Indian foods for babies
Baby food recipes - 6 to 18 months
By Swasthi on August 26, 2022, Comments, Jump to Recipe
Baby food recipes – A collection of homemade Indian baby food recipes for 6 10 18 months babies. If you are a new mum, you can check this Baby food chart for 6 months baby. If you have a baby older than 7 months then you can check this Indian baby food chart for 8 months & above. You can also take a look at the best foods to gain weight in babies & toddlers. This post contains a list of all Indian baby food recipes available on this blog.
I have also included a few sample baby food recipes in the recipe card. All the recipes are tried and tested and have been served for both my babies.
If your pediatrician has suggested you to start, then You can start with a single fruit, single veggie and then single grain. For more details please check this post on How to introduce solids to baby.
I highly recommend reading every line of the baby food posts on this blog as they can guide you extensively.
Baby food recipes – babies above 6 months
How to make baby rice cereal
Apple rice
Ragi porridge for babies
Apple Wheat porridge
Apple ragi (try ragi and apple separately first, then try together)
Khichdi for babies
Methi khichdi
Moong dal soup
Carrot almond baby food
Potato rice
Barley baby cereal
Sago carrot kheer for babies
Sabudana kheer for babies
Wheat cereal for babies
Soft idli recipe
Milk oats porridge
How to make ragi flour for babies
Oats porridge with vegetables (blend till smooth)
Sweet potato rice
Apple oats
Babies above 8 months
Sprouts soup
Urad dal khichdi
Raw banana rice
Ven pongal. please mash the rice well and remove the pepper corns. You can also puree it.
Curd rice. Puree if desired, skip tempering.
Curd oats
Moong dal halwa
Ragi idli
Baby food recipes for babies above 11 months
These need to be pureed before serving
Dalia khichdi
Oats vegetable khichdi
Sweet corn soup
Barley soup with vegetables
Chickpeas toddler food
Chickpeas soup (for babies above 15 months)
Badam milk.
pls consult your doctor and use buffalo or goat milk, avoid cow’s milk.
Set dosa
Banana milkshake
Lassi (avoid salt and sugar)
Neer dosa
Kambu dosa
Sample Indian baby food recipes
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings2
AuthorSwasthi
Ingredients for 6 months baby food recipes 1 – Any one of the following (refer notes)
- ▢ ½ banana
- ▢ 1 sapota
- ▢ ½ papaya
- ▢ 2 tbsp cooked rice
Ingredients for 7 to 8 months baby food recipes 2 (refer notes)
- ▢ 2 tbsp rice or 2 tbsps ragi or wheat flour
- ▢ 200 ml water
- ▢ 1 small apple or banana
- ▢ 1/8 tsp ghee homemade (refer notes)
Ingredients for 8 months baby food recipes 3
- ▢ 1½ tbsp rice aged rice
- ▢ 1½ tbsp dal (toor or moong dal)
- ▢ 1½ tbsp carrots chopped
- ▢ 200 ml water
- ▢ 1/8 tsp ghee homemade
Ingredients for 8 months baby food recipes 4
- ▢ 2 tbsp rice
- ▢ 1 baby potato or 2 tbsp chopped
- ▢ 1 pinch carom seeds powder (ajwain powder)
- ▢ ¼ tsp ghee homemade
Making 6 months baby food recipes
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Make sure you follow the 3 day test rule for every food you introduce.
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To make the baby food, Mash any one of the fruits – banana, papaya, sapota very well until smooth.
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If desired add it to a blender and puree until smooth. To thin down add a few spoons of boiled and cooled water. Fruit puree is ready.
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If using cooked rice, then puree together rice and any of the fruit – (banana, papaya, sapota or steamed apple) along with some boiled and cooled water. Fruit flavored rice is ready.
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You can also feed only steamed apple. Peel and chop the apples. Bring half cup water to a boil and add the apples to it.
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Cook until the apples are slightly tender just for a minute or 2. Cool and puree with rice or just the steamed apple. Apple puree is ready.
Making 7 months baby food recipes
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Wash rice and soak in water for at least 30 mins.
