List of Indian dishes
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List of Indian dishes by region of origin.

North

# Name Type Main ingredient(s) Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian
1 Chapati
Chapati
Chapati or Chapatti or Chapathi is an unleavened flatbread from the Indian subcontinent. Versions of it are found in Turkmenistan and in East African countries Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania...

 
Bread Whole Wheat flour Vegetarian
2 Rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 
rice rice Vegetarian
3 Biryani
Biryani
Biryani, biriani, or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā which means "fried" or "roasted"....

 
Main/Side Rice, optional spices, optional vegetables or meats
4 Naan
Naan
Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread. It is typical of and popular in South and Central Asia, in Iran, and in South Asian restaurants abroad. Influenced by the large influx of South Asian labour, naan has also become popular in Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states.Originally, naan is a...

 
Bread Refined Wheat flour Vegetarian
5 Paratha
Paratha
A paratha/parantha/parauntha is an Indian flat-bread that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Paratha is an amalgamation of the words parat and atta which literally means layers of cooked dough...

 
Bread Wheat flour Vegetarian
6 Tandoori chicken
Tandoori chicken
Tandoori chicken is highly popular Indian and Pakistani dish consisting of roasted chicken, yogurt, and spices.-Preparation:The chicken is marinated in Yoghurt and seasoned with tandoori masala. It is moderately piquant in India and Pakistan, but the heat is reduced in most Western nations...

 
Non-Veg Chicken
7 Chole bhature
Chole bhature
Chole bhature is a combination of chole and fried bread called bhatoora .. The word 'bhatura' is pronounced as 'pathoora' in Punjabi. It is mainly eaten in Punjab in North India.It is a street food sold by vendors,...

 
Main Chick peas, assorted spices, Wheat flour & Yeast for bhatura Vegetarian
8 Baati
Baati
Baati is a hard, unleavened bread cooked in the desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is prized there for its long shelf life and high nutritional content, as well as the minimal quantity of water required for its preparation. It is always eaten with dal. Bati is also known as litti...

 
Ghee
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....

(Clarified butter
Clarified butter
Clarified butter is milk fat rendered from butter to separate the milk solids and water from the butterfat. Typically, it is produced by melting butter and allowing the different components to separate by density...

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Wheat flour Vegetarian
9 Dal
Dal
Dal is a preparation of pulses which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split. It also refers to the thick stew prepared from these, an important part of Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi cuisine...

 
Main Assorted types of lentils, such as toor, urad, chana, masoor dal Vegetarian
10 Bhatura  Bread Wheat flour (it is fried) Vegetarian
11 Rajma
Rajma
Rājmā or Rāzmā is a popular North Indian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with lots of Indian whole spices and usually served with rice and roti. Although, kidney bean is not of Indian origin, it is a part of regular diet in northern regions Punjab, Kashmir, Delhi,...

