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Test Your Hunger for Indian Food

Sucheta Pradhan

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Do you eat to live or live to eat? If you’re the second type, then this quiz is for you. Accept the challenge and show the world how much you love Indian food.
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Religion is the main influencing factor in the evolution of Indian cuisine. Major Hindu and Islamic influences can be seen on Indian food, thanks to the country’s age-old cultural history.
Religious Blends
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The yogic tradition classifies food into three categories – Sattvic signifying goodness and purity, Raajasic signifying motion and energy, and Taamasic signifying inertia and lethargy.
Traditional Approach
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As per Sanskrit and Pali scriptures, sugarcane was cultivated in India during ancient times, from where it spread to Afghanistan. Northern India was where crystalline sugar was first manufactured.
Historical Record

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Made from ash gourds, Petha is a delicious candy, most popular in India and Pakistan. To prepare it, cubed ash gourd is soaked in lime, boiled, and then coated in sugar syrup.
Sweet Tooth
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Most South Indian cuisine is prepared in coconut oil. Apart from its rich aroma and great taste, it also contains plenty of medium-chain triglycerides, which are beneficial for skin and hair.
Oily Affairs
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While India is the world’s largest exporter of spices, the state of Kerala is known as the “Land of Spices”. Kerala grows a variety of spices – black pepper, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and more.
Spice it Up!
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Turmeric is grown in the Indian subcontinent and used in both cooking and Ayurvedic medicine. For generations, it is being used as a natural antiseptic, especially in home remedies.
The Yellow Wonder
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Chaat is the class of multiple hot, sweet, tangy snacks found abundantly in streetside stalls and carts all across India. The name is derived from the Hindi word meaning, “to lick fingers while eating”.
Streetside Flavors
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Arguably, the world-famous Chicken Tikka Masala was invented by South Asian chefs residing in Great Britain. In fact, the former UK foreign secretary Robin Cook described it as "a true British national dish."
Creating a New Dish!
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Having its origin in 16th century India, Kulfi is a frozen dessert made from condensed milk, cream, dry fruits, etc. It is the Indian traditional equivalent of ice cream, just denser and creamier.
Icy Cold
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With countless regional variations and vegetarian variants as well, Biryani breaks all records when it comes to world cuisine. Traditionally, it’s a layered meat and rice dish popular throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Yummy Biryani
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The popular Bengali street snack, Jhalmuri, is made with puffed rice and a variety of spices, veggies, nuts, and mustard oil. It is more or less similar to Bhel Puri, the famous chaat snack from Mumbai.
Similar but with a Twist
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