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Pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 whistles.
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Apple flavored rice cereal : When the pressure goes down, open the lid and add grated apple. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 mins. Cool and make a smooth puree. If needed add some boiled and cooled water. Add few drops of hot ghee. Apple flavored rice is ready.
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Banana rice cereal : Cool the rice completely. Add banana and rice to a blender and make a fine puree. Pour few tbsps boiled and cooled water if desired.
Making 8 months baby food recipes
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Wash rice and dal in a cooker or pot a few times until the water runs clear. Add grated carrots and pour water.
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Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles on a medium heat. If cooking in a pot add more water as needed.
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When the pressure goes down, using a masher mash the food to smooth. This is the stage you must be teaching you baby to eat mashed foods. Reduce feeding pureed foods. Add ghee to hot food and serve warm.
Rice dal baby food is ready.
Making 8 months baby food recipes
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Soak rice until water runs clear. Soak for 30 mins and cook along with potato until soft for 3 whistles. Mash the rice well and add ghee. Feed warm. To prevent colic you can add a pinch of ajwain powder. Potato rice is ready.
The nutrition values are only for the banana flavored rice. These are approximations only.
Please follow 3 day wait rule for every food you introduce.
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
Nutrition Facts
Baby food recipes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 45
% Daily Value*
Potassium 105mg3%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Sugar 3g3%
Vitamin C 2.
6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Baby food chart with recipes for 7 months to 1 year Indian baby & toddlers
By Swasthi on August 6, 2022, Comments,
Indian baby food chart along with a list of tried & tested 60 Indian baby food recipes.
Thanks to the readers who led me to this post on Indian baby food chart. Before I take you to the details of the food chart and the food recipes, please be informed that this post is based on my experience. I have honestly expressed my views and opinions on easy baby weaning so that it could be helpful to new mothers.
Please read the comments below before posting your queries since similar queries may have been answered.
Well, some of my tips might look like old wives tales since they are based on Ayurveda, but I do trust them in growing healthy and happy babies. However I suggest consulting your elders or pediatrician before you follow any new foods or tip that have been mentioned here.
For the past several years, I have been consistently sharing & updating baby recipes especially for a good weight gain. You can find all the latest recipes or ideas on the baby toddler recipes section.
Readers who have been asking for suggestions on foods to gain weight, please check this detailed post on best foods for weight gain in babies & toddlers.
Is this baby food chart suitable to my Baby?
This Indian baby food chart is a generalized one suitable for most babies. However i suggest you to use your judgement whether to include or not, certain ingredients in your babies diet based on your babies allergies, intolerance, appetite, likes and dislikes.
I have tried to link most Indian baby food recipes that I have posted earlier on this blog. Many were written almost 5 years ago and are updated regularly with new tips based on the readers reviews.
This Indian baby food chart was developed by me based on what i fed my 2 kids, whose birth weight was 3.3 kgs and 3.4 kgs. The ideas were basically drawn from the health and baby weaning booklets that were given to us during our visits to the singapore clinics, hospitals and few from clinics in Bangalore.
This chart is also suitable to babies who were preterm born or were underweight. However I suggest mums with such babies to consult a pediatrician if you are skeptical about these foods.
This post will be updated, to include tips and other information. You can leave a comment here if you want to know anything specific which will be answered. Please feel free to share or discuss your experiences, views, problems that you encounter while weaning your babies in the comment section. It could be helpful to other readers, it’s through sharing we can learn.
When to introduce food to baby – 6 months to 1 year
Here is a brief guide on the right time to introduce foods. But how to introduce them can be found in the recipe posts. Example: Oats or oatmeal – I have mentioned clearly how to choose them and the kind you can use and how to prepare it for a baby.
You can find a a detailed baby food chart for 6 months old baby here along with recipes.
This Indian baby food chart and the baby food recipes have been developed for a good weight gain in babies.
