One of the most common food traditions followed in India is our consumption of mukhwas (refreshment) after a big fat lunch or dinner.Although our tropical country is known for its warm and spicy flavours, we extensively use and adore ingredients with refreshing flavours.What is a mukhwas? A mukhwas, commonly known as refreshment is a combination of ingredients consumed as a palate cleanser and freshener. Mukhwas is a Sanskrit word that can be broken down into two terms, ‘mukh’ meaning mouth and ‘was’ meaning smell. Mukhwas is generally meant to clean your mouth and fight the after-meal breath.There can be thousands of recipes of mukhwas mouth freshener as you can mix and match ingredients as per your preference.Importance of Mukhwas in India All the varieties of mukhwas made and found in India are extremely flavourful and colourful. Our meals being no less than five-course, we need refreshments to clean our mouth and speed up our digestion process....
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India is home to a variety of delicious chutneys. Enriched with spices and appetizing flavour, chutneys can perfectly complement any dish with which it is served. Its relishing taste can add a delightful twist to any meal. There are many different types of chutneys available, and one such India’s favourite chutney is Tamarind and Date Chutney....
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Sweet, savoury and tangy pickles are favourites of everyone. Pickles have been consumed for thousands of years. We all have seen our grandmothers making tasty pickles with a perfect mix of healthy spices and vegetables or fruits. Now with a rising trend in purchasing pickles from stores, we all know that the taste of those ‘Ghar me bana hua achar’ is missing....
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If you are an Indian, you would undoubtedly be a fan of pickles. After all, sweet, and savoury pickles add delight to your dish. Be it fruit or vegetable, we Indians can pickle almost everything. Out of a wide variety of pickles available, there are a few which are India’s favourites....
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If you are Indian, you would definitely be aware of what Pickle or Achaar is. After all, Achaar is a common tangy fruit in every Indian household. Pickling is the oldest method of food preservation. Before Refrigerators, people used pickling to prolong the life of food items....
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Known as ‘The King of fruits’, Mangoes are super delicious and highly nutritious. Though mangoes are mostly found in India, they have wide popularity all over the world. Mango has been a part of Ayurveda for more than 4000 years. Mango is not only packed with super taste but is also a storehouse of nutrition....
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What’s something that’s legal but feels like a crime? Eating Indian snacks without chutneys. They complement the food so perfectly that they are not just an accompaniment anymore, they are an important part of the eating experience. You just cannot separate chutneys from some food combinations like curd rice and mango chutney or samosa and tamarind chutney. What do chutneys have to offer? Chutneys are often just eaten as a condiment but they provide a whole lot of benefits....
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The achar is the most undervalued food accompaniment we have in our kitchens. Depending on where you are, there are many types of pickles that we use as sides or even to complete meals in the absence of our gravies. Throughout the length and breadth of India, you can find Achars or pickles made with many ingredients, the popular ones being mango, lemon, dates, and other vegetables. Today, we are going to discuss Red Chilli and Green Chilli Pickles.There are many who don’t like extreme spiciness- they would avoid extremely spicy foods rather than ‘burn their tongue’ and have a lot of water or something sweet to douse the burning sensation in their mouths....
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Practically no Indian kitchen would be without cooking pastes. Most commonly, you would find garlic paste and ginger pastes in kitchens across India. If you ask any housewife or chef how important cooking pastes are in their recipes, one statement that practically would come from everyone would be the ease in cooking with these pastes.No, we are not talking about ready-to-eat gravies which just need water and vegetables to cook; we are talking about three crucial Indian cooking pastes in general- garlic paste, ginger paste, and achar masala paste.A. How to use ginger pasteGinger is not only a spice, it is a crucial ingredient in various Indian, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cuisines. Besides adding a distinct taste to food, ginger is also recommended in Ayurvedic texts and home remedies to treat various ailments.Many of us are so used to having ginger in our food, we tend to take its presence for granted....
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Pickles are a great way to enjoy all kinds of seasonal vegetables throughout the year. Here in India, we practically have pickles for almost every vegetable(and even for some meat and fish). We can safely say this, most Indian meals are incomplete without the addition of pickles.One of the most common pickles available to us is the lemon pickle. Available throughout the year, many Indian meals are incomplete without a customary dollop of lemon pickle to accompany our dal chawal or curd-rice.Lemon is an important part of Indian cuisine; called nimbu in Hindi, lemons in India are greenish-yellow in colour....
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If asked about accompaniments that you simply need in your kitchen, most young Indians would talk about Mint Chutney, Mango Chutney, Tomato Ketchup, Schezwan Chutney, and the like. Mint and Mango Chutney are fine, but what about Schezwan Chutney? Chinese dishes have a lot of Sauces- we know about Soya Sauce, Chilli Sauce, Sweet and Sour Sauce, Black Bean Sauce and the like, but Schezwan ‘Chutney’ seems relatively new. This ‘Indianized’ version of Schezwan Sauce has become so popular in the last few years, that you can now find it in many urban Indian kitchens....
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