India is the second biggest country in the world compared to the population. This is one of the most diverse population countries in the world. Many different religions and traditions are living in India. So the customs are also different in the different parts of the country. In India, there is a saying that in every 100kms the religion, tradition, language the custom of the people changes. As India is very diversified, there are different types of people and they eat different types of foods. India is very famous for its foods all over the World. Here are 10 of the most popular foods in India.
1 Butter Chicken
Butter chicken is one of the most favorite foods in India and this is a non-vegetarian food that is famous all over India, especially in Delhi. This is one of most popular foods non-vegetarian in India. Old Delhi is considered the gem in the whole of India for the deliciously spicy and mouth-watering foods all over India. Here is a town named Shahjahanabad, it’s an old town since the age of the Mughal empires and its famous for its mouthwatering foods especially items like butter chicken. Butter chicken is a curry made up of spiced tomatoes with hot spices and then serve with butter sauce and a little cream after cooking it increases its taste. This is mostly served with plain oven-baked Indian bread.
2 Tikka and Kebab
There are two different recipes first is Tikka and the second is kebab. The tikka and kebabs are one of the favorite non-vegetarian snakes in India and these are considering the best starters in areas like Punjab and Haryana and infect all over India. Tikka is a dish which is originated in areas like Punjab and desert areas of Rajasthan. Tikka is a piece of marinated boneless meat and then this meat s friend by putting on a skewer and then cooked on red burning coals. Usually, one Skewer (the metal rod) has 6 to 7 meat pieces.
Now, these are famous all over India and all over the world. The other dish is kebabs is minced meat or boneless meat usually chicken or mutton. This minced meat is mixed with all the hot spices and then with lemon juices and it also is marinated for some our and this is also cooked as same as tikkas in India, the tunday kabab of Hyderabad are very famous in all over India
3 Rajma Chawl
Rajma Chawl is one of the most popular non-vegetarian foods in India. This is a simple food that has proteins vitamins and carbohydrates. It is one of the most nutritious food on this list. The recipe is simple boiled white rice and rajma is kidney beans that are boiled with onion ginger garlic spices and all other stuff. This served as boiled rice and then a layer of rajma and then garnished with fine cut strips of onion and ginger. this is mostly considered a weekend dish and an easy-to-make and tasty dish.
4 Dal Makhni
Dal Makhni is also the most popular dish in India. This is a vegetarian dish and this is famous all over India. This dish is also an India originated dish. This is a common dish all over India. This consists of some lentils and beans cooked together like skinned black lentils, yellow lentils, and kidney beans they are cooked together until dissolved and make a thick paste-like. Then this mixture is fried in a lot of butter and ghee and this process makes dal Makhni a very heavy calorie food. Dal Makhni is most famous in New Delhi
5 Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is another most beautiful and delicious food having a lot of spices with the base of tomatoes and mixed vegetables. The vegetable includes mostly potatoes which are cooked in a lot of tomatoes and with even all spices of India and then cooked with a ton of ghee. Everything is smashed on this everything is mixed and then it tastes even more nice and delicious. This is smashed and beats to make a uniform mixture like pulp. The bread is then fried on this big plate so that it can soak butter and the leftovers of the bhaji. After that, it is served with the all stuff which is described above. Then with some onion and some green stuff like coriander and lemon.
6 Brain Curry Masala
Brain curry masala is one of the favorite non-vegetarian dishes. This is usually the brain of a goat or sheet i.e. mutton brain. This consists of a good quantity of onion and then tomatoes and ginger and garlic paste and the with a shower of a log of ghee on it. Then the brain is cut into small pieces and then cooked with onion and all stuff and then chopped on the metal plate and cooked nicely. Then when is almost cooked the putting of little but garlic masala and fresh-cut green chilies makes it a bit spicier. It is served with kulcha an Indian bread and a fresh salad of onion, garlic, and coriander.
7 Lassi
Lassi is one of the most refreshing and yummy and this is a most popular drink in India. This can be in sweet or salty form because this is liked in both tastes in India. Is mostly consumed for breakfast or as a refreshing drink in the hot weather at noon or afternoon. This is made up of curd or yogurt, the yogurt and sugar go in a mixer, and then the ice is added to make it cool. In the mixer, the yogurt is mixed well to break up the thick parts of yogurt to make a thin drink. By this, a uniform mixture is created. The lassi is usually served in a clay pot. This is served by putting a thick piece of skin cream which makes it more delicious.
8 Jalebi
Jalebi is one of the sweetest and a portion of the most popular foods in India. The magic in the roundness and the shape is in the batter. This batter consists of things like flour, corn flour, baking soda, and food coloring. This is then mixed to make a paste. Then fried in the hot oil and this scene when jalebi is being cooked in the hot oil is amazing. When it becomes gentle brown then the fried jalebis are added into the hot thick concentrated sugar syrup. this is an amazing sweet dish all over India.
9 Kaju katli
Kaju katli is a famous dessert and the most popular dessert in India. This is used in marriages, religious festivals, and other functions. There is an old saying about Kaju katli is that “If your hearts are broken. Kaju katli will mend your broken hearts”. This is so sweet and so delicious dessert and this is made of a ton of crushed cashews and molasses. This is so delicious that it can sure any loneliness or heartbreak.
10 Gulab jamun
Gulab jamun is a famous dessert in India and a most popular sweet dish in India. People make Gulab jamuns with many different techniques and different ingredients. But the best Gulab jamun are from mava or milk solids. A good Gulab jamun is identified by. When we put it in the mouth and it melts down this is so soft and has no cracks. The dough is made of solid milk and then fried in oil. Then it is added to sugar syrup. the Gulab jamuns are delicious and yummy.
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