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Indian food is all 'curry' and always spicy

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Every region has its own cuisine: steamed idli and dhokla, fermented pakhala, millet rotis, smoked meats of the North-East and sweets from every corner. Many dishes use no chilli at all.

Myth: All Indian food is curry, and all of it is fiery.

Fact: Every region has its own cuisine: steamed idli and dhokla, fermented pakhala, millet rotis, smoked meats of the North-East and sweets from every corner. Many dishes use no chilli at all.

Chillies came to India only in the 16th century; Indian cooking is much older. India proposed the International Year of Millets 2023 to bring traditional grains like ragi, jowar and bajra back to every plate.