West Indian Dishes

West Indian Cuisines: - 

West Indian cuisines normally refer to the food items that can be prepared in the western part of India. As we all know that the India is divided into four parts North, South, East and West and the dishes that can be mostly prepared or eaten there is said to be as their unique cuisines. Like the dishes that can be prepared or eaten in the north part of India can be referred to as "Northern Cuisines", similarly the dishes or the food meals that can be mostly prepared and eaten in the western part of India is to be known as western cuisines. West Indian cuisines normally represent the rich and diverse culinary traditions of Maharashtra, Gujrat, Goa and Rajasthan. As these places cover or occupy the western part of the whole India. As of lying in the same part of the India each of these states has its own geographic conditions, agricultural patterns, history and cultural influences. All these conditions can reflect in their food meals because all of these influences shape their food or meal in the unique ways. From the surface to the depth west indian cuisine can flavor its dishes with various ingredients and the spices. From the coastal fish delicacies of Maharashtra and Goa to the desert's preservation foods of Rajasthan and the vegetarian richness of Gujarat, West Indian Cuisines or dishes can showcase variety, resourcefulness, flavors depth and cultural heritage. 

West Indian cuisines can balance its flavours or taste so that the particular food dish can be like by all age groups from child to elders. This cuisine is known for its balance of sweet, spicy, tangy and savory flavours which is very helpful to make a particular dish to a healthy and tasty dish or a complete meal. This cuisine is very well known for its balance of sweet, spicy, tangy and savory flavours because they carefully handle the intelligent use of local ingredients in the innovation of most flavorful dishes. West Indian cuisine has the special ability to adapt and can innovate over the centuries. 

Here is the Overview of West Indian Culinary Diversity: -

Despite of same spices and ingredients and grouped together geographically the west Indian Food varieties can varies drastically across the various states. The various ingredients and the spices in the whole western part of India is same but still the taste, aroma and flavors of the dishes can vary from state to state. The particular state can use the ingredients and spices in such a way that their dishes can be completely different from the dishes of other state whether they were used the same ingredients or spices. Below is the list of some state of western part of India and their popular culinary flavors: -

Rajasthan: - Rajasthan is very popular state and is the very main part that comes in the list of western part of India. Rajasthan is very well known for its desert climate where water, fresh vegetables and green herbs are historically scare. The culinary flavor of Rajasthan is very famous and very unique because they are very well known for serving tasty and healthiest dishes simultaneously. They developed the cuisines that is rich, robust and often made with long-lasting ingredients like grains, pulses, ghee, spices, and with the use of various types of dairy products. The dishes that are developed in the Rajasthan is very rich in ghee that can enhance the flavor of the particular dish. Most of the dishes of the Rajasthan are hearty and often made to withstand long travel or according to the desert conditions. As the work of the people of Rajasthan is such a way that they have to travel for many days so the dishes can be made in such a way that can have long shelf life and cannot be spoiled easily in various weather conditions. The food item made in Rajasthan is specially prepared in such a way that its taste, its nutrition remains as it is and can be prevented from spoilage. The food item made by Rajasthani's is very unique and can have the combination of many flavors which us mixes of spicy and tangy flavors. 

Gujarat: - As Gujarat lies near to the Rajasthan, so it is very clear that Gujarat is also a very main part of western part of India. As Gujarat is very near to Rajasthan, so they are like neighboring states to each other and their culture, their Dressup look is very similar, but their culinary taste is very different from each other. At a place where Rajasthani food is very tangy and spicy similar on the other hand Gujarati food is very sweet in their taste. As they use the same types of ingredients and the spices but the flavor and the spiciness in the dishes of both the state is very different. The Gujarati food features a predominantly vegetarian cuisines with a perfect mix of sweetness, tanginess and mild spices. The Gujarati thali is one of India's most balanced meals and the ingredients like jaggery, besan and buttermilk, lentils and peanuts are used extensively in the Gujarati food. The Gujarati food is incomplete without jaggery. The touch and the flavor of the jaggery is very common and the most important ingredients of the Gujarati foods. 

Maharashtra: - Maharashtra is the most important state that over a large part of the western part of India. As Maharashtra is very vast in size, so it has multiple sub-cuisines inside it like Konkan, Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Pune/Desh region. These are the small types of districts that comes under the Maharashtra state. All these districts prepared unique food items with the basic ingredients that are very basic and commonly used in Maharashtra. The common ingredients like coconut, rice, seafood and kokum are the very basic ingredients used by the Maharashtra. And the inland region of the Maharashtra is mostly relied on millets, groundnuts, lentils and fiery spices like la Angi mirchi which is the spiciest spice. The people of Maharashtra like this spice most which clearly state that the Maharashtrians like the spicy food.