Indian cuisine derives its roots from the various parts of the country. Indian Cuisine has a unique blend of tastes cuisines from South India, North India, West India and East India. South Indian cuisine includes Andhra, Tamil, Kannada and Kerela cuisines. North Indian cuisine includes Kashmiri, Mughlai, Punjabi and Rajasthani cuisines. West Indian cuisine includes Gujarati, Maharashtrian and Malwani cuisines. East Indian cuisines include Assamese and Bengali cuisines.
South Indian cuisine has a variety of food items in breakfast, which includes Dhosa made from rice batter and black lentils and it takes a variety of forms such as Masala Dhosa (stuffed with potatoes and onion), Mysore Masala Dhosa (having a layer of chutney made up of garlic and red chilies along with potato and onion stuffing), Paper Dhosa ( a thin paper-like Dhosa), Idli ( steamed batter of rice and black lentils ), Medu Vada ( fried snack made up of split skinless black gram) and a lot more varieties added to these . Sambhar (made up of yellow lentils), Rasam (having a tamarind and tomato base) and a variety of chutneys including Coconut Chutney, Mint Chutney, Tamarind Chutney, and Peanut Chutney are indispensable along with any of these South Indian dishes. These unique dishes add a spice to the Indian Cuisine.
North Indian cuisine has a unique blend of variety of dishes such as hot stuffed Parathas (potato, cottage cheese, cabbage stuffed thick chapatis) served along with curd in the morning breakfast. Cottage cheese popularly known as Paneer in India is the main ingredient of any North Indian main course. Vegetarian main course includes dishes such as Paneer butter masala, Paneer tikka masala, Paneer Lababdar, Kaju masala, Cheese butter masala, to name a few served along with Indian bread: tandoori rotis, parathas, naans and kulchas. Non-vegetarian main course includes exotic dishes such as Chicken tandoori masala, Chicken tangdi kebab, Chicken tikka masala, Egg biryani to name a few. All these main course dishes have a base of red, white or brown gravy made up of tomatoes, fried onions, cashew paste, garlic, ginger and a unique blend of spices giving a typical Indian taste to all these dishes.
Lassi (made up of curd) is a sweet drink that is served along with the North Indian main course.
Coming to the West Indian cuisine, the cuisine includes a variety of lip-smacking dishes in breakfast from Gujarat, such as: Fafda (made of gram flour), Jalebi (sweet fried dish), Khaman and Dhokla (steamed gram flour) to name a few. Main Course includes a variety of dishes such as Undhiyu (mixed vegetables with spices), black grams subzi, a yellow lentil (dal) with a sweetish taste in it, to name a few.
East Indian Cuisine includes a variety of sweet dishes from West Bengal made from cottage cheese such as: Rosogulla, Sandesh, chanar Payesh, Mishti Doi (sweetened curd). Fish and lentils form the main course of Bengali dishes.
Central India also contributes to the Indian cuisine with its famous breakfast dish, Poha. Bhaji Pav the typical Indian mixed vegetable dish served with bread is famous throughout the country. Though the cuisines have emerged from different parts of the country, the cuisines together form the Indian cuisine. India is thus truly diverse and unique of its kind.
