Chandigarh

Potato-filled flatbread

Balls of fried cereal (rice/muri/choora, ram dana) held together with jaggery syrup

A sweet rice, raisin, nut and dried fruit dessert

Petha is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin. It is simply called petha in Hindi and Urdu. Ash gourds, commonly referred to as white pumpkins, are a vegetable with a pale-green exterior and white, heavily seeded, savoury inside that is used to make petha. The gourd is sliced into bite-sized pieces and then cured for a few hours in a solution of Calcium Hydroxide, locally known as Choona or Soon. After removing the gourd pieces from the Choona solution, they're boiled until soft, and then soaked in sugar syrup. The final candy has a sugar-crisp exterior and an almost moist, sticky interior with a firm, crunchy, and almost crystalline texture.

Rice and curd fritters

Pinni is a type of Punjabi and North Indian cuisine dish that is eaten mostly in winters. It is served as a dessert and is made from desi ghee, wheat flour, jaggery and almonds. Raisins may also be used. Urad dal pinni is a variety of pinni. Pinni is also a general term for desserts or sweets prepared in a round shape.

Stuffed bitter gourd, filled with spices, herbs, onion

Mushroom curry with green peas, onons, tomatoes, spices

Dahi vada or Dahi Bada is a type of chaat originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is prepared by soaking vadas (fried lentil balls) in thick dahi (curd). Dahi vada is also known as "dahi vade" (दही वडे) in Marathi, dahi barey/dahi balley (دہی بھلے/دہی بڑے) in Urdu, dahi bada/dahi vada (बड़ा बड़ा/दही वड़ा) in Hindi, dahi bhalla (دہی بھلا/ਦਹੀ ਭੱਲਾ) in Punjabi, thayir vadai(தயிர் வடை) in Tamil, thairu vada(തൈര് വട) in Malayalam, perugu vada in Telugu, mosaru vade(ಮೊಸರು ವಡೆ) in Kannada, dahi bara (ଦହି ବରା) in Odia and doi bora (দই বড়া) in Bengali.