Kerala Cuisine

The staple food of Kerala is greatly influenced by the history and culture of the state. It’s a blend of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, in which the latter is prepared a variety of items like fish, poultry and red meat. Rice, fish, and coconut are the most common ingredients of almost all Kerala famous food. The flavours are enhanced with chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, turmeric tamarind, black pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, cinnamon, and asafoetida.
Puttu And Kadala Curry:
A famous breakfast recipe out of the many Kerala dishes, Puttu is a cylindrical steamed rice cake that is cooked in a mould with grated coconut. It can be served with ripe bananas, grated coconut, and kadala curry.
Malabar Biryani:
The soul food of malayalees, a plate of biriyani is enough to make a person happy here in
Kerala. Made with many spices, meat and basmati rice Malabar biriyani stands out on its
own from the other biriyanis. The preparation needs a long time but the wait is worth the final product of aromatic rice and meat accompanied with a boiled egg, yogurt salsa and pickle. There need not be any curries to eat this biriyani, find a tasty biriyani spot while you visit Kerala and have it to enjoy the pleasure of multi levels of flavourful soul food
Ela Sadya:
Ela Sadya is the king of all Kerala food items! With more options than you’d ever have seen on your platter, Sadya is prepared and served during religious and ceremonial occasions like festivals, weddings, and more. This royal lunch combination of dishes like pachadi, kichadi, pulissery, olan, sambar, varavu, thoran, aviyal, payasam, served with hot steaming rice on a banana leaf.
Malabar Parotta and Beef Dry Fry
Kerala Beef Fry is a spicy delicacy made by beef stir fried with pepper, onions, ginger-garlic and garam masala in coconut oil to make this yummy beef fry. The dish is coated with curry leaves, adding a green colour to the otherwise dark hue of the dish. The beef fry goes well with Malabar Parotta, a kind of parotta made with flour and oil which is soft but heavy on calories. The combination taste of these two will make you forget about calories and to just dive in to the pleasure of beef fry with parotta.
Karimeen Pollichathu:
Karimeen Pollichathu is a dish made out of the Pearl Spot Fish, a speckled fish commonly found in the backwaters of Alappuzha and Kumarakom. Karimeen Pollichathu is originally a Syrian Christian delicacy but has now become part of the rich Kerala cuisine. The dish is prepared by marinating the fish in a mixture of lemon juice, red chillies, and other ingredients, and then wrapped and baked in plantain leaves.
Chatti Pathiri:
A layered pastry made in Northern regions of Kerala, Chatti Pathiri is similar to the Italian lasagna. Flat breads or pancakes made out of flour, eggs, oil and water are used instead of cheese sheets. Chatti Pathiri is filled with sweetened beaten eggs, nuts and raisins, and is seasoned with cardamom. This water is made by boiling the heartwood of Pathimugam tree (East Indian redwood or ‘sappan wood’), a multipurpose tree which is popularly used for various medicinal purposes in Kerala. Pathimugam is being widely used since ancient days and is considered an excellent herbal medicine.
Palada Payasam:
Palada Payasam is a sweet rice kheer prepared with palada. The dish is usually prepared
and served during auspicious occasions and festivals like Onam. Among the many varieties of payasam, Palada Payasam is the most popular and is made out of basic ingredients like rice ada, milk, sugar, and ghee.
Must try places in Bangalore that serve authentic Kerala cuisine include Ente Keralam,
Vembanad, Karavalli and Thalassery (Chain) restaurants. These places bring the cuisine
from Kerala to the city of Bangalore and let the people experience the vast varieties of
delicacies.

BENGALI CUISINE

Bengali cuisine is known for its varied use of varied use of flavors, as well as the spread of its confectionaries and desserts. It has the only traditionally developed multicourse tradition from the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent that is analogous in structure to the modern service `a la russe style of French cuisine, with food served in courses rather than all at once. West Bengal is rich and varied in its platter starting from snacks to main courses to sweets. Although the food habits, tastes, preferences and choice of items vary with different districts, communities and religions, the basic course generally remains the same with rice and fish playing a dominant role. With an emphasis on fish, vegetables and lentils are served with rice as a staple diet. The many vegetarian dishes are seasonal, with the five spices, mustard and poppy seed paste or posto often gracing them. Bengal is known for its delicious dishes and they even have many food ceremonies.
Bengali dishes you must try:

Chops: Chops are basically deep fried spicy cutlets coated with bread crumbs. Chops became popular in the cabins of Kolkata, and through the decades became a street-side specialty. Chops are served with ketchup or kasundi, a special kind of mustard sauce.

