The Evergrowing Charm Of Indian Cuisine

The first Indian restaurant, Hindustan Coffee House, opened in Britain in the year 1809; today, there are more than 10000 Indian restaurants in England. Indian food has gradually become a craze across the world & yes it's patrons are not only restricted to the Indian diasporas but people from all cultures & eating habits across the world cannot have enough of the mouth-watering Indian food.

The Curry was the first cross-over delicacy that reached Britain catching its imagination, the whole of Europe followed suit. It was America that was the last bastion to be conquered, because the Americans were rather nervous about the hygiene standards across Indian outlets. All credit is due to the Indian community though as they soon helped rid of this American fear by upgrading to the American hygiene standards.

Till recently, Indian food was thought of as largely being restricted to Tandoori Chicken, Parathas & Nans, but an Indian Grocery store anywhere in the world today shows a radically different picture with a range of breads & South Indian treats like the Idli & Dosa & all kinds of sweets that are a part of the Indian palate catching the eye.

The fact that Indian food comes in both vegetarian & non-vegetarian delicacies also goes a long way in adding to its appeal, as few cuisines have such a wide spread. Initially, given the self-effacing ways of life in India the Indian's were rather reluctant in promoting cuisine tourism in its nascent stages, but the new Indian is wholeheartedly pushing visitors to India with him to the local Sabziwalla to pick vegetables & then also enlightening him with the use of the rolling pin in mapping a Roti.

Unlike Chinese food that was already popular across the world, there was a list of myths about Indian food that needed to be destroyed before it got the proverbial thumbs up from gourmet revellers. Some of these myths were that all Indian food is spicy, it is only vegetarian, is cumbersome to make, is detrimental to health & funnily enough it was believed that all Indian food used curry powder.

There was a time when Indian food was readied a day earlier to help the spice take effect & add to the taste at the time of eating, such is the pride associated with spices in Indian preparations. The biggest reason though for the widespread pull of the Indian cuisine is the use of Indian spices in the preparations. The spices are also extremely healthy; many have medicinal qualities that work toward the promotion of holistic health. Turmeric, curry, ginger, cardamom, red chilli powder, coriander, carom seeds, cloves, and nutmeg are the main spices that leave you with your tongues hanging out, asking for more.

The mention of so many spices could raise a few eyebrows, but hold on, there is an easy way out to enjoy these fantastic spices in one go & that is by trying out the, Garam Masala, which is essentially a mix of all the spices used in Indian preparations.

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