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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.
Spices at a grocery shop in India. Staple foods of Indian cuisine include pearl millet (bājra), rice, whole-wheat flour (aṭṭa), and a variety of lentils, such as masoor (most often red lentils), tuer (pigeon peas), urad (black gram), and moong . Lentils may be used whole, dehusked—for example, dhuli moong or dhuli urad—or split.
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.
In the Vedic tradition, soma (Sanskrit: सोम, romanized: sóma) is a ritual drink [1] [2] of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. [3] The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in chapter 9. [4] It is equivalent to the Iranian haoma. [5] [6]
Indian food is also heavily influenced by religious and cultural choices. Some Indian dishes are common in more than one region of India, with many vegetarian and vegan dishes. Some ingredients commonly found in Indian dishes include: rice , wheat , ginger , garlic , green chillies and spices .
Lassi – a popular, traditional, yogurt-based drink from Northern India. It is a blend of yogurt, water, spices and sometimes fruit. Traditional lassi (a.k.a., "salted lassi", or simply "lassi") is a savoury drink, sometimes flavoured with ground and roasted cumin. Sweet lassi, however, contains sugar or fruits, instead of spices.
South Indian cuisine, also known as Dravidian cuisine, includes the cuisines of the five southern states of India—Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana—and the union territories of Lakshadweep, and Pondicherry. There are typically vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes for all five states.
Ancient Egyptian cuisine: the royal bakery. Tomb of Ramesses III, Valley of the Kings. This list of historical cuisines lists cuisines from recent and ancient history by continent. Current cuisine is the subject of other articles.