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  • Indian Food Recipe : Paneer Curry

    Paneer Curry Recipe

    Paneer is nothing but Cottage Cheese. A Paneer curry is just another curry where curry means sauce in Tamil, a language in South India. Combination of masalas with other ingredients is a curry. Paneer curry is very popular in North India.

    Ingredients:

    • Paneer – 200 gms.
    • Tomato puree – 2 nos.
    • Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp.
    • Garlic- Ginger paste -1 tsp.
    • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp.
    • Chilli powder- ½ tsp.
    • Cumin Powder- ½ tsp.
    • Garam masala powder – ½ tsp.
    • Coriander powder – ½ tsp.
    • Cashew nuts: 10-12 nos (ground to a paste).
    • Salt as required.

     

    Methodology:

    • Cut paneer into small cubes and keep aside.
    • Add oil in a heavy bottomed pot, when hot enough add cumin seeds.
    • Once they splutter add the ginger garlic paste.
    • Do not let it stick to the bottom of the vessel. Keep adding little water.
    • Now take little water add all the masalas in it and mix well.
    • Add this to the pot and fry the masalas well till oil separates.
    • Add tomato puree and sauté till oil separate.
    • Add the cashew nut paste and then the cubed pieces of Paneer.
    • In case the gravy is too dry add little water accordingly.
    • Let the gravy boil a little and then serve hot.

     

     

     

  • Indian Food Recipe : Gulaab Jamun

    Gulab Jamun Recipe

    Gulab Jamun is a popular Indian sweet dish that can be served on ethnic festivals or events. In India, there are millions of people who love eating them. They can be best served with Ice-cream or simply served hot.

    Ingredients required:-

    • 6 cups Water.
    • 2.5 cups sugar.
    • ¼ Cup Thickened milk.
    • 1 tsp. semolina.
    • Oil.
    • 3 cups Milk Powder.

    Method:-

    • In a medium sized container, mix semolina, flour, milk powder and then knead them with the thickened cream to make it soft.
    • Make balls in the size that you want.
    • Dry fry the balls on low heat.
    • In other container, prepare sugar syrup and then add the cooked balls.
    • Serve hot (plain) or top it up with vanilla ice-cream.

     

  • Indian Food Recipe : Moong Daal

     Moong Daal Recipe

    Lentils and grams are a very integral part of Indian cuisine. The daal is made in different ways from different areas and regions in India. One can make split green gram, Pigeon peas, green gram, Black gram and the list is vast. It’s not just delicious and but also very good for health.

     Ingredients:

    • ½ cup split green gram (soaked for ½ an hour).
    • Tomato – 1 no.
    • ½ tsp. turmeric powder.
    • ½ tsp. chilli powder.
    • Coriander leaves.
    • Green chilly -1 no.
    • Salt as required.

    For the seasoning

    • Garlic flakes – 3 .
    • Oil as required.
    • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp.
    • Curry leaves – 6-7 leaves.

    Methodology:-

    • Add the soaked dal with 2 glasses of water in a pressure cooker.
    • Add one tomato, green chili, coriander leaves.
    • Now add the masalas and salt.
    • Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
    • After the pressure has gone from the cooker take a heavy bottomed pot and add the ingredients for seasoning.
    • When the cumin seeds start sputtering add it to the dal
    • Serve with white rice and rotis.

  • Indian Food Recipe : Kheer

    Kheer Recipe

    Kheer is a famous dessert in the Indian cuisine. Kheer essentially means milk in Sanskrit. This mouth watering dessert is made from broken wheat, vermicelli or rice. You can choose as per your taste. You can add nuts and raisins to make it crunchier and add some saffron to it to get that beautiful color. Initially Kheer was originated in South India but later on it became famous all across India.

    Items required for preparing Kheer:

    • 1 cup of milk

    • Rice half cup or broken wheat or vermicelli (soaked and washed for 20 minutes)

    • Soaked 20 strands of saffron in 2-3 tablespoon of hot milk.

    • Green cardamoms – 8 – peeled and powdered.

    • Sugar – 6-7 tablespoon.

    • 14 almonds and 12 pistachios.

    How to prepare:

    • Simmer the milk once it is boiled thoroughly.

    • Grind rice or broken wheat coarsely so that it easily dissolves in the milk.

    • Add milk to coarsely ground rice or wheat.

