Indian restaurants - a home to rich cultural flavours

India is a country known for its authentic tastes and subtle combinations that brings out the true colours of Indian culture. Spices, masalas and herbs are the elements that fuse the flavours together and help the dish stand out. The essence is in the balance of flavours and the ethnic style of cooking. Indian restaurants have become a worldwide phenomenon since the cuisine has managed to gain a considerable fan following. The textures of this cuisine create little bubbles of exciting flavours in the mouth that is hard to ignore. Indian food is known globally for the flat breads called naan or chappati as they are specifically popular in this region and no other. The specialties of this cuisine are the curries and the kebabs that blend vegetarian as well as non vegetarian ingredients in the right proportions. The sweets or, mithai as it is commonly known, is a mixture of condensed milk and a number of dry fruits along with sugar to create a rich and heavy piece of utter heaven. The food industry has started recognising the Indian preparations and has accepted this cuisine as part of worldwide food culture.

Thali is yet another marvel that has created a new definition to the way food is presented. This delicacy is no piece of cake. It comprises of a single platter with a mix of savoury and sweet components that blend well and provide a feeling of a wholesome meal. This dish is the dependent on the way the chef produces the flavours without any 1 dish overlapping the others in flavour or taste. This lavish meal is so filling that the customer must have a huge appetite to really indulge into the meal. This meal is created to depict a mini feast fit for a king. The balance of textures is portrayed so well through individual dishes that they create magic when they come together. A meal that creates bangs of flavours in the mouth and makes the customer all stuffed at the very end.

Rajasthani food, the cuisine of the royal Sabha, rich in density and flavour. Every Shahi Mahal in Jaipur has their kitchens full of chefs that diligently spent hours on preparing food in clarified butter and oil. Vegetarian food is the most popular form of food preparation. The lack of meat in the cuisine is replaced by goat cheese and other heavy ingredients that make the meal fit for the Raja and his Durbar. This food style is the true Indian cuisine passed on through centuries and the flavours have no complexity at all, making it a simple amalgamation of royalty and simplicity.

Indian restaurants have become the new talk of the town as a result of its textures and ethnic magic, while the thali remains the giant meal on the menu. Rajasthani food has managed to preserve the Indian component and create flavours that are true to the essence of the nation. If food is an expression of culture, Indian cuisine is the front-runner.