List of Indian dishes

This is a list of Indian dishes. Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate and occupations, these cuisines vary significantly from each other and use locally available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. The dishes are then served according to taste in either mild, medium or hot. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religious and cultural choices and traditions. Some Indian dishes are common in more than one region of India.

Indian cuisine by region

North India

Name	Image	Description	Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian
Aloo gobi		Cauliflower with potatoes sautéed with garam masala, turmeric, sometimes kalonji and curry leaves.	Vegetarian
Aloo tikki | -->	Patties of potato mixed with some vegetables fried	Vegetarian
Aloo matar |->	Potatoes and peas in curry	Vegetarian
Aloo methi	-->	Methi leaves and potatoes nicely flavoured. Potato, fresh Methi leaves.	Vegetarian
Aloo shimla mirch		Green capsicum with potatoes sauted with cumin seeds, onions, tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, red chilli powder and garam masala	Vegetarian
Amriti with rabdi		A dessert	Vegetarian
Amritsari fish		Fried fish made with curry, ginger and garlic	Non-Vegetarian
Amritsari kulcha		Type of bread	Vegetarian
Baati		Ghee (clarified butter), wheat flour	Vegetarian
Bhatura		Bread. All-purpose flour	Vegetarian
Bhindi masala		Okra sautéed with onions and tomatoes	Vegetarian
Biryani		Main or side dish. Mixed rice dish, optional spices, optional vegetables, meats or seafood. Can be served with plain yogurt.	Non-Vegetarian
Butter chicken		Also known as murgh mahal	Non-Vegetarian
Chaat		Street food usually containing a potato patty fried in oil, topped with sweet yogurt, and other sauces, spices	Vegetarian
Chana masala		Chickpeas of the Chana type in tomato based sauce.	Vegetarian
Chapati		Bread. Whole wheat flour	Vegetarian
Chicken razala		Bhopali style chicken cooked in a rich gravy with mint
Chicken Tikka		Chicken with spices served on a skewer
Chicken Tikka masala		Chicken marinated in a Yogurt tomato sauce. Creamy texture.
Chole bhature		Main course. Chick peas, assorted spices, wheat flour and yeast for bhatura.	Vegetarian
Daal baati churma		Rajasthani special	Vegetarian
Daal puri		Stuffed dal in parathas	Vegetarian
Dal makhani (kali dal)		Main course. A typical type of lentil is used.	Vegetarian
Dal fara			Vegetarian
Dal		Assorted types of lentils, such as toor, urad, chana, masoor dal	Vegetarian
Dal fry with tadka		Typical north Indian tadka	Vegetarian
Dum aloo		Potatoes cooked in curry	Vegetarian
Poha		Specialty from Madhya Pradesh. Common snack in central part of India. Flattended rice, potato, turmeric.	Vegetarian
Fara		Stuffed Lentil Dumplings	Vegetarian
French bean aloo		Diced French beans with potatoes cooked with chopped onions, tomatoes sauted with cumin seeds, green chillies and garam masala	Vegetarian
Gajar ka halwa		A sweet dish native to U.P. / Punjab. Carrot, Milk, Ghee, Cashew.	Vegetarian
Gajar matar aloo		Diced red/orange carrots and potatoes sauted with black mustard leaves, garnished with ground black pepper powder and lemon juice	Vegetarian
Gobhi matar		Cauliflower in a tomato sauce	Vegetarian
Imarti		A spherically meshed sweet dish from North India made up of batter from moong dal dipped in sugary syrup	Vegetarian
Hari mutter ka nimona (green peas daal)		Typical north Indian tadka	Vegetarian
Jalebi		A North Indian twisted noodle like sweet dish dipped in sugary syrup	Vegetarian
Jaleba		Bigger form of jalebi	Vegetarian
Kachori		Rajasthani / Marwari special	Vegetarian
Kadai paneer		Paneer and green peppers in tomato gravy	Vegetarian
Kadhi pakoda		Gram flour with yogurt with gramflour fried balls	Vegetarian
