26 Traditional Indian Foods That Will Change Your Life Forever

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what it is: an aromatic rice dish

perfect for: a huge family dinner

perfect for: a mid-evening snack

feels like: kicking your shoes off after a long day and settling into your couch

what it is: a heavy south indian breakfast food. a fermented batter of ground rice and lentils

feels like: being woken up by the smell of cooking

what is it: of milk

perfect for: when you've already had a delicious meal and have just enough room

what it is: a spiced

perfect for: a late sunday breakfast

what it is: anchovies dipped in a paste of turmeric and chilies and fried

kati roll

what it is: a street food popular across india . a wrap of kebabs

perfect for: when you need a meal on-the-go. also a great way to use up leftovers

feels like: standing on a dusty kolkata street-corner at dusk

what it is: kidney beans in a gravy popular across north india

feels like: summer holidays at your grandparents' house

what it is: a hollow round bread filled

perfect for: when you're craving a thousand flavors at once

what it is: a wheat flour batter deep fried in coil-shapes and soaked in sugar syrup

tandoori chicken

what it is: chicken marinated ) in a clay oven called a tandoor

perfect for: wowing your dinner guests

banana chips

what it is: of banana deep fried in savory spices

feels like: the wind flying through your hair as you sail down kerala's backwaters in a houseboat

what it is: roasted eggplant together

perfect for: an exciting and fancy vegetarian meal

feels like: going back

perfect for: when you want breakfast to be the highlight of your day

what it is: puffed rice fried

perfect for: when you want a savory snack

feels like: sitting in the back of a rickshaw at the peak of summer

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flour batter fried into a doughnut shape

perfect for: a carb to accompany your craving

bhindi masala fry

what it is: okra stuffed

perfect for: a vegetarian dish that's both exciting and comfort food

feels like: mom's cooking

what it is: a lamb curry of persian origin

perfect for: when you don't just want a meal - you want a feast

what it is: a snack/breakfast food from the state of gujurat

what it is: an extremely popular dessert

perfect for: a piping wintertime dessert

feels like: wrapping a shawl around yourself and sitting by a heater on a chilly delhi evening

perfect for: when you need bread but want something lighter than naan

papri chaat

what it is:

perfect for: a healthy and multi-flavored snack

what it is: an iced preparation made from thickened milk

perfect for: when you're craving ice-cream but

recheado masala fish

what it is: a spicy paste made of chilies

perfect for: satisfying your seafood craving and spice craving all at once

baked triangular snackfood made of a potato stuffing

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feels like: hearing the neighborhood mosque sound its azan

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what it is: a variation on the dimsum

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perfect for: when you're done sleeping in on a saturday morning

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feels like: playing hide-and-go-seek

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feels like: seeing your family all dressed in new clothes on a festival day

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perfect for: an accompaniment

pani puri

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feels like: drunkenly challenging your best friend to a contest of who eat more of these

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perfect for: when you want something

feels like: people-watching in a crowded bazaar while your mother haggles over sari prices

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feels like: making a pitstop at a roadside diner three hours into a family roadtrip

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perfect for: munching on while watching movie

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feels like: recounting last night's events the morning after a sleepover

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vada

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feels like: a morning raga

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feels like: strutting around in your nicest finery and feeling like royalty

dhokla

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perfect for: an very

feels like: gossiping

gaa halwa

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pakora

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perfect for: rainy days

feels like: sitting by a window during a monsoon afternoon

rumali roti

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what it is: the word "rumal" is hindi

feels like: watching

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feels like: rewatching an old bollywood movie

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feels like: a street fair

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feels like: sitting on a beach in goa

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perfect for: literally anytime

feels like: home

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