Hyderabadi cuisine

Kheer, khir, payesh, fenni or payasam is a pudding or porridge (specifically rice pudding) popular in the Indian subcontinent, usually made by boiling milk, sugar or jaggery, and rice. It can be additionally flavoured with dried fruits, nuts, cardamom and saffron. Instead of rice, it may contain cracked wheat, vermicelli (sevai), sago or tapioca (sabudana).

form of biryani, from Hyderabad, India

Nihari (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is a stew of the Indian subcontinent, which consists of slow-cooked meat, mainly a shank cut of beef, lamb and mutton, or goat meat, as well as chicken and bone marrow. The two most common theories of origin postulate that nihari originated either in the Indian cities of Lucknow or Delhi. It is flavoured with long pepper (pippali), a relative of black pepper and is often served with naan, roti or rice.

Dopiaza (, , , meaning "two onions") is a curry that contains onions as a major ingredient. It is recorded in Mughlai cuisine in the 16th century, and occurs in both Iranian and South Asian cuisine. It has become widespread in South Asia and in British Indian cuisine.

variety of kebab, originating from the Indian subcontinent; consists of a small patty of minced meat (often lamb or mutton, occasionally chicken), with ground chickpeas, egg to hold it together, and spices

Types of flatbreads

traditional South Asian sweet dish

type of haleem popular in the Indian city Hyderabad

Indian bread pudding

Cooking technique

native cooking style of the Hyderabadi Muslims

snack in Hyderabad, Telangana

Luqmi (; pronounced lukhmi in Deccani Urdu) is a typical mince savoury or starter of the cuisine of Hyderabad, Deccan. The snack's authentic preparation includes stuffing with mutton-mince qeema (ground meat). The luqmi is a flat square pastry.

Indian dessert made from dried apricots

Maghaz (, Urdu: , ), also known as Bheja (, ), is an offal dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Indian cuisine. It is the brain of a cow, goat or sheep served with gravy.

Baghaar-e-baingan, also spelled Baghare baingan, Bhagaray Baigan and Bagara baingan, is an eggplant (brinjal) curry from Hyderabadi cuisine, originating in Hyderabad, India. It is commonly served as a side dish with Hyderabadi biryani.

mughlai cuisine bread pudding

Chakna or chaakna is a spicy stew, originating from the Indian subcontinent, made out of goat tripe and other animal digestive parts. It is a speciality among Hyderabadi Muslims. In all other parts of India, chakna refers to any snacks/finger foods for consumption with alcohol. The tripe stew includes chunks of liver and kidneys. It is usually taken with liquors throughout India.

Dalcha, is an Indian lentil-based stew originating from Hyderabad, Telangana. Its origins may lie with a similar middle eastern dish Harees which is more of a gruel with cooked meats. Primary ingredients are lentils, can be chana dal or sometimes tur dal. Vegetables or meats, both chicken or mutton may also be added to the stew, so if mutton is added it will be called a mutton dalcha. Bottle gourd is another key ingredient in a Dalcha. It is traditionally served with the rice dish called bagara khana.