McDonald’s India is the most different McDonald’s on Earth: no beef, no pork, anywhere, ever — the menu runs on chicken, egg, paneer and potato, and roughly half of it is vegetarian, marked with the green dot and red-brown triangle India’s food law puts on everything. The stars: the ₹79 (~$0.83) McAloo Tikki potato burger, the McSpicy Paneer, and the double-decker Maharaja Mac standing in for the Big Mac. Newest arrivals: the Signature range (August 2026). Prices below come from the McDelivery menu; counters in the restaurant charge less.
The Big Mac does not exist in India and never has: the chain entered in 1996 having already removed beef and pork from the entire operation, out of respect for Hindu and Muslim customers, and rebuilt the menu around chicken, egg and a vegetarian bench no other market comes close to. Kitchens here run fully separate veg and non-veg cooking lines, and every item carries India’s statutory food marks — a green dot for vegetarian, the triangle for everything else — which we reproduce in the tables below.
Checked against McDonald’s India’s McDelivery menu; images © McDonald’s India. One structural note: McDonald’s India operates as two franchises (one for the north and east, one for the west and south), and prices vary slightly between them and between channels. The prices below are north-and-east delivery prices, which include a markup; in-restaurant prices run lower, and app coupons cut further.
Checked September 10, 2026. A Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie tie-in is running on meal combos this summer, and the holy month of Shravan brings its own specials — both covered below.
New right now: the Signature range
Launched in late August 2026, positioned above the classic board and priced mid-pack.
| Item | Veg | Price | What it is | |
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Signature 7 Veggies Burger | 🟢 | ₹215 (~$2.26) | A patty built from seven vegetables; the McVeggie’s more ambitious sibling. |
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Signature Whole Muscle Chicken Burger | 🔺 | ₹229 (~$2.41) | A whole-muscle chicken fillet rather than a formed patty. |
The vegetarian board
The largest vegetarian lineup at any McDonald’s in the world, cooked on its own line.
| Item | Veg | Price | What it is | |
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McAloo Tikki Burger | 🟢 | ₹79 (~$0.83) | The icon: a spiced potato-and-pea patty invented for India in the late 1990s, still the menu’s floor price and its best-seller. Canada borrows it for World Menu Heist runs. |
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McAloo Tikki with Cheese | 🟢 | ₹105 (~$1.10) | The standard first upgrade. |
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Mexican McAloo Tikki Burger | 🟢 | ₹79 (~$0.83) | Same patty, jalapeños and a spicier sauce, same price. |
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McVeggie Burger | 🟢 | ₹159 (~$1.67) | The full-size vegetable-patty meal burger, on the menu since the beginning. |
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McSpicy Paneer Burger | 🟢 | ₹225 (~$2.37) | A whole fried slab of paneer with tandoori sauce and real heat — the India exclusive visitors praise most. |
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McSpicy Deluxe Paneer Burger | 🟢 | ₹225 (~$2.37) | The saucier 2025 build. |
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McSpicy Premium Veg Burger | 🟢 | ₹259 (~$2.72) | Top of the veg board: corn-studded patty, brioche-style bun, jalapeños. |
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Veg Maharaja Mac | 🟢 | ₹235 (~$2.47) | The Big Mac’s stand-in, veg edition: double corn-and-cheese patties, jalapeños, habanero sauce. |
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McCheese Burger Veg | 🟢 | ₹269 (~$2.83) | The cheese-sauce-maximalist line, veg version. |
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Corn & Cheese Burger | 🟢 | ₹165 (~$1.73) | Sweet corn in a cheesy patty, a pairing most McDonald’s markets have never offered. |
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Big Spicy Paneer Wrap | 🟢 | ₹249 (~$2.62) | The McSpicy paneer slab in a tortilla — a kathi roll in corporate clothing. |
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Salad Wrap | 🟢 | ₹125 (~$1.31) | The light option, added March 2026, with a ₹75 (~$0.79) sandwich version. |
The chicken and egg board
| Item | Veg | Price | What it is | |
