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Eating agreeable (sattvic) food and eating in moderation have been emphasized throughout ancient Indian literature. For example, the c. 5th-century Tamil poet-philosopher Valluvar insists this in the 95th chapter of his work, the Tirukkural. He hints, "Assured of digestion and truly hungry, eat with care agreeable food" (verse 944) and ...
Thadal: is a cooling and energizing drink, used by the pehlwan (wrestlers), prepared using ground char magaz, dry fruits, pepper, almonds and poppy seeds - khashkhaash). [12] Sharbat: drink made from rose petals or sandal wood. Falooda: vermicelli and ice on top of an Ice cream. Lassi: Dahi (yogurt)-based traditional drink.
Mitahara (Sanskrit: मिताहार, romanized: Mitāhāra) literally means the habit of moderate food. [1] Mitahara is also a concept in Indian philosophy, particularly Yoga, that integrates awareness about food, drink, balanced diet and consumption habits and its effect on one's body and mind. [2]
In Central and Eastern Punjab, signature dishes include murgh/beef pulao, a fragrant rice dish cooked with spices and meat; saag, a mustard leaf-based dish traditionally paired with makai roti (maize flour flatbread); paye/kharoray, a slow-cooked stew made from the legs and joints of cow, goat, buffalo, or sheep; murgh cholay, a flavorful curry ...
The history of Indian cuisine consists of cuisine of the Indian subcontinent, which is rich and diverse.The diverse climate in the region, ranging from deep tropical to alpine, has also helped considerably broaden the set of ingredients readily available to the many schools of cookery in India.
From the mythical Mahabharata to the Iranian invasion of Kashmir (which was a part of Gandhara) by Darius in 516 BC, [15] to the Mauryans who established Srinagara to the Kushan Empire to the invasion of Kashmir by Timur in 1398, [16] [17] the culture and cuisine of Kashmiris are linked to South Asia, Persian and Central Asian [18] cuisines mixed with local innovations and availabilities of ...
The objections to the eating of meat, fish and eggs are based on the principle of non-violence (ahimsa, figuratively "non-injuring"). Every act by which a person directly or indirectly supports killing or injury is seen as act of violence (himsa), which creates harmful reaction karma. The aim of ahimsa is to prevent the accumulation of such karma.
The two languages are often considered to be a single language (Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu) on a dialect continuum ranging from Persianised to Sanskritised vocabulary, [173] but now they are more and more different in words due to politics. [151] Old Urdu dictionaries also contain most of the Sanskrit words now present in Hindi. [189] [190]