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Potato (Aloo) Tomato (Tamatar) Okra (Bhindi) Cauliflower (Phool Gobhi) Taro (Arbi). Most of the food items which define modern North Indian and Subcontinental cooking have origins inside the Indian subcontinent though many foods that are now a part of them are based on fruits and vegetables that originated outside the Indian subcontinent.
Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, in particular Hinduism and Islam, cultural choices and traditions. [1] [2] Historical events such as invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to India.
Pasanda (Urdu: پسندہ, Hindi: पसन्दा), also called Parche (Urdu: پارچے, Hindi: पारचे), is a popular dish from the Indian subcontinent, notably North India, Rampur, Hyderabadi and Pakistani, derived from a meal served in the court of the Mughal emperors.
The ancient Hindu text Mahabharata mentions rice and vegetable cooked together, and the word "pulao" or "pallao" is used to refer to the dish in ancient Sanskrit works, such as Yājñavalkya Smṛti. [41] Ayurveda, ancient Indian system of wellness, deals with holistic approach to wellness, and it includes food, dhyana {meditation} and yoga.
Sweet Snacks notable in Northeast and East, specially in Odisha. Sweet Momo: Originally from Tibet, it is a popular snack/ food item in India. Muri Naaru: A sweet Bengali specialty. Pani Tenga: a pickled dish made from mustard. Sunga Pitha: A Sweet Assamese specialty: Alu Pitika: a dish made of mashed potato. Masor tenga
Awadhi cuisine (Hindi: अवधी पाक-शैली, Urdu: اودھی کھانے) is a cuisine native to the Awadh region in Northern India and Southern Nepal. [1] The cooking patterns of Lucknow are similar to those of Central Asia, the Middle East, and Northern India and western India with the cuisine comprising both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.
This is a list of ancient dishes, prepared foods and beverages that have been recorded as originating in ancient history. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing from the protoliterate period around 3,000 to 2,900 years BCE.
South Asian pickle is a pickled food made from a variety of vegetables, meats and fruits preserved in brine, vinegar, edible oils, and various South Asian spices.The pickles are popular across South Asia, with many regional variants, natively known as lonache, avalehikā, uppinakaayi, khatai, pachadi or noncha, achaar (sometimes spelled aachaar, atchar or achar), athāṇu or athāṇo or ...