vayuu1 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Rajma chawal Kadi chawal, Daal.chawal,chole chawal, Khichdi Kichchad
Vk1 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Alam_dar said: Indian Chutneys/Pickles vs Western Salads Once I counted the numbers of different kinds of green leaves (used as Salads) in a western super store. I was able to count 14 of them. While we had only one type of Salad green leaves (although now we could also buy Eisberg and some others too). I think we use green Chutneys/Pickles as substitute to western salads for healthy diet. Moreover, a salad of non-green leaves is also used very often for lunch , like raw onions, tomatoes, cucumber, moli (reddish), carrots, beets, raw white cabbage. we make chutney from lot of dals.. also chutneys from the peely layers of vegetables like bottle gourd/ ridge gourd.. in Andhra gongura pachadi ( grinding of red sorrell leaves + spices/salt/oil ) is the most delicious thing ppl die for coffee_rules, Alam_dar and velu 1 2
Alam_dar Posted April 9, 2021 Author Posted April 9, 2021 5 hours ago, vayuu1 said: Rajma chawal Kadi chawal, Daal.chawal, chole chawal, Khichdi (chawal) Kichchad ??? @vayuu1 Really, is there no vegetable that tastes you good with chawal?
gattaca Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Veggies with Rice/Quinoa. Meat once in a week or once in two weeks. Protein from various Daal as well including Dosa, iddli etc. coffee_rules and Alam_dar 2
kosingh Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 No regular paneer eaters here? I could (and often do) eat paneer every day. Alam_dar and velu 2
coffee_rules Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 8 hours ago, kosingh said: No regular paneer eaters here? I could (and often do) eat paneer every day. Big fan, fam fav Alam_dar 1
Alam_dar Posted April 10, 2021 Author Posted April 10, 2021 Question: Was Paneer "always" used in such quantity in Indian Cuisine at it has been used today? 12 hours ago, kosingh said: No regular paneer eaters here? I could (and often do) eat paneer every day. 3 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Big fan, fam fav I have been to Indian Restaurants couple of years ago (in the West), and they were serving only one dish of Paneer ( Palak Paneer). But if we go to an Indian restaurants today, then we get a lot of Paneer dishes like Paneer Tikka, and Paneer Biryani and even Paneer Dal etc. How is it in real India? Did Indians always use so much Paneer dishes in the past?
coffee_rules Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Alam_dar said: Question: Was Paneer "always" used in such quantity in Indian Cuisine at it has been used today? I have been to Indian Restaurants couple of years ago (in the West), and they were serving only one dish of Paneer ( Palak Paneer). But if we go to an Indian restaurants today, then we get a lot of Paneer dishes like Paneer Tikka, and Paneer Biryani and even Paneer Dal etc. How is it in real India? Did Indians always use so much Paneer dishes in the past? It has certainly increased in recent times, esp in a south Dosa idly city like Bengaluru. They use paneer in everything, even road side shops make paneer tikka Dosa. I think it is because it is the closest in texture to nonveg/ meat. Replace meat with paneer (chicken Hyderabadi to Veg Hyderabad!) in any dish. So veggies don’t miss out on any specific dishes. My fav is Chilly Paneer Alam_dar 1
MechEng Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 1.) My family is heavy on wheat, we rarely eat rice. 2.) No changes in staple diet for us, being from North India we never missed rice much and mostly live on wheat and sattu. In US I generally buy ready to eat chapattis or paranthas. Sometimes if Indian breads are not available, I would visit a middle eastern grocery store to buy pita breads or naan. 3.) Being a bachelor, I cook decent food for myself. 4.) Myself! coffee_rules and Alam_dar 2
speed_thrills Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 Lunch Rice, daal, any vegetable. Vegetable Is replaced by any meat/fish preparation every other day. Dinner Puffed Rice mostly. Can't cook, was never inclined to. Alam_dar 1
Alam_dar Posted April 10, 2021 Author Posted April 10, 2021 I wonder if Chawal/Pulses combination is more satisfying than Chawal/Vegetable combination ( i.e. no feeling of Hunger anymore), and this is the reason that pulses are preferred over vegetables in India.
coffee_rules Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, speed_thrills said: Lunch Rice, daal, any vegetable. Vegetable Is replaced by any meat/fish preparation every other day. Dinner Puffed Rice mostly. Can't cook, was never inclined to. Start with simple foods, you will like cooking if you start improvising and adjust it based on your palate
speed_thrills Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 54 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Start with simple foods, you will like cooking if you start improvising and adjust it based on your palate Will prefer to go hungry if next option is cooking. velu, kosingh and Alam_dar 2 1
velu Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 3:36 AM, kosingh said: No regular paneer eaters here? I could (and often do) eat paneer every day. On 4/10/2021 at 12:33 PM, coffee_rules said: Big fan, fam fav paneer Shashlik in bier library , they use cottage cheese instead of paneer .. yummy
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