Last updated on November 13th, 2024 at 01:30 pm
As the New Year approaches, many of us are looking for ways to spice up our lives. One way to do this is to try new and exciting dishes from different cultures. If you’re looking for something different to make this New Year, why not try a spicy dish? There are many different types of spicy dishes to choose from, so you’re sure to find one that you’ll love.
1. Bread pakora
Bread pakora is a fried snack popular in India and Pakistan. Bread bhaji (or baji) is also known as it. It is a common street food made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients.
Triangular bread slices are dipped in a spicy gram flour batter and fried to make the snack. Mashed potatoes are a common type of stuffing. It can be either deep-fried or pan-fried and is served with either chutneys or ketchup.
Frying a slice of bread in a spiced batter creates bread pakora. Gram flour and spices are mixed together to make the batter. After the bread is dipped into the batter, it is fried. The bread is flipped and fried on the other side when one side is golden-brown. Bread pakora is often served with chutney, such as tamarind or cilantro-lime.
2. Sandwich
A sandwich is a meal usually consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese, and/or meat served on or between a slice of bread, or generally any dish containing bread. Though it has become prevalent worldwide, the sandwich began as a portable, convenient finger food in the Western world.
A packed lunch typically consists of a sandwich as they are easy to transport and don’t require reheating. The bread’s flavor and texture can be enhanced by condiments such as mayonnaise or mustard. sandwiches can be served hot or cold, and they are also widely sold in various retail outlets. Both savory sandwiches, such as deli meat sandwiches, and sweet sandwiches, such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, are available.
3. Samosa
A samosa is a fried South Asian pastry with a savory filling, including ingredients such as spiced potatoes, onions, and peas. A singara is a fried South Asian pastry with a savory filling, including ingredients such as spiced potatoes, onions, and peas. The shape it takes depends on the region, and it can be triangular, cone-shaped, or half-moon-shaped.
The origins of samosas can be traced back to medieval times or earlier. They are often served with chutney. A popular entrée, appetizer, or snack in the cuisines of South Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa, and their South Asian diasporas, Samosas are typically filled with potatoes, onions, peas, lentils, and spices.
4. Pizza
Pizza is an Italian dish consisting of a round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients. Traditionally, the dough is baked at a high temperature in a wood-fired oven.
A little pizza is sometimes called a pizzetta. Pizza in Italy is typically served unsliced and eaten with a knife and fork. In casual settings, it is cut into wedges and eaten while held in the hand.
5. Dosa
A dosa is a thin pancake in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground black lentils and rice. It is also called dosai, dosey, or dosha. Dosas are popular not only in South Asia but also around the world. Sambar and chutney are often served with hot dosas.
Dosa contains no added sugars or saturated fats and is high in carbohydrates. It is a good source of protein because its key ingredients are rice and black gram. A typical homemade plain dosa without oil contains about 112 calories, of which the majority is carbohydrate while the minority is protein. The fermentation process increases the content of vitamins B and C.
6. Chole bhature
Chole bhature is a popular food dish from the Northern areas of the Indian subcontinent. It is a combination of chana masala (spicy white chickpeas) and bhatura/puri, a deep-fried bread made with maida flour. It is originally a culinary dish of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, although it is known as a typical Punjabi dish.
7. Panipuri
Panipuri, originally known as jalapatra from Mahabharata times, is a type of snack originating in the Indian subcontinent, where it is extremely common street food. It is also known as phuchka (fuchka (help·info)), gupchup, golgappa, or pani ke patashe.
A round hollow puri, deep-fried and crisp, forms the base of panipuri. This is then filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili powder, chaat masala, potato mash, onion, or chickpeas.
