INDIA

India, a land of Festivals, rich cultural heritage, inspiring past, great people and delicious food. A land where Ayurveda took birth and Yoga gave strength to minds and souls. Natural beauty, twenty-two different languages, colorful dances which depicts life comprising of religious rites and rituals, festivals, harvest, and relationships., traditional beautiful weddings, vibrant dresses, hand crafted jewelry and strong believe in God. This is what INDIA is made up of.

In a country as diverse as India, it is not surprising to find that people here reflect the rich glories of the past, the culture, traditions and values relative to geographic locations and the numerous distinctive manners, habits and food that will always remain truly Indian. People in India eat the most diverse varieties of food all of which add to the rich Indian culture. The beauty of the Indian people lies in the spirit of tolerance, give-and-take and a composition of cultures.

Festivals like Diwali, also called the festival of “Lights”, Holi, a festival of Colors, Id, Christmas, are all celebrated by sharing sweets with family, neighbors and friends. Sweets also vary from region to region but Bengali sweets are famous through out India. The most popular Bengali sweets are RASOGULLA (Cheese dumpling in sugar syrup) and RASMALAI (Cheese dumplings in sweetened milk), made from fresh Indian cheese called Paneer.

Its amazing to find the creativity of people in variations of recipes all across India. I am just starting to grasp some of this creaticity in my recipes, hoping to spread some of it to people who are passionate about cooking like me.