India

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Aab gosht

آب گوشت

Lamb is simmered with turnip, saffron, and mild spices in a Kashmiri broth that stays light rather than creamy.

🇮🇳India

Aam Panna

आम पanna

A cooling summer drink made from raw mangoes, sugar, and spices. It is green, tangy, and refreshing.

🇮🇳Maharashtra, India

Aamras

आमरस

Ripe mango pulp is strained and served chilled, sometimes loosened with milk or scented with cardamom in western India.

🇮🇳India

Aamti

आमटी

A Maharashtrian sweet-sour lentil curry with tamarind and jaggery. It is served with rice or puran poli.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Achappam

അച്ചപ്പം

Rice-flour and coconut-milk batter is pressed through a flower-shaped mould and fried into a delicate Kerala snack.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Ada Pradhaman

അട പ്രഥമൻ

A Kerala dessert of rice-flour ada cooked in thick coconut milk and jaggery, scented with cardamom, served at Onam feasts.

🇮🇳Agra, India

Agra petha

आगरा पेठा

Ash gourd is cut, simmered in sugar syrup, and set into translucent pieces in Agra's famed confection.

🇮🇳Bihar, India

Ahuna (Champaran meat)

अहूना

Mutton is marinated with onion, garlic, and whole spices, then slow-cooked in a sealed earthen pot in Bihar.

🇮🇳Nagaland, India

Akhuni

Axone

A Naga fermented soybean paste, pungent and savoury, used to season vegetables and stews.

🇮🇳Karnataka, India

Akki Roti

ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ

A Karnataka flatbread made from rice flour and vegetables. It is a rural breakfast staple.

🇮🇳West Bengal, India

Aloo posto

আলু পোস্ত

Potatoes are simmered with ground poppy seeds and green chilli into a dry Bengali preparation.

🇮🇳India

Aloo Tikki

आलू टिक्की

A North Indian street food of spiced potato patties fried until crisp and served with chutneys and yogurt. Often part of chaat.

🇮🇳Goa, India

Ambot tik (Goan fish curry)

आंबोट टिक

Goan fish is cooked with kokum or vinegar, chilli, and aromatics into a sharp, thin curry.

🇮🇳Ambur, India

Ambur Biryani

அம்பூர் பிரியாணி

A Tamil Nadu biryani from Ambur, made with seeraga samba rice and a strong onion-tomato flavor. It is served with brinjal curry.

🇮🇳Amritsar, India

Amritsari Kulcha

अमृतसरी कुलचा

A leavened, stuffed flatbread from Amritsar baked in a tandoor. It is typically filled with spiced potatoes, paneer, or onions, then topped with cilantro and butter.

🇮🇳Amritsar, India

Amritsari machhli (Amritsari fish)

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰੀ ਮੱਛੀ

Fish is coated in spiced gram-flour batter and fried until crisp in the Amritsar style.

🇮🇳India

Anda bhurji (Egg bhurji)

अंडा भुर्जी

Eggs are scrambled with onion, tomato, green chilli, and spices on a hot tawa.

🇮🇳Andhra Pradesh, India

Andhra Chicken Curry

ఆంధ్ర కోడి కూర

A fiery chicken curry from Andhra Pradesh made with guntur chilies and poppy seeds. It is very spicy and flavorful.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Appam

അപ്പം

A soft, bowl-shaped rice pancake from Kerala and Sri Lanka with lacy, crispy edges and a fluffy center. It is often served with stew or coconut milk.

🇮🇳Odisha, India

Arisa pitha

ଆରିସା ପିଠା

Rice flour and jaggery are shaped into cakes and shallow-fried into Odisha's chewy Arisa Pitha.

🇮🇳Assam, India

Asam chai (Assam tea)

অসম চাহ

Assam tea leaves are brewed into a brisk, malty cup, served plain or with milk and sugar.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Avial

அவியல்

A Kerala mixed vegetable curry made with coconut, yogurt, and curry leaves. It is a key dish in a traditional sadya feast.

🇮🇳Rajasthan, India

Baati

बाटी

A hard, round wheat bread from Rajasthan, traditionally baked over charcoal. It is served with dal and churma.

🇮🇳India

Badam Milk

बादाम दूध

A sweet, creamy milk drink flavored with almonds, saffron, and cardamom. It is nourishing and served warm or cold.

🇮🇳Chennai, India

Badam pisin

బాదం పిసిన్

Almond gum is soaked until jelly-like, mixed with milk and sugar, and chilled as a Hyderabadi drink-dessert.

🇮🇳Hyderabad, India

Baghara Baingan

बघारा बैंगन

A Hyderabadi eggplant curry with peanuts, sesame seeds, and tamarind. It has a rich, tangy flavor.

🇮🇳Mumbai, India

Baida Roti

बैदा रोटी

A Mumbai street food of egg-coated paratha wrapped around minced meat. It is portable and filling.

🇮🇳India

Baingan Bharta

बैंगन भरता

Roasted eggplant mashed and cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices. A smoky North Indian vegetarian dish.

🇮🇳Rajasthan, India

Bajra Roti

बाजरे की रोटी

A flatbread made from pearl millet flour, popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is gluten-free, hearty, and typically served in winter with garlic chutney.

🇮🇳Nagaland, India

Bamboo Shoot Pork

A Naga dish of pork simmered with fermented bamboo shoots.

🇮🇳India

Banana Leaf Rice

South Indian meal served on banana leaf with various vegetable curries and rice, fresh banana leaf with variety of vegetables and crispy papadum, a Malaysian Indian icon

🇮🇳West Bengal, India

Bandel

ব্যান্ডেল চিজ

Bandel is a small Bengal cheese made by salting and pressing fresh curds into firm rounds, sometimes finished with a smoky rind.

🇮🇳India

Barfi

बर्फी

A dense Indian milk fudge, often flavoured with cardamom or pistachio and cut into squares.

🇮🇳India

Basundi

બાસુંદી

Milk is slowly reduced with sugar, cardamom, and nuts into a thick western Indian dessert.

🇮🇳Maharashtra, India

Batata Vada

बटाटा वडा

A Maharashtrian potato fritter in chickpea batter. It is the key component of vada pav.

🇮🇳Goa, India

Bebinca

Goan bebinca is a many-layered coconut-milk and egg confection, baked one thin layer at a time until bronzed.