Top 10 North Indian Food Specialties
A North Indian cuisine is one of the tastiest around the world. Its known for the spices and delicious intense flavours. Wheat and rice are the main staple foods. There is also high usage of butter, ghee, yogurt, cream and paneer. A tawa is used to make naan and chapatis. It also has a lot of spicy snacks in its list. It’s a diverse cuisine with many flavours and you are bound to love it. Some of the famous dishes are listed below.
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Chaat and Gol Gappe
This street food is a famous snack. It has a sweet and sour flavour. Chaat is fried crisps served with yogurt, spices, potatoes and tamarind. Another snack is panipuri: these are fried spheres filled with sour water which burst in your mouth.
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Gulab Jamun
This cheese based sweet dish is to die for. It is made from curdles milk, the dough is fried and then it is put in sweet syrup. These are golden brown in colour and melt in your mouth. It is the best thing to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Butter Chicken
The dish is famous around the world but you are aware of the fact that it originated from north India. Chicken is marinated with lime juice and chillies and then cooked in yogurt, ginger, garlic and butter. The melted butter is poured over the dish.
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Kebabs
Minced meet is made into roll shape and then cooked over flames on skewers. The lamb meat is marinated with spices and then kept in the refrigerator for some time. They are usually served with lemon poured on them.
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Jalebi
This is another dish for sweet lovers. It seems a difficult dish but is fairly easy to make. Jalebi is made with sugar and butter and then poured from a piping bag to be fried. It is then soaked in sugar based syrup.
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Amritsari Fish
This fish is famous all over India. It takes just 20 minutes to make. The fish is marinated with salt, chilli powder, ginger, garlic, lemon, flour and egg. It is then fried till it is crisp. It is served with lemon juice and chaat masala.
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Makki Di Roti Sarson Da Saag
This dish has a lot of protein and iron. The saag is very tasty and is made from mustard leaves. The dish is heavy and is consumed with roti. It is bread made with corn flour.
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Chole Bhature
The dish tantalizes your taste buds completely. It is a little spicy. Chole are chickpeas and are cooked with garlic and multiple spices. Bhature are made with yeast based dough and fried till they are golden in colour. The chole are garnished with lemon and mint.
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Rogan Josh
This is a mutton dish made in yogurt oil, onions, garlic and ginger. The recipe is perfect for meat lovers. The garnishing with mint and cream makes it mouth watering.
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Dal Bati Churma
This is a dish which originated in Rajasthan. This is easy to cook and made with lentils, flour and sweetened wheat.
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