Indian baby food chart for babies above 7 months or from 8 months
| Milk – (skip milk if baby wakes up after 8 am, make a milk based breakfast from breakfast section) |
 30 to 8 am |
| One of the following: APPLE RICE CEREAL Quick fix breakfast (for 8 to 18 months): |
 15 am |
| One of the following: Steamed apple (raw apple for babies older than 12 months) |
| Try using whole grains like RAGI OR FINGER MILLET Try one of the following DALIA KHICHDI (vegetable broken wheat food) For a lighter meal, if the baby has colic mashed rice with dal ka paani with a pinch of ajwain(strained dal soup) |
 30 to 3 pm |
| Fruits or steam cooked mashed veggies |
| One of the following: Large serving of Milk |
| Please Note: Feeding late can cause indigestion and the infant may not sleep due to colic. Avoid feeding heavy foods. Dinner should always be light, nutritious, mostly vegetable based. For babies from 10 to 12 months prefer light foods from breakfast section. Avoid egg & nuts. Babies above 12 months : Any foods mentioned in the breakfast and lunch can also be served for dinner. Other options mashed rice with dal ka paani (strained dal soup) |
| Large serving of Milk. Make sure there is a gap of at least 1 hour 30 mins in between the completion of dinner and milk. For babies above 12 months: If the baby is still hungry after the milk, can feed some light crackers. |
Related post: how to make ragi flour for babies or toddlers’ porridge
Tips to increase the appetite in babies
1. Try to serve fruits 1 ½ to 2 hours before a meal. They tend to make the infant feel hungry naturally. Do not serve fruit with a meal.
2. Do not mix fruits with dairy especially milk.
It leads to indigestion.
3. Babies need exercise, let them play and crawl or run around. Don’t confine them to a small area. For toddlers / babies who can walk, a small walk in the neighborhood before a meal can make them hungry.
General Tips:
1. If you have a very fussy baby, avoid milk in the early morning and serve milk based breakfast mentioned in the table.
2. Serving bread or any other baked stuff to babies, leads to colic or bloating due to the ingredients like baking soda, powder, yeast etc.
3. Limit crackers or biscuits to only once a day, avoiding is however better.
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7 recipes of Indian cuisine / Traditional dishes for every taste - an article from the "How to cook" section on Food.ru
India: food and tradition
The main gastronomic feature of this country is that most of its inhabitants prefer plant foods. The main part of the population professes Hinduism, where the cow is a sacred animal. Therefore, beef should not be eaten - prison terms may be threatened for this.
Also, a significant part of the inhabitants are Muslims, so pork here is also rarely eaten in food. If we talk about meat, Indians prefer chicken dishes in a variety of sauces, sometimes lamb, and beans, cereals and vegetables form the basis of the diet.
Dairy products, and especially dahi yogurt, are considered sacred. nine0005
Indians prepare their own paneer, a special homemade cheese that is added to soups and vegetable dishes. Dairy and sour-milk products, thanks to the complex protein casein, provide long-term satiety and mitigate the aggressive effects of spicy foods on the body.
Interesting fact
According to the canons of Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, while cooking, it is important to remember that the dish should contain combinations of sweet and sour, spicy and salty. Also, another taste is added to the taste palette - astringent. nine0005
Traditional Indian cuisine is rated by nutritionists as one of the healthiest due to its spices and their beneficial effects on the body. However, tourists should be careful with too spicy and spicy food - the digestive system can fail. It is better to try meat dishes, only after making sure that the product is fresh - in a hot climate, the meat quickly deteriorates.
Spices and seasonings
In Indian cuisine, spices, spices and seasonings are of great importance, and not necessarily spicy. The most famous of them is curry, which gives not only a recognizable taste to chicken or rice dishes, but also a very cheerful bright yellow color. nine0005
Curry is a mixture of various spices. Here are the main spices that are included in its composition:
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Cumin;
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Coriander;
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Turmeric;
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Black pepper;
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Ginger;
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Chili pepper.
Curry composition may vary. Some spices may be missing, but turmeric in this mixture must be present without fail. Usually, curry is prepared as a sauce or stew. But at the same time there is also a national dish with the same name. It consists of vegetables, legumes or meat, as well as a scattering of a variety of spices. nine0005
Interesting fact
In some regions, this dish is served with curry tree leaves, which are also eaten at the end of the meal.
