India, a country which is amalgamation of several cultures. With 28 states and different culture, India is a store house of many cuisines. Mouthwatering dishes like cottage cheese breads (Paneer Paratha) and mutton of northern India to steamed rice dumplings (idli) of southern India, famous fishes of eastern India to recipes enriched by coconut a variety of food with varied nutrition food is found in India. The method of cooking and ingredients in a recipe varies from state to state. Hence, it is all the more important for F & B to provide the nutritional values. Below are few recipes from different parts of India:

1. Rogan Josh: Northern cuisine

Nutrition Value per 100 gms:

• Energy: 125 kcal
• Proteins: 5.33 gms
• Carbohydrates: 8.22 gms
• Total fats: 7.52 gms

Variations:

• Rogan gosh, commonly knows mutton curry. In northern part, the gravy is made with tomato puree and onion. Some parts, Eastern India, curd is used in the gravy.
• The nutritional values change when desiccated coconut is added to give flavor of western India.

1. Butter Dosa: South Indian Cuisine

Nutrition Value per 100 gms:

• Energy: 200 kcals
• Proteins: 3.97 gms
• Carbohydrates: 31.46 gms
• Total fats: 6.92 gms

Variations:

• Dosa is one of the healthy foods as it is combination of proteins and carbohydrates. It is fermented which makes it easy to digest
• Dosa originated as south Indian cuisine, but a huge range of variations are found like paneer dosa, noodles dosa, moong dal dosa etc.

1. Kanda Poha: Western Cuisine

Nutrition Value per 100 gms:

• Energy: 212 kcals
• Proteins: 3.61 gms
• Carbohydrates: 31.6 gms
• Total fats: 7.5 gms

Variations:

• Kanda Poha is a breakfast dish. It’s can be made by adding a variety of vegetables like cabbage, potato, sweet corn.
• Some parts also prefer adding groundnut and coconut to add flavor.

1. Finger licking chicken tikka gravy

Nutrition value per 100 gms

• Energy: 89.81 kcals
• Proteins: 9.20 gms
• Carbohydrates: 3.41 gms
• Total fat: 3.78 gms

Variations:

• Chicken tikka curry is made with finely diced tomatoes & onion. In northern states, the flavor of this dish is enhanced by adding butter/clarified butter, where as in southern part, coconut milk or coconut is used in very small quantity. The nutrition value of all these variations vary because of the quantity of fat added to it.
• The margination of chicken also varies based of its origin.

1. Saag Paneer

Nutrition value per 100 gms

• Energy: 92.21kcals
• Proteins: 4.50 gms
• Carbohydrates: 4.89 gms
• Total fat: 5.86 gms

Variations:

• Saag paneer,also known as palak paneer, is a delicacy of India. However, in northern part it is combined with chopped spinach and cottage cheese, whereas in western part, spinach puree is combined with tangy tomato puree and cottage cheese.
• Sometimes, cottage cheese sautéed in oil and then mixed in spinach puree to add little crunch.

1. Protein pack Dal Tadka:

Nutrition value per 100 gms

• Energy:126 kcals
• Carbohydrates: 15.72 gms
• Proteins: 5.64 gms
• Total fats:4.13 gms

Variations:

• Like butter chicken tikka, dal tadka also comes in a variation known as dal makhani. Here white butter is used in preparation.

1. Naan (Bread)

Nutrition value per 100 gms

• Energy: 166.92 kcals
• Carbohydrates: 32.22 gms
• Proteins: 5.25 gms
• Total fats: 1.5 gms

Variations:

• Naan is a type of bread which is consumed with gravies and vegetables. There are many variations of naan, for example: butter naan, garlic naan, cheese naan etc.
• Based on what the consumer prefers, the nutritional value will change. Naan is made of refined flour, the amount of carbohydrate in each portion is very important for a diabetic person.

Each recipe is unique in its own way contributing to various nutritional facts like energy, carbohydrates, proteins, essential fats, mineral & vitamins. Each curry, breakfast recipe and cuisine have different values based on its place of origin. Hence providing nutritional information to help customer becomes necessary.

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