final exam ch 21 (Indian cuisine) Flashcards
What is the staple food in North India?
Wheat
What is the main food in South India?
Rice
What is Paratha?
Vegetables stuffed in roti and made with spices
What is the difference between Dosa and Idly?
Dosa is rice flour batter cooked on pan
Idly is rice flour batter cooked under steam
What is Vada?
Spicy, flat, round dhal crispies with batter fried in oil
What is Obbattu?
A sweet flat bread made of refined flour and stuffed with a mixture of jaggery, coconut, cardamom and cooked tur dhal
What is Chitranna?
Rice seasoned and flavored with raw mango or lime juice
Describe Tamasic food
Heavy Ex. meat and alcohol
Describe Rajasic foods
Include onions, garlic, spices, salt, and seafood
Describe Sattvic foods
Fruits, vegetables, and grains
What type of foods does the Brahman diet include?
Sattvic foods. Exclude Tamasic and Rajasic foods
What is FORBIDDEN in the Brahman diet?
- meat and meat products
- cow is considered sacred and they strictly avoid beef products
- eggs
- onions, garlic (heat up the body)
- mushrooms (because they are grown in unclean ground)
- stimulants such as caffeine
- any form of alcohol
What is PERMITTED in the Brahman diet?
- milk and milk products
- a cheese known as paneer predominates
- fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, etc.
- fasting are strictly followed once or twice a week
- some drink water and juice, many don’t eat anything on that day
What is Kshatriya?
Non-vegetarians; eat Rajasic food
What is Vaishya?
Only vegetarian food; lots of sweets