Bread and pastries
The culture of consumption of bakery products in India is different from the European one. Here, the usual yeast bread is replaced by various cakes in the form of thin pita bread, which are baked in a pan or pies. Cakes are made from wholemeal flour with the addition of your favorite spices. They are baked in the form of a large hollow pocket, which is stuffed with vegetable stew or beans. Or simply make them in the form of a crispy round pancake, which is dipped in sauces. nine0005
For the holidays Indians fry samosas - these are small triangular patties with various fillings. By the way, the right pie should be without bubbles on the dough.
Sweets and drinks
Indian desserts are made from chickpeas, fruits, nuts, coconut, milk and butter. At the same time, honey is rarely added as a sweetener: it is believed that when heated, it loses its beneficial properties and harms the body.
Traditional treats:
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Laddu.
Prepared from nuts, spices, coconut and chickpea flour. Small balls are made from the mixture, which are fried in ghee; -
Burfi. Made from butter and milk, it resembles fudge;
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Gulab Jamun. Dessert made from semolina and milk, but not ordinary, but dry. The delicacy is fried in oil to a crust;
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Khir. Rice pudding boiled in cream or very fat milk with the addition of candied fruit or citrus peel, nuts and cinnamon, cloves and cardamom; nine0005
It may seem that Indian desserts are reminiscent of familiar oriental sweets. And this is no coincidence, since Indian cuisine, the recipes of which were formed under the influence of two religions, Islam and Hinduism, absorbed the culinary traditions of these cultures. Therefore, in some dishes their oriental prototypes are guessed.
Sweets in India are of high nutritional value. Not a single holiday passes without them - it is a symbol of well-being and prosperity. Going on a visit, Indians always take a bag of sweets with them, as tradition and etiquette require this.
Dessert recipes are relatively simple and many of them can be prepared at home. nine0005
Drinks are often spoken at home. The most popular are those made on the basis of milk or yogurt. This is a refreshing lassi cocktail that can be similar to salted Turkish ayran or drinking sweet yogurt with fruit. But still, strong black masala tea is beyond competition in India, which is brewed with various fragrant spices and served with milk, which balances the taste of the drink.
Cooking real Indian food at home
You can plan a gastronomic trip to this incredibly interesting country without buying tickets. To try this cuisine, here are 7 step-by-step recipes for colorful and delicious dishes that will help you get an idea of Indian traditional food
1. Creamy Spicy Chicken
A mix of spices and vegetable sauce gives the chicken an unusual flavor, while the creamy sauce softens the spiciness. For a complete immersion in the world of Indian cuisine, serve the dish with long-grain basmati rice, which is so loved by the people of this country.
Despite the large number of ingredients, spicy chicken will be ready in just half an hour.
Tip
Substitute coconut cream in the recipe for a healthier and less calorie dish.
2. Fire soup
This Indian lentil stew also contains vegetables seasoned with several spices. Thanks to mustard, a mixture of peppers (including chili), garlic and onions, Rasam soup turns out to be spicy and warming, but at the same time low in calories due to the absence of meat and animal fats. The soup is ready in just over an hour.
3. Coconut Chowder
Great for those who don't eat animal proteins. It contains only vegetables and legumes, so coconut curry is hearty, but at the same time light. Canned chickpeas in the recipe will speed up the cooking process. The density of the sauce can be varied by decreasing or increasing the amount of coconut milk. nine0005
4. Side dish or main dish
Regular rice will take on a new flavor when cooked the Indian way.
The key to success is thoroughly rinsing the rice to clear water, as well as a good curry mixture. If there are vegetarians in the company or you want to make the dish even healthier, then replace the butter with coconut oil.
Advice
Use basmati rice for cooking, as it remains crumbly when cooked
5. Sweet and sour spicy sauce
In addition to curry, there are many other popular sauces in Indian cuisine, one of these is mango spicy sauce. It can be served with rice, flatbread, fried tofu or salad. A very important condition for preparing this dish is to find a really ripe sweet mango with juicy pulp. The sauce is prepared in just 20 minutes. The whole secret is in the combination of spicy, sweet and spicy. Indians also add lemongrass to the sauce, but you can get by with lime zest. nine0005
6. Indian dessert
Even in desserts, Indian cuisine remains true to its traditions: healthy chickpea and dried fruit sweets do not contain animal proteins.
