"India is, the cradle of the human race, 

the birthplace of human speech, 

the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, 

and the great grand mother of tradition. 

our most valuable and most instructive materials 

in the history of man are treasured up in India only."

-Mark Twain

People who eat according to the rules of a traditional food culture are generally much healthier than people eating a contemporary Western diet[4]. Therefore, the author of four New York Times bestsellers Michael Pollan recommends us to:

Eat more like the French or the Italians or the Japanese or the Indians or the Greeks.[5]

Indian Cuisine

India has one of the most varied cuisines in the world. Indians combine vegetables, legumes and grains with herbs, spices and dairy products to form the largest range of vegetable dishes in the world. The short list below provides you a glimpse of these varied cuisines:

Final Words

Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.  If you try to classify it roughly based on geography, it could be categorized into two main parts:

Besides that, you can have different ingredients used in the cuisine such as Gongura , Poppy_seed, etc.  Also, indian pickles are different. They use red chilli, salt and oil to preserve instead of vinegar. 

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