Odisha, India
Arisa pitha
ଆରିସା ପିଠା
Rice flour and jaggery are shaped into cakes and shallow-fried into Odisha's chewy Arisa Pitha.
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Rajasthan, India
Ghevar
घेवर
A thin flour batter is poured into hot ghee to form a honeycomb disc, then soaked or topped with cream.
India
Gujiya
गुजिया
Flour pastry is filled with sweetened khoya, nuts, and coconut, crimped, and fried or baked for North Indian festivals.
Bangladesh
Handesh
হান্দেশ
Rice flour and date molasses batter dropped into deep oil, where it puffs into a dark, chewy round with a crisp rim.
India
Kachori
कचौरी
A deep-fried pastry filled with spiced lentils or peas. It is a popular snack across North and Central India.
India
Khaja
ଖଜା
Layered wheat pastry is deep-fried and soaked or glazed with syrup in Odisha's Khaja tradition.
Hyderabad, India
Lukhmi
لुख़्मी
Square pastry is filled with minced meat and spices, sealed, and fried in Hyderabad's bakery-stall tradition.
India
Malpua
मालपुआ
Flour batter is fried into syrup-soaked pancakes, often enriched with milk, fennel, or cardamom.
India
Matar Kachori
मटर कचौरी
A North Indian kachori filled with spiced green peas. It is a popular breakfast and tea-time snack.
Rajasthan, India
Pyaz Kachori
प्याज कचौरी
A Rajasthani deep-fried pastry filled with spiced onions and lentils. It is flaky, spicy, and served with tamarind chutney.
Guadeloupe
Samosa
समोसा
A crisp South Asian pastry is folded around spiced potato, peas, onion, or meat, then fried and served with chutney
Assam, India
Til pitha
তিল পিঠা
Rice flour is filled with sesame and jaggery, shaped, and steamed or toasted into an Assamese pitha.