Koya Kaju · Telangana. The rich restaurant favourite: ghee-fried whole cashews and crumbled khoya in a silky onion, tomato and cashew gravy finished with cream and kasuri methi.
Mutton Liver Fry (Kaleja Fry) · Telangana. Telangana's Sunday-morning kaleja fry: tender cubes of goat liver tossed fast in onion, ginger-garlic, green chilli and curry leaves until glossy and peppery. Best eaten straight from the pan.
Chicken Fry Biryani · Telangana. Crisp, red, curry-leaf chicken fry tucked between layers of mint basmati, the way Hyderabad's late-night biryani joints serve it.
Vegetable Bullets · Telangana. A Hyderabadi bakery and street snack: spiced potato and mixed-vegetable filling rolled in thin pastry, shaped like bullets and fried until shatteringly crisp.
Chicken Haleem · Telangana. Hyderabad's Ramzan favourite made with chicken: broken wheat and lentils slow-cooked with shredded chicken into a thick, savoury porridge, topped with birista, ghee, mint and lime.
Telangana Natu Kodi Kura · Telangana. Country chicken cooked slowly in a rustic masala of roasted coconut, poppy seeds and whole spices, the way it's made in village kitchens.
Apollo Fish · Telangana. A Hyderabad restaurant classic: crisp fried fish tossed in a tangy yogurt, garlic and curry-leaf sauce.
Hyderabadi Haleem · Telangana. Ramzan's most famous dish: mutton, broken wheat and lentils slow-cooked and beaten into a silky, spiced porridge, topped with birista and ghee.
Pachi Pulusu · Telangana. A raw tamarind rasam from Telangana summers, no cooking needed: tamarind water with charred onion, chilli and a quick tadka.
Mirchi ka Salan · Telangana. Long green chillies fried and simmered in a tangy peanut, sesame and coconut gravy, the classic partner to Hyderabadi biryani.
Double ka Meetha · Telangana. Hyderabad's bread pudding: ghee-fried bread soaked in saffron sugar syrup and reduced milk, finished with nuts.
Bagara Baingan · Telangana. The Hyderabadi wedding favourite: baby brinjals in a rich, nutty gravy of peanuts, sesame and coconut, soured with tamarind.
Sarva Pindi · Telangana. Telangana's crisp rice-flour pancake with peanuts, chana dal and sesame, pressed into a pan by hand and dotted with holes.