The Magic of Assam Cuisine

All Cuisines are shaped by the elements available locally. India is a land of diversity with so many cultures. All have their authentic style of food with their own taste and peculiarities. One of them is Assam cuisine from the state of Assam of India. This cuisine is an assortment of various native styles with significant territorial versions and also some external influence. Its main characteristics are minuscule use of spices but exotic flavors due to the use of indigenous herbs, vegetables and fruits.

Assam Cuisine can be described as the most different type of cuisine you would have ever tasted. The dishes have the taste and aroma that had made this cuisine a household name all over the world. The cuisine is recognized by its vegetables and exotic herbs that add a wonderful taste to the dishes. All the main dishes are prepared from rice and find a place in all the cooking. In non vegetarian dishes, fish and pork are the favorite.

In Assam, a full course meal begins with “Khar” and an end with “Tenga”. The dishes are served on bell-metal utensils. After the meal, people chew betel nut known as Paan.

In Assamese cuisine, all vegetarian preparations are of rice. These rice dishes are eaten with curry that is made by stewing vegetables in water. In non vegetarian dishes, fish dishes form the main part. There are many forms of fishes that are used for cooking. Pigeons and ducks are also used. There are special entremets called Pitikas which is generally made from roasted or steamed vegetables. The most famous being Aloo Pitika (mashed potatoes).

Assamese cuisine is shaped more by the combination of different types of vegetables rather than spices. This combination of vegetables with fish, meat and poultry adds flavour to the different dishes without any spice other than ginger and garlic.

Culture Gully: The Best Place to Enjoy Indian Cuisine

Culture Gully in Kingdom of Dreams is a place so fantastic that you have to see it to believe it. When one enters Culture Gully, the senses get numb. Aroma of ethnic Indian cuisine, traditional dances, carnival, rich and spectacular Indian state architecture and all the glitz takes your breath away. Culture Gully is a charming world that proffers something for every person. Here you can enjoy dishes from the far flung areas of India and buy traditional handicrafts.

Enjoy real street food such as Gol Guppa; the most famous street food of India in Delhi’s show kitchen. In Rajasthan, you can enjoy Rajasthani food and buy Dhoti Kurta or Ghagra Choli and the famous ‘Rajasthani Pagri’ like Jaipuri pagaris or Jodhpuri Safa. Also you can buy ethnic wear of Punjab, Bengal, Kashmir or Sikkim.

Besides shopping you can also enjoy dance & music. Sit on the benches, eating your favourite snack and see the renowned Indian dances such as Lavani of Maharashtra, Kalbelia Dance of Rajasthan, Bhangra of Punjab, or the exotic Kathakali dance. Now if you are tired, you can try the massage centre and regenerate yourself with traditional Indian massages given by expert masseurs.

Visit Assam Tea Lounge and enjoy the world’s best variety of teas in the snug atmosphere. If you want to know your future, you can visit the mystic centre and experience the mysticism of India. Services available are Vedic Astrology, palmistry, tarot card reading, numerology, medical astrology and Lal Kitab astrology.

You can get predictions by Vedic Astrologer. Just Provide your date, time and place of birth and Find Planet positioning in your chart, Right time to start to new venture, Right partner for your business, Right Career selection, Success in marital life and Good Health. So, we can say a visit to Culture Gully is an experience which you can never forget…..