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Timeless Indian Food
Even as we’ve grown to reminisce our childhood foods, and build an array of foods that we’d never miss to serve at every party, and in the process discovered a lot of new dishes; some still continue to remain in our favourites for as long as we can remember.
These foods may be found in that one specific family restaurant you’d visit for every celebration, the drive-by fast-food place that you passed coming back from school, the street corner tapri (stall) you’d meet at during the tuition break or the dish at your grandparents place that would be made every time you visited.
Sometimes all you had to have to do is skip your daily routine and visit your childhood haunts and re-live those moments. A five-star restaurant may not prove a match to these foods with humble and nostalgic beginnings and may not provide the bountiful flavour of the food.
Street foods
No matter from which part of the country or the world you come from, the streets provide one of the first foods that you’d swear by, with delicacies at every corner. A true timeless staple of the Maharashtrians would be the humble Vadapav. With its affordable rates and simply wholesome flavours, it stands through time, as a go-to evening snack.
Whether it’s a cold winter evening comfort snack, or as a perfect accompaniment in the cinemas, Roasted peanuts warm the heart and soul.
Chaat in any form is an absolute trademark of street food in India for decades.
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(Source: Food Network, Moipot)
Packaged foods
Whether it’s from relatives visiting home, or bought as an alternative to junk food, some packaged foods keep you munching through childhood and in all your hosted parties. These may be fried or baked and hard to put down. For most South Indians, and specifically Keralites, it may Banana chips/ Kela Wafers, that bring nostalgia of home, and it’s crispy-sweet goodness will ever remain in one’s shopping list.
In the nearby quarters of Tamil Nadu, Murukku/Muruku may sound waves of nostalgia with the light crunch of savoury goodness, replicated as the even crunchier Chakli/Chakri in the North.
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And enjoyed all over India is the favourite savoury snack of Fried Moong Dal, that capitalizes on the origins of home-cooked food to be a filling snack. Bhakharwadi/Bakarwadi, finds a mix of sweet and savoury, and Khakhra/Khakra, a thin, flavoured cracker, greatly enjoyed by Gujaratis and Rajasthanis, continue to be staple snacks to take away on a visit there.
Khari biscuits are greatly enjoyed by Parsi’s and are the perfect accompaniment to chai.
Home-made snacks
While your senses may not be overwhelmed with the aroma of street-food, these classic home-made snacks will continue to make your mouth water. Most Punjabi’s would swear by the Samosa stuffed with potato and chilies, deep-fried, and served with sauce, while South Indians would love the flat samosa made with other fillings.
The warmth in the making of this dish rushes through on one’s taste buds. Pakora/Pakoda has been known to be the classic tea-time snack to have, especially during the monsoons, the spicy goodness it blends perfectly with chai, and the crunch of the savoury snacks makes it a timeless favourite.
Along the same taste-lines come Spring rolls. With a Eastern influence, either boiled or fried, spring rolls come as a package of flavours, and is perfect timeless appetizer for a comfortable family gathering.
Sweets
Whether it’s exchanged during celebrations, or enjoyed sneakily as a midnight snack, these sweets continue to be enjoyed by people of every generation. Ladoos are an all-time relish enjoyed in various forms and flavours. And even as they may evolve in their variants in time, they stay true to their core sweetness and classic goodness.
Gulab Jamuns, Halwa/Halva, Jalebis and Rasgullas fulfil their core intent of overwhelming sweetness, while, for the South Indian, Payasam makes for a perfect sweet dessert after a heavy meal.
(Source: Archana's Kitchen)
All of these variants continue and will continue to be relished across generations and state-lines and find home in the hearts of Indians. Which is your favorite timeless Indian food? Comment below to let us know!
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