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Chicken Maharaja Mac | 🔺 | ₹285 (~$3.00) | The flagship: a double-decker with two grilled chicken patties, habanero sauce and jalapeños. The closest thing India has to a Big Mac. |
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McChicken Burger | 🔺 | ₹159 (~$1.67) | The global classic, priced to mirror the McVeggie exactly. |
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McEgg Burger | 🔺 | ₹75 (~$0.79) | A steamed egg patty with onions: an India original and one of the cheapest McDonald’s burgers anywhere. Egg wears the triangle under Indian labeling. |
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Chicken Surprise Burger | 🔺 | ₹79 (~$0.83) | The chicken match for the tikki’s price point. |
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McSpicy Chicken Burger | 🔺 | ₹235 (~$2.47) | The Asian McSpicy in Indian tuning: crispy thigh fillet, real heat. |
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McSpicy Deluxe Chicken Burger | 🔺 | ₹225 (~$2.37) | The dressed-up 2025 version. |
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McSpicy Premium Chicken Burger | 🔺 | ₹269 (~$2.83) | The premium tier: bigger fillet, brioche-style bun. |
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McCheese Burger Chicken | 🔺 | ₹295 (~$3.10) | The dearest single burger on the delivery board. |
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Grilled Chicken & Cheese Burger | 🔺 | ₹175 (~$1.84) | Grilled rather than fried, for the mid-price order. |
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Big Spicy Chicken Wrap | 🔺 | ₹269 (~$2.83) | The McSpicy fillet rolled into the menu’s biggest handheld. |
One burger, five ways
Most of the board above also exists in variant forms, which is a menu-engineering habit unique to India in the McDonald’s world:
- Double patty versions of the tikki, McVeggie, McChicken and McSpicy lines (₹95-289, ~$1.00-$3.04).
- Whole wheat bun swaps on six burgers, a few rupees over the standard build.
- NONG (“no onion, no garlic”) versions of the McAloo Tikki and Mexican McAloo Tikki at the same ₹79 (~$0.83) — built for Jain customers and anyone observing sattvic dietary rules.
- Protein Plus (2025): a plant-protein slice added into most burgers for ₹20-46, one slice or two.
- During Shravan, the fasting month (roughly August), the menu adds dedicated specials — covered on the sides page, including unsalted fries.
No other market lets one burger be ordered five ways for reasons of faith, diet and appetite at once.
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Reading the Indian menu
The green dot and the triangle are law, not branding: India’s food-safety rules require every packaged and menu item to declare vegetarian status, and McDonald’s builds its whole operation around the split, separate fryers included. Note that egg counts as non-veg here, which is why the McEgg wears a triangle. The worldwide exclusives table puts this menu in context, and the boards for Japan, Korea and China show how differently the same company localizes elsewhere — nowhere else did it rebuild the kitchen itself.
FAQ
Does McDonald’s India serve beef or pork?
No, and it never has: the chain launched in 1996 with both removed from the entire menu nationwide, in a country where the majority don’t eat beef and a large minority don’t eat pork. Patties are chicken, egg, potato, paneer and vegetable.
What is the Maharaja Mac?
India’s replacement for the Big Mac: a double-decker sold in a grilled-chicken version (₹285, ~$3.00) and a corn-and-cheese vegetarian version (₹235, ~$2.47), both with jalapeños and habanero sauce. The name means “great king.”
What is the McAloo Tikki?
A burger built on the aloo tikki, India’s street-food potato patty: spiced potato and peas, breaded and fried, with onion and tomato for ₹79 (~$0.83). It launched in the late 1990s and is widely reported as the chain’s best-selling item in India.
Is McDonald’s vegetarian in India?
About half the menu is, cooked on a dedicated line, and a few locations near pilgrimage sites (Katra, near the Vaishno Devi shrine, was the first) run fully vegetarian. Every item carries the statutory green dot or non-veg triangle.
Are these prices what I’d pay in the restaurant?
Slightly less, usually: the prices above are from the McDelivery menu, which carries a delivery markup. Counter and kiosk prices run lower, and the app’s coupon deals lower still.
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