BASIC INDIAN MASALAS & GRAVIES

BASIC INDIAN MASALAS & GRAVIES

                       

·         GARAM MASALA: - Cumin, black cardamom, black peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon, mace, bay leaf, green cardamom. Garam masala is blend of all these spices to give flavour to the dish.

·         RASAM MASALA: - Red chilli, coriander, cumin, peppercorn, turmeric. It is a regional masala from south India and is used for flavouring a hot aperitif called rasam.

·         SAMBHAR MASALA: - Coriander, cumin, chhana dal, urad dal, asafetida, dry red chilli, peppercorn, grated coconut, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, turmeric. This is a regional masala from south India. It is used to flavour the lentil curry called sambhar.

·         CHAAT MASALA: - Cumin, peppercorn, black salt, dry mint leaves, kasoori methi, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, asafetida, tartaric acid, mace, dry mango powder. This is used in making chaat.

·         TANDOORI MASALA: - Hung curd, red chilli, turmeric, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, malt vinegar, salt. This is a regional masala from Punjab, but this is used around India to marinate the tandoori items such as tandoori chicken, tandoori machi, etc.

GRAVIES

·         WHITE GRAVY: - This gravy is white to blonde in colour. The base of this gravy is boiled onion paste and the gravy is thickened by nut paste. It is usually used in Mughlai dishes.

·         HARIYALII GRAVY: - Haryali in Hindi means green. This gravy is made by adding cooked spinach puree into brown gravy.

·         YELLOW GRAVY: - The yellow gravy is coloured with turmeric.

·         RED/MAKHANI GRAVY: - This is very popular gravy from north India and is used for many preparations such as murgh makhani, paneer makhani, etc.

3) INDIAN REGIONAL CUISINE

A) ANDHRA PRADESH-HYDERABADI: -

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Chickpeas

v  Agathi leaves

v  Sorrel leaves

v  Spine gourd

v  Betel roots

v  Stone flower

v  Cinnamon camphor

v  Tamarind leaves

·         SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: -

v  Chippa

v  Tiragali

v  Kavam

v  Ponganalu

v  Jadedly

v  Rolu

·         SPECIAL DISHES: -

v  Hyderabadi gosht biryani

v  Hyderabadi lamb korma

v  Sheerannam

v  Khubani ka meetha

v  Pathar ke kebab

v    Pongali

v  Haleem

B)    BENGALI CUISINE

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Runner beans

v  Snake gourd

v  Oval gourd

v  Red spinach

v  Banana flower

v  Puffed rice

v  Jackfruit

v  Banana stem

v  Hilsa fish

v  Carp fish

v  Dried fish

v  Prawns

·                     SPECIAL EQUIPMET: -

v  Bonthi

v  Khunti

v  Hatha

v  Sharashi

v  Ghutni

v  Sil nora

v  Hari

·         SPECIAL DISHES: -

v  Radha balhobi

v  Bhaja

v  Macher paturi

v  Macher jhol

v  Doi mach

v  Aloo posto

C)    GOAN CUISINE

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Red rice

v  Coconut vinegar

v  Lemon berry

v  Bimblim

v  Palm jaggery

v  Dried fish

v  Gaon chilli

v  Fish tamarind

·                     SPECIAL EQUIPMET: -

v  Clay pots

v  Brass utensils

v  Varn

v  Dantem

v  Coconut spoon

v  Molyulem

·         SPECIAL DISHES: -

v  Saar

v  Khat khatem

v  Moonga ganthi

v  Coconut kadi

v  Vade kokoi

v  Sorpotal

v  Vindaloo

v  Caldeen

v  Xacutii

D)    KASHMIRI CUISINE : -

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Lotus stem

v  Shallots

v  Dried vegetables

v  Bauhinia flowers

v  Saffron

v  Moral

v  Wild spinach

·         SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS: -

v  Dan

v  Tarami

v  Digcha

v  Tasht

v  Goshpar

v  Krech

v  Samovar

·         SPECIAL DISHES: -

v  Rishta

v  Gushtaba

v  Dhaniwal korma

v  Tabak maaz

v  Aab gosht

v  Yakhni

v  Roganjosh

v  Dum olav

E)     KERALA CUISINE: -

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Banana

v  Mangoes

v  Jackfruit

v  Tamarind

v  Fish tamarind

v  Shallots

v  Drumstick

v  Snake gourd

·         SPECIAL EQUIPMENTS: -

v  Cherava

v  Ammi and ammikuuti

v  Thavi

v  Idooni achu

v  Cheena chatti

·         SPECIAL DISHES: -

v  Erachi ishtu

v  Kozhi curry

v  Meen molee

v  Meen porichathu

v  Pathiri

v  Puttu

F)     PUNJABI CUISINE: -

·         INGREDIENTS USED: -

v  Mustard leaves

v  Amaranth leaves

v  Pomegranate seeds

v  Black carrots

v  Black eyed beans

v  Chick peas

v  Dried fenugreek leaves

v  Raw mango powder

v  Choliya