Famous Indian dishes:
* Idiyappam (breakfast)
* Idli (South Indian breakfast, steamed rice)
* Thali (an Indian dish with rice, bread and a variety of small dishes. It can be prepared both vegetarian and non-vegetarian).
* Curry
* Tandoori
*Samosa (vegetable with spices in dough, folded in a triangular shape)
* Pakora (vegetables or meat with herbs dipped in chickpea batter, then deep fried)
* Bhaji (South Indian version of the Pakora: vegetables or meat coated in chickpea batter, deep fried)
* Dosa (very thin on one side fried rice pancake with filling)

* Chutney
* Pappadum
* Paneer (cottage cheese)
* Ghurt (full-fat yogurt)
* Sambar (a spicy vegetable-bright morning from South India)
* Types of Bread: chappati, nan, idli, paratha (parontha)
* Kofta
* Biryani
* Roti
* Base (a dish of dried legumes such as lentils, peas or beans)

Famous Indian drinks:
* Chai: hot tea with hot milk and sugar
* Coffee
* Lassi yoghurt drinks with sugar and/or vegetables or salt
* Miscellaneous (fresh fruit juices)