Namaste to everybody!
next december i am travelling to india for my second time and cannot wait. I just have a big doubt: in the last year i developped a severe intollerance to anything containing milk, butter, yogurt, cheese, milk sugar infact. As far as i rembember almost everything is cooked with butter or ghee in india. Anybody can suggest me a good idea, specially if you' re living there? of course i will avoid chai and the sweets, but do you think people will listen to me in restaurants and guest house when i ask if they can cook the food using cooking oil? Is this going to cause offence to anybody? (due to sacred milk?)
Thanks to everybody for reading
Reply to this Dear Federica, its sad to know about your lactose intolerance bcoz this can be a concern when you are traveling.
I personally think you can travel easily in India since you are aware of your dietary conduction. It certainly wont cause offense to anyone should you insist on food without oil/ghee.
If you are looking at eating Indian food, you can have Bread (Chapatis) without ghee, Rice, Dal (please insist that no oil is added) and vegetables of your choice cooked to order. All hotels and restaurants are now aware of 'Healthy Fat Free' food and are more than willing to adapt themselves to the trend.
You can have Chai - without milk. Black and green tea is common in India too.
Also, most large cities and towns today serve international cuisine and you can opt for Chinese, Italian or Thai food.
If you are traveling to interiors (small remote villages etc) then I'd suggest shopping in any supermarket at India and buying some 'Heat and Eat' food - so you're not dependent on resturants.
Hope this helps and you have a wonderful time in India.
Reply to this yes i do completely agree with tanya..you can visit good restaurants and they are having facility of multicuisine food. you also can have green and black tea of your choice.
also people will listen you at hotel and guest house if u ask them before order.
happy journey..
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