India
Makki di Roti
Cornmeal flatbread; winter staple, served with sarson da saag (mustard greens).
Lukhmi
Flaky pastry with spiced minced meat filling; Hyderabadi samosa-like snack.
Luchi Aloor Dom
Luchi (Bengali puri) with dum aloo (slow-cooked potato curry).
Ladi Pav
Cluster of pav baked together in 'ladis' (rows), torn apart to serve.
Laccha Paratha
Layered flaky paratha (not stuffed); multiple thin layers give crispy texture.
Kutchi Dabeli
Original Kutch-style preparation, often considered most authentic.
Kulcha
Leavened flatbread from Punjab; maida (refined flour) dough with yogurt and baking soda, stuffed with various fillings, baked in tandoor ...
Kulcha Chole
Kulcha served with chole (spiced chickpea curry)—the classic pairing.
Kothu Parotta
Shredded parotta stir-fried with egg, vegetables, and spices—like fried rice but with bread. Street food.
Koraishutir Kochuri
Green pea-stuffed kachori, winter specialty, served with sabzi.
Kolkata Egg Roll
The egg never goes in the roll as a topping, it becomes the wrapper. Cracked onto the griddle and bonded into the paratha, one egg is the whole filling of Kolkata's cheapest, most ordered street roll.
Kolkata Chicken Roll
Classic Kolkata chicken roll; paratha with spiced chicken, onion, chutney.
Keema Pav
Spiced minced meat (lamb or goat keema) cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger-garlic, garam masala, served with buttered pav for scooping....
Keema Naan
The naan is both the flatbread on the clay wall and the lid sealing the mince inside it, so the meat steams in its own bread as it bakes. A north Indian tandoor parcel with a Mughlai pedigree.
Keema Ghotala Pav
Keema scrambled with eggs (ghotala style), served with pav.
Kathi Roll
Kolkata's iconic street wrap; paratha (flaky flatbread) or roomali roti wrapped around spiced kebab filling with onions, green chutney, a...
Kanda Bhaji Pav
Onion bhaji (sliced onions in gram flour batter, fried crispy) in pav.
Kachori Sabzi
Deep-fried spiced lentil-stuffed bread (kachori) with potato or pea curry.