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Gujarat
Sweet-savoury vegetarian cooking, farsan and everyday thalis
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Haryana
Millet, ghee, dairy and hearty village cooking of the fields
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Jammu and Kashmir
Wazwan feasts, Kashmiri chillies and Dogra kitchens
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Karnataka
Udupi vegetarian kitchens, Malnad spice and coastal seafood
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Kerala
Coconut, curry leaf and seafood along the Malabar and Travancore coast
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Maharashtra
Konkan coconut, Kolhapuri heat, Vidarbha spice and Mumbai street food
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Punjab
Wheat, dairy and tandoor cooking from the land of five rivers
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Rajasthan
Desert cooking with millet, dried lentils, ghee and long-keeping food
States · 28
Andhra PradeshFiery coastal-Andhra cooking built on guntur chilli, tamarind and rice30 recipes
Arunachal PradeshSmoked meats, bamboo shoot and boiled tribal cooking of the eastern Himalaya20 recipes
AssamLight, sour river-valley cooking with khar, tenga and fresh herbs30 recipes
BiharRoasted sattu, smoky chokha and thrifty Gangetic-plain cooking26 recipes
ChhattisgarhRice-first tribal and farming food from the rice bowl of India20 recipes
GoaCoconut, kokum and vinegar in Konkani and Portuguese-influenced kitchens20 recipesGujaratSweet-savoury vegetarian cooking, farsan and everyday thalis30 recipesHaryanaMillet, ghee, dairy and hearty village cooking of the fields22 recipes
Himachal PradeshSlow, yoghurt-based hill cooking served at community feasts26 recipes
JharkhandForest greens, rice batters and tribal cooking of the plateau24 recipesKarnatakaUdupi vegetarian kitchens, Malnad spice and coastal seafood30 recipesKeralaCoconut, curry leaf and seafood along the Malabar and Travancore coast32 recipes
Madhya PradeshCentral-Indian street food, Malwa wheat and Bundelkhandi kitchens25 recipesMaharashtraKonkan coconut, Kolhapuri heat, Vidarbha spice and Mumbai street food31 recipes
ManipurFermented fish, wild herbs and low-oil Meitei cooking24 recipes
MeghalayaKhasi, Garo and Jaintia cooking with pork, rice and black sesame22 recipes
MizoramBoiled, steamed and smoked Mizo cooking with local herbs18 recipes
NagalandSmoked meats, axone and raja mircha in Naga tribal kitchens27 recipes
OdishaTemple food, pakhala rice and gentle coastal cooking26 recipesPunjabWheat, dairy and tandoor cooking from the land of five rivers32 recipesRajasthanDesert cooking with millet, dried lentils, ghee and long-keeping food31 recipes
SikkimNepali, Bhutia and Lepcha cooking with fermented greens24 recipes
Tamil NaduRice, tamarind, temple food and the spice of Chettinad34 recipes
TelanganaNawabi Hyderabadi cooking beside rustic millet and tamarind food26 recipes
TripuraLow-oil Tripuri cooking with berma fermented fish18 recipes
Uttar PradeshAwadhi dum cooking, Banarasi food and Gangetic vegetarian kitchens31 recipes
UttarakhandMountain grains, lentils and Garhwali-Kumaoni cooking26 recipes
West BengalFish, mustard and a sweet tradition unlike anywhere else33 recipesUnion Territories · 8
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIsland seafood with settler Bengali, Tamil and Burmese influences18 recipes
ChandigarhPunjabi-Haryanvi city food, dhabas and cafe culture16 recipes
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuCoastal Gujarati, Portuguese and Warli tribal cooking18 recipes
DelhiMughlai kitchens, Old Delhi street food and Punjabi refugee cooking30 recipesJammu and KashmirWazwan feasts, Kashmiri chillies and Dogra kitchens28 recipes
LadakhHigh-altitude Tibetan-Buddhist cooking with barley and butter16 recipes
LakshadweepCoconut, tuna and Mappila-influenced island cooking16 recipes
PuducherryTamil cooking with a French Creole accent17 recipesCollections
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Dal & LentilsEvery region cooks its lentils differently — here they are together.62 recipes
Millet TraditionsBajra, jowar, ragi and mandua cooking from India's dryland kitchens.34 recipes
Pickles & ChutneysMustard-oil pickles, coconut chutneys and preserves from every state.67 recipes
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34 recipes
Tamil Nadu
Rice, tamarind, temple food and the spice of Chettinad
33 recipes
West Bengal
Fish, mustard and a sweet tradition unlike anywhere else
32 recipes
Kerala
Coconut, curry leaf and seafood along the Malabar and Travancore coast
32 recipes
Punjab
Wheat, dairy and tandoor cooking from the land of five rivers
31 recipes
Maharashtra
Konkan coconut, Kolhapuri heat, Vidarbha spice and Mumbai street food
31 recipes
Rajasthan
Desert cooking with millet, dried lentils, ghee and long-keeping food
31 recipes
Uttar Pradesh
Awadhi dum cooking, Banarasi food and Gangetic vegetarian kitchens
30 recipes
Gujarat
Sweet-savoury vegetarian cooking, farsan and everyday thalis
30 recipes
Karnataka
Udupi vegetarian kitchens, Malnad spice and coastal seafood
28 recipes
Jammu and Kashmir
Wazwan feasts, Kashmiri chillies and Dogra kitchens
26 recipes
Telangana
Nawabi Hyderabadi cooking beside rustic millet and tamarind food
22 recipes
Haryana
Millet, ghee, dairy and hearty village cooking of the fields
Grandmother-style cooking
Recipes handed down, not written down
The dishes India grandmothers cooked by feel — slow, generous and made for a full table.
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Cooked on a wood fire, close to the fields
Rural and farmhouse cooking from the villages of India, built on what the season gives.
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Sold from a cart, a stall or a window
Snacks, griddle plates and market-corner classics from across India.
Dhaba & roadside food
Highway kitchens and roadside stops
Big-flavoured, generously served food from the roadside kitchens of India.
Festival tables
Cooked for a crowd, once a year
Feast-day and holiday dishes from the India calendar.
Regional breakfasts
How each region starts the day
Morning plates from India — steamed, griddled, fried and soaked.
Traditional breads
Flatbreads, griddle breads and festival breads
The breads of India, from everyday rotis to breads made only for celebrations.
Rice traditions
Everything that starts with a grain of rice
Rice dishes from India — steamed, layered, soured, sweetened and slow-cooked.
Dal & legumes
The pot that never leaves the stove
Lentils, pulses and beans cooked the way households in India eat them daily.
Millet traditions
Bajra, jowar, ragi and the old grains
Millet cooking from the drylands and hills of India — the grains that came before wheat.
Pickles & chutneys
The little jars that carry the meal
Pickles, chutneys and preserves made in India kitchens season after season.
Sweets & desserts
Made for festivals, guests and good news
The sweets of India — milk-thickened, syrup-soaked, jaggery-sweet.
Coastal food traditions
Coconut, tamarind and the day's catch
Cooking from the shorelines of India, where coconut and sour fruit set the flavour.
Tribal & indigenous traditions
The oldest kitchens of the land
Native ingredients and techniques still cooked by communities across India.
Forgotten & heritage recipes
Nearly lost, still worth cooking
Old household recipes from India that fewer and fewer families still make.
Seasonal cooking
What the season puts on the table
Winter, summer, monsoon and harvest cooking from across India.
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Local to the point of obscure
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