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West Indian cuisine is mainly having the influences of Portuguese and is mainly seen in Goa. Here one may find the different 'Malwani' cooking style of fish as well the use of coconuts and tamarind add more spice to it. Oily food is mainly found in the Maharashtra state in whole India.
The ingredients and the quantity they mixed vary from state to state and these are the main things which decides the tests of meat heavy dishes like Dhansak - lamb, goat or chicken in lentil gravy. As it is defined as per regional conditions in each state, like which ingredients to add, and in which format makes the difference in the cooking and add the characteristic regional flavors to them.
Peanut or groundnut oil is the mostly used in this country for cooking and is special in Maharashtra as well as Gujarat. This oil has very high proteins and has no flavor and taste.
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