    • Stir the milk thoroughly nonstop so that it does not stick to the pan.

    • Boil till the milk thickens and the rice or wheat is boiled.

    • Now remove the pan and add almonds and pistachios

    • Serve it hot or cold.

  • Adventure Holidays in Lahaul Spiti

    Lahaul Spiti region in Himachal Pradesh is one of the best places in India for a truly memorable adventure holiday. The average altitude of this region is more than 4000 meters and is one of the most rugged and most beautiful regions in the world. Due to it’s terrain it’s an ideal place for a wide range of adventure activities like trekking, camping, bike rides, off road travel, wildlife spotting, bird watching and much more. Due to it’s remoteness and sensitive eco-system, Lahaul Spiti was off limits for tourists. This region was made accessible to tourists only in late 90s. Therefore it’s still quite untouched by rampant commercialisation and is truly an excellent location for travellers looking forward to spend some time living close to nature.

    We offer various kinds of adventure activities, sightseeing tours and assistance with almost any kind of vacation in the region.
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  • Indian Food Recipe : Spinach Gravy (Paalak)

    Spinach (Paalak) Gravy

    When we are looking for some nutritious ingredient then spinach can be used in every type of dish including soup, parantha and rice too. Some people love to have it in a spicy flavor. This green vegetable is a store of vitamins and proteins which is very healthy.

    Contents of the dish:

    • Spinach, 1.5 cups.
    • Toor dal, ½ cup.
    • Cumin seeds, 1.5 tsp.
    • Dry red chillies.
    • Grated coconut, 3 tsps.
    • Garlic flakes.
    • Tamarind.
    • Tomato puree, 4 tsps.
    • Salt as per taste.

    Methodology:

    • To settle the toor dal and tamarind, soak them in water for few minutes.
    • Clean the spinach and boil it in water.
    • Make a fine paste of the toor dal, cumin seeds, coconut and red chillies.
    • Now add this paste into the spinach with salt, tamarind water and garlic tomato puree.
    • Season the dish with some gram dal, curry leaves and spinach and serve hot.

     

  • Indian Food Recipe : Kheer

    Kheer Recipe

     Kheer is a milk pudding. This includes vermicelli, rice or broken wheat along with nuts and raisins that give it a crunchy taste and with saffron it gets its color. It’s typically a South Indian dish but very famous with its different versions all over India. It is essentially served as a dessert

    Ingredients:

    • 1 cup – milk.
    • ½ cup –rice (washed and soaked for 20 mins).
    • 8 green cardamoms peeled and powdered.
    • 20 strands of saffron (soaked in 2 to 3 tbsp. of hot milk).
    • 6-7 tbsp. sugar.
    • 14 almonds.
    • 12 pistachios.

    Methodology:

    • Let the milk simmer for some time after boiling it.
    • Coarsely grind the rice after draining out the water
    • Add rice to the milk stirring nonstop so that rice doesn’t stick to the vessel.
    • Add saffron and powdered cardamoms.
    • Till the milk thickens let it boil.
    • Add sugar and till it dissolves keep it on the flame.
    • Remove and garnish with Almonds and pistachios.
    • Serve hot or cold.

  • Adventure Tourism In India

    Adventure tourism in India is fast gaining popularity amongst Indian as well as foreigner tourists. We arrange adventure tours with different activities like trekking, camping, climbing, biking, rafting, hiking, balloon rides, para-gliding, para-motoring and many more in various regions across India. Some of our more popular adventure tourism destinations in India are:

    Himachal Pradesh: Spiti, India adventure tours

    Literal meaning of Himachal is “Lap Of Himalayas” and is one of the most beautiful and picturesque states in India.  The state  is blessed with many beautiful places like Spiti, Lahual, Manali, Chamba, Shimla, Kullu, Pin valley etc.It’s very popular as a cool destination during summer months in India. It was one of the first regions in India where adventure tourism got really popular and these days it attracts adventure loving tourists from all over the world

    Lahaul & Spiti

    Lahual & Spiti are situated on Indo-Tibetan border and the region is a mix of Indian and Tibetan terrain and culture. The average altitude of this region is more than 4000 meters and remains cut off from rest of world for most part of the year. Spiti was opened up for tourism only in 1992 and thus retains much of it’s freshness and some unexplored areas. A number of very rare plant and animal species like snow leopard, Himalayan bear, pika, chinguk etc call this region their home.  Lahaul Spiti is a heaven for adventure junkies looking for trekking, camping, mountain climbing, wild life watching and even adventure rides via bikes, motorcycles or off-road vehicles.

