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Little India-Ethnic Quarter-Singapore Indian food

INDIAN FOOD

As you encounter the countless North Indian and South Indian speciality restaurants along the way, you'll know why Little India is reputed for good food. Here at Upper Dickson Road, there are a Indian Food number of highly recommended vegetarian restaurants to suit every budget. At New Woodlands Restaurant you can watch food being prepared in an open kitchen and savour interesting items such as Rocket Dosai and Thairu Vada. Just across the road, you can experience the first Indian fast food joint in Singapore called Komalas. If, however, you fancy stepping into the most established restaurant in Little India, check out Komala Vilas at No. 12 Buffalo Road.

For a different dining experience, have a curry meal with rice and accompanying pulse dishes piled high on banana leaf. Your utensils are your hands and it is polite to eat only with your right hand and never with the left as the left hand is associated with uncleanliness. Don't worry-if you need to, ask for a fork and spoon and of course, a huge glass of lime juice.

Aside from the traditional Indian meals, you may also want to savour Indian Muslim food in one of the may open-fronted coffee shops. Try the tasty prata, a crisp-crusty pancake. Catch the prata maker flipping the paper thin dough into the air with his hands, before folding it over and tossing it ont0o the well-oiled griddle.

ABOUT VEGETARIANISM

Vegetarianism is associated with religious purity. Hinduism dictates that all animal life should be revered. The cow in particular, is highly revered as it is the provider of milk and transportation and traditionally served man to till his fields.

This respect for animal life led to the growth of one of the healthiest and tastiest cuisines. Try delicious vegetable and pulse curries with either white of saffron-flavoured rice. You can also order delicious Indian breads such as chappatis, flat whole-wheat bread served with dahl and vegetable, dhosai, a chewy rice flour and lentil pancake, or puris, deep fried bread served with curry.