Indian Cooking

There is no "Indian cooking", India being such a vast country. For my purposes I am going to divide Indian cooking into 4 parts:

• North: This is the cuisine that is the most common in restaurants. Typical dishes: tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, biryani, pulao, paneer.
• South: There have been a few South Indian resturants sprouting up in the US. Typical dishes: sambar, medu wada, idli, dosa.
• West: You will be hard-pressed to find a restaurant specializing in West Indian cuisine (not to be confused with the cuisine of the West Indies in the Caribbean!). You might find a few dishes here and there of Gujarati, Parsi or Marathi origin.
• East: East India is anchored by Bengal, and I have seen some restaurants that specialize in Bengali cuisine.