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On May 30, 2004 user asked: (answered on June 29)
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What are the daily foods commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner food in India? How do you make tomato curry?

 

The lunch and dinner Indian food are identical. You can find some examples of lunch and dinner food in our article about Indian menu. During breakfast many Indians eat various snack food. Tea and coffee is popular. In an urban area, many Indians eat a breakfast complete with sliced bread and eggs. Eggs are prepared differently though. Many also choose to eat flat breads such as chapatti, or other Indian snacks and finger foods during breakfast

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On May 19, 2004 user asked:(answered on June 29)
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How do you make “Chicken Chat”?

 

The most common “Chat” recipes use only vegetarian ingredients. However, if you wish you can customize “Chat” to suit your palate and ingredients. We do not have any recipes for chicken chat but we suggest you experiment with marinated grilled chicken pieces in chat and create your own recipe of chat. Suggestion for spices during grilling would be “Tandoori” or “Tikka” marinade.


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On May 19, 2004 Anguelova asked:(answered on June 29)
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I have always imagined that Indian food is very spicy; however, when I finally visited an Indian restaurant, I discovered that many spices indeed have been used, but the food wasn't that spicy-hot. Was that because I ate in an American Indian restaurant, or because the food is not that spicy in general?

 

Most common Indian foods generally use more spices (or spice blends or mix) than many other cuisines. In the United States, a typical Indian food restaurant uses common and accepted levels and types of spice. Generally, food is not less spicy because it is in America. Please remember, the large majority of people dining out in Indian restaurants are South Asians themselves or their friends and family who are used to the spicy food. Food in a typical household entirely depends on the family and family’s background. People use a different blend of spices and amount depending on their personal and regional preferences. Usually, it is the question of if food is more hot or milder than if it more or less spicy.

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On May 20, 2004 user asked:
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What is typical Menu you suggest to someone who has not tried Indian food at all?

 

Many Indian restaurants outside of India serve a good Indian food customized little bit to suit the palate of the local people. Go to any Indian restaurants during lunch buffet so that you can try little bit of everything (lunches are usually cheaper). It will depend on your own taste on what you will like. Many non-Indian like Naan, chicken and mango ice-cream or mango lassi. A sample of Indian menu is also given in this article about Indian menu.

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On May 19, 2004 user asked:
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What type of oil is used in Indian cooking? Also, I was told Indian cooking uses a lot of clarified butter. Is this true?

 

Indian food uses many varieties of oils. Many recipes do use Ghee (clarified butter) but other healthy oil can substitute it. Mustard oil, sunflower oil, hydrogenated oil, vegetable oil is commonly used. Some of South Indian food might also use coconut oil instead.

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On May 11, 2004 user asked:
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Can you provide etiquette guidelines for non-Indians eating at Indian restaurants? Are there any special ways to eat, or things to avoid doing? Your article on eating with hands is interesting. What other south Asian customs are there when eating?

 

The basic etiquette for any restaurant is very similar such as leaving a nice tip for good service, and being courteous to your host. Many Indian restaurants are not very formal. Yes even those considered best. They are usually very similar. The etiquette for Indian (or any ethnic South Asian) restaurants might be little different from other restaurants. I have provided some basic rules in following article about the etiquette on Indian Dining and restaurants.

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On May 11, 2004 user asked:
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What types of cuisine are popular in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh?

 

Food-india.com is the right place to get the zest for the foods from the entire Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka). The basic cuisine of the entire Indian subcontinent is very similar to one another. However, there are many regional and cultural differences in food. For example, Bangladeshi food uses many fish and eggs. North Indian food uses lot of spices and vegetables. Pakistani food might be similar to Indian food but you may find beef more prevalent in Pakistan than in Indian food. Even Northern Indian food differs a lot from a Southern Indian food, which uses lots of coconut and rice.

In our website, we are trying to give most conventional recipes of the most common Indian foods. Each spices and ingredients in the Indian food can be changed to suit one’s palate. Think of Indian cuisine as an art rather than exact science of ingredient calculations.

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On May 18, 2004 user asked:
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How do you make Masala Dosa?

 

Click the following link for the recipe of the Masala Dosa. Enjoy and leave us a feedback on how did you find the recipe.

The recipes or any other Indian food related topics can also be searched using the search box on the upper left corner.

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On May 8, 2004 user asked:
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How do you make tomato curry?

 

Tomatoes are essential part of Indian cooking. Tomatoes are usually used to add flavor to many curries or used as chutney (condiment) or sauce. However, in few recipes tomatoes are also used as the main ingredient.

As per you request, we are posting two classic tomato dishes - Tomatoes with Green Peas and Egg Curry with Tomatoes. Please try them and send us a feedback on how did you like them.

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On May 8, 2004 user asked:
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Is it possible to make a curry with lemon juice?

 

As far as I know, in most common Indian cuisine, lemon might be added to curry but not used as the main ingredient. However, there are many chutney or condiments that can be made out of lemon. We will post those recipes later.

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On April 30, 2004 user commented:
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Please do not combine Palak (spinach) & tomato together, health experts do not recommend this combination. Tomato cooked with green leafy vegetables produces a substance that causes cancer, so please avoid tomato with any green leafy vegetable, especially spinach.

 

There is virtually no scientific proof (or popular myth) that cooking spinach and tomatoes results in a cacogenic substance. Please see two reputed cancer related website featuring healthy spinach and tomato recipe.

http://www.5aday.gov/recipe-crustless_spinach_ricotta_quiche.shtml
http://www.cancerproject.org/medicine/c_recipe17.html

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