Indian Food
| INDIAN FOOD | WHAT DOES IT MEAN ? |
|---|---|
| Chappathi | Indian pizza made from wheat flour |
| Naan | Soft Indian Pizza made from fermented wheat flour |
| Puri | Air filled Indian Pizza fried in oil,crispy and thin |
| Rasam | pepper water with tomatoes served with boiled rice |
| More | Butter milk |
| Thayir | Yoghurt |
| Sherbath | Fruit juice flavoured with rose petals and a root nannari |
| Samosa | Indian sandwich fried in oil with vegetable fillings |
| Pani | Water |
| Danda pani | Cold water |
| Karam Pani | Hot Water |
| Nimbu pani | Lime juice |
| Pulav | Fried rice |
| Aloo fry | Potota fry |
| Idli | Batter of rice and Blackgram laid in round moulds and steam cooked |
| Dosa | Thin batter of rice and black gram fried golden brown |
| Chutney | sauce |
| Bonda | Snack made from Black gram and fried in oil |
| Vada | Snack made from bengal gram,onions and spices and fried in oil |
| Sambhar | Sauce with vegetables and pigeon pea added to boiled rice |
| Kurma | hot sauce with vegetables for chappathis and puri |
Some Indian Recipe
| Food | Ingredients | method |
|---|---|---|
| Idli | 4 cups raw rice,1 cup black gram,Oil for greasing and salt to taste | Wash and soak the rice and Black gram seperately for 6 hours.Grind the raw rice and boiled rice coarsely.Add a little water to make a thich batter.Grind the black gram to a smooth paste.Mix both the batters,cover and leave to rise for 10 to 12 hours.Add salt.Grease the Specially made idli cups with a few drops of oil.Pour the batter into each cup.Place the idli cups in a steam cooker and steam it for 15 minutes.Take out the cups and allow it to cool for 2 minutes.Serve hot with any sauce.You get the most healthy and delecious idli . |
| Dosa | same as for idli | Heat a thick pan .Apply a little oil and spread it evenly on the pan.Pour the batter you prepared for idli on the hot pan and spread it as thinly as possible with a big spoon.Pour one or two teaspoons of oil around the edges of dosa.Cook till the base is crisp and golden yellow.remove and serve hot with sauce. |
| Chutney(sauce) | Fresh Mint leaves 2 cups,4 green chillies,1onion,small piece of ginger,4 cloves of garlic,juioce of one lemon and salt | Grind the green chillies,ginger,onion,garlic coarsely.Add the mint leaves,salt and grind further to a fine paste.Add lemon juice and mix well.This is an ideal sauce for idli and dosa and an healthy one too.Your indigestion will be taken care of. |
| Chapathi | 225 gms wheat flour,water,salt and oil | Mix flour,water and salt and knead for 10 minutes.Keep it aside for 15 minutes.Form 10 equal portions and roll out each portion on a flat surface.Heat a frying pan,place the chapathi on the pan and fry it.When it puffs turn it.press it with a flat spoon and turn twice.Add oil when it's fried.Serve hot witrh sauce. |
| Puri | 200 gms wheat flour,250 ml oil and salt to taste | Prepare a dough as you did for chapathi.Divide it into small balls and roll out to 3-4 inch diameter of puris about 1/10 inch thickness.Fry in oil on both sides.You will get a puffed up puri.Serve hot with sauce. |