Punjabi or North Indian cuisine is the most distinct and trendy
Indian cuisines. It originates from the region of Punjab located partially in
India and Pakistan. It offers a huge variety of exotic and delectable
vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. They are prepared with varied traditional
culinary styles, particularly the tandoori one. The appetizing and scrumptious
tandoor items and various other mouth-watering dishes have rich, spicy and buttery
flavour. They are savoured with Punjabi Basmati rice of various forms. There
are Punjabi breads like Naan and Tandoori Roti that have not only made the
gastronomists ask for more but has also garnered much fame to the cuisine
outside the India taking it to places around the world like UK and Canada.
There are North Indian restaurants in Brisbane that one might want to give a try.
Traditional take on
North Indian cuisine
Traditionally, butter, ghee, clarified butter; sunflower oil
and Paneer are used to cook almost all North Indian dishes. However, nowadays cream,
ghee, and butter are freely used in restaurants to prepare the dishes. On the
other hand, more health conscious households have predominantly switched to
sunflower oil or other refined oils. Conventionally known Indian spices are grounded
in Ghotna, a traditional kitchen device to crush and grind spices. The other
important ingredients are generally used in preparing the dishes.
The spices- Dried
fenugreek leaves or Kasoori methi, onion, ginger and garlic are used
extensively to prepare a variety of Punjabi delicacies. Many food additives
like vinegar, colouring agents like zarda, bulking agents like starch and
condiments like coriander, cumin, black pepper and dried methi leaves are used
to improve the flavour and taste of the dishes. You can actually try dishes and
know about the flavour, first hand, by going to North Indian cuisine at Alexandra hills.
Pickle tickles- Fermented
items like pickles are also made to prepare many North Indian cuisines. One of
the famous ones is Achari Gosht made of pickles and chicken. Again pickles,
specifically the ones made of mango usually compliment many North Indian dishes
like the stuffed Parathas. This is especially true if you are in the rural
areas of Punjab region.
Today, because of internet and widespread name
of Indian cuisine, people are going for more Indian takeaways in Brisbane, New York, Europe and many more. The numbers
of food outlets are only increasing as the name and appreciation grows.
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