India is a country which is famous for its culture and cuisine. Indian cuisine consist a variety of food recipes ranging from historic era’s famous foods to newly discovered food items with few twist and turns. It also provides the best vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes found around the world.

Each region in India boasts of its specific flavor and every state has one or more dish to endorse. With region, changes taste, cuisine, ingredients, specialties and history of food. Following are the few best Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Indian Food Recipes:

1. Pulao:

Pulao is a famous vegetarian food which is cooked very often in every house. It is basically a North Indian dish but it is famous all around the country as it’s much easier to cook with very less ingredients. It requires basic ingredients like basmati rice, few spices, cashews and raisins. There are many ways to make and customize a simple vegetable pulao like you can add chopped vegetables in it or soya beans in it or add egg, chicken, mutton to turn it into a non-vegetarian dish.

2. Biryani:

The most popular dish in India is biryani. It is also a rice based dish cooked with spices, rice (basmati), and chicken/mutton/fish/egg or simply with potato. It was invented by the Mughal emperors. The spices and other ingredients used in biryani include ghee (clarified butter), nutmeg, mace, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander, ginger, onions and garlic. For garnish ingredients like raisins, cashew nuts and even caramelized onion are also used. Biryani is a delicacy, savory, and a must try indeed!!

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3. Daal Baati :

Rajasthani food is incomplete without the mention of daal baati. The dal is served along with baati which is made of wheat flour, yoghurt, salt and oil. For preparing baati it is important to make the dough first. Then small balls are made from the dough and are boiled in water later baked or can be fried for richer version. For making daal, rajma (kidney beans) and urad dal are used. It is cooked separately and later served along with the baatis.