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Regional cuisines

North India Awadhi - Bihari – Bhojpuri – Kashmiri Punjabi – Rajasthani – Uttar Pradeshi Mughlai – more..

South India Andhra – Karnataka – Kerala – Tamil Hyderabadi – more..

East India Bengali – Oriya

North-East India Assamese – Naga – Sikkimese – Tripuri

West India Goan – Gujarati – Marathi – Malvani & Konkani – Parsi

Other Indian Chinese – Nepali Jain (Satvika) – Anglo-Indian – Sindhi Chettinad – Udupi – Fast food

Ingredients and types of food

Main dishes – Desserts – Bread Drinks – Snacks – Spices – Condiments

Preparation and cooking

Handi – Karahi – Tava – Uruli – Other

See also:

History – Etiquette Indian chefs – Cookbook: Cuisine of India

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List of Indian sweets and desserts by region of origin.

Contents 1 North 2 East 3 South 4 West 5 Pan-Indian 6 See also 7 External links

North

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Gulab jamun	Fried/Syrup based
2	Jalebi	Fried/Syrup based	Maida, Yogurt
3	Kulfi	Ice cream	Milk
4	Peda	Burfi	Milk
5	Sohan Papdi/Patisa	Burfi	Besan
6	Gajar Halwa	Halwa	Carrots, Milk
7	Jhajariya		Corn, Milk
8	Pheerni	Noodles	Milk, Semolina Noodles
9	Motichoor Laddu	Laddu	Besan
10	Bal Mithai	Burfi	Milk, Sugar balls
11	Sohan Halwa		Corn flour, Ghee, dry fruits
12	Singori		Milk, Coconut, Molu leaf
13	Malai Laddu	Laddu	Milk cream
14	Kheer	Dessert	Milk, Rice, dry fruits
15	Mung Halwa	Dessert	Milk, Mung dal (lentil), dry fruits
16	Ras malai	Dessert	Homemade cheese, reduced milk and pistachio
17	Malai Pan		Milk cream
18	Imarti	Fried/Syrup Based	Urad dal
19	Balushahi		Maida
18	Kalakand	Burfi	Milk

East

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Rasgulla	Milk-based
2	Ras malai	Milk-based
3	Ledikeni	Milk-based
4	Pantua	Milk-based
5	Chom-chom	Milk-based
6	Mihidana	Besan-based
7	Sitabhog	Milk-based
8	Lyangcha	Milk-based
9	Jal-bhora	Milk-based
10	Kadapak	Milk-based
11	Abar-khabo	Milk-based
12	Rabri	Milk-based
13	Mishti doi	Milk-based
14	Kalo jam	Milk-based
15	Pati shapta	Milk-based
16	Pithe	Milk-based
17	Sandesh (several types)	Milk-based
18	Rajbhog	Milk-based
19	Narkeler naru	Coconut-based
20	Malpua	Milk-based
21	Bonde	Ghee-based
22	Kheersagar	Milk-based
23	Rasabali	Milk-based
24	Chhena Gaja	Milk-based
25	Chhena Poda	Milk-based

South

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Badam Halwa	Burfi/Paste	Almond nuts, Ghee
2	Coconut burfi	Burfi	Grated coconut
3	Dharwad pedha	Burfi
4	Doodh pedha	Burfi	Khova
5	Halbai	Burfi	Ground Wheat grains, milk
6	Poli/Holige	Indian bread	Maida flour
7	Mysore pak	Burfi	Besan (chick pea flour )
8	Kashi Halva	Halva	Grated pumpkin
9	Kesari bath/Sajjige	Burfi	Rava (Sooji)
10	Paayasam (many types)	Milk-based	Depends on type (e.g., Semolina, Mung-bean, Jaggery, Coconut)
12	Pootha rekulu	folded sugar wafers	sugared rice Sheet
13	Paniyaram
14	Jaangiri
15	Unni Appam		Rice flour, Banana, Jaggery, Coconut
16	Kozhukatta		Rice flour, Sugar/Molasses, Coconut, Cardamom
17	Sarkarapuratty		Banana, Sugar/Molasses, Dried ginger powder
18	Pootharekulu		Rice Flour, Powered Sugar/Ghee
19	Milk Mysore Pak		Skimmed Milk Powder, Sugar,Ghee
20	Ariselu		Rice Flour SJauggery,Ghee
21	Manoharam		Rice and Gram Flour, Jaggery,Ghee
22	Bobbatlu		Toor/Chana Dal, Maida flour, Jaggery,Ghee

West

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Shrikhand	Yoghurt-based	Yoghurt
2	Modak	Fried/Steamed	Maida flour, coconut stuffing
3	Puran Poli	Bread	Wheat flour, gram, jaggery
4	Dhondas	Baked Cake	Cucumber, rava
5	Shira		Rava, ghee, milk
6	Basundi		Sugar, milk
7	Amrakhand	Yoghurt-based	Yoghurt, mango pulp
8	Mung Dal Kheer	Dal-liquid	Mung-Dal, Jaggery, grated-coconut, ghee
9	Kaju Katli		Cashews, Ghee
10	Shankarpali		Sugar, Ghee, Maida, Semolina

Pan-Indian

#	Name	Type	Main ingredient(s)
1	Kheer	Milk-based	Milk, Rice/Noodles
2	Barfi	Burfi
3	Halva	Boiled	Sooji
4	Laddoo		Milk, Flour
5	Peda	Milk-based	Milk (khoya), Sugar

See also

• Indian sweets

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