What is indian food like?

Question

What is indian food like?

Answer 1

It is very good.  You would have to try it yourself.  Only you can tell if you like it or not.  Try different things too.  Try a  chicken dish, they also have many veggie dishes....Different breads and chutneys......some flavors are bland, others are hot, others are strong......but give it a try.

Answer 2

All countries have specialties . Indian food is spicy if u want to make it so,it gives u immense satisfaction after eating and of course full of oil which is harmful but nevertheless its Yummy

Answer 3

Tremendously rich and varied.

Remember that the dishes you get in most restaurants are either westernised recipes brought over, or they are restaurateurs concoctions (Madras curry and most Vindaloos qualify here).  Many other dishes are inspired from celebratory dishes (most Moghul food is qualifies in this way), and are not typical of what Indian people eat on a daily basis, by and large.

Accompaniments are common, and include rice, breads, side-dishes, chutneys and more.

Not all Indian food is hot either, and the spices and other ingredients vary according to region and dish.  There is also a wide range of cooking methods.

All kind of fish and vegetables are used, with onions being one of the most common vegetables.  Meats vary, with poultry being common, beef is restricted mainly to the non-Hindu population, and lamb/muttom and goat are common.  many Indians are vegetarian, so the range of vegetarian dishes is stunning.

For myself, I avoid excess fat (a lot of Indian food uses Ghee, which clogs your arteries!  It is clarified butter).  I also cannot eat Indian desserts or sweets because they are far too high in fat or too sweet.  Indian food culture really does not traditionally include a dessert course anyway.

EDIT: a correction to Alexandria above: curries such as Yellow and Red curies are usually from Thailand and further east, and the ingredients can differ quite a bit from what is used in most of India.  It is hard to say where curries truly originated from, even though India is considered the popular source.

Answer 4

edible heaven

the spices are so different than anything I have ever had.

It is spicy but not always really really hot

I looooove vegetable biriyani

Answer 5

Indian cuisine contain lot of sweet dishes along with spicy dishes.

Sweet dishes are made mostly with  milk products  

Answer 6

Indian food is just filled with spices and flavors. They make a lot of curries and use the ingredient, saffron. Some popular Indian dished are kebabs, chicken tikka, and chicken curry. The Tandoor oven is usually used to cook meats and also make this bread called nan.

But overall, it's mainly spicy food.

Answer 7

Indian food is very diverse, as there is a different style for each area, or even family. Though the most commonly know Indian dishes are curries. They can be mild, or hot, green curry, yellow curry and much more.

Answer 8

Good things about Indian foods

1. Aromatic Spices

2. Colorful eye appeal

3. Flat breads specially Naan

4. Rice Pilafs/Biryani

5. Chicken Dishes

Bad things about Indian foods

1. Vegetables are over-cooked

2. Too much cooking fat

3. Most of the Desserts are too sweet and sugary

Answer 9

Spicy and delicious!! I love any sort of hot curry dishes!

Answer 10

i bet it's so yummy

Answer 11

it has so many flavors, it's one of my favorite cuisines. It can be spicy, tangy, and just plain delicious.  I usually go to a lunch buffet so I can try several foods at a relatively low cost.  

Answer 12

I think homemade indian food is disgusting. But if you try indian restaurant it's actually pretty good b/c they make it to appeal to westerners. I don't know many indian people who can cook indian food like that. It's too hard. Trust me, i'm indian(born and raised in USA). My parents make indian fooda t home.  

Answer 13

It's not always spicy but it is heavily spiced food.  It's not my favorite food but I do like some dishes but you should try it at least once.

Answer 14

it is spicy but it is so good.