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  RBC RADIO - India - Cuisine
The biryani from the kitchens of the nawabs of Hyderabad, is a flavoured and spiced rice cooked with ghee and chicken or meat, and is a meal-in-a-dish eaten with raitha and salad.
The cuisine of the state is characterised by three different styles of cooking - the Kashmiri Pandit, the Muslims and the Rajput styles.
The cuisine of the south is largely non-greasy, either boiled or steamed and therefore very light on the stomach.
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 Punjabi cuisine (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Punjabis are very hospitable and love to feed their guests their rich and delicious food.
Punjabi cuisine is mainly based upon Wheat, Masalas (spice), pure desi ghee, with liberal amounts of butter and cream.
The food is tailor-made for the Punjabi lifestyle in which most of the rural folk burn up a lot of calories while working in the fields.
publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/p/pu/punjabi_cuisine.html   (747 words)

  
 Punjabi cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punjabi cuisine (from the Punjab region of Northern India and Eastern Pakistan).
Home cooked and restaurant Punjabi cuisine can vary significantly, with restaurant style using large amounts of clarified butter, known locally as desi ghee, with liberal amounts of butter and cream with home cooked concentrating on mainly upon wheat masalas (spice) flavourings.
The main masala in a Punjabi dish consists of onion, garlic and ginger.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Punjabi_cuisine   (500 words)

  
 Cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen;" itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
Cuisines of the Americas are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
www.tocatch.info /en/Cuisine.htm   (445 words)

  
 India Foods, Indian Cuisine, India Eating Habits, India Food, India Eating Places, Dishes of India,
The cuisine of West Bengal differs from that of Bangladesh in that the use of coconut in this cuisine is much lesser and mustard oil is cooking medium instead of coconut oil.
The cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is reputedly the spiciest and hottest of all Indian cuisine.
Hyderabadi cuisine is rich and aromatic with a liberal use of exotic spices and ghee, not to speak of nuts and dry fruits.
www.india-tourism.net /cuisine.htm   (2444 words)

  
 Indian Cuisine | Punjabi Food | Indians Living Abroad
Punjabi people have vigorous appetites and their love for food is visible from the food pallet that they offer.
Punjabi cuisine is synonymous with spicy, creamy and aromatic gravies.
The Punjabi dishes are lavishly garnished with chopped and slivered and sliced spices, while gravies are made rich by the use of ghee and cream.
www.indianslivingabroad.com /matrimonial/punjabi.asp   (243 words)

  
 Indian Cuisines,Indian Cuisines Information,Indian Cuisine Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Indian cuisine is usually categorized state wise, as there is a lot of difference in taste and preferences, which largely depends on the staple food crops and of course the spices grown in that particular state or region.
The cuisines of Kashmir are made rich and delicious with the flavor of the spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, saffron, etc.
Punjabi people are robust people with robust appetites and their food is like the Punjabis themselves, simple, sizable and hearty with no unnecessary frills or exotic accompaniments.
www.indiantravels.com /cultural-india/indian-cuisines.html   (623 words)

  
 Spouse Programs India-Cuisines | Cultural India Business Tour from Businesstours.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Only some famous cuisines are highlighted here, but you may send in an enquiry for any specific type of cuisine.
Punjabi food consists of a variety of dals and pulses especially Rajma, which is popularly eaten with rice.
Makke di roti and Sarso ka Saag are synonymous of Punjabi cuisine.
www.businesstours.net /spouse-programmes-cuisines.php   (618 words)

  
 Punjabi people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punjabis are found primarily in the Punjab region of Pakistan and Northern India.
In Pakistan, Punjabis comprise the largest ethnic group at roughly 44% of the total population and reside predominantly in the province of Punjab.
Although the Punjabi Sikhs are smaller in number than the Punjabi Muslims and Punjabi Hindus they are often thought of as the strongest supporters of a Punjabi identity due to their more frequent and visible use/display of the Punjabi language and traditional, non-religious aspects of the Punjabi culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Punjabis   (1744 words)

