These Are The Top 10 Indian Foods, As Ranked By TasteAtlas
Did your favourites make it to the list?
Who doesn’t love Indian food, right?
Not only are we the people wholly and solely obsessed with our food but so is everyone else in the world. More often than not, Indian cuisine is ranked amongst the best in the world and no matter where you go, you’ll always find an Indian restaurant packed with people, and not just fellow Indians or people of Indian origin.
Everyone’s got their favourites, yes, but the one thing everyone can agree on is that there’s no other food as delectable as Indian food!
But an almost permanent is about which Indian food is the best one? On a daily basis, folks from every part of our country, are busy debating the same thing. Everyone obviously believes their favourites are truly the best and while food tastes are certainly subjective, someone’s got to sit down and play fair.
Enter the good folks at TasteAtlas, one of the world’s most talked about food listing platforms. Everyone turns to them when they want to know about good food and where to get it, and they’ve recently released their list of the top 10 Indian foods, based on surveys and reviews, and for many out there, it’s one of the most definitive lists on Indian food.
Did your favourites make it? Let’s find out.
Top 10 Indian Foods, As Ranked By TasteAtlas
1. Butter Garlic Naan
Yes, this flatbread has made it to the top. And if you’ve been to any North Indian restaurant anywhere in the world, you’d know just how popular it is with people.
2. Amritsari Kulcha
Another popular bread for people to have, this staple food from Amritsar is famous for being quite light on the stomach despite being heavy on the taste buds.
3. Parotta
Why should North Indian cuisine have all the fun? You’ll find Parotta as both a street food staple and in menus across restaurants, and rightfully so.
4. Butter Chicken
For a majority of the world, butter chicken is the definition of Indian food. Originated in Delhi’s Moti Mahal restaurant back in the 1950s, it’s remained at the top of the food list for people across the globe.
5. Hyderabadi Biryani
While India boasts of many different types of biryanis, few can rival the flavours of the Hyderabadi one. It’s spicy, saucy and absolutely sensational!
6. Tandoori Chicken
Another extremely popular item at Indian restaurants across the world, Tandoori Chicken makes for the perfect appetiser – smoky, succulent and sizzling hot.
7. Dal Tadka
We, Indians, love our dal, and dal tadka might just be the de facto favourite for most of us. As it is with the rest of the world – they can’t get enough of the tadka that’s uniquely Indian in every which way.
8. Masala Dosa
Not just those from the South but Indians everywhere love their dosas. It’s a breakfast stape for some, evening snack for the others, and even a great cheat meal for some others. A Masala Dosa is that ultimate comfort food you can’t ever replace with anything else.
9. Chole Bhature
Ditto with Chole Bhature, one of the most popular vegetarian North Indian dishes. It’s not for the faint hearted – you’ve got to have a hearty appetite to enjoy it and fortunately, most people definitely do.
10. Phirni
It’s only fair that the list ends on a sweet note, right?
A popular Punjabi dessert, the humble phirni is as unique as it’s simple. And anyone who’s ever enjoyed it would tell you, it’s a combination that’s worth a million bucks.