Prompt 3 of 7
Name an Indian dish
120 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Chettinad chicken— Fiery pepper-and-fennel chicken from a tiny Tamil merchant region.
85 ptsDeep Cut64 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Achar
- Aloo matar
- Aloo tikki
- Appam
- Avial
- Baingan bharta
- Balti
- Barfi
- Bhindi masala
- Bhuna
- Bisi bele bath
- Bombay potatoes
- Chicken 65
- Chilli chicken
- Chilli paneer
- Curd rice
- Dahi puri
- Dal baati churma
- Dhokla
- Dopiaza
- Dum aloo
- Egg bhurji
- Egg curry
- Gobi manchurian— Cauliflower gone Indo-Chinese, an in-India invention start to finish.
- Haleem
- Jeera rice
- Kachori
- Kadhi
- Kaju katli
- Kathi roll
- Kulcha
- Laal maas
- Lemon rice
- Litti chokha
- Misal pav
- Mishti doi
- Modak
- Momos— Tibetan by origin, Indian street food by total adoption.
- Mysore pak
- Nihari
- Paneer bhurji
- Peda
- Pesarattu
- Poha
- Pongal
- Prawn masala
- Puliyogare
- Puran poli
- Puttu
- Rabri
- Rasam
- Sabudana khichdi
- Sandesh
- Sarson ka saag
- Seekh kebab
- Sev puri
- Shami kebab
- Shrikhand
- Soan papdi— Diwali's most regifted box — flaky, and it knows it.
- Thepla
- Undhiyu
- Upma
- Uttapam
- Vangi bath
60 ptsRare37 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Aloo gobi
- Bhel puri
- Dahi vada
- Dosa
- Fish curry
- Halwa
- Idli
- Jalebi
- Jalfrezi
- Kadai paneer
- Keema
- Kheer
- Khichdi
- Kofta
- Korma
- Kulfi
- Laddu
- Madras curry
- Malai kofta— Fried paneer-potato dumplings in cashew cream — the vegetarian headliner.
- Masala chai
- Matar paneer
- Pakora
- Paneer butter masala
- Paneer tikka
- Pani puri
- Papadum
- Pulao
- Puri
- Raita
- Rajma
- Rasgulla
- Rasmalai
- Rogan josh
- Sambar
- Thali— Really a whole tray of dishes, counted here as one.
- Vada pav
- Vindaloo
30 ptsSchooler13 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Biryani
- Chaat
- Chana masala
- Chutney
- Curry
- Dal
- Gulab jamun
- Lassi
- Palak paneer
- Paratha
- Roti
- Tandoori chicken
- Tikka masala
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Pav bhaji— Mumbai's buttered-bun vegetable mash, invented for textile-mill lunch breaks.
- Vada— Fried lentil rings that look exactly like doughnuts and aren't.
10 ptsPlankton3 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Butter chicken
- Naan
- Samosa