Dishes made with chilli
14 dishes from around the world that list chilli as a main ingredient.
Samosa
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreFried or baked pastry with a spiced filling, shaped into triangles or cones
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
Butter chickenMeatमुर्ग़ मक्खनी
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreChicken in a rich, creamy tomato and butter sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rojakrujak (ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀)
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA spicy-sweet fruit and vegetable salad with peanut and palm sugar dressing
Salad or side, Snacks
BhajiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSpiced vegetable fritters from the Indian subcontinent, often sold as street snacks
Street food, Snacks
Bunny chow
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreA hollowed loaf of bread filled with curry, from Durban’s Indian community
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gulai
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreSpiced Southeast Asian stew with coconut milk and a blend of local herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chilli crabMeat
🇸🇬 Singapore and 1 moreCrab stir-fried in a sweet and spicy tomato-chilli sauce
Main dish, Dinner
Bun chaMeatbún chả
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled pork served with rice noodles, fresh herbs and dipping sauce from Hanoi
Main dish, Lunch
Batata vadaVegetarianबटाटा वडा
🇮🇳 IndiaDeep-fried potato patties from Maharashtra, coated in chickpea flour batter
Street food, Snacks
Asam pedasاسم ڤدس
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SaltahMeatسلتة
🇾🇪 YemenYemen’s national stew of meat broth, fenugreek froth, and spicy salsa
Stew or curry, Lunch
UttapamVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA thick South Indian pancake topped with vegetables
Main dish, Breakfast
Sarson ka saagVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMustard greens cooked with spices, a winter dish from Punjab
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rojak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Samosa: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bunny chow: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Butter chicken: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bun cha: Larry, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gulai: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chilli crab: megawatts86, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Batata vada: Arthrajsinh Solanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saltah: Rania al-Bahara, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Uttapam: Ramesh NG, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sarson ka saag: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bhaji: balu, CC BY 2.0, source