Saturday, September 18, 2010

Some more facts about Indian Food!

Indian Food
SPICES: Spices are very important in Indian cooking. They're special and Important basicly because of their flavor, smell and color. The correct way to use them is to blend them carefully into the Indian cooking that you're making. Here are some different spices that may be used in Indian cooking:
          -Cumin
          -Corriander Seeds
          -Cloves
          -Ginger
          -Charoli
REMEMBER: Curry is NOT a spice, it is spices that are blended together.

OIL: Oil is also import in Indian cooking. Different parts of India use different types of oil. For example, some parts of India uses Coconut oil while the other parts of India uses Mustard. Here are some different types of oil that can be used in different parts of India:
          -Ghee
          -Peanut Oil
          -Sunflower Oil
          -Soybean Oil
          -Vanaspati Oil

VEGETABLES: Vegetables are used depending on what part of india (the region) and what's in the season. Here are some examples of Indian vegetables (that are common).
          -Ash Gourd
          -Aubergines
          -Banana (raw)
          -Beetroot
          -Bitter Gourd

BREAD: There's one thing special and makes them different to european style breads. Most Indian breads are flat. Thoose are some popular Indian breads:
          -Roti
          -Naan
          -Chapati
          -Parantha
          -Dosa

Here are some pictures:

   
Cloves

             Ash Gourd







Coconut Oil

Roti



                                                                                                   

                                                                                                       

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