  
 Pakistani Cuisine - CookbookWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The current Pakistani cuisine is traditional is some of its aspects, however, due to the Mughal rule in the subcontinent and then finally the colonization of the British, many of the traditions which of course included the cuisine changed.
The main sub-cuisines in the cuisine of Pakistan are the: Mughlai Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine, Sindhi Cuisine, Balochi Cuisine and the North Western Cuisine.
The meat dishes found in the cuisine of Pakistan are commonly first marinated in yogurt and spices and then cooked very slowly in the marinade.
www.cookbookwiki.com /Pakistani   (1085 words)

  
 Resources on the Punjabi
Punjabi is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan.
Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab, and is also spoken in neighbouring areas such as Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
Punjabi is also spoken as a minority language in several other countries where Punjabis have emigrated in large numbers, such as Britain, the United States and especially Canada, where it is the fifth most commonly used language.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/asian/Punjabi.html   (881 words)

  
 Punjab Culture:The Cuisine of Punjab
Punjabi people are robust people with robust appetites and their food is like the Punjabis themselves, simple, sizeable and hearty with no unnecessary frills or exotic accompaniments.
Connoisseurs of the cuisine say that the gravy component of Punjabi cuisine came from the Mughals.
Punjabi cuisine is not subtle in its flavor.
allaboutsikhs.com /culture/cuisine.htm   (700 words)

  
 Amazing India : Punjabi Cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Punjabi people have vigorous appetites and their food is like the Punjabis themselves, simple, sizeable and hearty with no unnecessary frills or exotic additions.
The Punjabi tandoori cooking is celebrated as one of the most popular cuisines throughout the world.
Of course, over the years the roti has been modified to add more variety, so there is the rumali roti, the naan and the laccha parathas, all cooked in the tandoor.
www.amazingindia.info /cuisine/punjabi.htm   (122 words)

  
 Punjabi Translation - Translate Punjabi Language Translator
Also, as an adjective, the word Punjabi qualifies anything or anyone that is related to either Punjab or the Punjabi language, such as the speakers of Punjabi, inhabitants of Punjab or the Punjabi cuisine of the region.
Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab, and is also spoken in neighbouring areas such as Haryana and Delhi.
Punjabi is also spoken as a minority language in several other countries, including Afghanistan, as well as many nations where Punjabis have emigrated in large numbers, such as Britain, Canada, and the United States.
www.translation-services-usa.com /languages/punjabi.shtml   (646 words)

  
 Ya Rayi Our Rai: From Peasant Cuisine to Palace Cuisine By Ammini Ramachandran
Punjabi cuisine is a very rich; cream, ghee, yogurt, nuts, fruits and aromatic garam masala (a blend of several spices) are liberally used as flavorings.
Anglo-Indian cuisine is a delicious blend of East and West, rich with the liberal use of coconut, yogurt and almonds and flavored with an assortment of spices, Roasts and curries, pulavs and breads, cakes and sweetmeats, all have a distinctive flavor.
The Indianization of world cuisines: From the vegetables and spices that we received from foreign traders centuries ago to the present day fare of the fast food chains that are springing up in every major city, Indians have welcomed them all, in their own special way.
www.bookofrai.com /my_weblog/2005/12/from_peasant_cu.html   (3844 words)

  
 SICS | Clients | Letter of Recommendation | HTML version | Punjabi Tandoor - Cuisine of India
Punjabi Tandoor - Cuisine of India is a family owner restaurant serving north Indian delicacies.
Punjabi Tandoor - Cuisine of India is a family owner restaurant serving north Indian delicacies, specializing in clay oven food items like Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Kababs and a variety of Naans.
Apart from the website, SICS™ has created and designed Punjabi Tandoor's logo, letterhead, menus, business cards, posters, fridge magnets, T-shirts and even a logo that is used on their catering van.
www.shubhayan.net /clients-recommendations-html-punjabi.html   (148 words)

  
 California's Punjabi Mexican Americans
Descendants of the Punjabi- Mexicans might attend either or both of these events—the Sikh Parade, because most of the Punjabi pioneers were Sikhs, and the annual Christmas dance, because it began as a reunion for descendants of the Punjabi pioneers.
Some divorce cases showed that names were a source of conflict: The fathers used Punjabi names for their children, the mothers, Spanish.) Another strengthening of the women’s network came with the appropriation of the compadrazgo system of fictive kinship, which drew upon relatives and friends as religious sponsors in the Catholic church.
The original Punjabi immigrants found the physical landscape of California similar to that of the Punjab; the political landscape and their place in it also struck them as similar to that in British India.
www.sikhpioneers.org /cpma.html   (4207 words)

