Fried Recipes

A legendary North Indian breakfast of crisp, lentil-stuffed deep-fried bread (Bedmi) served with a watery, highly spiced potato curry.

Sweet, soft, fluffy, and mildly spiced deep-fried bread made from overripe bananas, yogurt, and flour. A coastal Karnataka specialty.

Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, these savory South Indian dumpling balls are made in a special pan using leftover fermented idli or dosa batter.

A beloved Bengali Sunday breakfast: perfectly white, puffed, deep-fried flatbreads (Luchi) served with a rich, spiced potato curry (Aloo Dum).

A decadent Sindhi breakfast consisting of crisp, deep-fried, cumin-scented flatbreads served with a simple, tempered chana dal and tangy chutneys.

A popular North Indian street food breakfast: a spicy mashed potato sandwich, dipped in a gram flour batter and deep-fried to golden perfection.

An instant, no-fermentation idli made from roasted semolina (rava), yogurt, and a tempering of mustard seeds and cashews.

A unique, chewy, and highly comforting dish made from soaked tapioca pearls, tossed with crushed roasted peanuts, potatoes, and cumin.

Deep-fried, puffed whole wheat bread (Poori) served alongside a mildly spiced, turmeric-yellow potato curry (Bhaji).

A savory, comforting porridge-like dish made from roasted semolina (rava), tempered with spices, lentils, and mixed vegetables.

A quick, light, and immensely flavorful breakfast from Maharashtra made of flattened rice flakes, onions, peanuts, and turmeric.

Bite-sized, deep-fried sweets containing a sweet, spiced coconut and jaggery center (pani pol) encased in a crispy rice flour batter.