What is pasta made of in india?
Pasta- a gourmet food, which originated from Italy and has gained worldwide popularity due to its umpteen varieties. However, the history of pasta does not end here. It’s believed that Marco Polo brought pasta from China during his journey to Europe 800 years ago.
One may wonder what “pasta” means? The term “pasta” comes from the Italian phrase ‘paste’. In simple terms, paste refers to flour dough formed into different shapes and dried before cooking.
In India, any food item can be customized or improvised based on regional taste. A similar phenomenon happened with pasta as well when it was introduced to Indians. Hence, we have unique fusion dishes such as Masala Macaroni or Spicy Penne Biryani.
Let’s delve deeper into this noteworthy dish and explore what is pasta commonly made of in India.
The Primordial Ingredient: Flour
Flour forms an essential ingredient for making pasta across the globe (well mostly)! Wheat flour (also called Durum wheat semolina) is used globally for preparing original Italian-style pasta. However,surprise-surprise there are various types of flours used by Indians depending on their taste preferences and availability,
- All-purpose Flour
- Semolina (coarsely ground durum wheat)
- Millet Flour
- Rice Flour
Among all these flours mentioned above, semolina or coarse ground wheat flour remains a popular choice because it gives each noodle its signature bite (just like Indian mothers who add jaggery while making dal)!
Agent Sauces: Flavor Outburst
Indian cuisines follow their own set flavor palette they love adding spices in almost everything cooked(even tea). Likewise,sticking true to our roots,a different mixure of sauces are added which enhances the flavors often leaving your mouth watered after every bite!! Below are some ingredients used to make sauces for pasta:
- Tomato puree
- Onion paste
- Ginger garlic paste
(Okay we know you may be thinking of Indian curry while reading this but trust us, the flavour and aroma complement the dish superbly)
Setting of Dough: Eggs or No eggs?
The base dough for making pasta consists typically of flour and either eggs or water. However, due to vegetarian preferences by Indians, eggless pasta is widely consumed in India.
It is a common notion among non-indians to resort on that fact indian food doesn’t have much variety with vegetarians.We hope we shook that notion off. Some people use paneer,cottage cheese which can sometimes find their way as uncommon ingredients added on top of thier regular cooked italian noodles.
Nevertheless,(rest assured) this does not compromise its taste or texture; it’s just as good without any animal product (vegans heaven!)!
Shape-Shifting Noodles
India being culturally diverse has given rise different types and shapes of noodles other than traditional penne, spaghetti,fettuccine . We’ve curated few below:
Kurkure Sinful!
Kurkure pasta also knowns as Russian ring shaped smoked cottage cheeseis made from an amalgamation semolina (coarsely ground durum wheat) & potato starch.. It often finds a place in street-side snacks&later forget about your oily fingers!! ## Cheese Pleasing Pasta
Velvety smooth Cheese Sauce used unexpectedly generously over fussy fussilini’s , perfectly paired with crispy veggies throw in along some Pencil Macaronileading our tastebuds drool till ages after having them!!
Jhatpat Maggi Ropes?
We all have had moments where quick bites would have been saviours.These maggi flavoured ropes come handy then.Just two minutesand hot delicious snack is all set.Best accompanied with a cup of steaming hot tea!!!
Conclusion
Indian Pasta is nothing like Italians but it speaks volumes for the experimentation Indians are ready to undertake in their kitchens. Indian pasta bears resemblance with Indian food 🍛 as it’s a fusion dish, and everyone has customized it based on taste preferences.
From Spaghetti to Kurkure rings and Jhatpat Maggi noodles rope there’s no avoiding its delicious aroma (even if you want we suggest not trying!).
We hope this article gave insight into what goes into making Indian-style pasta giving hope of experimenting your cooking skills!!
Hey there, I’m Dane Raynor, and I’m all about sharing fascinating knowledge, news, and hot topics. I’m passionate about learning and have a knack for simplifying complex ideas. Let’s explore together!
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