Indian food has a rich cultural heritage. There are food from different regions of the country that are devoured and enjoyed. TasteAtlas, a global food ranking platform, featured the top 100 Indian foods in its lastest update. Here, take a look at the 10 best Indian foods, according to TasteAtlas.
Butter garlic naan: This is a flatbread that is enjoyed with different types of curries and dals, such as butter chicken, dal makhani, malai kofta, or shahi paneer. This is version of the naan, which is brushed with butter and then topped with garlic, after its baked.
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Parotta: This is a South Indian flatbread that is usually eaten with vegetable or meat curries. It is also popular in Malaysia and Sri Lanka. This is not similar to the paratha that's made with regular wheat. Parotta is made with oil or ghee, water, refined wheat flour known as maida.
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Amritsari kulcha: Another flatbread that made it to the list, Amritsari kulcha is best paired with chickpea curry. The name of the dish comes from the North Indian city of Amritsar. This flatbread is stuffed with potatoes, onions, cottage cheese, and spices, and garnished with coriander seeds, cilantro, and red chili powder.
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Butter chicken: This popular Indian dish is loved by people across the country. The dish originated in at a restaurant in Delhi named Moti Mahal in 1950s. Also known as Murgh Makhani, this dish was made by the restaurant's cooks after they combined leftover marinade juices with tomatoes and butter, and then stewed the tandoor-cooked chicken in it.
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Hyderabadi biryani: This is one of the most loved biryani in the country. It is made with basmati rice, meat, and spices wherein the ingredients are cooked on dum, which is a cooking style. There are two main varieties of the dish – kachchi (raw) and pakki (cooked).
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Misal: This dish comes from the state of Maharashtra and the name literally means a mixture of everything. However, the ingredients used in this dish are curd, moth bean or pea curry, gravy, spiced potatoes, and garnishings such as onions, coriander, and tomatoes. Misal is usually spicy with the base being spicy.
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Tandoori chicken: This is one of te most popular dishes in the country. Chicken is marinated with yoghurt and spices which is then placed on skewes and cooked at high temperatures in cylindrical clay ovens called tandoor. This results in a succulent meat with a smokey flavour.
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Dal tadka: This dish is popular in the northern states of India. It is usually made with toor dal which is cooked with garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes, garam masala, chili peppers, ghee, cumin, coriander, turmeric, red chili powder, and fenugreek leaves. It is them tempered with spices that are cooked in ghee.
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Masala dosa: Originating in the Southern states of India, Dosa is a dish that is loved by people across the country. The crispy and flaky cover with the potato filling makes it flavourful. There are variations of the dish such as mysore masala dosa, rava masala dosa, onion masala dosa, and paper masala dosa.
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Chicken 65: There are several theories around the origins of this dish. This is a dish wherein the chicken is first marinated with ginger, lemon, red chiles, and spices, and then deep-fried.
