| Description | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Typically red chicken dish marinated in yoghurt and spices and cooked in a cylindrical clay oven | {Tandoori} chicken | 85%
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| Yoghurt dip usually flavoured with cucumber and mint | Raita | 76%
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| Curry of paneer in a thick, pureed spinach sauce | Palak paneer | 74%
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| Kashmiri curry flavoured with alkanet flower and Kashmiri chillis | {Rogan} josh | 66%
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| Steamed rice cakes popular in South India and Sri Lanka | Idli | 60%
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| Hindi name for coriander powder | {Dhania} powder | 54%
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| Blend of ground spices that literally translates to 'hot spices' | Garam masala | 53%
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| Sautéed potato and cauliflower mix | Aloo gobhi | 49%
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| Hot, sour curry which uses a large amount of chilli powder; colonial name for the city of Chennai | Madras | 46%
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| General term for a seasoned rice dish. It is very common in South Asian cuisine | Pilau | 46%
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| Thin, tangy South Indian soup usually served with rice | Rasam | 44%
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| Scrambled egg dish seasoned with onions, chillies and spices | Egg {bhurji} | 43%
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| Punjabi dish of chana masala (chickpea curry) and deep-fried hollow bread | Chole bhature | 41%
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| Popular snack of crunchy chickpea flour noodles | Sev | 37%
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| Rice and lentils dish | Khichdi | 32%
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| Yellow, yoghurt based curry which is less spicy than most Indian curries | Korma | 28%
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| Rose flavoured squash concentrate often mixed with sprite | Rooh afza | 27%
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| Beer style initially developed to withstand long journeys between Britain and India | India pale ale | 22%
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| Slow-cooked meat shank stew seasoned with long pepper; Pakistan's national dish | Nihari | 20%
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| Staple black pulse used in dosa (and other) batters | Black gram | 19%
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| Pudding-like dessert made from semolina/rice paste | Halwa | 17%
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| Coconut, almond and sultana naan | {Peshawari} naan | 17%
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| Sri Lankan variant of black tea typically enjoyed with milk | {Ceylon} tea | 15%
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| Very hot curry originating from the Bangladeshi-owned curry shops in Birmingham, England | Phall | 8%
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| Chicken kebab marinated in a spiced mix of curd, cream and cashew paste | {Reshmi} kabab | 5%
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