Indian Cuisine: Special Edition Quiz

Answer: Pork

Sorpotel is made of pork including the liver, heart, kidney and other organs of the pig. Every Goan family has their own secret recipe for preparing this. Other tasty Goan dishes are Goa sausages (pork again), vindaloo (chicken, lamb or pork) and spicy fish curry.

Answer: Solkadhi

Solkadhi is made of coconut milk and kokam, the fruit of the Brindonia tallow tree. Other Malvani preparations are fried Bombil (Bombay Duck), Kajuchi Amti (spicy cashew curry), Kombdi Vade (chicken curry with wheat dumplings).

Nimbu Pani is lime juice, Chaas is buttermilk and Lassi is a Punjabi drink made of curds and water.

Answer: Dal Bati

Dal Bati is one of the most popular dishes in Rajasthani cuisine. It is a dish made of lentils and baked wheat.

Payasam is a South Indian sweet dish, Macher Jhol is a Bengali fish preparation and Chicken Neer Dosa is a Mangalorean specialty.

Answer: Punjab

A Tandoor is a clay oven in which food is cooked over a charcoal fire. Tandoors were also found in excavations at the Harappa and Mohenjo Daro settlements of the Indus Valley civilization. Tandoori chicken was first cooked when the Mughals ruled India.

Answer: Undhiyun

Undhiyun is generally prepared in winter and consists of small brinjals, yam, sweet potatoes and bananas. Traditionally all the ingredients were put in an earthen pot. The pot was then sealed and buried upside down in the ground and cooked.

Sai Bhaji is a Sindhi gravy made of spinach, Shukto is a Bengali vegetarian dish cooked in ginger-mustard sauce and Kori Roti is a Mangalorean specialty consisting of spicy chicken curry with crisp pieces of bread made from rice.

Answer: Biryani

Hyderabadi Biryani is made of Basmati rice and either chicken or lamb. It is usually served with a yogurt dish called raita.

Momos are dumplings popular in Sikkim, Theplas are Gujarati snacks and Dhansak is a lentil gravy made by Parsis.

Answer: Manipur

Most of the people living in the North East of India are non-vegetarian. Their diet includes all kinds of meat, fish, bamboo shoots and vegetables. Another Manipuri delicacy is Kabok - fried rice cooked with different types of vegetables.

Answer: Olan

Parsi cuisine blends Irani and Gujarati flavours. Patra Ni Machchi is steamed fish cooked in a banana leaf, Chicken Farcha is crispy fried chicken and Sali Murghi is spicy chicken with potato chips.

Olan is a Keralite dish made of pumpkin and coconut milk.

Answer: Prawn Koliwada

Prawn Koliwada is a traditional dish of the Kolis (fishermen) who were the original inhabitants of Mumbai.

Doi Maach is a preparation of fish and curds, Macher Jhol is pepper fish and Chingri Maach Curry is made of prawns.

Answer: True

Avial is a thick mixed vegetable gravy which is generally eaten with a steaming plate of rice. Typical Keralite cuisine is quite spicy and Kerala is known as the 'Land of Spices'.