Punjab, India
Chole Bhature
छोले भटूरे
A Punjabi breakfast of spicy chickpea curry with deep-fried bhaturas. It is rich, indulgent, and popular across North India.
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Chukku Kaapi
ചുക്ക് കാപ്പി
A traditional South Indian herbal coffee with dry ginger and pepper. It is consumed for colds and digestion.
India
Churma
चूरमा
A sweet Rajasthani dish of crushed baati or wheat flour mixed with ghee and jaggery or sugar. Served with dal baati.
India
Churmuri
ಚುರುಮುರಿ
A Karnataka street snack of puffed rice with coconut oil, peanuts, and spices. It is simple and crunchy.
India
Curd Rice
தயிர் சாதம்
A comforting South Indian rice dish mixed with yogurt and tempered with mustard seeds, ginger, and curry leaves. Served at the end of meals.
Gujarat, India
Dabeli
દાબેલી
A Gujarati snack of spiced potato filling in a bun with pomegranate and peanuts. It is sweet, spicy, and tangy.
India
Dahi Puri
दही पूरी
A chaat of crispy puris filled with yogurt, potatoes, chutneys, and sev. It is cooling, sweet, and tangy.
India
Dahi Vada
दही वड़ा
Soft lentil fritters soaked in yogurt and topped with tamarind and green chutneys. Popular across North and South India, it is sweet, tangy, and savory.
Rajasthan, India
Dal Bati Churma
दाल बाटी चूरमा
The iconic Rajasthani meal of baked wheat balls, lentil curry, and sweet crushed wheat. It is rich and served with ghee.
Punjab, India
Dal Makhani
दाल मखनी
A rich, creamy black lentil curry from Punjab, slow-cooked with butter and cream. It is one of North India's most famous lentil dishes.
India
Dal Pakhori
दाल पखोरी
Lentil batter is seasoned, shaped, and fried into crisp pakhori served with chutney or curry.
West Bengal, India
Dal Puri
दाल पूरी
A fried flatbread stuffed with spiced lentil filling, popular in Bengal and parts of North India. It is a festive bread often served with aloo dum.
India
Dal Tadka
दाल तड़का
Cooked lentils finished with a sizzling tempering of ghee, cumin, garlic, and dried chilies. A simple, aromatic dish found across North India.
Hyderabad, India
Dalcha
دالچہ
Lentils are cooked with meat, vegetables, and tamarind into a tangy Hyderabadi stew.
West Bengal, India
Darjeeling
দার্জিলিং চা
High-grown tea leaves from Darjeeling are lightly oxidised into a fragrant, brisk cup.
Gujarat, India
Dhokla
ઢોકળા
A steamed, fermented rice and chickpea flour cake from Gujarat. It is light, fluffy, and served with green chutney.
Jharkhand, India
Dhuska
धुस्का
Fermented rice and lentil batter is fried into Jharkhand's soft-centered, crisp-edged breakfast cakes.
Dindigul, India
Dindigul Biryani
திண்டுக்கல் பிரியாணி
A biryani from Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, made with jeeraga samba rice and curd-marinated meat. It has a tangy, peppery flavor.
West Bengal, India
Doi Maach
দই মাছ
Bengali fish curry cooked in yogurt with mustard and spices.
India
Dosa
दोसा
A thin, crispy fermented crepe made from rice and urad dal batter. It is a staple breakfast across South India, served with sambar and chutneys
Hyderabad, India
Double Ka Meetha
डबल का मीठा
A Hyderabadi dessert of bread soaked in sweetened milk and saffron. Similar to shahi tukda, it is rich and fragrant.
India
Dum Aloo
दम आलू
Baby potatoes slow-cooked in a spiced yogurt or tomato gravy. A Kashmiri and North Indian favorite with tender potatoes and rich gravy.
Kerala, India
Egg Roast
മുട്ട രോസ്റ്റ്
A Kerala dish of boiled eggs in a spicy onion-tomato roast with curry leaves. Served with appam or parotta.
Kerala, India
Erissery
എരിശ്ശേരി
Pumpkin or plantain is simmered with coconut and cumin, then finished with a toasted coconut tempering in Kerala.
Manipur, India
Eromba
ꯏꯔꯣꯝꯕ
A Manipuri mash of boiled vegetables, fermented fish and roasted chillies.
Gujarat, India
Fafda
ફાફડા
A crunchy, savory snack from Gujarat made from chickpea flour. It is often served with papaya sambharo and jalebi for breakfast.
India
Falooda
फालूदा
A layered dessert drink with rose syrup, milk, basil seeds, vermicelli, and ice cream. It is rich and fragrant.
Goa, India
Feni
फेणी
Cashew or coconut palm sap is fermented and distilled into a clear Goan spirit.
Karnataka, India
Filter Coffee
फिल्टर कॉफी
A strong South Indian coffee brewed in a metal filter and mixed with hot milk. It is served in a dabarah and tumbler.
Kerala, India
Fish Molee
ഫിഷ് മോളി
A mild Kerala fish stew made with coconut milk, tomatoes, and spices. It is less spicy than traditional meen curry.
India
Gajak
गजक
Sesame or peanuts are bound with jaggery, rolled thin, and set into a brittle winter sweet of North India.
India
Gajar ka halwa
गाजर का हलवा
Carrot halwa: grated carrots slow-cooked with milk, sugar and ghee, garnished with nuts.
Lucknow, India
Galouti Kebab
गलौटी कबाब
A Lucknowi minced meat kebab so tender it needs no chewing. It was created for a toothless Nawab.
Rajasthan, India
Gatte Ki Sabzi
गट्टे की सब्जी
A Rajasthani curry of gram flour dumplings in a yogurt-based gravy. It is a signature dish of the desert state.
Rajasthan, India
Ghevar
घेवर
A thin flour batter is poured into hot ghee to form a honeycomb disc, then soaked or topped with cream.
West Bengal, India
Ghugni
ঘুঘনি
A Bengali street food of dried white peas cooked with spices and served with chopped onions and chilies. Often served in a leaf bowl.