List of Indian dishes
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| This article is part of the series Indian cuisine |
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Handi - Karahi - Tava - |
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Punjabi – Uttar Pradeshi – |
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Kerala – Tamil – |
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Goan – Gujarati – |
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Indian Chinese – Nepali – |
| Ingredients and types of food |
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Main dishes |
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List of Indian dishes by region of origin.
Contents |
[edit] North
| # | Name | Type | Main ingredient(s) |
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| 1 | Chapati | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 2 | Dum gosht | Main | Mutton/Lamb |
| 3 | Tandoori chicken | Main | Chicken |
| 4 | Biryani | Main/Side | Rice, optional spices, optional vegetables or meats |
| 5 | Naan | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 6 | Paratha | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 7 | Roti | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 8 | Chole bhature | Main | Chick peas, assorted spices, Wheat flour & Yeast for bhatura |
| 9 | Baati | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 10 | Dal | Main | Assorted types of lentils, such as toor, urad, chana, masoor dal |
| 11 | Bhatura | Bread | Wheat flour (it is fried) |
| 12 | Rajma | Main | Kidney beans & assorted spices |
| 13 | Dal Makhani (Kali Dal) | Main | a typical type of lentil is used |
[edit] South
| # | Name | Type | Main ingredient(s) |
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| 1 | Dosa | Pancake/Hopper | Ground rice |
| 2 | Idli | Steamed rice cake | Rice flour |
| 3 | Upma | Snack | Rava |
| 4 | Sambhar | Soup | Dal, vegetables |
| 5 | Rasam | Soup | Tomatoes |
| 6 | Bonda | Snack | Potatoes, gram flour |
| 7 | Bajji | Vegetable Fritters | |
| 8 | Vada | Savory Donut | Urad dal |
| 9 | Goli bajje | ||
| 10 | Puttu | Ground Rice | |
| 11 | Uttapam | Rice Pancake/Hopper with a topping of onions/tomatoes/coconut | |
| 12 | Kuzhakkattai | Dumplings | Rice flour, jaggery, coconut |
| 13 | Payasam | Rice Dessert | Rice, milk |
| 14 | Kanji | Porridge | Rice |
| 15 | Kuzhambu | Thick Soup with coconut | Coconut, Vegetables |
| 16 | Appam | Pancake, thicker at center | Ground rice |
| 17 | Idiappam | Steamed rice noodles/vermicelli | Ground rice |
| 18 | Chicken 65 | Popular Deep Fried Chicken preparation | Chicken, Onion, Ginger |
| 19 | Pongal | Pulao | Rice |
[edit] West
| # | Name | Type | Main ingredient(s) |
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| 1 | Vada pav | Burger | wheat flour, potatoes, spices |
| 2 | Dahi vada | fried lentil balls in a yogurt sauce | lentils, yogurt |
| 3 | Puri | Bread | Wheat flour |
| 4 | Bombil fry | Main Course | Bombay Duck (Fish) |
| 5 | Kombdi vade | Chicken Curry with Bread | Chicken |
| 6 | Vindaloo | Goan Pork Vindaloo | Pork, Goan Red Chilli Paste |
| 7 | Veg Kolhapuri | Vegetarian Dish | Mixed Vegetables |
| 8 | Dhokla | Lentil Snack | Gram |
| 9 | Pohe | Vegetarian Snack | flattened rice |
| 10 | Sabudana Khichadi | Vegetarian Snack | sago |
| 11 | Koshimbir | salad | salad/side-dish |
| 12 | Upmaa | Vegetarian Snack | semolina |
| 13 | Thalipeeth | Savoury Pancake | mixed grain flour |
| 14 | Pooran-poli | Sweet Stuffed Bread | wheat flour, gram |
| 15 | Modak | Sweet Coconut Dumplings | rice flour, coconut |
| 16 | Chakli | Savoury Snack | mixed grain flour |
| 17 | Shakkarparey | Sweet or Savoury Snack | plain flour, sugar |
| 18 | Amti | Lentil Curry | split lentil |
| 19 | Chivda | Mixture | flattened rice, groundnut, chana, masala |
[edit] Bengali
| # | Name | Type | Main ingredient(s) |
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| 1 | Gulab Jamun | Sweet | Rava, Milk & Sugar Syrup (Chachni) |


