List of Indian dishes

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Indian cuisine
Regional cuisines North India Awadhi Braj Haryana Kashmiri Kumauni Mughlai Punjabi Rajasthani Uttar Pradeshi South India Chettinad Hyderabadi Karnataka Kerala Mangalorean Mangalorean Catholic Saraswat Tamil Telangana Telugu Udupi East India Bengali Bhojpuri Bihari Jharkhandi Odia Maithil Angika West India Goan Gujarati Malvani & Konkani Marathi Parsi Sindhi Northeast India Arunachalese Assamese Meghalayan Manipuri Mizoram Naga Sikkimese Tripuri Other Anglo-Indian Fast food Indian Chinese Indian Indonesian Indian Singaporean Jain (Satvika) Malaysian Indian Nepali
Ingredients, types of food Main dishes Soups and stews Desserts Bread Drinks Snack foods Spices Condiments
Preparation, cooking Handi Karahi Tava Tandoor Uruli Other
See also History Etiquette Indian chefs Cookbook: Cuisine of India
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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. 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, garlic, green chillies and spices.