| Recipes from the South East Asian region, which now | | | | A fried bread prepared with frying oil named paratha. |
| covers the countries of Pakistan and India, have now | | | | The traditional naan can also be stuffed with a variety |
| become a favorite among people all over the world. It | | | | of ingredients like mince called qeema naan and |
| is a new trend that gives a taste unlike any other | | | | potatoes called Aaloo naan. Since the food was for |
| cuisines in the west. The Moguls came into this region | | | | the King's court, they were used to making everything |
| and brought with them these mouth watering recipes | | | | a little grand. Therefore, cottage cheese called paneer |
| with their rich Persian and Turkish influences. Recipes | | | | was used to enhance regular vegetable curries like |
| like Biryani, Kebabs and various types of curry were all | | | | peas and spinach. |
| part of Mughlai (of or pertaining to the Moguls) cooking. | | | | Some famous vegetable dishes are aaloo gobhi |
| But of course changing times have evolved the | | | | (cauliflower with potatoes) and Bhigaare bengan |
| recipes as well. | | | | (eggplant with a pickled taste and cooked with herbs |
| No one now has time spend hours in making the | | | | and spices). They also have some of the world's most |
| spices as they were originally made so the process | | | | delicious pickles called achaar. These pickles can be of |
| has been simplified. But even after so much | | | | any fruit or vegetable but the most famous is a mixed |
| progression, South Asian cuisine retains some of the | | | | vegetable version with carrots, mangoes, garlic cloves, |
| most detailed and original methods in cooking. | | | | lemon and green peppers. |
| Since the words come from the time of the Mogul | | | | This cuisine has some delectable desserts as well. The |
| dynasty, the names of the dishes are mostly Persian | | | | gulab jaman which is a kind of dessert made in the |
| which was the official language of the Mogul court. | | | | shape of small balls, and placed in sugar syrup; Sheer |
| Other delicious dishes are a version of meatballs with | | | | Khurma which is a mix of roasted vermicelli boiled in |
| curry called Koftas and Karhaii which a chicken curry | | | | sweetened, condensed milk. There is also a kind of |
| with lots of tomatoes, Barbequed skewered chicken | | | | rice pudding called kheer. They also make a number of |
| pieces called Tikka, a mince meat recipe called | | | | jam like desserts called Murrabba which is a fruit |
| Qeema, a rice dish named Pulao, a spicy meat | | | | preserved in sugar, which retain the goodness of the |
| concoction using a number of traditional herbs called | | | | original fruit. Any fruit can be used for this purpose but |
| Nihari and of course their famous bread called Naan | | | | the most famous are the ones made with mangoes, |
| which is a round, fluffy version of bread much like | | | | apples and apricots. This is many other versatile |
| pizza bread and a flatter version called chapatti. | | | | desserts make mughlai cuisine a favorite among many. |