A typical Northern Indian food would consist wide variety of bread, rice and an assortment of accessories like dals, fried vegetables, curries, curd, chutney and pickles. Bread included Naan, paratha and chapati. Naan is one kind of leavened bread with poppy seed, the bread dough is rolled out and then slapped on the inside of tandoor, near the top where it cooks in the fierce heat. Paratha is unleavened bread fried on a griddle. Chapati is another leavened bread, it resembles flat discs and has a delightful flavour and chewy texture.
Tandoori dishes are the most popular main courses in North Indian restaurants.