Eating Out in Orlando: Deciphering the Indian Restaurant Menu Lexicon

Oct 8
06:52

2013

Mack A. Johnson

Mack A. Johnson

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Binging on Indian food is one of the most interesting and exciting hobby for some connoisseurs around the world. This is mainly because of the spices included in the preparation of Indian food and recipes.

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A perfect combination and proportion of spices,Eating Out in Orlando: Deciphering the Indian Restaurant Menu Lexicon Articles the right ones, lends a unique flavour to each of the dishes doled out in an Indian menu. Orlando has got lots of Indian restaurants that specialise in Indian cuisine. For the newbie, Indian cuisine may be a risk due to high possibility of its recipes being fiery. One wrong choice and you may end up burning up that one feeling that you wanted to actually give a treat – your appetite.

There are some regular features on the menu of an Indian restaurant; these dishes are now the face of Indian cuisine in Florida. Indian food has a wide range of dishes that has some recipe for every taste bud. But when visiting restaurant, you may get confused and on ordering the wrong dish, you may get a bad experience. Here, I describe the terms usually used in the food menu of Indian restaurant in Orlando. This might give you an idea of what you should expect from Indian cuisine and what you should have in order to save yourself from the spice that Indian food is popular for. I give you a little insight on the common terms emerging from an Indian restaurant food menu.

Biryani: The king of rice recipes, the biryani is an exotic rice dish that is truly Indian- condiments, spices and vegetables or meat (lab or chicken) mixed into perfect blend and mixed with rice to create an aromatic, not-so-spicy dish that may leave you asking for more. Make sure to include a Biryani in your order.

Bhurji: This term means in 'scrambled' in English and the dish associated with this term will be dry. Bhurji is a hot dish and you may try this one only if you want to test your taste. Even if you don't want to punish your palate, you may ask the chef to be a little kind and make it a little bland. If you still want to have the original bhurji, order a glass of buttermilk or a bowl of yoghurt as accompaniment.

Achaari: Achaar meaning pickle denotes that the recipe being made with the term Achaari in it would include spices that are used in making Achaar or pickle. Assume cumin, coriander, turmeric, chillies, mustard and chillies to be present in a dish with the name Achari.

Masala: Masala is synonymous to spicy. Therefore, any dish that has masala in it has to be spicy; the spices that are used in the recipe differ from chef to chef. So if you wish to have this dish, tell the chef to reduce the chilli portion while preparing the dish.

Shahi: Shahi means 'royal' which denotes that the recipe made with this tag has to be rich in spices, ghee and cream. This means you get a dish that is heavy on the tummy. Nevertheless, it is worth to have shahi dish at an Indian restaurant in Florida.

Know the taste of your palate and then decide about which kind of food taste would suit your taste buds. Happy binging!

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