What are some surprising facts about food?

 1. In places with very cold temperatures, people usually use refrigerators to prevent food from freezing.

2. When you eat pineapple, it also "eats" you. (Pineapples contain a substance called "bromelain," which, when eaten directly, will give you a "biting" sensation on your tongue and mouth.)

3. Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds outside the skin. On average, one strawberry contains almost 200 seeds
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4. In an emergency, coconut water can replace plasma.

5. Bananas with black spots can also be eaten. There are many reasons why bananas turn black, including cold temperatures, accidental drops, or overripeness. At this point, the banana's skin will turn black, and the fruit may turn black and soft. However, as long as the flesh is not moldy or stale, the banana is safe to eat.

6. If you eat too many oranges, you'll turn yellow
. Oranges tend to have high levels of carotene. If you eat too many, your palms, soles, and chest will appear slightly yellow. However, if you stop eating oranges, your body will slowly metabolize the excess carotene, and your skin will return to normal.

What is the most delicious desi food you have eaten?

 If I were to pick a single Indian aka desi food, my vote would go to the Amritsari Kulcha with Chole Masala and that is specific to the ones I tasted in the city of Amritsar. I know almost every city in India serves Amritsari Kulcha but the authentic ones and the best are those found in Amritsar only.

The Kulcha is a kind of bread made with refined white flour and is then leavened and has a coat of butter with a hint of garlic applied on it. It has even got a stuffing inside the bread. It pairs very well with a spicy dish of chole masala. That's the main thing about Chole-Kulche, but in Amritsar, you also get a dip with raw onions and green chillies in some kind of a spicy water.

The best thing about Amritsar is that food here is so affordable and the restaurants in Heritage Street that leads to the Golden Temple remain open 24 hours a day! A thali with Chole and Amritsari Kulcha costs only 99 rupees! Every night for dinner, I used to have this along with a glass of thick malai lassi! The combination is just superb and I have absolutely no words to describe how great the taste was! The soft kulcha and the tangy dip along with the spicy chole masala and to cool everything down, you can take a sip of the lassi. Damn! I can feel that taste lingering on the edge of my tongue right now. You really have to try this to find out!

What are the best street foods you have tasted in India and where?

 People have written lots of food items here. Most of them are very popularly known in larger cities. Here are some food items from the lesser known places :

1. Khajas from Puri : You get them on the roadsides in Puri, Orissa and they taste absolutely great especially when they are hot and succulent with the sugary juices. A sweet item you must not miss out on.

2. Alur Chop: You could call them Cutlets or whatever but if you are on the street of Kolkata especially in the office areas, this is one absolutely amazing street food you should totally try.

3. Baraf ka Gola : Ahh! Every school kid's favourite food right after getting off from school. From children to the elderly, noone can resist those colorful and delicious flavoured ice candies. You get them all across India

4. Rolls : Definitely, Kolkata is known for its street food much because of its rolls of chicken or mutton or egg. Or you could choose your combination. They are wrapped with onions, spices snd sometimes sauteed potatoes. Absolutely delicious

What are some of the least known delicious foods in India?

 

1. Paddu and Coconut chutney: Famous in South India. North India, not so much.
   Paddu is made with Dose batter but on a different type of Tawa.
   
   

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   Recipe - mahiti - Food Recipes ..
   
   
2. Patrode: It is a vegetarian dish in Malvani/ Maharashtrian cuisine and Gujarati of West India. It is made from colocasia leaves stuffed with rice flour and flavourings such as spices, tamarind, and jaggery.
   
   

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   Recipe - Pathrode Recipe - Udupi Mangalore Style
   
   
2. Bhakri with Jhunka: North Karnataka Special, it is made of gram flour (Besan) and Indian Spices and is eaten with Chapati/roti or more specifically Bhakri which is basically corn roti.
   
   

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   Recipe - Zunka Bhakar Vegetarian Recipe by Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor.
   
   
2. Chigali Unde - Til Seed Sweet: Krishna Janamashtami special- Fried Sesame seed, lots of ghee and jaggery
   

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   Recipe - Chigali/ Powdered Til Sweetened with Jaggery
   

Photos from Google

What are the best street foods in India?

 Slurp! Food! That too Indian!

Here are some of my favourite street foods:

1. Bahaduras Moti choor laddu (Gwalior)

1. Mattar kulcha in delhi

3. Golgappe

4. Bittu tikki wale ki Aloo tikki (delhi)

5. Dilli style ki food truck wali chowmein

6. M.P ki bedai

7. Punjab k chhole bhature

8. Kolkata ki jhal muri

9. Mumbai ki bhel puri

10. Gwalior ke samose

11. Indori pohe jalebi

12. Gwalior k mangode

13. Gwalior again- Sindhi dal Pakwan

14. South/North Indian Dahi vade

15. Kachori sabzi

16. Banarasi malaiyo

17. Bangalorean paddu

18. Mangalorean paneer ghee roast

19. Bangalores ghee idli

My list is endless so I'll cut short as I'm already drooling :p

Colourful pretty India and its flavourful colourful cuisine :)

Image source - google

Which food makes a Punjabi happy?

