Typical food of India..

A typical Indian meal combines salty, sweet, creamy, spicy, hot and pungent flavors. The basic menu usually comprises starch, a meat or fish main dish, vegetables, and chutney. Traditionally, Indian flatbread or basmati rice complements the other dishes to highlight a balanced spectrum of flavors. Many regional specialties are enjoyed throughout India, and worldwide

Starch Complements In northern and central India, roti or phulka are popular, unleavened flatbreads. Chapati is also an unleavened flatbread, but somewhat thinner than roti. Puri is a deep-fried flatbread. An exception to the customary unleavened breads is naan, which is a leavened, oven-baked bread. Wholewheat flour or atta is the main ingredient used to make Indian bread. Basmati rice (Basmati chawal) is a fragrant, long grain rice, and is the preferred rice for Indian cuisine. Desserts Indian cuisine offers a rich array of nationally enjoyed desserts. Rasgulla or rasbari is a dessert made of soft cheese balls in a sugary syrup. Perfected in Bengal, rasgulla came originally from Orissa. Kulfi or Indian ice cream includes several spices such as cardamom, saffron and cinnamon. Its consistency is similar to that of frozen custard. Burfi is Indian cheesecake made of milk and with a spicy taste, a marked difference from regular cheesecake. By: yuri Alberto