 
Main Kidney beans & assorted spices Vegetarian
12 Dal Makhani (Kali Dal) Main a typical type of lentil is used Vegetarian
13 Dal fry with tadka typical north Indian tadka Vegetarian
14 Daal Baati Churma rajasthani special Vegetarian
15 Daal Puri Stuffed Dal in Parathas Vegetarian
16 Karela Bharta Bitter Gourd / Melon Usually vegetarian
17 Bhindi Masala Okra sautéed with Onions and Tomatoes Vegetarian
18 Sattu ki Roti Dish from bihar Vegetarian
19 Gajar ka Halwa  UP Dish A carrot pudding Vegetarian
20 Rajma Chaval Bean Curry with Rice Vegetarian
21 Poha Specialty from Madhya Pradesh. Common snack in Central part of India. Vegetarian
22 Makke ki Roti, Sarso da saag Punjabi speciality Vegetarian
23 Samosa Potatoes, onions, peas, coriander, and lentils Vegetarian
24 Kachori Rajasthani /marwari special Vegetarian
25 Kheer Rice Cooked with Milk and dry fruits Milk and Rice, dry Fruits Vegetarian
26 Palak Daal Spinach with Toor Daal Vegetarian
27 Kofta gram flour balls fried with vegetables Gram flour, Veggies. rolled into balls with gram flour and fried in oil and then cooked with curry. Vegetarian
28 Methi Saag , Chaulai Saab Veggie leaves sauteed in oil and garlic with little masalas Cooked mostly in Central part of India. Vegetarian
29 Khichadi Rice cooked with daal and veggies and sauteed. Vegetarian
30 Sooji Halwa Samolina cooked with clarified butter and Dry fruits. Vegetarian
31 Singhada Halwa Lotus Fruit dried and powdered to make this fasting sweet meat. Vegetarian
32 Palak Paneer Cottage cheese cubes in Spinach gravy. Vegetarian
33 Aloo Matar Potatoes and peas in curry Vegetarian
34 Dum Aloo
Dum aloo
Dum Aloo belongs to, specifically, Kashmiri cuisine. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried, then cooked slowly at low flame in a curd based gravy with spices. The dish has become popular in different neighboring regions including India and Pakistan....

 
Potatoes cooked in Curry. Vegetarian
35 Gobhi Aloo Cauliflower with potatoes sauteed with garam masala. Vegetarian
36 Matar Patratha, Paneer Paratha, Aloo Paratha, gajar paratha, mooli Paratha All stuffed parathas with different veggies. Vegetarian
37 Aloo methi Methi leaves and potatoes nicely flavoured Vegetarian
38 Arbi masala Edoes cooked in onion tomato masala Vegetarian
39 Mushrrom do piaza Vegetarian
40 Mixed vegetable Vegetarian
41 Vegetable jalfrezi Vegetarian
42 Ghiya ki subji Vegetarian
43 Bharwein tinde Vegetarian
44 Aloo baingan Vegetarian
45 Bharwein baigan Vegetarian
46 Aloo simla mirch Vegetarian
47 Ghiye ke kofte Vegetarian
48 Pattor Vegetarian
49 Ramatori subji Vegetarian
50 Baigan bharta  Eggplant (Baingan) cooked with tomatoes or onions Vegetarian
51 Jeera aloo Vegetarian
52 Kadai paneer Vegetarian
53 Paneer butter masala Vegetarian
54 Butter Chicken
55 Amritsari fish
56 Amritsari kulcha Vegetarian
57 Chana masala Vegetarian
58 Misi roti Vegetarian
59 Navrattan korma
60 Rongi Vegetarian
61 Pindi chana Vegetarian
62 French bean aloo Vegetarian
63 Bharwein karela Vegetarian
64 Shahi paneer Vegetarian
65 Mushroom matar Vegetarian
66 Moong dal ka halwa Vegetarian
67 Phirni Vegetarian
68 Amriti with Rabdi Vegetarian
69 Mathura ke pde Vegetarian
70 Pinni Vegetarian
71 Panjeeri Vegetarian
73 katha meetha petha/halwakadoo Vegetarian
74 Sweet Pethas/ kesar petha/ pista petha Vegetarian
75 Gobhi matar Vegetarian
76 Gajar matar aloo Vegetarian
77 Aloo baingan masala Vegetarian
78 Aloo ki Tikki Vegetarian
79 Kulfi falooda Vegetarian
80 Paneer Tikka Masala Vegetarian
81 Kadhi Pakoda Gram Flour with Yogurt with gramflour fried balls Vegetarian

South

# Name Type Main ingredients
1 dosa
Dosa
Dosa or Dhosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as being popular in Sri Lanka...

 
Pancake/Hopper Ground rice
2 Idli  Steamed [cake] of fermented [rice] and [pulse] flour Rice, flour
3 Upma
Upma
Upma is a popular Indian breakfast dish originating in South India.-Etymology:The general name of the dish in most languages is formed from two words : salt and flour...

