The Uttar Pradesh (UP) cuisine is better known as North Indian Food. The land of Uttar Pradesh consists of People with Hindi or Bhojpuri as their mother tongue. The variety in UP cooking is a result of the diversity in culture. Here you will find tons of yummy, nutritious recipes fit for a king and even for a common man to afford; in both vegetarian and non vegetarian category.

In UP if one place has to be mentioned for its royal food it is Awadh, land of the Nawabs. Food from Awadh is rich in flavoring and hence can be a money and time consuming affair, nevertheless worth the wait. Many of their dishes have generous use of cashew nuts, almonds, cream etc. Mostly Awadh food is famous for its non vegetarian cuisine however there are mouth watering vegetarian recipes too.

Some of the popular Awadh food would include Roomali Roti (handkerchief thin like bread), Murg Mussalam (Whole chicken cooked in aromatic spices), Shammi Kabab (A type of meat ball), Nargisi Kofta (Boiled egg preparation), Lucknowi Biryani (Rice mixed with meat). And in the vegetarian category there is Dum Bhendi (Lady finger Dish), Gobi Mussalam (Whole Cauliflower in spices).

To wrap up there are a list of sweet dishes that are equally good and fit for the royals. Some of them are Kulfi, Jalebi, Gajar ka Halwa, Shahi Tukra and lots more.
Apart form Awadhi cuisines, UP food has innumerable goodies like Litti, Sonpapdi, Khaja, Bhalushahi. Another interesting thing about eating in UP is here you get food to suit all budgets.