Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Vada
Crisp savoury lentil doughnut, fluffy within.
Aloo Gobi
Dry-spiced potato and cauliflower with turmeric.
Aloo Palak
Aloo Palak is a beloved side dish, traditional to India.
Barfi
Dense milk fudge cut into diamonds, often silver-leafed.
Chapati
Soft, blistered Indian whole-wheat flatbread cooked on a tawa, puffed over a flame and torn by hand to scoop dhal, sabzi and yogurt.
Dhokla
Light, spongy steamed cake of fermented chickpea batter.
Idli
Soft steamed rice-and-lentil cakes for breakfast.
Jalebi
Crisp spiral fritters soaked in saffron syrup.
Matka Kulfi
Matka Kulfi is a frozen dessert from India.
Modak
Steamed rice dumplings filled with coconut and jaggery.
Poha
Light breakfast of flattened rice with onion and turmeric.
Kashmiri Naan
Kashmiri Naan is one of the classic dishes in the flatbread tradition of India.
Upma
Savoury semolina porridge with vegetables and curry leaves.
Gajar ka Halwa
Gajar ka Halwa is one of the classic dishes in the pudding tradition of India.
Keema
Keema is a stew from India.
Keema Naan
Keema Naan is a traditional flatbread from India.
Malabar Fish Curry
Hailing from India, Malabar Fish Curry is a much-loved fish dish.
Xacuti
Hailing from India, Xacuti is a much-loved stew.
Lukhmi
Lukhmi is one of the classic dishes in the snack tradition of India.