 
Snack Rava
Semolina
Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta, and also used for breakfast cereals and puddings. Semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and corn.-Name:The term semolina derives from...

4 Bonda
Bonda
Bonda is a typical South Indian snack that has various sweet and spicy versions of it at different regions.-Preparation:The process of making a spicy bonda involves deep-frying potato filling dipped in gram flour batter.Bonda has a sweet and a spicy variant...

 
Snack Potatoes, gram flour
5 Bajji  Vegetable Fritters
6 Vada
Vada
Vada ; also known as wada or vade or vadai , is a savoury fritter-type snack from South India.-Description:Vada can vary in shape and size, but are usually either doughnut- or disc-shaped and are about between 5 and 8 cm across. They are made from dal, lentil, gram flour or potato.Vada is a...

 
Savory Donut Urad dal
7 Goli bajje  snack gram flour
8 Puttu
Puttu
Puttu is a South Indian and Sri Lankan breakfast dish of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut. It is popular in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as in areas of Sri Lanka, where it is also known as pittu...

 
Ground Rice
9 Uttapam
Uttapam
Uttapam or ooththappam is a dosa-like dish made by cooking ingredients in a batter. Unlike a dosa, which is crisp and crepe-like, uttapam is a thick pancake, with toppings cooked right into the batter...

 
Rice Pancake/Hopper with a topping of onions/tomatoes/coconut
10 Kuzhakkattai  Dumplings Rice flour, jaggery, coconut
11 Payasam  Rice Dessert Rice, milk
12 Kanji
Rice congee
Congee is a type of rice porridge popular in many Asian countries. It can be eaten alone or served with a side dish. Names for congee are as varied as the style of its preparation...

 
Porridge Rice
13 Kuzhambu
Kuzhambu
Kuzhambu, is a dish common in South India and Sri Lankan Tamil cuisines, and is primarily made of a variety of dals.Kuzhambu is a stew based on a broth made with tamarind, urad dal and toor dal, and can include vegetables. The dish is very popular as a side for rice in the southern regions of...

 
Thick Soup with coconut Coconut, Vegetables
14 Appam
Appam
Appam, Aappam hoppers, are a type of food in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan cuisine. It is called chitau Pitha in Oriya, Paddu or Gulle Eriyappa in Kodava. It is known as ආප්ප in Sinhala. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner.Appum or aapum – pronunciation varies between regions...

 
Pancake, thicker at center Ground rice
15 Idiappam  Steamed rice noodles/vermicelli Ground rice
16 Chicken 65
Chicken 65
Chicken 65 is a spicy, deep-fried chicken dish popular in South India, as a bar snack, entree, or quick snack. The flavour of the dish comes from ginger, cayenne pepper, mustard powder and vinegar although the exact recipe can vary...

 
Popular Deep Fried Chicken preparation Chicken, Onion, Ginger
17 Pongal
Pongal (dish)
Pongal is a popular rice porridge dish based in South India. Pongal is unique to Tamil cuisine, but many other widely consumed Indian dish Khichdi....

