An Indian chef has a good demand not only in India but also all over the world. They are placed in hotels and restaurants to undertake cooking and are entrusted with the great responsibility of satisfying the taste buds of the customers who come to dine. Mostly men take up this job and they get job in the Indian hotels. The Indian cuisine has become famous in many parts of the world and so the demand for the Indian chef is also on the rise. The chef should not only cook the traditional dishes but also should know how to blend them with the modern cooking.

Many foreigners have a misconception that the Indian foods are hot and spicy and are overcooked. This was a custom once because food items get contaminated soon in places like India where there is hot tropical climate. But these days, refrigerators have come to our rescue and so the cooking style is not the same. The Indian chef knows how to blend the spices in right proportion and give a taste food that is not over spiced or overcooked.

Some Indian restaurants in foreign countries are adding fuel to the fire by offering only these hot and spicy and oily dishes in the name of Indian food. But a good Indian chef knows that there is not food item as Indian foods because the Indian cuisine is divided according to the region as Kerala cuisine, Tamil Nadu cuisine, Gujarati cuisine, Punjabi cuisine, etc. which in turn is again sub divided into Chettinad cuisine, Malabar cuisine, etc. So a good Indian chef will never say a particular food as Indian food and rather he will call it by the name of the particular region where it is cooked and eaten.

There are lots of courses on hotel management and cooking. Catering technology and other culinary courses are offered by many famous universities and institutions in India that will help you to become a good Indian chef. After the completion of these courses you can find a job in one of the star hotels with a handsome pay. Any food cooked and served in a hygienic manner that is at the same time good to taste will get the favor of people soon.

As an Indian chef you must break the misconceptions about the food varieties cooked in India. Many people living in other parts of the world think that the Indian food varieties are difficult to cook as they involve complex cooking mechanism. But this is not the case in majority of the Indian dishes. The Indian chef may prepare the foods in simplest style and appeal to many people.

The doors of big hotel chains are always opened to the talented Indian chef. But this is not the only job opportunity for you. You can take part in the television shows as there is a cooking time in most of the commercial television channels. You can display your talents by presenting recipes in the websites and also can release books on cooking. Though many of such things are already in existence the innovative and skillful talents are always welcomes and an Indian chef is no exception to this law.

Article Posted By : Sumazla  On November 24, 2011lView All Articles

Suhaina Mazhar is a freelance content writer and blogger with five years experience in content writing. http://sumazla.blogspot.com is her blog.

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