  
 Welcome to Official Web site of Punjab, India
The land of plenty, in keeping with the Zeitgeist, has a cuisine which caters to the characteristic needs of the people.
Punjabi cuisine is not subtle in its flavour.
The main masala in a Punjabi dish consists of onion, garlic, ginger and a lot of tomatoes fried in pure ghee.
punjabgovt.nic.in /CULTURE/CuisinePunjab.htm   (933 words)

  
 Organic Road Show
Ghee butter, the equivalent to clarified butter in Western cuisine, is used often to make rich and creamy dishes.
Maharastrian cuisine is deeply influenced by its coastal locale.
All Indian cuisine uses spice, But it is Bengali cooking that applies the artful emphasis on spice blends to accentuate even the simplest of dishes.
www.organicroadshow.com /cooking/cooking.html   (297 words)

  
 Suvir Saran: Regional Cooking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This cuisine has taken the best of all the food styles and combined them to make another great cuisine.
Punjabis live a very full life and to them food is one of the most important ritual.
This cuisine is known for its many varieties of stuffed vegetables, cooked in very little oil or liquid.
www.suvir.com /regionalcooking.html   (2807 words)

  
 Cuisine - Gurupedia
A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade.
New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional
However, the traditional European cuisine has been adapted to a greater or lesser degree and many local ingredients and techniques have been added to the tradition.
www.gurupedia.com /c/cu/cuisine.htm   (423 words)

  
 Punjab Restaurant: Cusine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
One of the most respected is the Punjabi style, which owes much to the geographical position of the Punjab itself.
Punjabi Cuisine requires the skilful blending and cooking of meats, chicken, fish and vegetables with herbs, spices and other ingredients to produce a rich taste and smooth texture.
Spices such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fl pepper, red chilli powder, turmeric and mustard are regularly used in Punjabi cuisine.
www.punjab.co.uk /main/cuisine.php   (180 words)

  
 india cuisines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The sauces of the Mughlai cuisine consists largely of sauces that consist curd, cream and crushed nuts such as cashew.
The Punjabi cuisine is characterised by a profuse mixture of dairy products in the form of cream, cottage cheese and curds.
The Kashmiri cuisine is characterised by three different styles of cooking - the Kashmiri Pandit, the Muslims and the Rajput styles.
www.cultureofindia.net /indian_cuisines.htm   (461 words)

  
 Punjabi Kitchen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Punjabi tandoori cooking is one of the most popular cuisines in the world.
It is during this season that Punjabis eat their national delicacy - steaming bowls of spicy Sarson ka Saag (mustard greens) topped with melting blobs of fresh butter served with makai ki roti (maize flour bread).
Punjabi cuisine is not only delicious, but a visual and olfactory delight as well.
www.indiaclub.com /html/6747.htm   (170 words)

  
 Intro to Indian Food | Ask MetaFilter
The cuisine typically includes kiln baked (tandoor) bread such as naans, parathas, rotis and "vegetables" (such as Malai Kokta, Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Navratan Korma, etc), which are then divided into non-vegetarian dishes and vegetarian dishes.
South Indian cuisine is more popular because of their breakfast menu, which includes dosas, idli, medu vada, etc. These are incredibly popular all over India, and outside the south, people actually have 'em for lunch and dinner too.
Gujarati cuisine, which Indians from India who aren't Gujaratis (with roots linking back to the state of Gujarat or residents of the state of Gujarat) are big fans of.
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 Cuisines of Delhi,Famous Delhi Cuisine,Mughlai Dishes in Delhi Cuisine,Famous Delhi Food
The vivacious eat-well-drink-well Punjabis came to the city with literally nothing, having left everything behind, in what used to be home, in Pakistan when the partition happened.
Mostly restaurants tend to exist on the assumption that cottage cheese and lentils smothered in cream and butter is all there is to vegetarian cuisine, which of course is quite untrue.
The Punjabi and Mughlai sweets are rather in-your-face but those who like their sweets delicate might prefer the Bengali variety.
www.indiasite.com /delhi/cuisine.html   (2717 words)

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