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         5 Sumptious Rajasthani                          Kolkata : food paradise                          Cuisines of Ladakh:
         Dishes, which will make                                                     - by a staff reporter  Land of High Passes
         you hungry                                                                                                                  - by a staff reporter
             ajasthan is one of  dish is  laal mans or  M      ost Bengalis are divided into Bangals and   1. Skyu: it is a delica-
                                   - by a staff reporter
                                                                         Ghotis, which  denotes their
        RIndia’s exotic des- red meat. Traditional-                           lineage.  Their relation is   cy from Ladakh. It is is
                                                                                                          soup-based tradition-
         tinations.  It’s  a  truly   ly, it was made with                      contantly sweet and sour   al speciality. The dish
         unique holiday                  wild boar or                            which falls for food too.   contains vegetable and
         experience,                       deer. Pres-                            The Bangals prefers     dough kneaded into
         uniq ue                             ently, it is                         best Hilsa fish while   flattened thumb sized
         palaces,                             cooked                              Ghotis prefer Chingri   balls.
         pupp e t                              in hot                             fish the best. In between   2. Ladakhi Pulao: This
         sho w s ,                             mutton                            their underlying tussle,   pulao is very different
         rich cul-                             curry’s                         they created these dishes   as compared to all the
         ture. Ra-                             g r a v y                     which became the signature   other famous pulaos of
         jasthani                             f ill ed  dishes of      all the traditional Bengalis.      our country. Ladakhi
         food has                             with to-   Rosogolla is a very delicious sweet and          people  make it with,
         been influ-                        m a t o es,   very famous in Kolkata. It is                   mutton and various
         enced by the                     chillies and   made from ball-shaped                            kinds of spices.
         dearth of vegeta-            sizzling  spices.  dumplings of chhena                              3. Chhang: Chhang is
         bles and water in this  You can also try mawa   and semolina dough,                              Ladakh's local beer and
         arid state. The most  kachoris from Jodh-       cooked in light syr-                             is served as a tradition-
         desirable  food of Ra- pur.  These  are  stuffed   up made of sugar.                             al drink to the guests.
         jasthan is  Dalbaati  with mawa along with      This is done until                               Barley is farmented to
         churma. The dal is  crispy dry fruits. On-      the syrup permeates                              produce chhang which
         made of lentils while  ion kachori are flaky,   the dumplings. It is a                           has an alcohol content
         churma is a coarsely  deep-fried       breads   must try in you are in                           of 5% to 7%.
         ground wheat mixture  made from plain flour     Bengal.                                          4. Thukpa: Thukpa
         crushed and cooked in  and  stuffed  with  a                                                     is  the  staple  food  of
         ghee and sugar. Baati is  spicy onion mixture   Kolkata Biryani is exceptionally light, low on es-  people of Ladakh. It
                                                                           sence and colour, and mild-
         hard, unleavened bread  with  spices.  Last  but                                                 is a soupy noodle dish
         cooked in the desert ar- not the least,  Mohan                       ly spiced - using just the   with assorted vegeta-
         eas of Rajasthan. Next  Thaal, unique sweet                            right amount of spices    bles/ minced meat.
         comes  Gatte, one of  dish prepared from                                to enhance the taste.
         the famous food. Shahi  Besan  and  dry  fruits.                         Rice is steamed with    5. Logo Momos: These
                                                                                  cooked meat, spices
         Gatte or Masala gatte  Rajasthan is a good                                                       are hard-to-find del-
                                                                                  and browned potatoes.
         are covered with spicy  choice to taste differ-                         Whereas, it's Hyder-     icacy  of  ladakh.  It  is
         gravy. Being a vegetar- ent dishes and foods.                                                    almost impossible to
         ian state, the most fa- If you’re a foodie, what                       abadi counterpart, has    find it in restaurants.
         mous non-vegetarian  are you waiting for!                            generous amount of spice    But one can find it
                                                         a n d             ladles  of  raita  is  generally  a
                                                         heavy meal.                                      from a Ladakhi family
         Two of the best places                                      South India: a food vault
         to eat in Lucknow                                                                                                           - by a staff reporter
                                    - by a staff reporter

            ucknow, the land     ly and is best compli-     outh Indian cuisine  style), Baghara Baingan  chili powder.           Squid, with curries.