Doi machch :
Doi machch is a comforting fish curry. Tender chunks of fish are cooked in the soothing flavor of yogurt along with mild spices. It tastes best when served with plain rice.

Patishapta:
A Bengali dessert prepared in the form of thin crepes stuffed with a delicious coconut and jaggery filling.

BENGALI CUISINE IN BANGALORE: Do you miss your home food? Here are some restaurants where you can find the food you want….
1. Koshe Kosha, Koramangala:
- If you are a fan of Bengali food then this is the right place. They serve varieties of Bengali foods at a reasonable cost. One must visit this place at least once. They have a clean and calm environment. They play Bengali songs in the background completely providing the Bengali vibe. They serve both veg and non veg dishes and the food here tastes amazing. Direction:1016, 1st Floor, 80 Feet Road, Koramangala 1st Block, Bangalore

Bangaliana:
This is one of the best places for Bengalis to visit, as the taste of the food is totally of their taste. They serve homely and tasty food. One must visit this place at least once and explore their dishes. Apart from Bengali cuisine they also serve North Indian foods, Chinese food and seafood. Their dishes taste very delicious and also look satisfying and pleasing. Their special dishes are prawn malai curry, mutton kosha, Kolkata style biriyani, etc.
Directions: 355, 1st ‘B’ Main, Opposite HDFC Bank, Koramangala 7th Block, Bangalore

Bhojohori Manna:
This place serves typical Bengali food items. They provide authentic Bengali cuisine that once you visit this place, you will surely visit it again. They have many famous dishes like sweet pulav and bhetki fish, thali, chops etc. they have a clean environment and good ambience. If you want to explore different kinds of food then you must visit this place. They provide food at reasonable prices. They say that this place is a kind of an emotion for people staying far from Kolkata.
Directions:668/B, Koramangala 6th Block, Bangalore

Kashmiri Cuisine

Are you a Kashmiri settled in Bangalore? Are you a craving for some authentic dishes from your land? Well if you are, then you are at the right spot. This blog provides 3 major authentic cuisines for those who are into these luscious, flavoursome and mouth-watering delicacies of Kashmir that you will be able to find in Bangalore.

Kashmiri Cuisine is well known for the immense use of meat in their cuisine. Their staple for has been rice and meat for centuries. Kashmiri’s are quite significant meat consumers and their cuisine has been derived from Persian style of cooking and yes, with a slight touch of taste from the valley of Kashmir.

Top 3 Authentic Kashmiri Delicacies that you can find at Bangalore

Rogan Josh

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Source: Wikipedia

Rogan Josh is a traditional Kashmiri aromatic dish that we cook along with lamb meat and dry red chilies. Authentic Kashmiri mutton Rogan josh is a deep red spicy lamb or Persian-origin mouton dish. The dish was brought to Kashmir by Mughals. The sauce is gravy with a thin red colour and a thick layer of clarified butter on top. This dish is well balanced with steamed rice or any Indian bread. The red color gravy is produced in an authentic Kashmiri mutton rogan josh, using Kashmiri red chili powder and Ratan Jot. Ratan Jot has traditionally been added to this delicious Kashmiri mutton rogan josh recipe, filled with powder and spicy red chili.

The very famous Rogan Josh can be found at Silsila, which is a casual dining located at Koramangala, Bangalore. The restaurant is rated 3 out of 5 according to the Zomato ratings. The following link is the direction towards the restaurant:

https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir//12.9343698,77.6296641/@12.9342287,77.6274252,17z

Modhur Pulav

Source: Archana’s Kitchen

Modhur Pulao is a Kashmiri Sweet Pulao, made from dried fruit and nuts. It is a delicious aromatic rice prepared using excess ghee. It is a sweet concoction of spices and nuts. While cooking as all your senses will be occupied with the flavour emanating from the added rice cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and nuts. Modhur Pulav is served along with Kashmiri Style Dum aloo or Phulkas for a weekend super lunch. This sweet delicacy from Kashmir can be found at Déjà vu Buffet Bar at J P Nagar, Bangalore. The restaurant is rated 4.6 out of 5 for their food and service as per Swiggy ratings.

https://www.zomato.com/bangalore/deja-vu-buffet-bar-jp-nagar-bangalore/maps#tabtop

