How Italian pizza became an Indian dish

Say what!!!!! Pizza is not an Indian dish!!!! Yes that's how embedded pizza is in our lives. The fact that pizza is not really an Indian dish sounds unbelievable.
Well, how did pizza come, gain popularity and become everyone's favorite?
The popularity of pizza rose primarily from 1990s onwards. It was still seen as a part of English lifestyle. Along with many other English things that Indians readily accepted under the influence of the big American life pizza was well accepted too.
The sudden influx of global attention that India got overwhelmed everyone. Along with that came pizza brands like Dominos and Smokin' Joe's. They introduced Indians to the world of pizzas.
The economic liberalization in the 90's exposed people to western influences. This period also marked the expansion of the non government sectors. The readiness of the middle class to lead a consumption driven good life was observed and exploited.
This made entrepreneurs to take up the business of pizza seriously. Pizza thus became the talk and food of the town!179
Pizza thus made its way to college parties, corporate lunches, kitty parties, school picnic and lunch boxes.
There are other reasons why pizza not only popular but also sustained itself the same way. In fact it has been increasingly accepted as a substitute to meals.
Indians can't live without daal, roti and sabzi. 232 But pizza satiates even that sense of taste as Pizza companies customized it to the taste buds of Indians.
With flavors like Punjabi tadka and spicy paneer pizza companies hit the right chord. To top it all pizza base satisfies our desire of having roti.
Today it is not difficult to find indianized version of pizza on road side stalls or on your small restaurant at the hill top.
Indians are as it is experts at 'jugaad'. We tweaked even pizza making as per our convenience substituting over with cooker for baking a pizza.
From using bread to roti to filling pizza topping in a dosa we have done it all.
The versatility of pizza made it to the hearts and tummies of Indians and continues to the food sector of India.

Spago fusion brings the best of pizza flavors to you. Spago fusion banner is known for its huge variations in pizza and fine taste.

Health Benefits of Soup

Slurrrrrp...up that bowl of health and taste!!!! The versatility of soup is unsurpassed. From appetizer to a meal to be served as a go along it serves many purposes. The smell and sight of a fresh bowl of soup is irresistible.

Spago fusion has a variety of soups to choose from and relish. Besides being super delicious and filling soup has innumerable health benefits not everyone is aware of.

Some of them are:

STORE HOUSE OF NUTRITION
A full bowl of soup both veg or non veg is packed with various vitamins and fibre etc. It equals to fulfilling your essential nutrient intake in one meal. Addition of lean meat like fish to non veg soup and beans to veg one packs that bowl of soup with more taste and heaps of proteins.

AN EXCITING WAY TO EAT IT ALL
Soup can be a relief for mothers who struggle to make their children eat. There is no vegetable that can't be used to make soup. Kids can be given a bowl of a mixture of vegetables in the form of soup for their nutritional needs. Another relief is that leftover veggies can also be made good use of in the soup to add taste, variety and avoid wastage.

FAT- LESS
No matter which soup you make the procedure is to boil the ingredients. And boiled is healthy as well as low on fat. Fat less equals to less fat. Soup is not dependent on any kind of oil or any other unhealthy ingredient for taste. Its healthy ingredients grant it its taste.

SERVES THE STOMACH RIGHT
Soup is filling and can be consumed as a proper meal. It is healthy, tasty and nutritious. Even if it is had as an appetizer it still helps to cut down on intake of other food items as it leaves less space in the stomach.

FAT TO FIT
Regular consumption of healthy vegetable or non vegetarian soup also helps in weight reduction. The reason for this is quite obvious as more of soup means less of solid unhealthy food which equals to a fitter you!

Spago fusion baner is home to soups of many kinds. A soupy meal is a healthy meal.

Scrumptious Chinese Dishes

Most of us believe that the Chinese Cuisine is only about a few staple dishes including rice and noodles with two or three basic flavors. However, contrary to common belief, Chinese Cuisine is not made up of simple, spice-less flavored recipes of just rice and noodles, rather it is an amalgamation of varied mouthwatering dishes rich in different flavors of spices and herbs.

The spread of Chinese Cuisine and culture around the world has made possible the fusion of different flavors in the Chinese dishes. The Indian culture has received Chinese Cuisine to make it more favorable with the Indian tastes. However, there are some Chinese dishes that can give you the taste of authentic Chinese flavors.

Spago Fusion here presents you with three Chinese dishes that every lover of Chinese Cuisine must try.

