Hello! I am from Bangladesh and in Bangladesh we eat bhaat (Rice), ruti (Roti) porotha (Paratha); Ruti, Paratha and Aloo Paratha are mainly for breakfast with vegetables or aloo bhajji (Fry) or aloo gobi or niramish. Meat and fish are extremely important part of our diet.
Rice dishes like Plain Rice (With White or Brown Rice), Palaw (Pilaf), Biryani, Khichuri (Khichdi). Fish food like Ilish (Hilsa) Mach torkari (curry) or bhajji, Rui Mach torkari or bhajji, same with Pangash mach. We also eat daal like Masoor daal and Moong daal. Panta is rice in water and we eat it during Bangla new year; many people eat it with fish (Ilish) but my family only eats it with Bhortas especially aloo bhorta (mashed potatoes).
We eat types kinds of chicken dishes like Murgi Torkari (Chicken torkari), Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Broast, Chicken Roast, Chicken Korai, Korma, like Chicken Korma or Egg Korma. Also various types of Chicken gravies and curries.
Mutton and Beef dishes ex. Kebabs like Sheesh, Shashlik, Boti, Tikka Kebabs etc. with Naans like normal Naan or Garlic and Butter Naan. Mutton or Beef Keema, Nihari, Paya, Kofta, Kofta Korma, Haleem, Korai Gosht. And many kinds Beef and Mutton stew, gravies and curry. We tend to eat beef more than goat or lamb though.
We don't usually eat during evenings but when we do the popular choices are Puri, Samusa, Shingara, Mughlai Paratha or Cha (tea) with biscuits or sweets. We also love Fuchka, doi fuchka and chotpoti! Fuchkas are kind of like Pani Puri and Gol Gappa, not sure if they are the same... And we also eat Pithas especially during Winter season, and we eat Bhapa Pitha during that time.
Bangladesh/Bengali cuisine is also famous for it's wide range of sweet delicacies (Mishti) like Sandesh, Halwa, Roshogolla, Gulab Jamun, different kinds of Barfi, Doi (Dahi), Kalo Jaam, Roshmalai, Laddu, Kulfi, Falooda, Cham cham, Jilapi (Jalebi) and also beverages like Sharbat, Lassi, Cha, Roof Afza and Borhani.
So, I heard South Indians are mostly strict vegetarians and their food is really different from North India. The only food I hear about the South is Idli, Samba, Dosa and that they cook with Tamarind, Coconut oil or Coconut milk and they eat on leaves. Is that all true? I heard their food is also spicier than North Indian food. So what do South Indians eat? What do their diet and cuisine consist off? What spices do they use?
I heard they eat a lot of sea food but when we eat fish it is Fresh Water fish while Sea food is only common on the coastal cities of our country. Anyway, why is South Indian food different from North Indian food even if they are from the same country? And South Indians if you are here, give me your answers about your region's food like I have given above about Bangladeshi food.
Many of our dishes originates from Central and West Asia, I think. And we have similarities with Pakistan, North, Western India and offcoarse East India. Like, a lot of things are the same but they definitely differ in variations according to region. I do not know about South India... So where does South Indian food come from? Do they also eat the stuff that we eat? Is it also part of their culture?