 
Pulao Rice
18 Parotta layered kerala parotta made with maida and dalda
19 Mathi River fish variety
20 Erachi ullathiyathu Chicken curry with thick and minimal gravy
21 Meen Moli White fish curry
22 Meen vevichathu Red fish curry with tamarind
24 kappa tapioca
25 kaada Patridge
26 karumeen pollichathu Fish preparation in banana leaves
27 avial mix vegetable
28 Muyal Rabbit
29 panni varathathu Pork fry
30 vedi erachi Hunting meat(deer/boar)
31 aattirachi Mutton
32 taaravin mutta Duck eggs
33 taaravu mappas Duck preparation
34 Maacri kaal Green Frog leg fried
35 Sambar Lentil soup with vegetables and masala mixed with rice and taken
36 Yelumincham sadam Lemon rice
37 Thengai sadam Cocunut rice
38 Puli sadam Tamarind rice
39 Currivepillai sadam Curry leaves rice
40 Kothamali sadam Coriander rice
41 Bisebilla bath Rice preparation with vegetables
42 Kaara Kozhambu Dish used with rice made of chilli powder and tamarind
43 Kos kootu Cabbage and lentil dish used for rice
44 Poriyal Side dish for rice prepared from one or more vegetables with little oil stirred, with daal half boiled and coconut / mustard seeds
45 Aviyal Cocunut paste, curd mixed with vegetables and some spices
46 Kootu Vegetable, daal or lentil mixture boiled in water
47 Varuval Vegetables shallow fried in oil
48 Thayir sadam Curd rice
49 More Kozhambu Butter milk dish mixed with rice
50 Meen Kozhambu Fish dish mixed with rice
51 Kozhi Kozhambu Chicken dish mixed with rice
52 Mutton Kozhambu Goat meat spicy curry
53 Mutton Varuval Goat meat dry fry
54 Kozhi Varuval Chicken dry fry
55 Kozhi Kurma thick chicken curry
56 Kurma Vegetables with coconut paste used for dosa or chappathi or rice
57 Nandu varuval Crab shallow/dry fry
58 Era varuval Prawn shallow fry
59 Biryani Spicy rice dish with vegetables or chicken or mutton or fish or prawns
60 Sakkara pongal Sweet rice dish
61 Chettinadu Kaikari masala Vegetable gravy chettinadu style
62 Chettinadu kozhi varuval Chicken shallow fry
63 Chettinadu muttai varutha curry Egg fry
64 Chettinadu karandi omelette Omelette in the shape of a big spoon
65 Karuvaadu varuval Fried Sun dried fish
66 Karuvaattu kozhambu Dish made of sun dried fish mixed with rice
67 Mutta Kozhambu Egg dish mixed with rice
68 Mutta Kurma Egg kurma
69 Omelette egg omelette or veg omelette
70 Masala Dosa Dosa with masala and potato
71 Paruppu sadam Daal rice
72 Sevai Kind of rice vermicilli used for breakfast
73 sevai lunch kind of rice vermicilli mixed with either tamarind or lemon or coconut
74 Keerai sadam Rice and green leaves
75 Keerai poriyal Green leaves mixed with daal and coconut with little oil
76 Keerai masiyal Grinded green leaves used as a side dish for rice or mixed with rice
77 Keerai kootu Green leaves kootu

West

# Name Type Main
ingredient(s)
1 Vada pav
Vada pav
Vada pav , sometimes spelled wada pav, is a popular vegetarian fast food dish native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. It consists of a batata vada sandwiched between 2 slices of a pav. The compound word batata vada refers in Marathi to a vada made out of batata, the latter referring to a potato...

 
Burger wheat flour, potatoes, spices
2 Dahi vada
Dahi vada
Dahi vada is an Indian chaat, prepared by soaking vadas in thick yogurt ....

 
fried lentil balls in a yogurt sauce lentils, yogurt
3 Puri
Puri (food)
Puri ,Hindi पूरी , Urdu: بوری, Tamil பூரி , Kannada ಪೂರಿ , Oriya ପୁରି, is an unleavened Indian bread, commonly consumed in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other countries of South Asia. It is eaten for breakfast or as a snack or light meal.Puri is most commonly served at breakfast...

 
Bread Wheat flour
4 Bombil fry  Main Course Bombay Duck (Fish)
5 Kombdi vade
Kombdi vade
Kombdi vade is a non-vegetarian dish native to the Malvan region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish consists of a traditional Malvani chicken curry , vade , onions, lemon juice and sol-kadhi ....

 
Chicken Curry with Bread Chicken
6 Vindaloo
Vindaloo
Vindaloo is an Indian curry dish from the region of Goa. It is popular globally in its Anglo-Indian form as a staple of curry house menus, often renowned as a particularly spicy dish, though it is not necessarily always the hottest available. The name Vindaloo is derived from the Portuguese dish...

