Dal-chawal, roti-sabzi, idli-sambhar, variety of parathas – so much variety in our Indian cuisine! India, with its broad variety of regional and traditional cuisines, is a land of food lovers. The variety of cuisines, flavours, and spices that are native to India makes Indian food one of the most wholesome foods in the world. Along with such fragrant spices and delectable flavours, Indian food brings to the table a whole lot of nutrients too, which makes Indian cuisine so popular internationally too.
Realizing the importance of these essential nutrients for our body, MAS Foods has picked out from the extensive list of flavours, the most traditional flavours of Badam, Pista, Kesar and Rose, offering a range of mixes that can be easily blended with hot or cold milk to make yummilicious, nutritious & refreshing beverages! These mixes not only make the perfect nutrition-packed drinks, but can also help you easily prepare tasty desserts like cakes, halwa, smoothies, thandai, phirni, falooda, payasam, kulfi and lot more.
How traditional Indian food ingredients benefit our body?
What does one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems, Ayurveda, say? According to Ayurveda, Indian food is complete and enough to keep our bodies healthy, without the dependence on foreign foods. Indian legumes, beans, grains, and vegetables provide ample amount of fibre, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Ancient ingredients contain a bundle of antioxidants, fibres, and probiotics, that have healing properties and provide medicinal benefits that have been used for several years in our country. The history of Indian food has various stories to tell, and explain how the food was regarded as a good source of nutrition. Indian food boosts immunity, aids digestion, improves brain health and overall holistic healing of the human body. Moreover, the typical processes of preparing traditional Indian food, and its preservation techniques, are something that can be called as substantially wise.
Why Indian cuisine is considered healthy?
Don’t you agree that traditional Indian food is not only healthy, but also incredibly tasty, with a whole lot of health benefits! The amazing combination of grains and pulses, combined with a variety of healthy cooking oils, is what makes Indian food completely nutritious and rich in aroma.
Indian food includes lot of grains and pulses
Grains and millets, which are a rich source of nutrition, are the primary staple food of India. You may have heard how our ancestors consumed different varieties of grains & millets like jowar, bajra, ragi, and a variety of rice. There are also a variety of pulses in Indian cuisine like dals and rajma, which are rich sources of proteins with essential amino acids.
Indian oils are healthy
What kind of cooking oil do you use in your kitchen? The Indian cuisine uses a large variety of cooking oils like sunflower oil, mustard oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil, peanut oil and many others, each being healthy and benefiting in their own different way.
The human body requires variety in food
What is it that keeps our bodies functioning and running well? It is the variety of minerals, vitamins and nutrients that we intake from our everyday food. Indian cuisine includes a variety of spices, each one offering a unique health benefit. Including a variety of grains, pulses, spices and vegetables in your diet is important for a healthy and strong body and this is what Indian cuisine offers.
Why are we returning to our ancient ways?
While we’ve all been distracted from the traditional eating practices for a long time now, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed it all. Moreover, with the increasing number of communicable diseases that are triggered by changes in lifestyle and eating habits, most population is now leaning towards ancient ways of cooking and consuming traditional Indian food.
MAS Foods realizes the importance of traditional Indian cuisine, hence we’ve been offering products that are part of the rich Indian culinary heritage. The wide range of MAS mixes is a promise of ancient goodness and flavour. Experience deliciousness in every sip of milk, and also don’t miss to use these mixes to prepare a variety of desserts like smoothies, kulfis, cakes, cookies, and a lot more!
