Слайд 1Traditional Indian Dishes
That Will Change Your Life Forever
Слайд 2Biryani
What It Is: An aromatic rice dish cooked with several spices, notably
saffron, and a protein (typically chicken or mutton) that’s been marinated.
Perfect For: A huge family dinner.
Слайд 3Momos
What It Is: A variation on the traditional dimsum, native to the
North Eastern states that border Nepal (where the dish originated), eaten with a fiery red chutney.
Perfect For: A quick mid-evening snack.
Feels Like: Kicking your shoes off after a long day and settling into your couch for hours of TV.
Слайд 4Idli
What It Is: A heavy South Indian breakfast food. A fermented batter
of ground rice and lentils, steamed in little circular moulds.
Perfect For: When you’re done sleeping in on a Saturday morning.
Feels Like: Being woken up by the smell of cooking.
Слайд 5Gulab jaamun
What Is It: Small balls of dried milk, slow cooked and
boiled in a sugar syrup.
Perfect For: When you’ve already had a delicious meal and have just enough room for dessert.
Feels Like: Playing hide-and-go-seek with your cousins at a family reunion way, way past your bedtime.
Слайд 6Chole bhature
What It Is: A spiced, curried chickpea dish served with a
fried flour bread.
Perfect For: A late Sunday breakfast.
Feels Like: Seeing your family all dressed in new clothes on a festival day.
Слайд 7Nethili varuval
What It Is: Anchovies dipped in a paste of turmeric and
red chilies and fried, native to the South Indian region Chettinad.
Perfect For: A crispy, spicy appetizer.
Feels Like: Temple bells.
Слайд 8Kati roll
What It Is: A traditional street food popular across India. A
wrap of kebabs, eggs, vegetables, and spices rolled into paratha (a type of flat bread).
Perfect For: When you need a meal on-the-go.
Feels Like: Standing on a dusty Kolkata street-corner at dusk, watching families go home through rush hour traffic.
Слайд 9 Rajma
What It Is: Kidney beans in a thick gravy popular across North
India.
Perfect For: An accompaniment for rice, particularly delicious when served piping hot in the winter.
Feels Like: Summer holidays at your grandparents’ house.
Слайд 10Jalebi
What It Is: A wheat flour batter deep fried in coil-shapes and
soaked in sugar syrup, served hot.
Perfect For: When you want something hot, but also sweet.
Feels Like: People-watching in a crowded bazaar while your mother haggles over sari prices.
Слайд 11Banana chips
What It Is: Thin slices of banana deep fried in savory
spices.
Perfect For: Munching on while watching your favorite movie.
Feels Like: The wind flying through your hair as you sail down Kerala’s backwaters in a houseboat.
Слайд 12Dosa
What It Is: A crispy, flat bread (similar to a crepe or
pancake) made of rice batter, served with a lentil sauce (sambar) and a variety of chutneys.
Perfect For: When you want breakfast to be the highlight of your day.
Feels Like: Recounting last night’s events the morning after a sleepover.
Слайд 13Bhelpuri
What It Is: Puffed rice fried with vegetables, in a spicy and
tangy tamarind sauce.
Perfect For: When you want a chilled savory snack.
Feels Like: Sitting in the back of a rickshaw at the peak of summer, thankful for the breeze.
Слайд 14Bhindi masala fry
What It Is: Okra stuffed with spices, fried.
Perfect For: A vegetarian
dish that’s both exciting and comfort food.
Feels Like: Mom’s cooking.
Слайд 15Dhokla
What It Is: A snack/breakfast food from the state of Gujurat, made
of fermented rice and chickpea batter.
Perfect For: An very, very light yet very, very flavorful snack.
Feels Like: Gossiping with your aunts and cousins for hours.
Слайд 16Pakora
What It Is: A fritter native to the Indian state Uttar Pradesh
– one or more basic ingredients (onion, eggplant, potato, cauliflower, and chili peppers are all options) are dipped in gram flour and deep fried.
Perfect For: Rainy days.
Feels Like: Sitting by a window during a monsoon afternoon, bonding with your family over hot chai.
Слайд 17Papri chaat
What It Is: Crispy, fried dough wafers served with boiled potatoes,
boiled chick peas, chilis, yogurt, tamarind chutney, and several spices.
Perfect For: A healthy and multi-flavored snack.
Feels Like: Rewatching an old Bollywood movie with your mom, for the eighth time.
Слайд 18Recheado masala fish
What It Is: A spicy paste made of chilies, tamarind,
and garlic (amongst other spices) is rubbed onto whole fish which are then fried.
Perfect For: Satisfying your seafood craving and spice craving all at once.
Feels Like: Sitting on a beach in Goa, watching the waves roll in.
Слайд 19Samosas
What It Is: A fried or baked triangular snackfood made of a
potato stuffing, usually also containing onions and peas, served with a mint chutney.
Perfect For: Literally anytime, anywhere.
Feels Like: Home.
Слайд 20Svādiṣṭ khānā – Bon appetite
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