Indian cuisine replicates a 5000-year history of the melding of various cultures, leading to diverse flavors and regional cuisines.

The main differences are largely divided into South Indian and North Indian cuisine.

A lot of the northern regions of India are vegetarian, and therefore many of the most inspiring vegetable dishes originate from the northern states

Here is a selection of some of the most popular Indian dishes to eat in India on vacation.

Pakora is a savory, deep-fried Indian snack made with chunks of vegetables such as potato, cauliflower, and eggplant, or meat of choice, which is then dipped in chickpea flour, seasoned with turmeric, salt, chili, or other spices, and deep-fried in ghee.

 Pakora

 Vada Pav is a favorite sandwich-style snack from Mumbai, named after its ingredients: vada, or spicy mashed potatoes, which are deep-fried in chickpea batter; and pav, or white bread rolls.

Vada Pav

Paratha is a flaky, layered, golden-brown Indian bread, which is typically consumed for breakfast. It consists of whole wheat flour baked in ghee, and Indian clarified butter and comes in round, triangular, square, or hexagonal shapes.

Paratha

 Naan is a well-liked flatbread with a chewy texture. It consists of white flour, yeast, eggs, milk, salt, and sugar, baked in a tandoor oven. Its characteristic tear-drop shape is achieved due to the way that the dough droops as it cooks on the tandoor walls.

Naan

Aloo Gobi is a vegetarian dry curry, consisting of potatoes (aloo), cauliflower (gobi), and Indian spices. It has a warm, yellow-orange color because it contains turmeric.

 Aloo Gobi

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