Goshtaba

A typical Kashmir delicacy, Goshatba is minced mutton cooked in gravy and spices of flavourful yogurt. This dish is served on royal occasions and it has a royal taste and flavour that can taunt your appetite for more. It is prepared in a unique way using diverse exotic spices. We actually taste amazing when the flavours of the spices and herbs infuse in the dumplings of the mutton. It is a wonderful combination of a delicious gravy which has a great consistency along with the blend of excellent dumplings of the mutton. By making this delectable curry you just can’t resist. If you are someone who wants to experiment with food, you should make this curry very soon. Discover a burst of flavours along with the incredibly smooth and silky texture of this dish. Kopper Kadai located in Koramangala provides authentic tasting Goshtaba to satisfy your cravings. Kopper Kadai is rated 4.3 out of 5 by Zomato for their service provided. You can find the way towards Kopper Kadai for some Goshtaba using the link provided:

https://www.tripadvisor.in/Restaurant_Review-g297628-d10340883-Reviews-Kopper_Kadai-Bengaluru_Bangalore_District_Karnataka.html#MAPVIEW

Rajasthani cuisine

The Indian state Rajasthan has an aesthetic cuisine, the Rajasthani cuisine also known as the Marwari cuisine. This cuisine comes from the arid nature of the state. Rajasthan is a deserted area where there is scarcity of water and vegetation so, it also has a very unique cooking style which is very different from other Indian cuisines. The specialty of this food is that although it emerges due to its specific climatic conditions it is suitable for all other climates as well. The authentic ingredients are such that a very few cuisines around the world use them. For example bajra, jowar, wheat, ghee, makki (corn flour) etc. Ghee is the most important part of the Marwari food mainly because of the combative nature of the people and the extreme climatic conditions of the region. These ingredients are specified to this region and cannot easily be found everywhere. Also, ingredients are such that it can conserve water usage while cooking and so dairy products were used as substitutes which is one of the main reasons for the food to be yummy and delicious.
Dal-baati churma The most widely recognised Rajasthani food. It’s a plate which comprises of a round wheat bread fried in ghee (baati), lentil cooked with onion garlic and tomatoes (dal), and a mixture of baati broken into small pieces with jaggery and ghee (churma). The combination of these 3 makes it a perfect stomach-filling platter with bread sweet and the most authentic Rajasthani spices in it. It is one of the most typical and royal food of the Rajasthani cuisine.

MalpuasMalpuas is a sweet dish emerged from Pushkar (district of Rajasthan). Malpuas are sweet pancakes made with wheat flour batter, soaked in syrup made of jaggery or sugar and garnished with Rabdi. It is known as the most special and ‘shahi’ sweet of all Rajasthani sweets.
Pyaaz ki Kachori
Pyaaz ki Kachori translated as onion Kachori. It is a breakfast as well as a snack in the Rajasthani cuisine. It’s a fried dough filled with onion masala (onion with spices). It is usually served with chutneys like sweet chutney (made of tamarind) and green chutney(made of mint).It is the most basic and delicious snack of the Rajasthani cuisine.
Rajdhani. One can notice from the name of this restaurant, the place serves Rajisthani food. We found this restaurant to be very warm and welcoming, similarly if you are a fan of genuine Rajisthani food, this place can be very competent. The restaurant holds a fixed platter to serve its customers, although the menu is likely to change once in a while.

Marwadi Kitchen. This in an authentic Rajasthani restaurant for Marwari food where the feel is also Marwari that is the seating is on the floor with small tables in proper Rajasthani style. It has a clean kitchen and a very traditional environment to have such traditional food. If one has to enjoy homely and and proper traditions of Rajasthani in Bangalore, jump in to the metro and reach indranagar for this amazingly nice restaurant to enjoy the delicious Marwari food.
Rasoi 2.O take me here
For a wide variety of Rajasthani food and fusion with different types of Marwari food, hope on to Bommanahalli for this new version of Rajasthani food at Rasoi 2.O. The quality of food is amazing in this place and Tastes proper Rajasthani food. The best of all here is the dal-baati churma it serves the best dal- bati churma for the feel of Rajasthan and the perfect way to enjoy your dal- bati is to visit this place.

GOAN CUISINE

The tropical climate of Goa has influenced the cuisine of the region making its food intense in flavours and spices unique from the other parts of the country. The staple food of the Goans is fish curry and rice. Almost all of their dishes comprise coconuts, rice, fish, pork, meat and local spices such as kokum. Most of the Goan dishes are influenced by the Portuguse cuisine as it was a colony under them. The cuisine however is not intense in spices and is jam-packed with bursting flavours of the sea, as a result of the vast coastline surrounding the region.