 
Goan Pork Vindaloo Pork, Goan Red Chilli Paste
7 Veg Kolhapuri
Veg Kolhapuri
Veg Kolhapuri is a vegetarian dish from Kolhapur, Maharashtra in India. It can be described as a mixed vegetable dry gravy dish. It is frequently eaten as a main course...

 
Vegetarian Dish Mixed Vegetables
8 Dhokla
Dhokla
Dhokla or Dhokra is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter of gram flour . Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack...

 
Lentil Snack Gram
9 Pohe  Vegetarian Snack flattened rice
10 Sabudana Khichadi
Sabudana Khichadi
Sabudana khichadi is an Indian dish made from soaked Sabudana . It is usually prepared in western parts of India especially in Gujarat & Maharashtra. In the majour towns of Maharashtra like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, it is available as street food and is widely enjoyed by everyone throughout the...

 
Vegetarian Snack sago
11 Koshimbir  salad salad/side-dish
12 Upmaa  Vegetarian Snack semolina
13 Thalipeeth
Thalipeeth
Thalipeeth is a type of savoury multi-grain pancake popular in Western India. It is a special Maharashtrian dish. The dough is prepared from a special flour made from roasted Bengal gram, Black gram, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, wheat, and rice...

 
Savoury Pancake mixed grain flour
14 Pooran-poli  Sweet Stuffed Bread wheat flour, gram
15 Modak
Modak
A modak is a sweet dumpling popular in Western and South India. It is called "modak" in Marathi and Konkani, "modhaka" or "kadubu" in Kannada, "modhaka" or "kozhakkattai" in Tamil, and "kudumu" in Telugu. The sweet filling is made of fresh coconut and jaggery while the shell is of rice flour....

 
Sweet Coconut Dumplings rice flour, coconut
16 Chakli
Chakli
Chakli or Murukku is a savoury snack popular in India and Sri Lanka, originating in the cuisine of the South and West India. It is also popular in places with large Indian populations.-History:...

 
Savoury Snack mixed grain flour
17 Shakkarparey  Sweet or Savoury Snack plain flour, sugar
18 Amti
AMTI
AMTI may refer to one of the following*Association of Mathematics Teachers of India*Airborne moving target indication*Apostolic Missionary Training Institute...

 
Lentil Curry split lentil
19 Chivda  Mixture flattened rice, groundnut, chana, masala
20 Chorafali  spicey grinding of Charudala, masala, sprinkle with red chilly powder on top
21 locha
Locha
Locha is a moth genus in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

 
spicey grinding of chanadal, masala,
22 Pav Bhaji
Pav bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a fast food dish that originated in Marathi cuisine, and is native to Maharashtra and is popular in most metropolitan areas in India, particularly in Pune. Pav in Marathi means a small loaf of bread. The word has been derived from Portuguese pão . Bhaji in Marathi means vegetable dish...

 
Veg Main Dish Mix Curry of Onion, Capsicum, Peas, Cauliflower potatoes
23 Khakhra
Khakhra
Khakhra is a popular vegetarian roasted Gujarati Indian thin cracker bread or snack item made from mat bean and wheat flour and oil.-Varieties:Khakhra is made in several varieties such methi, jeera, bajri, math and masala flavors to name a few....

 
Snack wheat flour, Methi
24 Jalebi
Jalebi
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Sweet maida & grained semolina flour, baking powder, curd, sugar
25 Undhiyu
Undhiyu
Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable casserole that is a regional specialty of Gujarat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati words "matlu" meaning earthen pot and "undhu" meaning upside down since they have been traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots fired...

 
Mix veggi Plantain , Brinjal , carrot , Green chillies, potatoes, Fresh coconut and other vegetable
26 Muthiya  Snack whole wheat flour, methi leaves, besan/chickpeas flour and coriander leaves/cilantro
27 Dum aaloo  Veg. Main dish potatoes deep fry, yogurt, coriander powder, ginger powder
28 Khakhra
Khakhra
Khakhra is a popular vegetarian roasted Gujarati Indian thin cracker bread or snack item made from mat bean and wheat flour and oil.-Varieties:Khakhra is made in several varieties such methi, jeera, bajri, math and masala flavors to name a few....

