKAYA BAJJI (CHILLI SNACK)
BONDA (ROUND WHEAT FLOUR SNACK)
PUNUGU (SMALL VERSION OF BONDA)
DABELI
PAKODA
KHANDVI
MYSORE BHAJI
MUTHIYA
MURUKKU
SNACKS

12. BARFI (CONDENSED MILK SWEET)
BOONDI LADOO
CHAKARAI PONGAL
DOUBLE KA MEETHA (BREAD PUDDING)
GAJAR KA HALWA (CARROT PUDDING)
GULAB JAMUN (DEEP-FRIED MILK BASED SWEET)
JALEBI (SYRUPY SWEETS SHAPED LIKE PRETZELS)
KESARI (SEMOLINA PUDDING - SOUTH INDIAN STYLE)
KAL KALS (FRIED CHRISTMAS SWEET)
KHEER (RICE PUDDING)
MODAK (FRIED COCONUT DUMPLINGS)
MOHANTHAAL (GRAM FLOUR SWEET)
MYSORE PAK
QUBANI KA MEETHA (APRICOT PUDDING)
ROSOGULLA (STEAMED CHEESE BASED SWEET)
RAS MALAI
SHEER KHURMA (SWEET VERMICELLI PUDDING)
SHRIKHAND (DE-WATERED YOGURT)
SURATI GHARI
KULFI(INDIAN FROZEN DESSERT)
MISHTI DOI
sWEETS

13. CHAI
MASALA CHAI (HOT SPICED MILK TEA)
MADRAS FILTER COFFEE
LASSI
JAL-JEERA
LEMON SHARBAT
bEVERAGES