The influence of invaders and food-related holy practices in Indian cuisine

Pages: 1123-1126
Goldi Puri (Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana)
Mahesh Kumar (Department of Tourism & Hotel Management Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana)

Indian cuisine has an 8,000-year old history of various cultures, diversity of flavors’ and regional cuisine found in modern-day India. Cuisine of India influenced by many factors religion, region, economic conditions and invaders but mainly it has influence of holy practices practiced in India. In India Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism are all flourishing. India is a birth place of many religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Ayurveda explains what to eat and what not to eat. Human well-being relies on food and its digestion because the body grows and develops depending on how it is fed. Ayurveda focus particularly on food quality, properties of raw materials, and the processing triggered by Agni, the body’s digestive fire. Food divided in to three groups like Saattvic, Rajasic, and Tamasic according to Ayurveda. This paper analyzed previous studies and Holy Scripture related to food and their influence on Indian cuisine. The result of the study shows that cuisine of India influenced by foreign invaders, trade relations, region, religion and food related holy practices.