Karela bharta		Bitter gourd/melon	Usually vegetarian
Katha meetha petha / halwakadoo		Pumpkin cooked in spices	Vegetarian
Kheer		Rice cooked with milk and dry fruits	Vegetarian
Khichdi		Rice cooked with daal and veggies and sauteed	Vegetarian
Kofta		Gram flour balls fried with vegetables. Gram flour, veggies, rolled into balls with gram flour and fried in oil and then cooked with curry.	Vegetarian
Kulfi falooda		A dessert to ward off sweltering heat of summers	Vegetarian
Lauki ke kofte		Bottle gourd	Vegetarian
Lauki ki subji		Bottle gourd	Vegetarian
Litti chokha		A baked salted wheat flour cake filled with sattu (baked chickpea flour) and some special spices	Vegetarian
Makki di roti, sarson da saag		Punjabi speciality	Vegetarian
Mathura ke pede		Sort of a confection	Vegetarian
Methi saag, chaulai saab		Veggie leaves sauteed in oil and garlic with little masalas. Cooked mostly in central part of India.	Vegetarian
Misi roti		Whole wheat & gram flour dough ground masalas, pan fried	Vegetarian
Mixed vegetable		As it sounds, slow cooked with a tomato sauce added.	Vegetarian
Moong dal ka halwa		Made with yellow lentils, milk, sugar and, nuts	Vegetarian Dessert
Murgh musallam			Non-Vegetarian
Mushroom do pyaza		Mushrooms & Onions in a tomato masala sauce spiced with chilles	Vegetarian
Mushroom matar		Mushrooms and sweet peas in a masala/chili sauce	Vegetarian
Naan Roti		Tandoor-baked soft flatbread. Refined wheat flour.	Vegetarian
Navrattan korma		Vegetables, Nuts, Paneer Cheese in a tomato cream sauce
Pakhala	Pakhala	Cooked rice with water	Vegetarian
Palak paneer		Paneer cubes in spinach gravy	Vegetarian
Paneer butter masala		Anything "Paneer" is made with an Indian Cheese. Paneer is substituted for meat in Vegetarian dishes	Vegetarian
Paneer tikka masala		Ditto as above	Vegetarian
Pani puri		Typical north Indian tadka	Vegetarian
Panjeeri		A mixture of butter dried fruits and whole wheat flour served as a dessert.	Vegetarian
Paratha		Bread. Wheat flour. Can be stuffed. Common stuffings: potato mixture, paneer, muli(white radish).	Vegetarian
Pattor		A flour based snack	Vegetarian
Phirni		Rice Pudding	Vegetarian
Pindi chana		Anything "Chana" has as its base chickpeas.	Vegetarian
Pinni		An almond based dessert	Vegetarian
Rajma chaval		Bean curry with rice	Vegetarian
Rajma		Main. Kidney beans & assorted spices.	Vegetarian
Ramatori subji		Spicy side dish made with any two vegetables i.e. potatoes and cabbage	Vegetarian
Rongi		Black eyes peas, onions and tomatoes in a curry sauce	Vegetarian
Samosa		Normally served as an entree or appetiser. Potatoes, onions, peas, coriander, and lentils, may be served with a mint or tamarind sauce	Vegetarian/meat varieties
Samose		Typical north Indian tadka	Vegetarian
Sattu ki roti		Dish from Bihar	Vegetarian
Shahi paneer		A popular Indian, as well as Punjabi and Nepalese dish, made with paneer in a thick cream and tomato gravy and spices	Vegetarian
Shahi tukra		Bread pudding in a rich sauce of thickened milk, garnished with sliced almonds	Vegetarian
Singhada halwa		Lotus fruit dried and powdered to make this fasting sweet meat	Vegetarian
Sooji halwa		Semolina cooked with clarified butter and dry fruits. Semolina (Suji), clarified butter, cashew nuts.	Vegetarian
Sweet pethas / kesar petha / pista petha		A ravioli like dessert stuffed with a choice of fillings and equally popular in various parts of India and Pakistan	Vegetarian
Vegetable jalfrezi		Meat and spices fried in a pan. Can be vegetarian as well.	Vegetarian
Tandoori Chicken		Tandoori chicken as a dish originated in the Punjab before the independence of India and Pakistan.	Non-Vegetarian
Tandoori Fish Tikka		Fish marinated in lime and ginger and cooked over an open fire.

