🍽️ Famous Indian Dishes

South Indian Dishes

1. Dosa
   Ingredients: Rice, urad dal, salt
   Recipe: Ferment rice & dal batter, spread on hot tawa, cook till crispy.
2. Idli
   Ingredients: Rice, urad dal
   Recipe: Steam fermented batter in idli moulds.
3. Vada
   Ingredients: Urad dal, pepper, curry leaves
   Recipe: Deep fry spiced batter till golden.
4. Sambar
   Ingredients: Toor dal, vegetables, tamarind, spices
   Recipe: Boil dal & veggies, add sambar masala.
5. Rasam
   Ingredients: Tamarind, tomato, pepper, garlic
   Recipe: Boil spices with tamarind water.
6. Uttapam
   Ingredients: Dosa batter, onion, tomato
   Recipe: Thick pancake cooked with toppings.
7. Pongal
   Ingredients: Rice, moong dal, pepper, ghee
   Recipe: Pressure cook and temper with spices.
8. Appam
   Ingredients: Rice, coconut, yeast
   Recipe: Ferment batter, cook in appam pan.
9. Kerala Fish Curry
   Ingredients: Fish, coconut, tamarind
   Recipe: Cook fish in spicy coconut gravy.
10. Hyderabadi Biryani
    Ingredients: Rice, chicken, spices
    Recipe: Layer marinated meat with rice and dum cook.
11. Curd Rice
    Ingredients: Rice, curd, mustard seeds
    Recipe: Mix cooked rice with curd and temper.
12. Lemon Rice
    Ingredients: Rice, lemon, peanuts
    Recipe: Mix lemon juice with tempered rice.
13. Coconut Chutney
    Ingredients: Coconut, green chilli
    Recipe: Grind and temper.
14. Tomato Rice
    Ingredients: Rice, tomato, spices
    Recipe: Cook rice with tomato masala.
15. Chettinad Chicken
    Ingredients: Chicken, spices, coconut
    Recipe: Roast spices and cook chicken.

North Indian Dishes

1. Butter Chicken
   Ingredients: Chicken, butter, tomato
   Recipe: Cook grilled chicken in creamy tomato gravy.
2. Paneer Butter Masala
   Ingredients: Paneer, tomato, butter
   Recipe: Cook paneer in rich gravy.
3. Dal Makhani
   Ingredients: Black dal, butter, cream
   Recipe: Slow cook dal overnight.
4. Chole Bhature
   Ingredients: Chickpeas, flour
   Recipe: Spicy chole with fried bhature.
5. Rajma Chawal
   Ingredients: Kidney beans, rice
   Recipe: Cook rajma in onion-tomato gravy.
6. Rogan Josh
   Ingredients: Mutton, yogurt, spices
   Recipe: Slow cook mutton in red gravy.
7. Malai Kofta
   Ingredients: Paneer, potato, cream
   Recipe: Fried koftas in creamy gravy.
8. Aloo Paratha
   Ingredients: Wheat flour, potato
   Recipe: Stuff spiced potato in dough and roast.
9. Palak Paneer
   Ingredients: Spinach, paneer
   Recipe: Cook paneer in spinach gravy.
10. Kadhi Pakora
    Ingredients: Curd, besan
    Recipe: Pakoras in spiced yogurt curry.
11. Pav Bhaji
    Ingredients: Vegetables, pav bread
    Recipe: Mash veggies with butter and spices.
12. Samosa
    Ingredients: Potato, flour
    Recipe: Fill spicy potato in pastry and fry.
13. Tandoori Chicken
    Ingredients: Chicken, yogurt, spices
    Recipe: Marinate and roast in tandoor.
14. Veg Pulao
    Ingredients: Rice, vegetables
    Recipe: Cook rice with veggies and spices.
15. Gulab Jamun
    Ingredients: Milk solids, sugar
    Recipe: Fry balls and soak in sugar syrup.