Category: History

Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of Western Indian states.

19 Mar 2019

Western zone of India has rich geographical diversity from most arid to wet and coastal makes this region diverse in terms of food. Both simple vegetarian and non-vegetarian with famous food habits you can find here. Rice is the staple diet of this region. Though wheat, bajra, jowar also consumed Rajasthani and Gujrati people. While … More Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of Western Indian states.

Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of Eastern Indian states.

12 Mar 2019

In the eastern parts of India, the Odia food is less spicy. The staple food of this region is rice. Mustard oil is one of the main cooking mediums. In this third article of “Indian Traditional Foods” I am going to share about the eastern region’s food habits. Geographically, eastern region of India contains four … More Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of Eastern Indian states.

Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of South Indian states.

8 Mar 2019

In the southern parts of India, the food habits whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner have similarities among the all five south Indian states. The staple food of south Indian region is rice. The spices like dried red chilli, fresh green chilli, coconut, native vegetables like tamarind, plantain, snake gourd are common but differs … More Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of South Indian states.

Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of North Indian states.

7 Mar 2019

India is a country rich in diversity in every aspect in soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations, substantially Indian traditional cuisines vary from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits.  Indian food is also heavily influenced by religion, cultural choices and traditions. Depending upon local culture, geographical location, seasonality … More Indian Traditional Foods: Indigenous foods of North Indian states.

5 forgotten vegetables with enormous health benefits.

5 Mar 2019

“Food and medicine are not two different things: they are the front and back of one body. Chemically grown vegetables may be eaten for food, but they cannot be used as medicine.”  -Masanobu Fukuoka, The One Straw Revolution. My parents had grown up with lots of indigenous vegetables, leafy greens or so called saag which … More 5 forgotten vegetables with enormous health benefits.