South India

Name	Image	Description	Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian
Appam		Pancake, thicker at center. Ground rice.	Vegetarian
Avial		Coconut paste, curd mixed with vegetables and some spices.	Vegetarian
Bajji		Vegetable or onion fritters which are known as Pakodas in North India and Pakistan	Vegetarian
Biryani		Spicy rice dish with vegetables or chicken or mutton or fish or prawns.	Depends on choice
Bisi bele bath		Rice preparation with vegetables.	Vegetarian
Bonda		Snack. Potatoes, gram flour.	Vegetarian
Chicken 65		Popular deep fried chicken preparation. Chicken, onion, ginger	Non-Vegetarian
Currivepillai sadam		Curry leaves rice
Dosa		Pancake/Hopper. Ground rice, urad dal	Vegetarian
Double ka meetha		Bread crumbs fried in Ghee and dipped in milk and sugar syrup	Sweet
Goli bajje		Snack. Gram flour.	Vegetarian
Idiappam		Steamed rice noodles / vermicelli. Ground rice	Vegetarian
Idli		Steamed cake of fermented rice and pulse flour. Rice, urad dal	Vegetarian
Indian omelette		Egg omelette or veg omelette
Kaara kozhambu		Dish used with rice made of chilli powder and tamarind
Keerai kootu		Green leaves kootu
Keerai masiyal		Ground green leaves used as a side dish for rice or mixed with rice.
Keerai sadam		Rice and green leaves
Koottu		Vegetable, daal or lentil mixture boiled in water	Vegetarian
Kori rotti
Kos kootu		Cabbage and lentil dish used for rice
Kothamali sadam		Coriander rice
Kuzhakkattai		Dumplings. Rice flour, jaggery, coconut	Vegetarian
Kuzhambu		Thick soup with coconut and vegetables	Vegetarian
Masala Dosa		Dosa with masala and potato.	Vegetarian
Olan (dish)		Light and subtle-flavored Kerala dish prepared from white gourd, ash-gourd or black-eyed peas, coconut milk and ginger seasoned with coconut oil.	Vegetarian
Papadum		Thin deep fried disk served as meal accompaniment	Vegetarian
Pachadi		Side dish made with yoghurt, coconut, ginger and curry leaves and seasoned with mustard.	Vegetarian
Parotta		Layered kerala parotta made with maida and dalda.	Vegetarian
Paruppu sadam		Daal rice
Payasam		Rice dessert. Rice, milk.	Vegetarian
Pongal		Pulao	Vegetarian
Poriyal		Side dish for rice prepared from one or more vegetables with little oil stirred, with daal half boiled and coconut / mustard seeds.
Puli sadam		Tamarind rice
Puttu		Ground rice
Kanji		Rice porridge	Vegetarian
Rasam (dish)		A spicy and sour soup usually made with tamarind, tomatoes, pepper and other south Indian spices. Usually eaten with rice. It is a good starter for any south Indian meal. It is known to aid good digestion
Sakkara pongal		Sweet rice dish
Sajjige		Sweet dish
Sambar		Lentil soup cooked with vegetables and a blend of south Indian spices (masala). Usually taken with rice, idli, dosa, pongal or upma.	Vegetarian
Sandige		Deep fried meal accompaniment made with rice, sago and ash gourd	Vegetarian
Sevai		Kind of rice vermicelli used for breakfast
Sevai lunch		Kind of rice vermicelli mixed with either tamarind or lemon or coconut.
Theeyal		Kerala dish made from a mixture of spices consisting of roasted coconut, coriander seeds, tamarind water, dried red chili and fenugreek. Looks like a rich medium brown gravy and normally served with rice.	Vegetarian
Thayir sadam, mosaranna		Curd rice
Thengai sadam		Coconut rice
Uttapam		Rice pancake / hopper with a topping of onions / tomatoes / coconut	Vegetarian
Vada		Savory donut. Urad dal.	Vegetarian
Varuval		Vegetables fried in shallow oil
Yelumincham sadam, chitranna		Rice, lemon juice
Keerai poriyal		Green leaves mixed with daal and coconut with little oil
Wheat upma		A breakfast dish and snack. Upma prepared from wheat dhalia rava.	Vegetarian
Koshambri		A cucumber salad dish popular in Karnataka. Prepared during festivals.	Vegetarian
Obbattu (holige, bobbattu, pooran-poli)		A stuffed (moong gram dal and jaggery or coconut poornam) paratha. Dish native to South and West India in the states of (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra	Vegetarian
Ennai kathirikkai		Ennai Kathirikkai
Ragi mudhe
Pesarattu		Dosa (pancake or crepe) of Andhra Pradesh made from moong dal (lentils), grains and spice batter.	Vegetarian
Nandu omelette		Omelette with pieces of crab and spices	Non-Vegetarian
Paniyaram		Dish made of rice flour and black gram	Vegetarian
Chettinadu Chicken		Dish made chicken and spices	Non-Vegetarian

