India

Famous Hindi Dishes Valachi Usal is a vegetarian dish that consists of matki, green moong, red chavli, vatana, black eye peas, whole green or white peas and other spices Ambat Batata means sour potato which is made of Small diced potatoes with dry red chillies, nan few sticks of garlic, cloves, black pepper cornns, cumin seeds, freshly groung coconut and onions. This dish is best served with hot rice, Chapatti, roti or bharki. Ambat Batata Valachi Usal

Holiday Food Traditions Baksheesh (like Christmas) After breakfast the gifts are given out They then in some families drink ginger wine all day with family and friends Special pastries such as Kulkul, Laadu, chaklyo, evryo are served, all of these pastries are homemade and dyed red and pink. The main dish that is served is a pork dish with a rice dish that contains almonds and raisins. The rice is colored with saffron which will turn the rice a yellow color For desert the Indians have a fruit cake like cake. Kulkul

Flatbreads are common in the North Rice is more common in the South Chapati is eaten for both lunch and dinner Chai tea is a very common drink in Indian culture. Indians tend to use many spices in their meals and dishes Chapati

Several small meals a day Students bring lunches to school in tiffins Dinner is served very late Warm milk with flavoring is often taken to sleep An afternoon snack is eaten around 5pm Tiffin

Indian Cooking Equipment  Some Indian dishes require some different equipment for more unique dishes.  A lot of the equipment is unique and is mainly used for Indian cooking only.

The Tava The Tava is mainly used for chappatis and flaf bread. It has no sides but is slightly curved so it can hold a little bit of oil. The Tava is basically an Indian griddle pan.

Thalis and Katoris  Thalis and Katoris are indian dishes and bowls used for serving food.  They are usually made from silver, clay, or brass.