                                                                                                                                  Tamil Nadu
        Lof Awadhi cuisine,      mented with roomali     Sincludes the cuisines  (eggplant), and Achaari  Kerala
                                                         of the five southern  Sabzi (vegetable gravy  A generous use of co- A typical Tamil meal
         has  much  more  to  of-  rotis. The Chowk outlet                                                conut, chilli and spices,  consists of many spicy
         fer than what meets the   serves only beef kebabs   states of India—Andhra  with the taste of pick-  in mouth-tingling local  and non-spicy dish-
                                                                                 les).
         eye. Amid the Nawa-     while the Aminabad      Pradesh,    Karnataka,                           recipes  that  differ  with  es. Fresh coffee and tea
         bi atmosphere                 outlet    serves  Kerala, Tamil Nadu  Karnataka                    region and communi- remain a staple drink.
                                                         and Telangana. There  Traditional South In-
         and the la-                     both mutton                             dian    breakfast            ty. Popular Kerala  Chettinad cuisine is
         ziness  that                     and     beef   are typically vegetari-                                    dishes are-  a complex blend of
         hangs in the                     kebabs at a    an and non-vegetarian   prepara-                               vegetar- well-balanced flavours
                                                         dishes for all five states.  t i o n s
         air of this                      very cheap                                                                      i a n :  it is known for its use
         city, food is                    price. So      Additionally, all regions  like                                          of a variety of spices
         what     keeps                 eat as much as   have typical main dish-                                                  in preparing mainly
         them     running.           you want without    es, snacks, light meals,                                                 non-vegetarian   food.
         From  a  wide  range  of   burning a hole in your   desserts, and drinks that                                            Some other food items
         lip-smacking   kebabs   pocket!                 are well known in their                                                  to taste areIdli, Sambar,
         to drool-worthy sweet-  2. Rahim Ki  Nihari:    respective region.                                                       Vadai, Rasam, Dosa,
         meats, Lucknow is       Imagine tender piec-    Andhra Pradesh                                                           Thayir Sadam (yogurt
         heaven for gluttons.    es of meat marinated    The cuisines of Andhra                                           Sam- rice), Murukku, Uthap-
         Here is a list of places to   in an exotic spice rub   Pradesh and Telanga-  Idli,                             b a r ,  pam, Idiappam,  fresh-
                                                         na are the spiciest in all  Medu
         eat in Lucknow:         and cooked overnight,                                                               R a s a m ,  ly made Thayir Pachi-
         1. Tunday Kababi:       stuffed into freshly    of India. Generous use  Vada and                      vegetable Stew and  di (yogurt mixed with
         This place defines Luc-  baked tandoori kulche.   of chili and tamarind  Masala Dosa are         Kichadi, and, non-vege- fresh vegetables) and,
                                                         make the dishes tangy  believed to have orig-
         know food in so many    After tunday kebabs,                            inated in the temple  tarian: Shrimp Coconut  Karuvattu Kuzhambu
         ways. Whoever visits    nahari  kulcha  is  the   and hot. Distinct Hy-                          curry, Chicken Fry with  (salted, dried fish in
                                                         derabadi cuisine, which  streets of Udupi in Kar-
         this place, cannot for-  second most famous                                                                  Coconuts, sauce), Chettinad Pep-
         get the taste of these   food jewel of Lucknow   includes delicacies like  nataka. The traditional  shredded
                                                                                                          Fish Pickle, Shrimp Ma- per Chicken and Kanji
                                                         Kacche Gosht (raw  cuisine of Karnataka is
         uniquely spiced kebabs   food and cuisine. All   meat) ki Biryani, Dum  known for its generous  sala,, Mutton Stew, Mal- with "old fish" gravy.
         for a very long time. The   you need to do is imag-
         meat tends to dissolve   ine heaven on a plate.  Ka Murgh (chicken  use  of  jaggery,  palm  abari Fish curry, Crabs,
                                                         cooked in Hyderabadi  sugar and limited use of  Pork Roast, Biriyani,
         in the mouth instant-
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