Butter Chicken to Chai Masala: 6 popular Indian foods declared 'best in the world'

Chai Masala is a creamy, spiced tea made with black tea, spices, milk, and sweetener.

Basmati Rice is long and fine aromatic rice from which biryani is made or simply to have it with daal.

Butter Chicken is cooked in a tandoor (a type of Indian oven) that gives it a wonderful smoky flavour. The curry is made of spiced-up tomato and butter sauce.

Butter Garlic Naan is an Indian bread, which is made up of all-purpose flour and spiced with garlic.

Chicken Tikka is basically in which chicken is marinated and grilled, barbecued to perfection and served with mint chutney.

Lassi is a blended yoghurt drink with blending curd or yoghurt with water or milk, salt or sugar and a few spices or herbs.