 

1. BATHURE CHANNE

2. AMRITSARI NAAN (kulche)

( they are not a dish they are just emotions 😍😍)

my mom makes alloo parantha as same as this Amritsari naan at home.

3. PURI CHANA

4. how can we forget this MAKKI KI ROTI AND SASRSO KA SAAG

the saag originally is cooked on an earth stove in villages in Punjab which makes it more authentic. although I live in city so we make it on a gas stove. but I have some friends of mine who live in villages so I had tasted it the saag made upon earth stove.

5. GAJAR KA HALWA

most satisfying sweet

6. kara

it is the same kara prasad that is served in shri Hari mandir sahib as Prashad

yes but we also cook this at home also.

P.S. I have a sweet tooth 😋

7. chatti di lassi

I bet you can not finish even a half glass it's difficult…..I know all these food are a bit heavy and oily and too much in calories. but eating it eventually will not be that much bad.

If you are from India, what are some unique or special foods from your hometown?

 I'm from a city named Dharwad. Its known as the Vidya Kashi as there are many universities, colleges and schools. It was center of education for the northern part of Karnataka for many decades.

Its famous for Dharwad Pedha.

A brief history:

Dharwad peda was originally started by the Thakur family who had migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to Dharwad after plague broke out in Unnao in early 19th Century. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur, a first generation confectioner, started producing and selling pedas locally. Dharwad peda was prepared from the milk of Dharwadi buffaloes which are raised by the Gavali community in and around Dharwad. His grandson Babu Singh Thakur helped grow the family business further in their Line Bazaar store and the peda came to also be called locally as the "Line Bazaar Peda". The family closely guards the recipe of the Peda as a trade secret which has been passing down the lineage. Babusingh Thakur's single outlet store that was running for a few decades expanded later in many other cities. In many other cities around India other confectioneries also sell Dharwad peda which is not connected to the Thakur family.

Use:

Its given in almost all the occasions.

Its given when someone scores well.

Its given when someone gets admission.

Its given when someone gets a job.

Its given like in almost every happy occasions.

But still people are not tired of it. Share some good news and they ask “Pedha elle? Yaavag kodti?” (Where is Pedha? When will you give?)

Where to buy?

I would say, Babu Singh Thakur pedha is still the best. Mishra Pedha isn't bad either.

What are the best Indian street foods?

 Since popular examples are already stated here by others, I am including other street foods across India, some of which are my favourites.

All picture credits to Google Images and the owners of the pics.

1. Maddur vada - savoury fritter from Karnataka

2. Mysore bonda- deep-fried dumplings

3. Ros omelette- Evening/night time snack from Goa, omelette served with chicken curry and warm rolls

4. Pazham pori- Tea-time Kerala snack of batter fried banana

5. Kothu parotta- spicy curried shreds of parotta with vegetables, egg or meat. Tamil Nadu speciality

6. Bhurji pav- Scrambled eggs Mumbai style

7. Roasted shakarkandi- sweet potato, Delhi

8. Besan ka chilla- Chandni Chowk, Delhi

9. Aloo kabli chaat- Kolkata

10. Jhaal muri- West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha

11. Kathi roll- Kolkata

12. Dahi bara, aloo dum- Anywhere in Odisha

13. Parippu vada- chana dal fritters from South India, esp Kerala

14. Surti locho- lentil snack from Gujarat

15. Sev khamani- Cousin to above, also from Gujarat

16. Mirchi bada- Rajasthan

17. Kheema pav- Mumbai

18. Litti chokha- Bihar

19. Dhuska ghugni- Jharkhand

20. Bombay Sandwich

21. Misal pav- Maharashtra. Regional variants exist, matki is the usual pulse used. Misal lovers insist on topping up with the spicy tari.

22. Hurda bhel-Maharashtra. Winter time chhat made with lightly roasted tender sorghum (jowar)

23. Daulat ki chaat/Malayo/Malai Makkhan/Nimish- North India, only available in winter, till end of February. It is a delight, although it is just milk fat foam served lightly sweetened.

24. Punugulu chutney- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Deep fried idli batter.

25. Pesarattu upma-Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. Semolina upma with moong dal dosa.

26. Chana jor garam- Inexpensive chickpea snack popular all over North India

27. Baida roti- Mumbai version of the meat stuffed Mughlai egg paratha. Ramzan special.

28. Sindhi Dal Pakwan- Breakfast dish of spicy channa dal and crisp pastry.

29. Egg Devil aka Dimer Chop- Kolkata. Fish, meat and vegetarian choice also popular but this one is my favourite :) Enjoyed with kasundi

30. Thukpa- Tibetan noodle and vegetable soup, the Nepalese version is spicier.