| Name | Image | Description |
| Aam papad | | A traditional Indian snack, it is a fruit leather made out of mango pulp mixed with concentrated sugar solution and sun dried. It is a part of the South Indian and North Indian cuisine and is available is numerous varieties all over North India. |
| Aappam | | Appam is a pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk. It is a popular food in South Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is also very popular in Sri Lanka, where it is commonly referred to by its anglicized name as "hopper". |
| Ada | | A traditional delicacy from Kerala and found in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by different names, it consists of rice parcels encased in a dough made of rice flour, with sweet fillings, steamed in banana leaf and served as an evening snack or as part of breakfast. Grated coconut and rice flour are the two main ingredients. |
| Anarsa | | A pastry-like snack commonly associated with the Hindu festival of Diwali in Maharashtra, central and northern India, its ingredients include jaggery, rice, poppy seed, and ghee. |
| Ariselu/Adhirasam/Arisha Pitha | | A traditional sweet made from rice flour, ghee, and jaggery. Popular in Odisha and AndhraPradesh. Eaten as a delicacy during the festive season. |
| Name | Image | Description |
| Chaat | | Many types and variations of chaat, which is a term describing savory snacks, are typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or food carts. |
| Chakli/chakodi | | A crunchy Maharashtrian snack, it is typically served hot; it contains rice flour and chilli. |
| Chapati | | An unleavened flatbread, it is a common staple of cuisine in South Asia, as well as amongst South Asian expatriates. Versions of the dish are also found in Central Asia and the Horn of Africa, with the laobing flatbread serving as a local variation in China. Chapati is known as doday in Pashto. |
| Chole bhature |
| A combination of chana masala and fried bread called bhatura, different varieties of bhature are available, such as aloo bhatura and paneer bhatura. Pictured at top is chana masala, and bhatoora is below. |
| Chole Kulche | | A North Indian snack, "Chana" is a dish made using chickpea, soaked overnight, boiled, and then cooked in a gravy made with onion, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, and fragrant Indian spices. Kulcha is a form of yeast leavened flat bread, baked in oven. A variant also includes Amritsari Kulcha, in which, the bread is made after being stuffed with a potato based filling, and then baked in the coal fired "tandoor" oven. |
