Introduction

Cuisine

of uttar pradesh is from the state of uttar pradesh located in Northern India. Awadhi and Mughlai are the two chief genre of uttaar pardeshi cuisine. cuisine consists of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Uttar Pradesh has been greatly influenced by Mughal cooking techniques. the state is famous for its Nawabi foods(of Lucknow and environs) and use of mutton, paneer, and rich spices including cardamom and Saffron

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Bread of Uttar pradeh is ROTI

As wheat is the staple food of the state, breads are very significant. Breads are generally flat breads; only a few varieties are raised breads. The breads may be made of different types of flour and can be made in various ways. Popular breads include the Tandoori Naan, or naan baked in a tandoor, tandoori roti, kulcha, taftan, sheermal, millet (millet flour flatbread), and lachha paratha.

Popular dishes from Uttar Pradesh

Zamin Doz Macchli (fish stuffed with spices and sealed in earthenwre case which is then cooked for 8 hours) * Murg Mussallam (whole chicken with variety of spices) Lukhnawi Biryani (slightly fried Rice preparation with mutton) Dum Bhindi Gobhi Mussallam Sultani Dal Rizala Shami Kabab (includes tangy green mango) Palak Paneer Kakori Kabab (similar to Seekh Kabab) Paneer Pakora & of various vegetables Kofta Qorma

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Kachori Samosa Pakora Raita Nahari (curry eaten at dawn) Pasanda Kabab(skewered boneless mutton) Kachori Pasanda Paneer (similar to Paneer Makhani or butter paneer(indian cheese)) Samosa Shab Deg (a winter dish, turnips and mutton balls with saffron)

Traditional Desserts

Gujia (like a samosa though filled with sweetened thickened milk (khoya)) Rasgulla Kheer Qulfi Halwa (sweet pudding) Sheer Qorma Ghewar Imarti Petha

BREAKFAST
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traditional U.P. Hindu breakfast, eaten at 8:30 or 9:00, consists of paratha or chapatti (a round flat wheat bread cooked over a flame) served with a vegetable and perhaps some halwa, a sweet dish made from vegetables, nuts, fruits, or grains. Another common breakfast dish is ghugri, a porridge made from steamed lentils, oil and sugar.

Western-style breakfasts of toast and jam, eggs and cereal, are becoming more popular, perhaps because they are less labor-intensive. A breakfast eaten by an affluent Muslim family could include keema (spiced minced meat) or nihari, a spicy dark beef stew cooked overnight.

LUNCH
Lunch,

traditionally eaten between 11:00 and 12:00, features either rice or bread, dal, and a couple of seasonal vegetable dishes, one wet and one dry cauliflower in the winter, for example, or bitter gourd in the summer.

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households have bread during the week and rice only on weekends. Non-vegetarians would replace a vegetable dish with a meat in a gravy. Yogurt is standard. Dessert is rare. The dishes are served hot and the bread is always made to order.

DINNER
Dinner

in U.P was traditionally eaten as late as 9:00 but today some people dine earlier for convenience. Dinner is basically the same as lunch: bread, vegetable, perhaps salad, and rice. families eat yogurt, others do not. Dessert is not an everyday item and may consist of fresh fruit in season or a rice pudding if guests are present. would add a meat dish such as kabobs or a goat curry to this basic meal.

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Mughlai food (lucknow ,agra and rest)

Mughlai cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines, whose origin can be traced back to the times of Mughal Empire. Mughlai cuisine consists of the dishes that were prepared in the dishes that were prepared in the kitchens of the royal Mughal Emperors. Mughlai food offers an amazingly delicious variety of food ranging from hot spicy shorba or soup to ginger based roasted meats to kulfi with rose petals sprinkled on it. Even, the names of the Mughlai food are so attractive that a person gets tempted to try out different dishes. e kitchens of the royal Mughal Emperors.

Popular Mughlai Dishes

Aloo Ka Raita Badaam Halwa Carrot And Capsicum Raita Chaamp Masala (Lamb Chops Curry) Chicken Biryani Chicken Korma Chicken tikka Chole or Chane Jhinga Malai Curry (Creamy Prawn Curry) Kesar Chawal Murgh Achaari Naan (Indian Bread) Palak Gosht Palak Paneer Paneer Tamatari Seekh Kebabs Tandoori Chicken Legs (Grilled Chicken Drumsticks) Biryani

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