10 Must Taste Foods While Travelling to India

If Making Tasty Dishes Is an Art then Indians Are the Picasso of It

When we are starving, we don’t give a damn to what type of food you have in front just gulp down whatever is available. This is obvious and pretty natural as hunger is something no one can compromise. However, there are some foods which can make anyone feeling hunger when they are served. Unbelievable? Maybe for those, who haven’t visited India.

India is known all over the world not only for its population and Taj Mahal but also for so many other aspects. It is a land with ancient secrets and a rich history spanning over thousands of years.

If someone is looking for an old age sculpture, visit India. If you want to spend your vacations on the best hill stations, visit India. If you want to enjoy festivals in the best way, visit India. And you must visit India if you want to experience the taste from heavens.

Indian food tastes amazingly superb. It is spicy, it is saucy, it is yummy and it is exceptional. The way they cook, the spices they use, the taste they produce and the art of cooking they have is really matchless. It wouldn’t be wrong to claim that India is the world’s richest country in terms of food items and taste.

The purpose of food is not only to feed the hunger, but the taste also matters a lot. Cooking is not just a work but an art, which needs a lot of skill and expertise. In India, you can see many people who are just too good in cooking traditional food and can make you fall in love with the Indian food in a matter of seconds.

Therefore, if you are planning something for your vacation, it is highly suggested to plan a visit to India. Pack your stuff and get ready to fly to India. No need to be worried for your extra luggage as there are many cargo companies who can deal with the problem of shipping excess baggage to India easily.

Let’s get back to the taste again. Following are a few of the dishes from India which are nothing else but simply yum.

Palak Paneer

This dish is the amalgamation spinach and organic cheese. It sounds like a heavy meal but believe me it is much more than that. Boiled blended spinach leaves with fried chopped garlic, onion and ginger and the paste of green chilli imparts a typical Indian magical taste to the dish. And to add fuel to the fire, mix it up with the organic cheese.

Palak Paneer is one of the most liked dishes in northern India. You can’t find even a single person in India who doesn’t like it. And why won they like it when it is absolute taste and nothing else?

Palak Paneer is served with roti, naan, plain rice or zeera rice.

 

Butter Chicken   

Butter and cheese are two of the most loved eatables in India due to which, Butter Chicken is one of the most famous dishes all across India. From a five star hotel to a roadside dhaaba, you can have it anytime anywhere in India.

It is said that this dish was invented by Mokha Singh in Peshawar before the partition of India. After the partition, Moti Mahal in Delhi started serving its customers with this superb dish. Whatever it started from Mokhay da Dhaaba Peshawar or from Moti Mahal Delhi, the taste is still the same which is enough for all those who love it.

Hyderabadi Biryani

Hyderabad Deccan is known all over the world, not only for its beautiful historical buildings like Char Minar and Qutab Shahi Tombs but also for Hyderabadi Biryani. This dish is what makes Hyderabad different from all other Indian cities.

Mutton or chicken marinated with different typical Indian spices, yogurt layered in basmati rice, vessel closed with dough of wheat and cooked on coal. Hyderabadi Biryani is undoubtedly an amazing dish. It is served with salted yogurt known as Raita or Mirch ka saalan (cooked chillies).

Making Haiderabadi Biryani is not a child’s play as it requires a lot of expertise. You can taste smoked rice and meat in it and enjoy feel the distinguished taste of both. Well, one who visited India and did not have Hyderabadi Biryani is as if he did not visit India at all.

Daal Makhni

Daal is lentil and makhni means buttery. As it is said that cheese and butter are what Indians are fond of. It started from Punjab and within a few years spread all over India. Daal Makhni is the most beloved dish of India because of two reasons. One, it is yummy and the second, it is considered eatable in all religions.

Such kind of dishes stand undisputed in disputed sects and religions. Onion, ginger and garlic paste along with the other spices and buttery gravy makes its taste undoubtedly out of the world. Daal Makhni can be served with rice, naan, roti or chapatti as per demand.

Sarson Da Saag and Makki Di Roti with a Glass Full Of Lassi

Sarso da Saag tay Makki di Roti is the most enchanting line all over the Punjab. This is a Punjabi dish which is liked all over India. Here is a tip, if you want a favour from any Punjabi friends, offer him this meal and ask for whatever you want, your friend would never be able to reject it.

Punjabis are crazy for this dish more than any other tasty meal. This is a seasonal dish, made in winter. Sarson da Saag means boiled and cooked mustered leaves with Punjabi touch and bread made by the flour of corn (Corn is called Makki in Punjabi). Mustard greens with a small amount of spinach first boiled and then cooked with spices and in last chunk of brown fried onions, ginger and garlic make its taste even better.

