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The dishes on almost every Indian menu, in pictures

The eight dishes on the most Indian menus worldwide, leaving out breads, rice, drinks and desserts. Samosas lead at 75%.

What it shows

Samosa: 75%
Chicken Tikka: 62%
Saag Paneer: 61%
Chicken Tikka Masala: 60%
Chana Masala: 57%
Butter Chicken: 56%
Tandoori Chicken: 55%
Korma: 53%

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.spiceindia.com/indian-food-report">SpiceIndia, the Indian Food Report</a></p>

How we counted

We read the menus Indian restaurants publish on their own websites and ordering pages, then counted which dishes each one lists. Shares are of the menus we could read in each city, so they describe restaurants with menus online. Read the numbers as a strong guide rather than a census.

Photo credits for the download

Samosa: Miansari66, Public domain; Chicken Tikka: Romainbehar, CC0; Saag Paneer: Miansari66, CC0; Chicken Tikka Masala: TheCulinaryGeek, CC BY 2.0; Chana Masala: Andy Li, CC0; Butter Chicken: 毒島みるく, CC0; Tandoori Chicken: Miansari66, CC0; Korma: Miansari66, CC0. Photos cropped. Wikimedia Commons.