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With the demand of the recent era the popularity of maize as a food crop is also increasing.
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India is a land of diverse culture and ethnicity. This diversity is also reflected in Indian food. Every culture of India has its unique and exclusive style of cooking. Over the centuries, each new wave of settlers in India brought with them their own culinary practices which, with time, blended into the Indian food as it is known today.
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Regarded as one of the top chefs in the world Sanjeev Kapoor is the host of a cookery show and is the author of several cookbooks. He is regarded as the most renowned face of the Indian Cuisine of the contemporary times. He was born in the year 1964 and has started out in the hospitality industry in the year 1984. Armed with a degree in Hotel Management he started his career in the ITDC under their kitchen statement scheme and was a topper in his batch. After working in many hotels he was designated as the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai. He has been hosting the food show `Khana Khazana` which is a very popular program on Indian food aired on Zee Television every Sunday since the year 1993 and has already completed more than 450 episodes.
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| Indian Sweets |
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This section on Indian Food include different varieties of sweets made in India. India has large repertoire of sweets. Many popular Indian sweets are common throughout South Asia while others are specific to a certain region and are typical to only an ethnic group in India. Indian sweets also come in various shapes , colours and sizes. Indian sweets are also significant in Indian culture. Sweets are presented during festive occasions and ceremonies and also signify good omen, happiness and prosperity. In India every happy occasion is marked with the distribution of sweets.
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India is known the world over as `the Home of Spices`. The climate of the country is ideal for the growth of almost all spices.India accounts for about 45% of the global spice exports. In India, from the point of view of both domestic consumption and export, spices are important commercial crops. Spices added to foods make the item tasty. |
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| Indian Food: Sweet Halwa |
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Indian food , Halwa, is a dessert made from various kinds of fruits, vegetables, grains and lentils. The ingredients in Halwa are grated finely and fried in ghee and sugar. Nuts and milk may also be added. Halwas have the consistency of a very thick pudding. "Halva" is the name given to a huge range of sweets made in the Middle East, Central Asia and India. The word itself comes from the Arabic word for sweet, "Hulw". |
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| Indian Food: Cooking Tips |
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Do you wish for an easy life in the kitchen? Here are a few tips that will make your life in the kitchen easy. These tips can be a quick solution to various problems that arise in the kitchen. Try the tips and enjoy being in the kitchen. These tips will help you manage food items like bananas, chocolate, tomatoes, onions and various ingredients like baking powder, salt etc. |
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| Indian Food: Dry Fruit Sweets |
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Dry fruit sweets are an important part of Indian food items. These sweets are modern sweets and are readily available in all sweet shops across the country. They are used for Gift hampers for the festive season because they have a long shelf life and are not easily perishable. These sweets are made into various shapes and colours. They are made in the shapes of some fruits like apple, strawberry etc.
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| Indian Beverage: Lassi |
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Lassi is a traditional Indian Beverage, made by blending yogurt with water, salt, and spices until frothy, that is enjoyed chilled as a hot-weather refreshment. Yogurt is mentioned in ancient Indian texts, and so is buttermilk. Traditional lassi is sometimes flavored with ground roasted cumin. Traditional lassi is salty and sometimes flavored with ground roasted cumin and chilli pepper. Sweet lassi is a more recent invention, flavored with sugar, rosewater and/or lemon, mango, strawberry or other fruit juice. |
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