You can enjoy Saag with paratha, roti, chapatti and naan but Makki’s bread is like its traditional part. A scoop of fresh butter or Desi ghee on a plate full of hot Saag along with cornbread with a glass full of beaten and blended yogurt and milk with small amount of sugar in it, that is how this dish is served.

This is what Punjabis call a perfect meal. And undoubtedly, it really is.

Rajma Chawal

Rajma Chawal is also among the most famous and delicious dishes in the Indian cuisine.  Raajma is kidney beans and chawal are rice. Red or white kidney beans soaked in water overnight and then cooked in pressure cooker with a cup of water. These boiled kidney beans are then cooked with tomato, onion, ginger, and garlic paste.

This yummy, tasty and saucy dish is served with plain boiled rice as well as with roti and chapatti. Basically, it is a south Indian dish but people across India love to eat it.

Kakori Kabab

If you are a meat lover, it is suggested to try Kakori Kebab once in your life and it is confirmed after that you will never ever forget the taste of these kebabs. When they melt in your mouth, you become addicted. Kakori Kebabs are known for their soft smooth texture and unparalleled taste.

There are many other barbecue stuff but what makes it stand out from other grilled, smoked and barbecue stuff is its taste and texture. There is a great story behind this most delicious dish.

There was a ruler of Lucknow in the Kakori region in British times, Nawab Syed Mohammad Haider Kazmi. He organized a gathering for one of his British friends in the mango season. The Nawab served the best of Awadhi cooking for his companions, including the exceptionally well known seekh kebabs.

His luxurious hospitality took a noteworthy difficulty when one of his friends made a mean comment about the course and chewy surface of the Seekh Kebabs. The irritated Nawab asked his royal chefs to plan a delicate form of those kebabs.

The royal chefs spent numerous days in the regal kitchen to make a more refined variation of the kebabs. And afterwards, around ten days they thought of what is presently known as the Kakori Kebabs. These kebabs have a fine, delicate and smooth surface.

The utilization of ‘Maliabali’ mangoes to soften the meat and a large group of diverse flavours, was the mystery behind the non-abrasiveness of these kebabs and their particular flavour.

Along with the regions of Kakori, these kebabs are famous in the whole area of Awadh and brought forth the craft of utilizing crude natural products (like crude mango and papaya) as tenderizers in kebab formulas. Kakori kebab is an extraordinary idea for a supper or lunch party.

Roghan Josh

There are two types of people in the world, one who eat Roghan Josh while the second one are those who never tasted this yummy dish. And surely, the second one are the most pitiable persons in the world.

Roghan Josh is a Kashmiri dish and like Kashmir, this dish is nothing else but truly matchless. It is made of lamb or chicken. It is said that this dish was introduced by Mughals when they came to this continent from Turkey while few insist that this is Kashmir’s traditional dish. However, you can easily feel the Kashmiri essence in this yummy meal.

In Urdu language, Roghan means oil or other eatable greasy liquids while Josh means boiled or boiling. So as per its name you can easily understand what this dish actually is. What makes its taste superb is not only its cooking technique but also the essence and slight taste of cinnamon, cardamom and other ground spices.

While for Brahmins, there is a slight change in its ingredients as they do not eat onion, garlic and praans. Roghan Josh is served with roti, rumali roti, naan and paratha as well.

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken is undoubtedly one of the best typical Indian versions of barbecue which is named after typical Indian oven Tandoor. Spicy and yummy smoked chicken enriched with a long list of Indian spices.

At first, the chicken is marinated with the paste of cloves, ginger, onion, tomato, garlic, cumin seed, coriander seed, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, sweet paprika, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, honey, lemon juice, yoghurt, green chilli and many other spices. Mouth-watering? Well, it is obvious.

After four to six hours of marinating, the chicken is ready to roast. Then this chicken is roasted in Tandoor for thirty minutes and here it is, one of the yummiest meals you have ever tasted in your whole life.

Tandoori Chicken is one of the most likely dishes all over India and you can have it from all well-known restaurants and roadside dhabas.

Nihari

Nihari is what is known as well-cooked soft juicy and yummy meal. Nihari can be made by chicken, mutton and beef. However, in India slaughtering cow is legally prohibited. So it is a kind piece of advice to never ask for beef in India because it is an emotional matter of Hindu religion.

Nihari is a saucy, spicy and tasty dish. Well cooked meat along with ginger, fried chopped onions and fresh lemon juice make the taste even superb. It is one of those classy dishes which are available in every city in India.

From five star hotels to dhabas, from restaurants to street food stalls, you can easily find Nihari. It is also served with different types of bread like roti, naan, paratha, rumali roti and chapatti.

 

About the Author

This article is written by Isla Oliver. She herself is a fond of Indian food and loves to share her experiences. Currently she works for a company that specialises in sending cargo to India from UK. In her line of service, she has visited India several times, hence she wrote this article on the basis of her experience.

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