Ancient to Modern: Indian food
The History of Indian Food This is a small attempt to tell the huge and long story of Indian cuisine, how it came to be. Let us just stick to major, epochal sections for brevity. When Aryans came to...
View ArticleVegetarianism at MokSHA Bellevue
India: Top Vegetarian Some experts say that the reason India is a vegetarian country is because of its warm climate that is conducive to growing vegetables. And India has lots of ground to grow...
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Indian Food at the 2016 Olympics
The Rio Olympic Games Indian food is about more than just a great taste to Indian people. A proper Indian meal is so important that, when proper fare was not available during the 2012 Olympic Games in...
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Vegan Indian Cooking Class
Join our Vegan Indian Cooking Classes in Bellevue hosted by Spice Route & MokSHA in Bellevue! “Have you always wanted to make delicious Vegan Indian food at home just like you order at the...
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The Continuing Evolution of Naan
A Short History About Naan Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread found in Central and South Asian cuisines. Nan or non is a Persian word, and the bread is Iranian in origin but the term ‘naan’ is...
View ArticleSouthern Sweets from India in Bellevue
Popular Desserts from South India The word mitha means sweet in the Indian language, and so, all Indian sweets are collectively called Mithai. There are many varieties of Indian sweets that come from...
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Long Life with Lentils in Bellevue
India’s Most Common Lentils Lentils are members of the legume family of vegetables. Because of their high nutritional values, they make a perfect meal with rice as it is the case in India. Do you know...
View ArticleThe Magic of One of India’s Strongest Spices
India’s Asafetida: Just a Little is Enough Asafoetida is one of India’s most pungent spices, so strong that Europeans dubbed it as ‘devil’s dung’ and sometimes ‘stinking gum.’ Asafoetida (or asafetida)...
View ArticleMost Popular Vegetarian Dishes of India
India’s Top Non-Meat Wholesome Delights Rich in plant life, India is one of the world’s most diverse cultures where vegetarianism thrives. It is said that almost 40% of the population is vegetarian....
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Andhra Pradesh: A Journey in Flavors in Bellevue
Rich Heritage and Regional Flavors Andhra Pradesh is your state bordering the southeastern coast of India with one of the longest coastlines in the country.It is one of India’s beautiful destinations...
View ArticleThe Sacred Cows of India
Gentle Giant and Mother to All Cows have been a fixture in India’s long history. During the Vedic period (1500-500 BCE) in Northern India, the time when the oldest scriptures of Hinduism (Vedas) were...
View ArticleRice Cakes and Rice Noodles in Bellevue
Cakes and Noodles Out of Rice India’s staple food – rice – is a pre-eminent crop occupying large parts of the country for its cultivation. Feeding millions since the dawn of civilization and exported...
View ArticlePaneer: India’s Good Cheese
Vegetarian Delight: Combination Tasty and Healthy India’s equivalent to cottage cheese is the well-loved paneer. It is an important part of Indian cuisine and Indian culture. It literally means...
View ArticleRemembering South India in December
Festivals and Food from the South There are many local celebrations happening in southern India in December. Tourists and locals come together in the cooler weather and festive atmosphere in this...
View ArticleIndian Food Fun Facts You Didn’t Know
Amazing Details You Have To Know About Indian Food Westerners are taken by the diversity, the naturalness, the strong definitive flavors of Indian cuisine. To those who think they are familiar with the...
View ArticleThe Revenge of the Vindaloo
An Amazing Journey: Then and Now Vindaloo is that fiery, hot curry dish out of the southern region of India – Goa. It’s a standard of Goan cuisine that has the Portuguese to thank for; it is not Indian...
View ArticleTamarind: Tropical Fruit with Advantages
The Tale of the Tamarind Tamarind is a tropical fruit, native to Africa but also grows in India, Pakistan and many other tropical regions. It grows from a hardwood tree with bean-like pods, inside is a...
View ArticleNorth India and South India
Understanding Indian Diversity India’s large land mass makes for some cultural differences. Yet they are so markedly dissimilar you’d think they are two continents instead of one. Looking into their...
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Diwali Sweet Box – Limited Suppy!
Diwali Sweet Box at Spice Route $20 each – limited supply! The post Diwali Sweet Box – Limited Suppy! appeared first on Spice Route.
View ArticleIdiyappam: The Noodles and Spice for Breakfast
What is idiayappam? You’d recognize them as thin noodles squeezed out of a presser, steamed and arranged on your platter as swirls or balls. They come alongside spiced lentils, curried meats, or some...
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