Now induction cooktop is a great option for saving LPG and in recent times, due to non-availability of gas cylinders, its use has increased significantly in Indian homes. Till now people were cooking either using pipeline gas or cylinders and that is why using induction for daily routine cooking is completely new for most Indian kitchens. In many countries, mostly all the food is cooked on induction cooktop and LPG is not used at all. At present, whether it is convenience or necessity, induction cooktop has made its place in Indian homes also.
Actually, cooking food on gas stove, wood stove or induction cooktop…it is related to the method and convenience of cooking. The way we cook food here is completely different from other places. So in such a situation, let us know whether LPG or induction cooktop is a better option for Indian cooking.
Use of flame in Indian cooking
Direct flame has been used for cooking here since ancient times. In such a situation, people gradually moved one step ahead of the stove and jumped onto the LPG stove. Actually this method was similar, because open flame is also used in it. Now talking about induction, there is no direct flame in it, rather the utensil is heated with the use of electric magnetic energy and then food is cooked on it. In such a situation, people face some difficulty in making some things in Indian cooking, like baking roti. If you want to cook roti on induction, then for this you will have to cook it completely on the tawa or accordingly you will have to buy induction with latest features, which is not possible in every house.
Difference between Indian cooking utensils
The utensils used in Indian kitchen are such in which some have flat bottom and some have rounded bottom, like kadhai, tawa. In such a situation, these utensils cannot be used on induction. At the same time, utensils made of some metals also cannot be used on induction cooktop. Because of this, you have to buy utensils accordingly, whereas on a gas stove, all those utensils can be used which in earlier times people used to cook food by keeping them on the stove.
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some things are a little difficult to cook
For cooking in Indian homes, the flame is repeatedly moved to medium, low and high. In induction, a different mode has to be set to cook everything, but it is not necessary that it produces heat as per our requirement. Because of this, many times things either get burnt or are not cooked properly. Actually, if peanuts are to be roasted then they are roasted on low flame for a long time so that the rawness goes away. Similarly, when semolina is roasted, the gas has to be increased or decreased as per requirement. Whereas in induction, there is some difficulty in cooking food in this situation. However, with time, when you start using it, you understand the method.
Difficulty cooking too much
A lot of food can also be cooked on LPG gas stove. You can immediately attach a larger gas stove to the cylinder. There is not much hassle in this, whereas on induction you cannot cook a lot of food at once. For this you have to do a little bigger setup. In this way also LPG gas is better for Indian cooking.
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still to learn
As using LPG gas stove was familiar in Indian kitchens, people quickly adapted to it. Now the method of cooking in induction cooktop is completely different. In this, not only food is cooked with magnetic energy, but there are different options, so people who are less educated or are not so familiar with technology. They will have to learn it gradually. In this way, if we talk about Indian cooking, LPG is more convenient, because in our traditional cooking, from baking roti to tandoori dishes, traditional dishes are prepared which are not induction friendly.