Food for thought. Blog 2 🍱

Hey guys! Since my last blog I talked about my families cultural foods, now I want to get more into other cultural delicious dishes. Indian cuisine also has my foodie heart. Anywhere from your simple Kofta meal, to your spicy and sizzling Biryani dish. These two are on the top of my list. Let's first talk about the ingredients for making Kofta. Kofta is made with gram flour, veggies that are rolled into a ball gram flour, and a little bit of fried oil. On top of these ingredients you finish the dish off with some sweet curry. This dish is extremely popular in the Indian culture and is a beautiful recipe to make for any occasion! Whats interesting about this dish is that it's actually not as spicy as any other Indian dish which brings me to my next cuisine, Biryani. So, if you're that type of person who does not like the taste of anything spicy, I highly advise you not to eat it! Biryani is made with basmati flakey rice, Indian spices, vegetables, meat, eggs, yogurt, and mixed dried fruits. Unlike Kofta, this food is typically served at events such as weddings, holiday's, birthday parties, and Ramadan. What makes this meal so unique is the butter usage. The butter is slowly melted so that the milk solids and golden liquid have been separated and can be used in place of vegetable oil. By doing this, it gives this cuisine number one on my list for it's interesting authentic taste. I know I have been talking about dinner dishes but I do want to mention one Indian desert that is absolutely out of this world that is called, Jalebi. This desert is made with sugar, syrup, and deep fried maida flour. Jalebi has a very similar look to thin crust pretzels but instead they have a sweet honey taste to them. This delicious crispy dish could be eaten hot or cold, so with any weather this famous dish could be served in any degree! Thanks for reading; until next time!