Top 15 Best Indian Cuisines That You Should Try

Monday, 17/03/2025
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Indian cuisines are quite unique and rich, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore and try them. Each Indian food is an ingenious combination of spices and elaborate processing of the Indians. If you don't know what food you should try, find the top 15 Indian dishes in this guide. 

1. Dosa Spring Roll

Dosa Spring Roll is a  popular Indian cuisine in the streets. Crust is made from bean paste, fermented rice flour and potatoes. The main filling is potato. Besides, many chefs do not use the filling. Dosa Spring roll served with spicy curry. 

Dosa-Spring-RollDosa Spring Roll

 

2. Josh Rogan Lamb Curry

Josh Rogan is a famous Indian cuisine, located in West India. The food's main ingredient includes lamb, onions, tomatoes and spices. 

After the food is marinated with a sauce from the essence of chicken and Kashmir peppers, creating a unique red color. 

Josh Rogan Lamb curry cooks many hours to the tender and flavor rich of meat. 

Josh-Rogan-Lamb-CurryJosh Rogan Lamb Curry

 

3. Tandoori grilled chicken

If you love this chicken's food, don't pass up the  Tandoori grilled chicken which is an Indian specialty. Chicken is baked in a clay oven or marinated in yogurt, after placing it on the grill. This food attracts many tourists by special flavor due to its a spice blend of India consisting of coriander seeds, ginger and turmeric.

So, Tandoori grilled chicken is one of the best Indian cuisines that you  cannot ignore.

Tandoori-grilled-chickenTandoori grilled chicken

 

4. Tikka Masala chicken

The second chicken food in Indian cuisine is Tikka Masala. This food has a gentle, warm taste. It is almost popular in India's family meals. 

Chicken is marinated in Tikka Masala powder , unsweetened yogurt and Indian's spices and cooked following the spicy taste of Indians. With spicy spices, cream and tomato, the chefs will create signature sauce, developing a unique taste for the food. 

Tikka-Masala-chickenTikka Masala chicken

 

5. Pani Puri

Among the Indian street dishes, Pani Puri is a food that attracts many tourists. Pani Puri is a cake and the filling cake includes  mashed potatoes, peas, onions, bean sprouts and spices. 

Pani-PuriPani Puri

 

6. Naan Flour Bread

Naan flour bread has the main ingredient: Flour and dry yeast, is a popular dish in India and appears in meals. The way of Naan cake is simple. You only need to knead the dough, shape it into thin and grilled.

You can grill Naan flour bread with butter and garli , cheese , chili, .... with many different flavors. 

Naan-Flour-BreadNaan Flour Bread

 

7. Masala Tea

Enjoying masala tea instead of coffee is an interesting experience after enjoying Indian cuisine. This tea has existed for more than 5000 years in India, and is made from milk, sugar, water, tea and ginger. 

Masala-TeaMasala Tea

 

The milk cooked in a pot, adding sugar and water. Cooking with a large fire and creating consistency.  After down the fire, adding tea and stir well, remember some slices of ginger and enjoy it. 

8. Samosa cake

Samosa cake is a vegetarian dumplings or chips, one of the top Indian cuisines, popular on the streets of India. 

The cake is triangular in shape. The filling cake has 2 kinds: stuffed with sweet or savory. The sweet filling has potatoes, onions, peas or lentils and savory ones have lamb, beef or ground chicken. 

Samosa-cakeSamosa cake

 

9. Curry

One of the famous Indian cuisines is curry. When talking about Indian cuisine, don't pass up this food. It is similar to that of Korean kimchi or Japanese sushi. 

Indian curry is a thick sauce with many ingredients like vegetables, meat and Indian spices, served with rice, bread. You can order at any Indian restaurant in Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi. 

Curry in India impresses tourists by specifically sauce. It is made from yogurt, fresh milk, cream, creating a delicious sour and greasy taste. 

10. Thali

Thali is a traditional food in India. You can see it anywhere in this country, selling on the India's street. 

This food is combined with many different dishes such as Basmati rice, Naan bread, bean curry, pickles, potatoes, unsweetened yogurt, some sweets…When eating, tourists will feel the perfect balance of many flavors. 

ThaliThali

 

11. Falooda dessert

Lying in the best Indian cuisine is Falooda which is an Indian cold dessert. This dessert is decorated with dried fruit, nuts, and a little basil garnish. 

Falooda dessert looks beautiful and sweet, attracting your taste. It is a great dessert that you should try after eating spicy or greasy dishes. 

Falooda-dessertFalooda dessert

 

12. Biriyani 

This food is mixed rice between traditional and modern that you will definitely explore. 

Biryani is made from Basmati rice and some ingredients such as saffron, herbs,  onions, garlic, beans and cardamom. After, take all of them and cook with chicken, goat, and lamb. You can eat it with frozen milk and roasted eggplant.

BiriyaniBiriyani

 

13. Lassi yogurt

Lassi yogurt is a drink with the main ingredient being goat's milk. If a traditional lassi is a salty taste and the aroma from Egyptian fennel, the modern lassi has a sweet taste due to its mix with ingredients such as yogurt, sugar, rose water, mango mashed, .....

14. Chaat

This food is quite well-known in Northern India, attracting many tourists due to its spicy, greasy taste. The ingredients are simple with deep-fried flour, potatoes, onions, coriander, chili and a mixture of Chaat Masala spices. You can sever with a sauce. 

ChaatChaat Indian food

 

15. Gulab Jamun fried milk cake

Gulab Jamun is a unique Indian cuisine, made from milk residue and aftering it is fried and soaked in rose water for about 3 minutes to absorb the flavor. 

Gulab-Jamun-fried-milk-cakeGulab Jamun fried milk cake

 

You will be surprised by the flavor of cake because of the rose scent, crispy and sweet taste of cake. 

Indian cuisine brings for tourists many suprise about the unique flavors and the meticulousness in each stage of processing. So, if you are bored with Asia, Euro food, you can enjoy Indian cuisine. 

>>> See more: TOP 12 Best Indian Restaurants In Ho Chi Minh City

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