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10 Interesting Facts About Our Indian Foods

10 AMAZING FOOD FACTS -


 1. India is "The Land Of Spices".Indian spices are popularly known for their amazing flavor and aroma. India is the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices...

 2. Black Pepper is known as the king of spices because of its strong aroma and is widely used in all major cuisines around the world and it goes well with everything. Mix it with salt and it becomes the classic combination we all love...

 3. Do you know how "Dum Biryani" style of cooking originated in India? Here's the story -
The king of Awadh ordered a meal to be cooked for all the poor in huge Handis, covered with a lid and sealed with dough because he was facing the shortage of food in his region. This would help cook a lot of food with minimum resources and in this way it became a new style of cooking, now known as 'Dum'...

4. According to Ayurveda Shastras Indian food categories into three types - Saatvic (fresh vegetables and juice), Raajsic (oily and spicy food) and Taamsic (Meat and liquor).

Saatvic food - It provides calmness, purity and promotes intelligence, strength, health, happiness and delight.

Raajsic food - It is the foundation of activity and motion.

Taamsic food brings out negative feelings.





5. Love eating Pani Puri? Do you know how Pani puri or Gupchup originated in India? Here is the story -

According to a legend, in Mahabharatha, when the Pandavas married Draupadi,Kunti wanted to test whether her daughter-in-law is capable of managing the household with scarce resources.So Kunti gave Draupadi some leftover sabzi and just enough wheat dough to make one puri and instructed her to make food that would satisfy the hunger of all five Pandavas.

Then Draupadi prepare a dish which consists of two items, one of which is puffed crispy small dough balls which are hollow and includes chick peas and sabzi and the other is seasoned sweet/sour water. This new dish, is today known as Pani Puri (Golgappa)...




6. Indian food has 6 different flavors: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, astringent, and spicy. A proper Indian meal should balance all of the 6 flavors with one or two flavors standing out...





7. Mithais or sweet dish is an important part of Indian cuisine and celebrations like wedding, Food is not over until you have something sweet in the end...





8.Who doesn't like chutneys?.Chutneys are delicious side dish which adds perfect flavors to your food. Indian food is incomplete without chutney...




9. India is the world's biggest producer and consumer of Daal. It is a good source of proteins. It contains fiber and also they are naturally cholesterol free...




10. India is the land of  hottest Chillies. India is the land of one of the hottest chillies which is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce called "Ghost Pepper". It is produced in the Indian states such as Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland and the Guinness book of world records has certified this chilli as one of the hottest chillies in the world...



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