Basic Indian recipes

Indian cuisine is a huge cluster of unique and tasty recipes. India is a huge country so staple foods and regional favorites are very important. Although there is great difference between the cuisine of the Northern and Southern part of the country but some basic staples are common everywhere.

Basic Indian recipes are enhanced with the help of spices and different cooking techniques. The prime basic and staple food of India is rice. In fact, it is taken in accompaniment with several other dishes. Pulao and biriyani are different varieties of rice dishes that are most common. In Indian cuisine, the most common name used for bread is roti. It is made from wheat and is very healthy and fibrous. It is mostly eaten with a vegetable dish and lentil soup. ‘Naan’ is another variety of bread that is baked in the tandoori oven. Several different style of parantha’s or roti’s can be made by filling mashed vegetables along with Indian spices.      

Potato is most common vegetable used in different ways in the Indian cuisine. This vegetable is commonly popular among non-vegetarian and vegetarian eaters. Cottage cheese or paneer is another prime ingredient of Indian cuisine. It is mostly popular among vegetarians because of its high protein content. Paneer is used to make different dishes like Matar Paneer, Alu Paneer, Paneer Sabzi and Kadai Paneer. Different Indian spices can be added to enhance the taste of recipes.