year of Independence with select cuisines from all over India, Foods of India'. So set your weighing scales aside and bon appetite. "Whenever you have Chinese, each region in the country likes to localise the flavour. If down south the palate is more approving of a spicy meal, in Punjab the Chinese you have would certainly have a very distinct flavour, but on my first trip to Jaipur I've come with Chinese from the Szechuan region," said chef Peter.
South Indian Cuisine The cuisine of South India is known for its light, low calorie appetizing dishes. The traditional food of South India is mainly rice based. The cuisine is famous for its wonderful mixing of rice and lentils to prepare yummy lip smacking dosas, vadas, idlis and uttapams.
The 10-day festival would only be on for dinner. "The Szechuan cuisine is pungently flavoured. Like Rajasthan we also add a lot of dry red chillies, spring onion, garlic and pepper," said Peter.
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2. Bangalore (14) 3. Chennai (6) 4. Dehradun (1) 5. Delhi (25) 6. Goa (4) by people of all communities. In Punjab, home cooking differs from the restaurant cooking style. Rajasthani Food The cuisine of Rajasthan is primarily vegetarian and offers a fabulous variety of mouthwatering dishes. The spice content is quite high in comparison to other Indian cuisines, but the food is absolutely scrumptious. Rajasthanis use ghee for cooking most of the dishes. Rajasthani food is well known for its spicy curries and delicious sweets.
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JAIPUR: Just when it was thought that the hospitality sector in the city was going through a lull, most city hotels have tossed up their platter with food festivals to celebrate the sprit of monsoon and Independence Day. If the Sheraton Rajputana Hotel has especially flown in the master chef Peter Dominic Chou from the Sheraton New Delhi for a Chinese culinary festival, the Park Prime is celebrating monsoon with the Sawan Utsav'. And Four Points by Sheraton is celebrating the 63rd
On the other hand Four Points by Sheraton offers flavours of the country through the festival that is on till August 22. "Through our festival we celebrate the diverse cultures of the country with food indigenous and quintessential to each region," said Saibal Sen, general manager of the hotel. Each day the hotel will choose a geographical region with the Best of India' menu planned for the Independence Day. "So with assorted menu from Kashmir, Himachal, Punjab, the festival would also have Macher Jhol,' Chettinad and Malabari food. And for the dessert, you'll find the best from each state," said Sen. The Wallstreet, however, is looking at fusion food and is offering 30% discount to senior citizens on the Independence Day and 15% to Indians. "I had done this in the USA where there is a lot of respect
for the elderly. Here I just want to honour the elderly by making this day special for eating out," said Kasiraman Ramadass, general manager, The Wallstreet. Traditional North Indian Food Many Indian restaurants around the globe till late 90"s are influenced by North Indian Cuisine. Indian restaurant cuisine has been influenced by Indian chefs who have migrated from North of India Specially Punjabi style restaurants. They created a fusion of the two great cuisines-the local and the Home bought Indian Cuisine by adopting cream sauces in their Indian recipes. North Indian cuisine is distinguished by the proportionally high use of dairy products; milk, paneer, ghee (clarified butter), and yoghurt
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