But they carry a lot of benefits and contain vitamins and minerals. Moreover, sweets are well absorbed by the body, even despite the high calorie content. They are prepared quickly and simply even in the home kitchen, since all the ingredients are made through a blender. Then balls are made from the resulting mass. The final step is to roll the candies in the cocoa and cinnamon mixture. nine0005
7. Mango Shake
Lassi is a healthy smoothie-like cocktail that quenches thirst in the heat and saturates the body at the same time. The drink can be made in just a few minutes, the main thing is to prepare the necessary ingredients in advance: yogurt, cream, herbs and ripe mango.
Advice
Smoothies will become even healthier if you replace sugar with honey.
What can be done?
Prepare a colorful dish from a minimum set of ingredients and immerse yourself in the world of vibrant flavors of national Indian cuisine. Start with simple dishes, like sauces or desserts, and gradually move on to the main Indian dishes.
Adjust the spiciness and the amount of seasoning according to your taste. nine0005
Find your favorite Indian dish among our recipes:
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How to make thali the right way. What to serve and what time to eat the national Indian dish
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Indian rice with pine nuts and raisins
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Pork chops in curry
Indian spices guide with description and photo
, a wonderful aroma immediately spreads throughout the district. He lightly knocks on doors and windows, envelops wooden huts, trees. Neighbor dogs are already moving their noses in the wind, wondering what it is: marinated chicken or melt-in-your-mouth fried paneer cheese? You can eat Indian food every day and discover something new every time. Today I will talk about what we ate in Delhi and Goa for two months. The most delicious and favorite dishes with descriptions and photos. Fasting on an empty stomach is dangerous, so better make yourself a sandwich. nine0005 It's amazing how the same products "sound" differently in different cuisines around the world.
Take at least vegetables - potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, onions. Our housewives will most likely make a vegetable soup or stew out of this. Flip flops will quickly fry this in a hot frying pan, adding soy sauce and half a spoon of sodium gluconate. Thais, in addition to salty soy sauce, add sugar and squeeze lime juice. And the Malays will be rolled in breadcrumbs and fried in a huge vat with oil poured to the brim.
Most Indian cooking starts the same way. A small fragile woman in a colorful sari will first add oil to the pan, and then start conjuring with spices. I think nowhere else in the world do I use so many powders, seeds and herbs at the same time. Here's a pinch of cardamom, heels of cloves, a spoonful of mustard seeds and a couple of curry leaves, fenugreek and fennel seeds, turmeric for color ... Each dish is like the result of the work of a skilled alchemist. To infuse flavor into a new dish, you need to be a bit of a magician. nine0005
Indian dishes: what to order in a restaurant
Chicken Masala or Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken fried in tandoor and then braised in a sauce of tomatoes, ginger, garlic, cream and Indian spices.
The prefix Tikka means that the chicken was marinated in spices before baking.
I also strongly advise you to try the same dish, only from lamb. It is called Lamb Masala . In good Indian restaurants, the meat is tender, it melts in your mouth. nine0005
Shakhi Paneer and Palak Paneer
Paneer is the name for Indian homemade cheese, which is somewhat similar to our Adyghe cheese. Uncooked from a neutral taste, not greasy, porous, so it perfectly absorbs any sauce. Shahi Paneer is a cheese cooked in a creamy tomato sauce. Ground nuts are sometimes added to it. Palak Paneer - the same cheese, but in a spinach sauce.
We've also tried Paneer Makhanwala with a simple creamy tomato sauce. And Kadai Paneer - in yogurt sauce with the addition of green bell pepper. nine0005
Chicken Sagwala
Very tender chicken in spinach sauce. Usually it is prepared without the addition of hot spices, so the dish can be safely ordered for children.
It can be eaten with flatbread or rice.
