Why it helps to choose the right Indian Restaurant

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Indian dishes
Indian dishes

Enjoying Indian food is definitely not something you want to miss. It’s rich in aromatics, signature flavours, and fresh ingredients. It can also be a very healthy type of food. Listening to recommendations and other reviews (or even looking up reviews online) can only help you. Reviews by other customers evaluate the food, location and all of the other details you can think of too. Pick a restaurant that not only has the best ambiance but also amazing food and services.

When eating at an Indian restaurant in Britain, if you want to create an authentic Indian meal it makes sense to go as a group and order a combination of dishes. This is so you can really get a taste for the flavours of all of the main dishes on offer.

Some of the main breads

Breads in India are mostly flatbreads. It’s the way they are cooked or the type of flour used to make them that determines what they are called.

Naan: Naan is one of the most popular Indian flatbreads. To make a naan, wheat flour dough is prepared either by allowing it to rise using yeast, or by the addition of yogurt to the dough. That dough is then rolled into flatbreads and cooked in an Indian oven, called a tandoor.

Roti: Naan is popular on Indian restaurant menus, but roti is a staple in Indian homes. Roti is a no fuss Indian bread, typically made with whole wheat flour that’s kneaded into a soft dough, then rolled into thin circles and cooked on a tava (Indian skillet) on the stovetop.

Paratha: Paratha is a flatbread that is layered and pan fried. They are made with wheat flour, and ghee or oil is smeared between layers of dough while rolling them. But there are many ways in which you can make a paratha, specially stuffed paratha. A Stuffed Paratha is when filling is stuffed into a ball of dough and then rolled into a flatbread.

Indian drinks

Chai/Tea: The Indian name for tea is Chai. You make chai by cooking a certain ration of water to milk. You then add sugar as a sweetener and black tea together. And yes, when your order a “Chai Tea Latte” at Starbucks you’re ordering a “Tea Tea Latte.”

Masala Chai: This is when you add some kind of spice (masala) to the concoction above, and that makes it Masala Chai. A typical masala chai has a blend of cardamom, cinnamon, pepper and ginger cooked in chai.

Lassi: A sweet yogurt drink traditionally made by thinning out yogurt with milk or water and then sweetening it for more flavour. Cream is added to the drink too to make it richer. Lassi can be made into different flavours simply by adding various fruits, additional flavourings, etc. For example, mango lassi is made by mixing mango and yogurt, whereas strawberry lassi contains fresh strawberries, etc.

Overall

A common misconception about Indian food is that all gravy dishes are curries. This is actually not true and knowing that will help you place a better order. This helps should you be in an Indian Restaurant. The word “curry” was accidentally invented by the British when they heard the word kari (which describes a specific South Indian gravy dish) and anglicized it. In India, the word “curry” is rarely used and only refers to very basic dishes like chicken curry, mutton curry, fish curry, and egg curry. Most of the dishes you see on an Indian menu will have their own unique names. Dishes like butter chicken, palak paneer, dal, and chana masala all still have gravy and may be what we consider a “curry”.

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