1. Due to religious influence, Indian
cuisine is mostly vegetarian, as some religion
prohibits consumption of certain meats.
Pure vegetarians who need their food fix can
just go in an Indian restaurant and be served
with richly-flavored vegetarian dishes like
mushroom paneer or vegetable curry. For
those who are non-vegetarians, meats like
chicken, eggs, and fish are also available,
cooked richly with yogurt and spices. Indian recipes are known for being simple to
do, resulting it to be one of the most popular dishes with more Indian restaurants
opening all over the world. All you need are just a few ingredients and some
exciting spices and you’re ready to go.
The rich choices of Indian food are due to its history, as India is a country
influenced by many other countries. Chili pepper, a most common spice was
brought to India by the Portuguese. It was also the Portuguese who brought in
potatoes, a staple of the North Indian diet.
Meats are still available in the Indian diet such as lamb, mutton, and chicken
cooked in various ways like curry or mixed into rice, like biryani. Cottage cheese is
incorporated into main dishes, such as palak
paneer, which is a mixture of spinach and
cottage cheese served with bread. A chicken
dish called tikka masala is another popular dish,
oftentimes joked to be the national dish of the
United Kingdom (also a country that has greatly
influenced India during the course of world
history). Butter chicken, a popular dish that
consist of chicken marinated overnight in yogurt
and spice mixture before cooking, is very popular
worldwide often served with steamed rice, naan, or roti.
Usually a table decoration, rose is used as an ingredient, with rose petals used
as seasoning of most sweet dishes, desserts, and drinks. Drinks may be laced with
rose syrup for an interesting twist. Modern restaurants serve rose-flavored
sherbets, sodas, and ice creams, and a few more twist and turns to the cuisine for
new and exciting flavors to try.
With immigration and globalization, Indian cuisine continues to evolve as
more chefs or even cooking aficionados derive more recipes and use its colorful
food history as an inspiration for new dishes to try. Mentioned above is how the
dessert course gets modern upgrades, but even traditional main courses get

2. inspiration and a bit of revamp for modern times. This is just the beginning of more
interesting recipes to try and restaurants to visit in the near future.
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