 
Snack wheat flour, Methi
29 Bhakhri  Bread whole wheat flour, thicker than Rotli, crispy
30 Bajri no rotlo  Bread thick millet flour flatbread usually grilled over coals
31 Juvar no rotlo  Bread thick sorghum flatbread
32 Sev Tameta  Veggie Potatoes and Sev
33 Khandvi
Khandvi
Khandvi is a village in Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra. Situated on the confluence of State highways 194 and 196, it serves as an important juncture connecting the Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district to the Muktainagar tehsil of the adjacent Jalgaon Khandesh district....

 
Snack besan
34 Khandvi
Khandvi
Khandvi is a village in Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra. Situated on the confluence of State highways 194 and 196, it serves as an important juncture connecting the Jalgaon Jamod tehsil of Buldhana district to the Muktainagar tehsil of the adjacent Jalgaon Khandesh district....

 
Snack besan
35 Patra  Snack Taro Leaves,Coconut , Seeds , Dal
36 Sev Khamani  Snack chana dal , green chillies, ginger, lemon juice and olive oil
37 Lilva Kachori  Snack Lilva and whole wheat flour
38 Chaat Snack
39 Methi na Gota Snack
40 Soonvali Snack
41 Kachori Snack
42 Paani Puri Snack
43 Handwo ( steamed dish ) Snack
44 Rasya Muthia, Snack a spicy yogurt dumpling soup
45 Daal Dhokli Snack
46 Cholafali Snack
47 Sutarfeni Sweet
48 Kansar Sweet
49 Halvasan Sweet
50 Malpua Sweet
51 Keri no ras Sweet
52 Basundi Sweet
53 Ghari (sweet from Surat) Sweet
54 Ghebar or Ghevar (sweet from Surat) Sweet
55 Son Papdi Sweet
56 Magas (or Magaj) Sweet
57 Sukhadi Sweet
58 Mohanthal Sweet
59 Gud papdi ( Gol papdi ) Sweet
60 Penda Sweet
61 Barfi Sweet
62 Ladu Sweet
63 Shiro Sweet roasted semolina/flour/dal with milk, butter, sugar, nuts and raisins
64 Ghooghra Sweet
65 Shrikhand Sweet a thick yogurt-based sweet dessert garnished with ground nuts, cardamom, and saffron
66 Laapsi Sweet coarse ground/ broken wheat cooked with butter and sugar
67 Doodhpak Sweet a milk-based sweet dessert with nuts
68 Shakkarpara Snack a deep fried snack made out of sugar and wheat
69 Copra paak Sweet Coconut halwa/barfi: Halwa is soft, barfi more like cake
70 Gajar Halwo - Carrot Halwa Sweet
71 Dudhi no Halwo - Bottle Gourd Halwa Sweet
72 Gur Sweet unrefined brown sugar sold in blocks[3]

East

# Name Type Main
ingredient(s)
1 Chhenagaja  Dessert Chhena, flour, sugar syrup
2 Chhenapoda  Dessert Chhena, flour, sugar syrup
3 Mitha Dahi  Dessert Dahi, sugar syrup and /or jaggery
4 Rasgulla  Dessert Chhena, flour and Sugar Syrup
5 Machha Jhola
Machha Jhola
Machha Jhola or Machher Jhol is a traditional Bengali and Oriya fish curry. It is in the form of a very spicy stew that is served with rice. Machha Jhola is liberally seasoned with turmeric, garlic, onions, and grated ginger. Potatoes are added to the stew as a thickening agent...

 
Curry fish, various spices
6 Pakhal Rice fermented rice, yoghurt, salt, seasonings

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