    Spiti wildlife tours in IndiaAdventure Tours in Lahaul and Spiti

    We have one of the best support network in this region and you can contact us for anything related to travel and short term or long stays in this region.  For people looking for adventure we arrange trekking, camping , bike as well as tours by suitable vehicles. All the logistics including adventure gear, guides, means of transport, food, places of stay are arranged.

    Hotels and Campsites

    We have multiple campsites, hotels, guest-houses and homsestay facilities all over the region which provide some of the best services at lowest possible price to tourists from all over the world. Our campsite near stunningly beautiful Chandrataal lake provides tents, hot water, hot meals, sleeping bags, mats etc and is one of the top destinations of the region. We have hotels and guesthouse in Kaza, Kibber and Komik. Latter is highest inhabited village in the world at an altitude of 4587 m

    McLeodganj Dharmkot waterfall, Mcleodganj trekking tours in India

    McLeodganj is a small town in  Dhauladhar Range with an average altitude of nearly 2100 meters. It’s famous due the fact that Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama lives there. Accordingly the place is visited by tourists trying to learn more about Buddhism as well as Yoga. The town is home to thousands of Tibetan refugees and is the capital of Tibet’s government in exile.  Apart from that, McLeodganj is surrounded by numerous cultural as well as natural attractions.  Some of the more famous ones are Tsuglag Khang (Dalai Lama’s temple), Namgyal MonasteryTriund, Bhagsu waterfal, St John in the wilderness church and Dal lake. The forests covered with greenery are ideal for long leisurely walks as well as trekking expeditions.

    Adventure Tours in Mcleodganj

    One of the most common adventure activities in Mcleodganj is the trek to Triund (2900 meters) 9 km away. Trekkers can either choose to spend the night in Triund or come back in the evening.It’s an easy trek and anyone in reasonably fit condition can do it. There is an option of going up to snowline at Laka Got (3900 m), 4 km away. For more adventurous tourists, Mceodganj acts as a launching pad for various longer treks which can be 7 to 20 days long  and lead to valleys to Kangra, Chamba, Kullu and Spiti. We help with logistics of these short and long trekking tours like arranging guides, good quality gear, hotels,food etc. For spiritually inclined tourists, we help them find a Yoga retreat and classes of their liking away from noise of main town.

    Uttarakhand

    Trekking and hiking tours in IndiaUttarakhand is also known as Land Of Gods due to a large number of Hindu pilgrim sites spread through out the state. This Himalayan state is most famous for it’s beautiful mountains and rivers. 93% of state’s total land area is covered by mountainous and 64% is covered by forests. Therefore it’s one of the best destinations in India for adventure tourism and also for people looking to be close to nature.

    Adventure Tours in Uttrakhand

    Trekking & Skiing

    Certain regions in Uttarakhand are suitable for trekking and skiing. Some of more popular trekking routes are Valley of Flowers, Chopta, Tungnath, Chandrashila, Hemkund, Pindari and Auli. Auli is also a popular skiing destination during winters.All these locations provide different levels of challange for trekkers. For example, Valley Of Flowers is a simple trek which can be covered in 1 or 2 days with minimal effort. While trek to Pindari (3600 meters altitude) takes 6-8 days in favourable weather conditions

    Rishikesh

    Dawn in Ranikhet, trekking and camping tours in India Rishikesh is situated on HImalayan foothills where river Ganga first enters Indian plains. The place is well known for it’s spiritual as well as natural wealth. It’s one of the top destinations for Hindu pilgrims as well as adventure tourists. Rishikesh is particularly suited for less intense activities suitable for beginners under expert supervision such as river rafting, cliff jumping, bungee jumping, short treks and camping. There are many Yoga ashrams spread in and around Rishikesh which are frequented a large number of people who want to learn more about Hindu spirituality and Yoga

    Adventure Tours in Other Parts of India

    Apart from Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh, there are many other destinations in India like Laddakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh which attract adventure junkies from world over. We arrange para-gliding, ballon rides and related activities in Delhi region too. Please contact us by emailing info @ indiafoodtour.com or filling up the contact form for details: