Popular Indian Cuisine

The 2017 Popular Cuisine issue celebrates six much-loved Indian dishes – Poha-Jalebi, Golgappa, Dhokla, Chhole Bhature, Idli-Dosa and Vada Pav – reflecting India‘s vibrant food culture :

Issued by India

Issued on Nov 3, 2017

Credits :
Stamps/Sheetlets/Miniature Sheet/First Day Cover/Brochure/Cancellation Cachet : Shri Brahm Prakash

Type : Miniature Sheets, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi Colour

Denomination : 500 Paise (6)

Sheetlets Printed : 1.1 Lakh

Miniature Sheet Printed : 1.1 Lakh

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

About : 

• Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines. Indian cuisine reflects an 8,000-year history of various groups and cultures interacting with the subcontinent, leading to diversity of flavours and regional cuisines found in modern-day India. Later, trade with British and Portuguese influence added to the already diverse Indian cuisine.
• The cuisine of India is one of the world’s most diverse cuisines, characterized by its sophisticated and subtle use of the many spices, vegetables, grains and fruits grown across India. India’s religious beliefs and culture have played an influential role in the evolution of its cuisine. Indian cuisine is still evolving, as a result of the nation’s cultural interactions with other societies.
• Department of Posts is pleased to release a set of 24 Commemorative Postage Stamps on the following four categories of Indian Cuisines in the form of Sheetlets and Miniature Sheets:
  • Popular Cuisine:
    • Indian streets are full of its popular cuisines and well famous for tasty food items. These foods are considered to be favourite as all time snacks for its mouth-watering flavour. The six types of Popular Cuisines that are being depicted through postage stamps are Poha Jalebi, Golgappa, Dhokla, Chhole Bhature, Idli-Dosa & Vada Pav:
      • Poha–Jalebi is the street food from Indore, Madhya Pradesh where it is usually served with a unique combination of Jalebi, Sev, Usal, sliced onions and funnel seeds.
      • Golgappa is a common street snack in several regions of the country. It consists of a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of flavoured water (commonly known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas. It is called by different names in different regions such as it is called Panipuri in Maharashtra; paani ke batashe in Haryana; fulki in Madhya Pradesh; golgappa in Uttar Pradesh and delhi; Phuchka in West Bengal and Bihar; Pakodi in Gujarat and Gup Chup in parts of Odisha, South Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
      • Dhokla is a vegetarian food item that originates from Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter derived from rice and split chickpeas. Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish, or as a snack.
      • Chhole Bhature is a combination of chana masala (spicy chickpeas) and fried bread called bhature made from maida flour. Chhole Bhature is a world famous recipe from the Punjabi cuisine. It is very popular in major urban cities of India. Delhi is well famous for its chhole bhature, commonly eaten for breakfast or snacks.
      • Idli–Dosa is a typical part of the South Indian diet and popular all over the Indian subcontinent. Dosa, a type of pancake, is made from a fermented batter and served with sambar, stuffing of potatoes or paneer and chutney. Idli is a savoury cake that are made by steaming a batter consisting of Urad dal and rice.
      • Vada Pav is a vegetarian fast food dish native to Maharashtra. The dish consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun (pav) sliced almost in half through the middle. It is generally accompanied with one or more chutneys and a green chilli pepper.
• Text : Based on the material available on internet.