Manchurian

Manchurian is a Chinese dish most common in the North-Eastern cities of China. It can be dry and wet based on the consistency of gravy prepared for it. The gravy is filled with balls prepared of grated vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage. It is usually served with rice and noodles and can be prepared with meat as well. But you are free to have a fusion of yours own and eat with rumali rotis.

Schezwan Noodles

Schezwan noodles are a very simple Indo-Chinese dish prepared with noodles, vegetables and schezwan sauce. It is named after the schezwan sauce used in preparing the noodles. The specialty of this sauce is its pungency and spiciness which arise from the generous use of garlic and chilies.

Hakka Noodles

Hakka noodles are one of the most common Chinese dishes popular in India. Hakka noodles differ from noodle based dishes such as chowmein based on their tastes. It is prepared by boiling and then frying with vegetables, meat and sauce. This dish is named after the Hakka people of China.

How to prepare egg fried rice

It is said that beauty comes from little details and so is true of Chinese food. We, here at Spago Fusion, understand that the exquisite taste of Chinese food comes from the particularity with which all ingredients are used. Our exquisite Chinese food of authentic Chinese flavors offers an experience of utter delight to Chinese food lovers.

Egg Fried rice is one of the most popular Chinese dishes in Indians and here is a simple recipe to cook your favorite dish at home.

Ingredients

·         3 to 4 cups of long grain white rice

·         1.5 to 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

·         4 tablespoons of vegetable oil

·         1-2 chopped onions

·         ½ to 1 teaspoon of pepper

·         ½ to 1 teaspoon of salt

·         1-2 eggs

Preparing the Ingredients

Before you start making the dish itself, it is necessary that you prepare the ingredients beforehand so they are easily available in prepared form to you while cooking. Precook rice and make sure that they are only half cooked, chop up your onions and beat the eggs. When you are done with all these steps, you can start preparing your fried rice following the steps given below.

Cooking the Fried Rice

Put your frying pan on the burner and turn the heat to medium high. After the pan is heated, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in it. Let the oil to coat the bottom of pan; reducing the heat of the burner, pour eggs in it and cook it for a while.

When it is cooked, empty your pan and add another 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in it. Add rice and stir it with a large spoon occasionally for few minutes. Remember your rice is already precooked.

Now add soy sauce and mix it well with rice. After a minute, add rest of the ingredients starting with the eggs and then salt and pepper. Stir them for a few minutes and allow the ingredients to from a nice mixture with rice so their tastes can blend with each other. Your egg fried rice is now ready, remove the pan from the burner and serve it hot.

Six Best Healthy Fast Foods

Almost all of us have generalized opinion that fast foods are unhealthy foods. But this is no more the case. With restaurants cutting out trans fats and loading on fresh ingredients, fast foods are becoming healthier options for a quick bite. Spago Fusion is one of the best fast food corners in Baner Pune which offers nutrients enriched food that is low in calories, sugar,and sodium and high in proteins. We are telling you about some of these foods. Read on!

• Chicken Grill Sandwich – Chicken Grill Sandwich customized with extra lettuce, tomato and no mayo is one of the healthier fast foods. Skipping the mayo or creamy sauce saves you about 6 grams of fat and 50 calories, bringing it down to 300 calories.
• Veg Burger – This plain hamburger is probably the healthiest food to munch on as it lacks the excessive carbs of a larger bun and is generally a simple and filling way to satisfy your fast-food craving.
• Veg Sandwich – The veg sandwich is perhaps your best bet for a healthy entrée. It is low in calories and trans fats. The cucumber, onion and tomato slices add to the much needed nutrition.
• Spago Fusion Special Salad – It is among the best options of healthy fast foods. The salad is high in fiber and proteins and low in saturated fats and calories. Get it without meat and skip the side of chips.
• Plain fries – These fries are healthy to munch on if you’re craving for some light snacks. They are low in sodium content. Make sure that you do not consume them with any sauce potential enough to elevate level of fats in your body.
• Spago Fusion Ultimate Veg – The pizza loaded with fresh tomato sauce with black olives, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, cottage cheese, jalapenos and baby corn makes for another healthy fast food. The toppings of vegetables on the pizza increase its nutritious value. Just make sure that you do not have it with cheese base.

Now what are you waiting for? Head towards this amazing eatery and satiate your appetite with some healthy fast foods. Bon appetite!