Photos: Eat beef in your country quips KJ Alphons, but here’s what India has to offer

When asked by reporters at a convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators in Bhubaneswar on whether a crackdown on beef consumption was adversely affecting tourism in the country, Alphons said: 'They can eat beef in their country and come to India.'

Updated on: Sep 08, 2017 7:17 PM IST

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A row erupted over beef consumption after Union Tourism minister of India KJ Alphons advised foreign tourists to eat beef in their country and not in India if they so desired. Despites the ministers statement many parts of India such as Kerala and Goa have a tradition of consuming beef. Heres what the discerning tourist can still expect to find in India’s rich culinary array, starting with this delicious pot of Haleem. (Shutterstock)

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Newly appointed Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam made the remark in response to a question about the beef ban affecting tourism that, ‘They can eat beef in their country and come to India.’ (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Beef korma is a simple gravy-based meat delicacy most popular in Kerala as well as Hyderabad. It’s also a popular part of Pakistani cuisine, where plums and nuts make their way into the recipe. (Shutterstock)

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Slow Roasted Beef or Kerala Beef fry is the stuff of legend. The best of it is served in Kerala at tiny shops by the roadside with Malabar porottas. (Shutterstock)

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A traditional hot and spicy beef pepper roast in a clay pot is a popular part of the palette in southern India. (Shutterstock)

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Beef Ularthiyathu Is another variation of a roast especially native to Kottayam in Kerala. (Shutterstock)

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Nihari is a stew consisting of slow-cooked meat with bone marrow. Its origins are speculated to be in Old Delhi in the late 18th century during the last throes of the Mughal Empire or possibly in the royal kitchens of Awadh. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)