Here are a few dishes from Goa that are worth tasting.

Goan Fish Curry

The Goan fish curry also known as the Xitti Kodi is the staple food of every Goan. it is a coconut based curry loaded with spices. The tang to the dish is provided by raw mango, tamarind or kokum(rarely). The main ingredients of this curry are a Pomfret and coconut. Instead of Pomfret, Kingfish or any other fish available may also be used. This curry is eaten along with rice.

Goan Pork Vindaloo

‘Vin’ is derived from the word vinegar and ‘ahlo’ means garlic in Portuguese. It is also believed that the dish was named so because of the use of potatoes in making it. The dish is made of pork, stir fried onions, chillies, garlic sauce along with Vinegar and a blend of Indian and Portuguese spices. The curry base is made using chillies and other spices along with a few other ingredients and is then mixed with meat and vinegar. This mix is marinated overnight. The dish is then finished with fried onions and the other herbs. The longer the dish sits, the better it tastes as the flavour of the meat gets blended properly and absorbs the flavours of the spices and the curry base of onions, chilli and garlic

Bebinca

Bebinca is the most famous and loved dessert of Goa. it is prepared using coconut milk, sugar and eggs and is a multilayered cake. It almost resembles a multilayered pancake and is textured like pudding. The batter made of flour, sugar, ghee, eggs and coconut milk is poured into a pan and backed by a layer before lining it. Between each layers there is present a spread of caramelised sugar which gives it a much more interesting flavour.

Goan cuisine in Bangalore

The Fisherman’s Wharf

This Goan restaurant is located opposite Shub Enclave, Harulur Road, Ambalipura Village in Sarjapur Road. There’s King Prawn Recheado, the spicy Prawn Balchao, Pomfret in butter garlic sauce, and the classic Goan Prawn Curry with Rice and other exceptional Goan dishes served here and feast on the authentic Goan dessert, bebinca. There are Asian favourites and Indian signatures, so one could pair a Sichuan Fried Rice with Chicken Tikka as well.

Website:http://thefishermanswharf.in/

Directions:https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN880IN881&q=goan+restaurant+bangalore&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=12940684,77643242,4576&tbm=lcl&ved=2ahUKEwiZgPDDipfnAhXZ63MBHSi7DgIQjGp6BAgLEEM&tbs=lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9&rldoc=1#

Carnival de Goa

Located at Kensington Point, Ulsoor Road, Yellappa Chetty Layout, Carnival de Goa known for a cheerful Goan ambience and befitting food. They have Home Delivery teamed with Zomato, Full Bar, Outdoor and indoor Seating, Valet Parking and a Smoking Area. They serve poi sliders, chicken cafreal, chicken xacuti, pork vindaloo, mutton xeq xeq and a lot more authentic Goan dishes. A lot of fried fish dishes and fish thalis make their Goan menu complete along with Goan hit desserts like Bebinca and bread pudding.

Maria’s Goan Kitchen

This homely restaurant is placed at the 27th Main Rd, 2nd Sector of HSR Layout. The restaurant provides Home Delivery through Dunzo and Zomato, indoor seating and no alcohol.

They serve a wide variety of seafood dishes like fish cafreal, prawns teriyaki, prawns balchao and many others. The non veg menu includes Pork chops, chorizo, balchao, pork ribs, Vindaloo, Xacuti and so on. As the Goan dessert menu must include Bebinca, they serve on of the most sought after bebinca in Bangalore and also have the most delicious rum ball.

Website:http://mariasgoankitchen.in/

Directions:https://www.google.com/search?q=goan%20restaurant%20bangalore&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN880IN881&oq=goan&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j0l5j69i61.4039j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=12940684,77643242,4576&tbm=lcl&rldimm=9960844663740970885&lqi=Chlnb2FuIHJlc3RhdXJhbnQgYmFuZ2Fsb3JlSMu8qpOYgoCACFo0Cg9nb2FuIHJlc3RhdXJhbnQQABABGAAYASIZZ29hbiByZXN0YXVyYW50IGJhbmdhbG9yZQ&phdesc=7JD2WnVqucM&ved=2ahUKEwi0x-OakJfnAhVgIbcAHZHdA7MQvS4wAXoECAsQLA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:9&rlst=f#