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Here in Malaysia, both Northern and Southern Indian cuisine have been adapted to
produce sensational curries, delicious bread and creative desserts.
Coriander,
turmeric, cumin and curry feature heavily in Indian dishes along with rich
ingredients such as ghee, yoghurt and chilli. The best way to describe Indian
food is elaborate, fragrant and hot. Indian food typically utilizes three main
elements, "Masala" or fragrant spices, "Dhal", lentil soup in a pasty texture
and chutney. Bread is oven-baked into circular, flat shapes while meats are
usually cooked in curries or fried in bright batter.
Today, Indian food is commonly enjoyed by all Malaysians in restaurants and
more popularly, Mamak stalls, which are bare-back al fresco restaurants on
sidewalks and street corners. Indians, like Malays, usually eat with their hands
but forks and spoons are becoming common-place. Hindus (the main religion of
Indians) do not eat beef. |
