List of Indian dishes


This is a list of Indian dishes. Many of the dishes on this list are made all across India. Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisine 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 ingredients such as: 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, like Hinduism and traditions. Some Indian dishes are common in more than one region of India, with many vegetarian and vegan dishes. Some ingredients commonly found in Indian dishes include: rice, wheat, ginger, green chillies and spices.

Indian cuisine by region

North-East India

The North-East of India includes Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
NameImageDescriptionVegetarian/
Non-Vegetarian
Fish with potol, tomato, chillies, ginger and garlic from AssamNon-Vegetarian
Pork BhartaBoiled pork with onions, chillies, ginger and garlic from TripuraNon-Vegetarian
Chak-Hao KheerPurple rice porridge from ManipurVegetarian
GalhoGalho is similar to khichdi, a dish made from rice and also lentils and also popular in the most parts of North East IndiaNon-Vegetarian

North India

South India

West India

East India

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