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List of Indian Meat Curries
This lists some of the popular meat (Lamb Chicken Prawn) curries associated with Indian Cuisine
1. To keep the list short, all combinations are not included. For example, Madras is shown, while combinations are not displayed such as: Madras-Chicken, Madras-Mutton, and Madras-Prawn
2. BRITISH designates the curry served at Indian restaurants in UK. It may be different or not available in India
3. 'Meat Type' column displays if the name is applicable to ALL meats (Mutton Lamb Goat Chicken Prawn) or to a specific meat.
4. 'Heat' column displays pungency of the curry Mild, Medium, Hot, and Extremely hot
Curry Name |
Meat Type |
Heat |
Characteristics |
| Achari | ALL | Medium | Mustard-oil, Whole Pickling spices |
| Balti BRITISH | ALL | Medium | Stir-fry Thick sauce |
| Bhindi Ghosht | Lamb | Medium | Bhuna lamb with okra |
| Bhuna | ALL | Medium | Bengal Stir-fry with tomatoes Thick sauce |
| Biryani | ALL | Medium | Rice, Meat, Aromatic spies |
| Bombay | ALL | Hot | Coconut Vinegar |
| Ceylon | ALL | Hot Sour | Dry-roasted spices Coconut |
| Chicken 65 | Chicken | Hot | Hot Vinegar Cayenne |
| Dahi Wala | ALL | Medium | Yogurt base |
| Dhaba Curry | Mutton | Medium | Bone-in shank Tomato base Punjabi |
| Dhansak | ALL | Hot Sour | Lentil puree base |
| Dhansak BRITISH | ALL | Hot Sour Sweet | Lentil Puree Base Pineapple |
| Do Piyaz | ALL | Medium | Stir-fried Onions twice the weight of meat |
| Do Piyaz BRITISH | ALL | Medium | Bhuna Onions at two stages beginning and near end, may be topped with raw onions |
| Haleem | Mutton | Medium | Chopped Lamb Broken wheat Lentils |
| Jaipur | ALL | Medium | Coconut Curry sauce |
| Jalfrezi | ALL | Hot | Anglo-Indian Damp stir-fried hot |
| Jungli Mas | Lamb | Medium | Cooked in Ghee and crushed red chilies Lamb Comfit |
| Karahi | ALL | Medium | Dry or damp stir-fried curry |
| Kashmir | ALL | Mild | Cashews Raisins |
| Kashmir BRITISH | ALL | Mild | Raisins, Pineapples |
| Keema | ALL | Medium | Medium minced meat |
| Kodi Kura | Chicken | Medium | South Indian Chicken Curry |
| Kofta | ALL | Ground meat-ball in medium tomato base curry | |
| Kolhapur | Lamb | Hot Mutton Desiccated coconut Maharashtra. | |
| Korma | ALL | Mild | Braised Yogurt Cream Almonds Saffron |
| Korma BRITISH | ALL | Mild | Mild Yogurt Cream Almonds |
| Kozi Kari | Chicken | Hot Kerala curry Tamarind | |
| Kundan Kalia | Lamb | Mild | Lamb shank nuts spices saffron (Golden Curry) |
| Lal Maas | Mutton | Medium | Bone-less meat with floating whole red chilies |
| Madras | ALL | Hot | Tomatoes combination Green Red Chilies Kari Patta |
| Makhani | ALL | Mild | Tomatoes Yogurt Butter Cream |
| Mughalai | ALL | Mild | Tomatoes Yogurt Butter Cream Ground-nuts |
| Murgh Mussalam | Chicken | Medium | Baby chicken, minced goat meat sauce, raisins |
| Nihari | Mutton | Medium | Bone-in shank slow cook |
| Pasanda BRITISH | ALL | Mild | Tomatoes Yogurt Cashews Coconut-cream White Wine in Chicken, Red Wine in Lamb |
| Pasanda | Lamb | Mild | Strips of Sirloin Yogurt Cashews |
| Pathia | ALL | Medium | Sweet Sour Spicy Lime juice Brown sugar |
| Phall BRITISH | ALL | Extremely hot | Tomato base Habanera |
| Rogan Josh BRITISH | ALL | Medium | Lots of tomatoes, Soupy version of Bhuna |
| Rogan Josh | Mutton | Medium | Braised Ratan Jot Degi Mirch Yogurt - No Tomatoes |
| Salan | ALL | Medium | Hyderabad pheasant curry |
| Saag | ALL | Medium | Puréed spinach or mustard-green base |
| Saag BRITISH | ALL | Medium | Puréed spinach green base |
| Safed Maas | Lamb | Mild |
Mild white sauce Yogurt Coconut Almonds Khoya |
| Sowetta Maas | ALL | Medium | Fresh corn pureed base |
| Tikka Masala BRITISH | ALL | Mild | Thick buttery sauce |
| Tindaloo BRITISH | ALL | Extremely hot | Very Hot Vinegar Garlic Dry hot red chilies Habanera |
| Vindaloo | ALL | Hot | Vinegar Garlic Dry hot red chilies |
| Vindaloo BRITISH | ALL | Hot | Potatoes Vinegar Garlic Dry hot red chilies |