Indian Food Cuisine

The culinary habits of India have been influenced by various other countries. Colonial influences are notable in many different parts of India as it has been invaded by numerous people from all over the world. The northern plans of Indian in particular is strongly influenced by the Persian and Mughal style of cooking.Mughal cooking was a great influence on the traditional techniques and therefore introduced the Indian cuisine to many new and delicious dishes that had resulted as an amalgamation of the two techniques. The Mughals brought with them their rich and aromatic dishes that are now commonplace in Indian cooking. In addition to invasions effecting Indian food religions played a major role too. Except the northern region, the influences of the Muslim cooking styles can also be found in certain parts of south India like Hyderabad and Kerala.The invasion by Timur in the fifteenth century was responsible for a large part of Muslim influence on the cooking techniques of the Indian cuisine. The introduction of butter sauces, cream meats and rich delicacies with nuts and dates is responsible for the modern dishes of korma and butter chicken that are still popular today. Besides the Indian spices the Mughals used spices they brought from their native region, hence leading to the introduction of these spices in the culinary arts of the Indian cuisine. The non-vegetarian dishes like the kebab were also introduced by the Mughals. Perhaps the most notable dish introduced by the Muslim rulers was the Pullao, a rice dish where rice is cooked with various vegetables, meat and occasionally fruits and dry fruits too. Within many Muslim communities, the cooking of pullao is considered an art form.The nizams of Hyderabad on the other hand developed Biryani as their signature style of cooking. They introduced a style of marinating that involves putting chicken or some other meat in a large pot or cooking vessel filled with spices and vegetables. The pot i s then placed on top of hot coal. The pot was then sealed with dough to keep the flavours of the spices and vegetables intact and hence infuse the lamb, fish, or chicken with the spices. Hot coal was then also put on top of the dough. This style is known as Dumphukt and is essential to preparing the traditional Dum Biryani.The cuisine of the Mughals is an integral part of the Indian cuisine. The cuisine is available all over India but the centres of Delhi and Lucknow are home to his cuisine and arguably serve the most authentic Mughlai food. The influence of the Mughal cuisine is astonishing. The coming of the Persians and Zoroastrians and also the spreading of Islam by the Muslim rulers brought with them their techniques and delicacies which were then combined with traditional Indian dishes and have now been immortalised into one of the most delicious and tastiest foods of India.

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