West India

Name	Image	Description	Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian
Amti		Lentil curry. Split lentil.
Bajri no rotlo		Bread made with thick millet flour flatbread usually grilled over coals.	Vegetarian
Barfi		Sweet
Basundi		Sweet made from milk by continuous heating to a point before condencing.
Bhakri		Whole wheat flour bread, thicker than rotli, crispy.
Bombil fry		Main Course; Bombay Duck (Fish).
Chaat		Snack	Vegetarian
Chakri (chakali)		Savoury snack. Mixed grain flour.	Vegetarian
Chevdo		Mixture. Flattened rice, groundnut, chana, masala.
Cholafali		Snack
Chorafali		Spicy. Grinding of charudala, masala, sprinkle with red chili powder on top.
Copra paak		Sweet coconut halwa/barfi: Halwa is soft, barfi more like cake.
Daal Dhokli		Daal Dhokli is widely cooked and eaten all over Rajasthan and Gujarat. Very small dumplings of wheat flour are cooked along with green gram and whole red chili and red mustard is used as tempering.	Vegetrain
Dahi vada		Fried lentil balls in a yogurt sauce. Lentils, yogurt.	Vegetarian
Dalithoy		Soup made with split yellow lentils.	Vegetarian
Dhokla		Lentil snack. Gram.	Vegetarian
Doodhpak		Sweet A milk-based sweet dessert with nuts
Dudhi no halwo		Sweet. Bottle gourd halwa
Dum aaloo		Veg. Main dish. Potatoes deep fry, yogurt, coriander powder, ginger powder.	Vegetarian
Pohe		Snack. Flattened rice	Vegetarian
Gajar halwo		Sweet. Carrot Halwa
Gatta curry		Curry. Steamed dumplings made from chickpea flour cooked in a spiced yoghurt sauce.	Vegetarian
Ghari (sweet from Surat)		Sweet
Ghooghra		Sweet
Gud papdi (Gol papdi)		Sweet
Gulab jamun		Sweet
Halvasan		Sweet
Handwo (steamed dish)		Snack
Gur		Sweet unrefined brown sugar sold in blocks[3].
Jalebi		Sweet maida & grained semolina flour, baking powder, curd, sugar.	Sweet
Jeera Aloo		Typical West Indian dish	Vegetarian
Juvar no rotlo		Bread. Thick sorghum flatbread.
Kansar		Sweet
Keri no ras		Sweet
Khakhra		Snack. Wheat flour, methi.
Khandvi		Snack. Besan.
Kombdi vade		Chicken Curry with Bread. Chicken.
Koshimbir		Salad. Salad/side-dish.
Laapsi		Sweet coarse ground/ broken wheat cooked with butter and sugar.
Laddu		Sweet
Locha		Spicy. Grinding of chanadal, masala.
Malpua		Sweet
Methi na Gota		Snack. Fried fenugreek dumplings.
Modak		Sweet coconut dumplings. Rice flour, coconut.
Mohanthal		a sweet prepared from gram flour and ghee dry fruits
Muthiya		Snack. Whole wheat flour, methi leaves, besan/chickpeas flour and coriander leaves/cilantro.
Oondees		Breakfast delicacy. Spherical shaped rice or semolina about four inches (10 cm) in diameter.
Panipuri		Snack
Patra		Snack. Taro leaves, coconut, seeds, dal.