Dal
Lentil soup, more like puree. Boiled lentils are overcooked with fried vegetables and spices. Dal is spicy, spicy, hot and incredibly tasty. Be sure to order Indian cakes for it. It is correct to eat gave not with a spoon, but scooping mashed potatoes from a plate with a flat cake. nine0005
Aloo Gobi
A very simple vegetarian Indian dish. Alu is a potato and gobi is a cauliflower. Despite the simple ingredients, these dishes from Indian chefs come out just a masterpiece. If you are not a vegetarian and are skeptical about meat-free dishes, then Alu Gobi will be able to convince you that a hearty meal can be without animal protein.
Biryani (Biriyani)
It is called Indian pilaf, although it has nothing to do with pilaf. The peculiarity of Asian pilaf is that rice is boiled in a broth of overcooked vegetables and meat. But when preparing Biryani, rice is boiled separately in ordinary water, and vegetables and meat with spices are fried in a pan.
Then, all this is combined already on a plate, beautifully laying out the filling of meat and vegetables inside the rice. It turns out such a dish with a surprise. Sometimes, however, rice with vegetables is simply mixed in a pan and no surprise comes out. Biryani are vegetarian, with chicken, pork or lamb. Rice is usually made spicy, but if you do not like spicy, then ask for it without chili (no chilli). nine0005
Easy Step by Step Vegetarian Biryani Recipe
Momo
These are Tibetan dumplings. If you do not know how to feed a child in India, order momo. There are vegetarian momos with cabbage, carrots and onions, there are chicken, pork and beef momos.
Proper momo should be freshly molded, steamed in special momos right before serving.
When the perfect momo enters the mouth, meat juice flows out of it, which simply makes you close your eyes in pleasure. If momo was prepared in advance, frozen, and after some time cooked, then you will immediately feel it.
They will be dry and tasteless. One has only to find an Indian restaurant that serves delicious momo, and you will not notice how your legs will carry you there again and again. If you suddenly find yourself in Goa in Arambol, check out the beach Shiva Garden Restaurant . They make amazing momos there.
Raita
Vegetable or fruit salad generously flavored with fermented Indian curd (curd is a drink similar to kefir). Some compare it to okroshka, because raita is usually liquid, because. kerda there are more vegetables. Sometimes raita with onions, cucumbers and tomatoes, sometimes with small pieces of pineapple or other fruits. Raita with roti bread is the perfect dinner in the heat, when you do not want to eat heavy and fatty foods, but the body requires a light and cool lunch. nine0005
Masala Dosa
Dosa is an Indian lentil or rice flour flatbread. It is big and crispy. Dosa options can be many. The most famous vegetarian restaurant chain in India, Saravana Bhavan, serves 22 types of dosa.
Masala dosa is the most popular of them. Spicy mashed potatoes are placed inside the tortillas, and sauces are served along with the pancake.
Pakora
This is the general term for batter-fried vegetables, cheese or meat. Pakora can be a wonderful beer snack, for example. nine0005
Uthappam
Another vegetarian Indian dish. These are pancakes made from rice or lentil flour, in the dough of which small pieces of vegetables were added. It is very similar to our omelette with vegetables, only instead of eggs, the basis of the dish is dough. Uttapams are served with sauces as an appetizer for meat, dal or as a main dish.
Mostly uttapam is homemade and street food, but these pancakes are also served in restaurants above the roadside cafes.
Malai Kofta
Mashed potato patties with paneer cheese, stewed in a creamy nut sauce with cashews and raisins. Very gentle, sweet taste. A hearty dish that goes well with flatbread or rice.
Veg Jaipuri
Veg Jaipuri is a mixture of vegetables in a special spice cocktail. There are coriander seeds, and cashew nuts fried in butter, as well as ginger and garlic, tomatoes and a special blend of spices Garam Masala. Boiled vegetables are stewed in this Jaipuri sauce, a little cream and Paneer cheese are added and voila - the dish is ready! nine0005
This is one of my favorite dishes in India. It's just excellent cooked in a small restaurant in Arambol called Gods Gift .
