Friday, March 24th

Hello everyone!

Today, we continued explaining Indian culture. here is the lesson:

C. Indian traditions:

The most typical Indian dishes are:

-Aloo gobi: a vegetarian dish with curry.

-Chicken curry/biryani

-Tandoori chicken

- (cheese) naan bread. 

-The most typical Indian drink is the lassi, a cold drink made with yoghurt. (mango/cucumber…)

-Typical Indian spices: saffron, Turmeric (=curcuma), ginger powder, cumin, coriander leaves.

-Indian women have a“bindi” when they are married (it is a red or black dot/a jewel) and they paint it in the middle of their forehead (=front).

-Most Indian women wear saris/sarees for special occasions, men wear a dhoti (a long jacket and large trousers)

-Nowadays (=de nos jours) Indian parents still organise “arranged marriages” between their children.