Pav Bhaji		Veg main dish. Mix curry of onion, capsicum, peas, cauliflower potatoes.
Penda		Sweet
Pooran-poli		Sweet stuffed bread. Wheat flour, gram.
Puri		Bread. Wheat flour.
Puri Bhaji		Breakfast or Snack
Rasya muthia		Snack. A spicy yogurt dumpling soup.
Sabudana Khichadi		Vegetarian Snack. Sago.
Sev khamani		Snack. Chana dal, green chillies, ginger, lemon juice and olive oil.
Sev tameta		Veggie. Potatoes and sev.
Shakarpara		Snack. A deep fried snack made out of sugar and wheat.
Namakpara		Snack. A deep fried snack made out of salt and Gram Flour .
Shankarpali		Sweet or savoury snack. Plain flour, sugar.
Shiro		Sweet roasted semolina/flour/dal with milk, butter, sugar, nuts and raisins.
Shrikhand		Sweet A thick yogurt-based sweet dessert garnished with ground nuts, cardamom, and saffron.
Sohan papdi		Sweet
Soonvali		Snack
Sukhdi		Sweet
Surnoli		Pancakes that have holes are yellow and puffy. They are about 10 inches (25 centimeters) in diameter and often served with butter.
Sutarfeni		Sweet
Thalipeeth		Savoury pancake. Mixed grain flour.
Undhiyu		Mix veggi. Plantain, brinjal, carrot, green chillies, potatoes, fresh coconut and other vegetable.
Upmaa		Vegetarian snack. Semolina.
Vada pav		Burger. Gram flour, potatoes, chilli, garlic, ginger.
Veg Kolhapuri		Vegetarian dish. Mixed vegetables.
Vindaloo		Goan pork vindaloo. Pork, goan red chilli paste.
Ghebar or Ghevar		Sweet from Surat
Lilva Kachori		Snack. Lilva and whole wheat flour.
Maghaz
Undhiyu		The signature Gujarati dish generally made in winters wherein a curry is prepared by mixing various types of vegetables like surti papdi, ratalu, potatoes, carrot, green garlic, tuvar dana, waal dana etc. rich in oil and spices generally accompanied by puri or roti.
Mag Dhokli		It is Indian form of lasagna wherein we use lentils and fresh dough with Indian spices, it is dry and not liquidy like daal dhokli.
Khichu		It is made by boiling the rice flour in water with seasoning, subtle in taste and accompanied by oil and methi masala.
Thepla		A signature Gujarati snack which is a parantha with seasoning and flavour blast, made from wheat flour, this dish is generally accompanied by condiments like pickles, green chillies, etc. It is also known as Dhebra, Chopda etc. in various regions.
Farsi Puri		It is a Gujarati snack which is also known as mathri in other regions of India, it generally made from wheat flour, all purpose flour etc.
Khaman		Made by steaming gram flour batter with flavorful seasoning accompanied with chutney.
Turiya Patra Vatana sabji		A vegetable curry made generally in winters.
Mohan thaal		A sweet dish.
Churma Ladoo		A sweet dish made with wheat flour, ghee, sugar or jaggery and dryfruits.

