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| A man named Kundan Lal Gujral ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal in Peshawar before the partition of India. Trying out new recipes to keep his patrons interested, Gujral tried cooking chicken in tandoors (clay ovens) used by locals until then to cook naans (bread). The tandoors are bell-shaped ovens, set into the earth and fired with wood or charcoal reaching temperatures of about 900 degrees. Gujral was able to cook the tender chickens in these ovens making them succulent inside and crispy outside.
After the partition in 1947, Punjab was partitioned with the Eastern portion joining India and the Western, Pakistan. Peshawar became part of Pakistan and Gujral found himself one among many refugees fleeing the rioting and upheaval by moving to India. He moved his restaurant to Delhi in a place called Daryaganj.
The Tandoori chicken at Moti Mahal so impressed the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru that he made it a regular at official banquets. Visiting dignitaries that enjoyed Tandoori Chicken included American Presidents Richard Nixon and John Kennedy, Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, the King of Nepal, and the Shah of Iran. The fame of Tandoori Chicken led to many derivatives like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, commonly found in menus in Indian restaurants all over the world.
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Most of the Indian restaurants have very standard names that either contain the word India, or the name of a city, region, cuisine, person, famous landmarks. How many times have you gone to a India Palace, Andhra Palace, Taj Palace etc? On this site we have over 15,000 Indian Restaurants from all over the world and we decided to pick out the really unique names. Here they are. - An Indian Affair
- Anokha Indian
- As Hot And Spicey
- Bayleaf Indian
- Bombay Dream
- By The Way
- Calcutta Notebook
- Eye Of Tiger
- Grace Of India
- Have More Indian
- Health Is Wealth
- Heaven And Earth
- Spicy Affair
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If you are an Indian diagnosed with Diabetes, one of the first things that comes to mind is "How many carbs do the standard Indian dishes contain?". This article lists the carbs in some of the most popular Indian dishes. You must still follow the general principles of good diabetic eating which is avoid foods that are high in sugar and carbohydrate values such as rice and potatoes which are very high on the list of staple Indian diets. Tied to diabetes is the risk of heart disease so you must also ensure that you eat foods that are lower in fat and cholesterol. |
It is recommended that most diabetics eat between 200-240 carbs/day or restrict their intake to 2000 calories or less. Most nutrition data will provide you nutrition information in terms of 15 g of carbs or 1 serving. The table below also provides the information in terms of 15g of carbs. It is recommended that most diabetics have around 45-60 grams of carbs for breakfast, lunch and dinner and 2-3 snacks a day of about 15 carbs.
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 | I have been asked the question, "What is Indian Food like?" many times and I have always struggled to answer this question because there is no easy answer. India is a vast and diverse country and each state is a country in itself in terms of its food, dress, language etc. You can eat Momo's from the North East, Sambhar in the South, Dhokla in the East and Dum Aloo in the North and they are all unique and fascinating. |
I recently came across this India Food Map that lists some of the Must Try dishes in each of India's states and it answers tha question "What is Indian Food like?". Now I can send anyone who has this question to this map. Click on the Read More link below to see a larger image of the map.
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You may have seen many restaurants with the sticker saying Zagat Rated Restaurant and I was curious to see what that meant. I did not see any further information about what the rating meant and below are my findings.
Zagat was company started in 1979 and used to rate restaurants across various parameters. Today they rate many things such as hotels, attractions, night life etc. With respect to restaurants, they evaluate restaurants on 4 parameters Food , Decor, Service and Cost . |
The ratings are determined through Zagat Surveys which are completed by people who are considered to be knowledgeable in that field. I am not sure how they actually go and figure this out. With Zagat.com, more users can provide these ratings.
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 | We get many emals asking for Ms Tarla Dalal's Non-Vegetarian Recipes and the simple answer is that there are none. Ms Dalal is an author of Vegetarian cookbooks and to the best of our knowledge, there are no chicke, mutton, pork and beef recipes by Ms Tarla Dalal. We do carry a few of her popular vegetarian recipes on this site.
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 Indian Anderson's Guide to Indian Food | Ian Scott Anderson is a Scottish singer, songwriter, flautist and guitarist, best known for his work as the head of British rock band Jethro Tull. Being a listener of rock music, I was very excited when I saw this article from him and I thought I would share this with other reader's of this website. The article is a reasonably long article and talks about the influence and penetration of Indian food in countries around the world like the USA, US, Australia etc. He has a section which introduces the readers to basic Indian food categories like appetizers, breads, kebabs, main course etc. He also talks about recommended menus. Once you read the article, you will see that he does have a fairly good knowledge of Indian food. Enjoy....Ian Anderson's Guide to Indian Food |
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 | Sanjeev Kapoor's Khana Khazana Sanjeev Kapoor is one of India's most popular chefs and author. This book is the first in the series called "Khana Khazana: Celebration
of Indian Cookery" which has been planned in order to familiarize food
lovers with long forgotten regional cuisines of India. These recipes
will open the doors to the unexplored range of recipes that had been
relegated to the archives.
A lot of painstaking research has gone into collecting these recipes.
Each state and region included in this book has its own cuisine and
local flavour. In this book the author introduces a variety of dishes that
have been perfected by our ancestors. At the same time care has been
taken to ensure that the ingredients used are easily available and if
not, a substitute has been suggested. Chettinad Fried Chicken, Kombdi
Wada, Chingri Malai Curry, Rayalseema Pesarettu, Kolhapuri Pandhra
Rassa, Kesari Rajbhog, Khajoori Shahi Tukra are just a glimpse of the
fabulous tongue tickling recipes you will find between the two covers
of this book. They will not only bring in India's diversity into your
home kitchens but also help you to satiate the best of gourmet palates. More Sanjeev Kapoor's Cookbooks
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If you are new to Indian Cooking then your journey to learning how to cook Indian food may be a little simpler if you could see it visually. This section of the website has a number of videos of some of the most popular Indian dishes like Chicken Makhni, Chiken Tikka, Alu Gobi. We will be constantly adding new videos to this site as we come across them. All of the videos are from partner sites that have approved these videos for use on this site. See the Indian Cooking Videos |
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If you own an Indian Restaurant, an Indian Grocery Store or a blog
related to Indian food, you are entitled to your own free listing on
this website. Think of this as a free ad for you. You have the
following options for registering your site 1. Registered Listing - If you register on this site, you can submit your entries, add images and make changes all on your own. 2. Unregistered Listing - You can submit your listing but you cannot edit it. 3.
Claim Your Site - If you site or business is already listed, you can
claim your site. Once you place a claim for your site, our
administrator will get back to you within 48 hours and you can then own
the listing. Get Started Here |
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