Cooking Of Indian Food

How To Get Started Cooking Of Indian Food

Indian food is flavorsome, beautiful and diverse. Indian cuisine has a huge variety of dishes to suit almost any palate. India is a huge country and people favor different kinds of dishes in each part. Freshness and cooking from scratch is the basis of most Indian foods

Indians love fresh ingredients and on any given day, Indian bazaars are filled with people stocking up on fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and fish for meals to be cooked on that particular day. Indians mostly cook with fresh ingredients and do most things from scratch. So if you really love the country's cuisine, it is a great idea if you cook with fresh ingredients. Staples of Indian cuisine

Most Indian households cook simple meals. A typical Indian meal consists of rice or rotis, dal, sabzi and yogurt. People who favor non-vegetarian food will usually eat rice or rotis, dal and a chicken or a fish curry. Such staple foods are easy to cook, healthy and easily digestible.

Indians love their spices. The idea is to get your basics right and stop believing that all Indian food contains 'curry powder'! A lot of Indian dishes can be cooked with little or no masalas as well.

There was a time when it was difficult finding ingredients for cooking of Indian food. Most supermarkets have international food counters that store Indian spices and sauces. Go pick up stuff and cook up an Indian storm, literally! By Lubna Shabbir - EzineArticles.com

How to Save Time and Fuel When You Cooking Of Indian Food

Starting out to cook may be overwhelming for most people. Not all of us have been taught to cook by doting grandmothers. Here are a few ways you can save time and fuel when you cooking off  Indian food dishes.

Using the pressure cooker liberally is a great way to save time, fuel as well as oil. Since it cooks food on steam pressure, the resultant dishes are nutritious, tasty and have low oil content. Pressure cooker is great for cooking different kinds of lentils, beans like the Rajma and the Chole, vegetables and meat.

Buy yourself a set of nonstick cookware as they are absolutely great for cooking of Indian food. Using non-stick cookware will ensure that your food gets done with very little oil (because such cookware will not absorb oil). Boiling your vegetables before cooking them in oil and spices is a great idea to save time and fuel. When you boil them first, you save fuel by reducing the cooking time. You can also boil chicken and red meat first in plain water and spices before cooking them in oil. By Lubna Shabbir - EzineArticles.com