East India

Name	Image	Description	Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian
Cheera Doi		Breakfast cereal.	Vegetarian
Dhup Pitha		A sweet Assamese specialty	Sweet
Gheela Pitha		Sweet Assamese specialty	Sweet
Hurum		Breakfast cereal; an Assamese specialty
Khar		Assamese specialty side dish: papaya, banana, soda
Kumol Sawul		Breakfast cereal; an Assamese specialty. Soft rice with cream & jaggery.
Loskora (Coconut Laddu)		Sweet
Luchi		Puffed bread, fried in oil, made from flour. A Bengali specialty
Malpua/Malpoa		Sweet Snacks. Specially in Bengal.	Sweet
Momo		Originally from Tibet, it is a popular snack/ food item in India.
Muri Naaru		Sweet Bengali specialty.
Pani Tenga		Pickle made from mustard.
Sunga Pitha		Sweet Assamese specialty
Alu Pitika		Dish made of mashed potato.
Masor tenga		An Assamese fish stew cooked with any of a variety of sour fruits including tomatoes.[2]
Bengena Pitika		Dish made of mashed brinjal.
Bilahi Maas		Fish curry cooked with tomatoes.
Black rice		Special local variety of rice
Bora Sawul		Breakfast cereal; an Assamese specialty. Sticky rice, sugar or jaggery.
Brown Rice		Special local variety of rice.
Chhenagaja		Odia Dessert. Cottage cheese, flour, sugar syrup.
Chhenapoda		Dessert. Cottage cheese, flour, sugar syrup. Oriya Specialty.
Chingri malai curry		Curry. Prawn, coconut, mustard, steamed. Traditional Bengali Dish.
Dal		Lentils.
Goja		Sweet. Bengali Specialty
Hando Guri		Breakfast cereal; an Assamese specialty
Haq Maas		Fish curry cooked with leafy green vegetables.
Horioh Maas		Golden Mustard Fish Curry.
Ilish or Chingri Bhape		Curry. Ilish (Hilsha fish) or prawn, coconut, mustard, steamed. Traditional Bengali Dish.
Kabiraji		A popular non-vegetarian Indian dish in eastern India prepared using chicken and fish
Kharoli		Pickle made from mustard; an Assamese specialty
Khorisa		Pickle made from bamboo shoot; an Assamese specialty
Koldil Chicken		Chicken cooked with banana flower; an Assamese specialty
Koldil Duck		Duck meat cooked with banana flower; an Assamese specialty
Konir Dom		Egg curry.
Lai Haq Maas		Fish Curry with herbs & lemon.
Litti		Balls of wheat and sattu baked in oven and served with mashed potatoes (chokha)
Maasor Tenga		Tomato Fish Curry.
Machher Jhol		Curry. Fish, various spices.
Masor Koni		Fish delicacy.
Masor Petu		Fish delicacy.
Mishti Chholar Dal		Curry. Bengal gram, coconut, sugar. Bengali Specialty.
Mishti Doi		Dessert. Curd, sugar syrup and /or jaggery. Bengali Sweet curd.
Ou tenga Maas		Fish curry cooked with elephant apple.
Pakhala		Rice. Fermented rice, yoghurt, salt, seasonings.
Bhaji		Fried Vegetables.
Pani Pitha		Sweet Assamese specialty
Pantua		Assamese sweet similar to Gulab Jamun
Payokh		Dessert
Peda		Sweet
Prawn malai curry		Curry. Prawns, coconut cream, crushed mustard seed, red chillies. Bengali dish.
Red Rice		Special local variety of rice.
Rice		Staple Food.
Rosgulla		Dessert. Cottage cheese, flour and sugar syrup. Signature Bengali condiment, originating in odisha
Sabzi (curry)		Different green or other vegetables.
Shondesh		Dessert. Milk, sugar. Signature Bengali Dish
Shukto		A Bengali cuisine. Diced potaotes, sweet potatoes, broad beans, eggplant, drumsticks, raw bananas, radish cooked together and sauted with mustard seeds. This culinary cooked in mustard oil and sometimes shredded coconut can also be used.
Sunga Pork		Rich spicy pork curry
Tenga Doi		Sour curd
Til Pitha		Sweet Assamese specialty. Rice powder, til, jaggery.

Unsorted

• Bread pakora

See also

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