INDIAN TRIBAL CULTURE - Cuisine


INDIAN TRIBAL CULTURE - Cuisine

Cuisine of India is a blessing that is known and appreciated across the globe. Every region of the country has a special dish that is unique to that part of the country. Apart from this huge variety of food, the tribal regions have their own form of cuisine that holds a prominent position among the various forms of cookery. Tribal cuisine, though primitive in style and method of cooking, involve a lavish spread of dishes.

The food is natural, safe, nutritious, cultivated and uncultivated forest food on which these adivasi tribes are dependent since ages. In other words this food can be called real Indian food.
Indian Tribal cuisine uses less number of spices in comparison to the rest of the forms. However, the food brings out strong flavours due to the use of indigenous exotic herbs, fruits and vegetables that are either used fresh or in dried or fermented forms. The preparation process is rarely complicated with a mix of different styles and little external influence. There is extensive use of a number of species of herbs and vegetables. The non vegetarian dishes are mainly that of fish, mutton, chicken, beef, pork, venison squab, pigeon and duck. Like the rest of India, rice is the staple food for most of the tribal regions.

Traditionally, these people are dependent on 45,000 species of wild plant. About 3,900 plant species are used by them people as food, which comprise of a number of species of roots, tubers and leafy vegetables.
Rajma Chawal, Baiga and Pahari Khichdi with organic red rice and black gram, Ragi porridge, Khir made of Kang (a millet variety), Jhongara Khir, Ragi ka halwa, Organic Rice and Dalma, Ragi Pakora, Kachra Sabji, Chancch, Mirchi ki Chatni are a few of the dishes prepared by the tribes of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh (Baiga and Pahar tribes), Orissa, Bhil.
The rising popularity of luxurious and modern food has led to the ignorance of traditional Indian tribal food and thus the widening gap between us civilised Indians and the tribal people must be bridged in order to celebrate the rich and varied cultural heritage of India.


BY: FAAIQA AISHA
BSc PSYCHOLOGY 1 YEAR

Comments

  1. imaginatively creativeFebruary 11, 2019 at 7:47 PM

    The blog was very informative.Indian tribes have unique dishes and natural food.
    G.Abirami

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  2. BlogFebruary 11, 2019 at 8:07 PM

    I got to know that the tribes have the unique food styles and they make food from the natural wild plants. It is so interesting.
    Varshaa.R

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  3. UnknownFebruary 11, 2019 at 9:25 PM

    Hamsika
    This blog is super interesting. I learnt so much through this blog as it is very informative . The cuisine of tribals are natural as they live in the forests. it is interesting to learn more about them.

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  4. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:30 AM

    Changed my perception of food habits of tribal people.-Archita. T. Menon

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  5. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:51 AM

    The food habits of tribals are unique with their own natural methods and flavors. I was able to learn a lot from the blog.
    Faadila Aisha

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