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Traditional Indian meal

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Traditional Indian meal is the common combination of foods consumed by most people for several generations. However, there is no standard traditional Indian meal. It varies across region and culture. The traditional Indian meal in the southern part of India differes considerably from that of the tradional meal eaten in the northern or western part of India. The traditional Indian meal within a region also differs greatly. So the traditional meal from Bengal in Eastern India differs considerably from that of Bihar in the same region.

The traditional Indian meal can trace its origin to the ancient times, though it has undergone many changes since then.

Typical food for Kerala, India

City: Kerala
Country: India

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Kerala cuisine is distinctly different from food elsewhere in India.
Rice is a staple here, unlike the wheat-eating north of India. Seafood is also a big part of the diet. Quite a large number of traditional dishes will have coconut paste in it. The oil used for cooking is also often coconut oil. Unlike rest of India , beef is also popular in Kerala. Food in Kerala tends to include a variety of spices and there are a few fiery dishes.
One of the favourite for any connoisseur of food would be the sadhya served especially during festive occasion on a plaintain leaf. It generally has up to 24 items served in it. The snap shown is just a sample sadhya. It usually includes olan(a dish of pumpkin), avial(an assorted mix of all vegetable) , injipulee (a ginger & tamarind flavoring), kaalan (made of yam and yogurt), thoran (deep fried vegetables sprinkled with grated coconut) etc. It includes payasam, a sweet dish made of jaggery or sugar along with rice, cereals, fruits etc.
Kerala cuisine varies with the regions. The southernmost parts serve the most traditional sadya (or so they believe). Central Kerala cuisine is enriched with non-vegetarian dishes of all kinds. In Northern Kerala cuisine, you can see the influence of Arabian cuisine on the food. Sea food is available all over. In regions bordering the backwaters and lakes, traditional cuisine includes fresh-water fish like Karimeen, Prawn, Shrimps, Kanava (Squid), and many other delicacies served along with 'Kappa' (Tapioca) or rice.
The road connecting Alappuzha to Changanasery known as AC Road is a wonderful place for foodies as there are a plethora of 'Toddy Shops' which serve the fresh catch of the day from the nearby water bodies cooked deliciously along with Toddy, a type of liquor obtained from coconut/palm trees which is sour-sweet in taste. You will love the ambience, when you are sitting in a toddy shop in the middle of a water logged green field nibbling on spicy fish and sipping todd



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INDIAN VEGETARIAN RECIPES

Vegetables are an integral part of our food and we consume them in a number of ways. For pure vegetarians India is a heaven. India can boast for its innumerable varieties of tasty and nutritious vegetarian dishes. Indians like their vegetable curries real hot 'n' spicy and so add a number of spices to make them really exotic. These are also prepared using different methods of cooking like baking, boiling, frying etc. We offer a number of tempting Indian vegetarain recipes of dishes like Navratan Korma, Shahi Paneer etc. to the connoisseurs of taste.