Idli (Idly)
Another variety of Indian cakes made from rice, lentil or wheat flour. They are steamed and usually served with vegetable sauces. This everyday Indian meal is perfect for a light breakfast.
Soup Sambar (Sambar)
Famous Indian soup with lentils and vegetables. It is spicy, spicy, sour and sweet at the same time. There are a lot of vitamins in this soup, as it contains an incredible amount of different vegetables: eggplant and carrots, tomatoes and pumpkin, tamarind and green beans.
Mustard seeds, coconut flakes, cumin, turmeric, curry leaves and ground coriander help to add a spicy Indian touch to this dish. nine0005
Chicken Kebab (Chicken Kebab)
Kebabs can also be vegetable or meat. Chicken kebab is a mixture of minced chicken with rice and spices. A sausage is formed from minced meat, strung on a skewer, and then fried in a tandoori oven until cooked. Served with sauce.
Thali (Thali)
If you want to try everything at once, then you won't find a dish better than Thali. This is a real big lunch or dinner in which just a little bit. For example, in this picture in meat Thali there are several dishes at once (from left to right): vegetable Raita, Shahi Paneer cheese, Dal soup, vegetable Biryani and Naan flatbreads. nine0005
Each cafe or restaurant has its own Tali with its own set of dishes. Here, for example, fish Tali, which cost us as much as 2.5 dollars.
And here is the vegetarian Tali.
Indian sweets
Yes, India also loves sweets and here are the main desserts:
Jalebi - fried dough spirals soaked in syrup.
Burfi - small squares made from coconut or cow's milk. Milk is boiled for a long time to evaporate excess liquid, and then mixed with sugar, butter, coconut, vanilla and chopped nuts. nine0005
Rasgulla - curd balls boiled and soaked in sugar syrup.
Fruit salad - there are a lot of fruits in India, so fruit salad can be the most delicious and healthy of all desserts.
Indian bread
Flatbread is simply an integral part of any Indian meal. There are so many varieties that you need to seriously try to remember everything.
Rotti or chapatti
The most popular and inexpensive Indian bread. Flatbread made from unleavened dough, fried without oil in a cast-iron pan. They are not greasy and are quite harmless for the figure. Rotti and chapatti are not fried for the future. As soon as they cool down, they become tasteless. So if you ordered dinner at a restaurant, then order rotti to it as needed so that the bread is always hot.
Naans
My favorite delicacy is Naan cakes. They are made from a special airy yeast dough with the addition of butter and yogurt, and baked in a tandoori oven. In addition to simple naans, you should definitely try Butter Naan with butter, Cheese Naan with cheese and Garlik Naan with garlic. nine0005
Paratha
Stuffed flatbread. The most popular is Alu Paratha, which is no longer even bread, but a whole pie with potatoes. Puree is simply added to the dough and the cake is rolled out, and then it is fried in a pan.
Puri
Fried dough balls, hollow inside. They are deep-fried and then allowed to drain off the oil. Puri is eaten with chutneys. This is a simple food that is sold not only in small cafes, but also vendors on the street. Puri can be eaten while sitting on a park bench. nine0005
Pava (Pawa)
Flatbread made from flour with bran. Peacocks are transported on bicycles in the morning by street vendors.
One flatbread costs only 3-5 rupees ($0.05-0.08). These buns make amazing vegan burgers with cheese and vegetables. And for those who eat meat and eggs, burgers with scrambled eggs or fried meat will be prepared.
Indian drinks in restaurants
What to order as drinks in an Indian restaurant?
Masala tea - the famous black hour with milk and spices.
South Indian coffee is hand-brewed freshly ground coffee. Served in unusual iron cups.
Milk coffee is instant coffee powder added to hot milk.
Lassi is a fermented milk product similar to sweet drinking yogurt. Fruity cocktails are also made with Lassi.
Fresh juices . They are made in India from anything, from carrots and avocados to mangoes and strawberries. Usually the price of a large glass of juice is 60-100 rupees ($1-1.6). nine0005
After a delicious, hearty and spicy dinner, you will be brought this box of fennel.
