Rarest Indian Dish — All 35 Answers Ranked by Rarity

35 answers are accepted for “Name an Indian dish”. Sohari is the rarest Indian dish in this ranking, with 99 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Kathi roll is the second-rarest with 863 monthly Wikipedia views, 8.72× the figure for Sohari. Chicken tikka masala is the most common Indian dish in this ranking, with 449,432 monthly Wikipedia views, 4,540× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 35 answers: 1,670,387. Sohari is under 0.1% of that total. 7 answers are Epic or Legendary: Sohari (Legendary), Kathi roll (Legendary), Gobhi paratha (Legendary), and 4 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

35 answers to “Name an Indian dish”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Sohari on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	99
2	Kathi roll on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.971	863
3	Gobhi paratha on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.941	1,056
4	Kichadi on Wikipedia	Epic	0.912	1,451
5	Doodhpak on Wikipedia	Epic	0.882	2,084
6	Dahi baigana on Wikipedia	Epic	0.853	2,176
7	Lia on Wikipedia	Epic	0.824	2,273
8	Indori poha on Wikipedia	Rare	0.794	2,382
9	Sweet shells on Wikipedia	Rare	0.765	2,546
10	Dal tadka on Wikipedia	Rare	0.735	3,051
11	Maghaz on Wikipedia	Rare	0.706	5,022
12	Goshtaab on Wikipedia	Rare	0.676	6,217
13	Zarda on Wikipedia	Rare	0.647	8,861
14	Kanji on Wikipedia	Rare	0.618	13,530
15	Tunde ke kabab on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.588	14,652
16	Achappam on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.559	15,522
17	Pholourie on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.529	17,057
18	Curd rice on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	17,286
19	Avial on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.471	21,373
20	Undhiyu on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.441	23,587
21	Murukku on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.412	29,278
22	Pootharekulu on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.382	32,163
23	Nasi kandar on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.353	34,203
24	Dhansak on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.324	35,321
25	Akuri on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.294	40,549
26	Dhokla on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.265	50,302
27	Matar paneer on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.235	55,764
28	Pav bhaji on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.206	57,463
29	Appam on Wikipedia	Common	0.176	61,745
30	Chana masala on Wikipedia	Common	0.147	75,660
31	Dal makhani on Wikipedia	Common	0.118	88,178
32	Chole bhature on Wikipedia	Common	0.088	90,523
33	Lassi on Wikipedia	Common	0.059	96,835
34	Curry on Wikipedia	Common	0.029	311,883
35	Chicken tikka masala on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	449,432

FAQ

What is the rarest Indian dish?

Sohari is the rarest Indian dish in this ranking, with 99 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many Indian dishes are there?

There are 35 Indian dishes in this ranking, from Sohari (rarest) to Chicken tikka masala (most common).

What is the most common Indian dish?

Chicken tikka masala is the most common Indian dish in this ranking, with 449,432 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

Play

Unlimited mode uses this prompt. A rarer correct answer scores more.

Play this prompt Food trivia Games like Krillion Guides

All Food prompts

Sources

Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.