Top #10 Desi Food Items That Actually Aren't Indian

Top #10 Desi Food Items That Actually Aren't Indian

1. Tea

The simplest traditional method of preparing masala chai is through decoction, by actively simmering or boiling a mixture of milk and water with loose-leaf tea, sweeteners, and whole spices. Indian markets all over the world sell various brands of chai masala

2. Biryani

Biryani, also known as biriyani, biriani, birani or briyani, "spicy rice" is a South Asian mixed rice dish with its origins among the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

3. Rajma

Rājmā or Rāzmā is a popular vegetarian dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice.

4. Idli

Idli or idly are a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular as breakfast foods throughout India and northern Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils and rice.

5. Momos

Momo is a type of South Asian dumpling; native to Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal, and the Ladakh, Sikkim, Assam and Darjeeling regions of India. It is similar to Chinese baozi and jiaozi, Mongolian buuz, Japanese gyoza and Korean mandu. 

6. Falooda

Falooda, is a cold dessert popular in the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally it is made from mixing rose syrup, vermicelli, sweet basil seeds and pieces of jelly with milk, often topped off with a scoop of ice cream.

7. Samosa

A samosa, sambusa, or samboksa is a fried or baked dish with a savoury filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, or lentils. Its size and consistency may vary, but typically it is distinctly triangular or tetrahedral in shape.

8. Jalebi

Jalebi, also known as zulbia and zalabia, is a sweet popular food in some parts of South Asia, West Asia, North Africa, and East Africa.

9. Chole Bhature

Chole bhature, is a dish from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. This Punjabi dish is a combination of chana masala and bhatura, a fried bread made from maida flour.

10. Dosa

Dosa is a type of pancake from the Indian subcontinent, made from a fermented batter. It is somewhat similar to a crepe in appearance. Its main ingredients are rice and black gram. 










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