Some basics to help you know Indian cuisine London better

London is home to varieties of dishes from the Indian subcontinent. There are plenty of restaurants that are serving to the taste buds of the people of the capital city. Though it is easier to book a table in one of the eating places and order from the menu, but this usual process of having the food will benefit you in case of ordering for Indian cuisine London only when you have at least a working knowledge of the basic Indian foods.

Indian curry is known to everyone across the world and you are also likely to be aware of different types of curry dishes. This spicy and lip-smacking cosine is too popular to be discussed in details. We can focus on some other Indian foods.

One common feature of all the Indian cuisine London is that all of them are prepared with spices like cumin, turmeric, fenugreek, ginger, chilies, black mustard, asafetida, clove and many others. Each spice has a distinct aroma, flavor and color and is used very carefully in food preparation. While once most of the subcontinent people were vegetarians but now a larger section of the population has turned into non-vegetarian and it has resulted in products like chicken, fish and eggs dishes.

Because of non-vegetarian food habits are taking roots in the Indian societies, you will finds offerings like chicken curry, butter chicken, chicken masala, prawn curry and fish curry. Butter chicken and chicken masala are now popular all over the world including London. In fact, the United Kingdom has developed special liking for butter chicken and this dish is being preferred over fish and chips.

Know that Indian cuisine London can be categorized region wise. North Indian cuisines come from Punjab, Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh regions of the country and frequently use butter, cheese and curd. Mustard oil and groundnut oil are the main oils used for the food preparation. The South Indian foods are dominated by rice preparation and liberal use of spices. Coconut and curry leaves are the distinct features of the cuisines like sambar dal, rasam, dosa. Coconut oil is the chief oil used for the preparations.

West Indian food is from Maharastra, Goa and Konkan regions of the country.  Because of the costal region, fish is the main ingredient for most of the foods. Poultry and meat are other ingredients in the interior regions of the area. Groundnut oil is mainly used for the foods of this region.

When talking of Indian cosine London, north eastern foods from India can not be ignored. This region has influence of Chinese and Burmese foods, with rice being the staple diet of the people. You will find lip-smacking foods prepared with rice from this region. Keep these basics in mind so that you can choose right Indian food as per your taste.