As an Indian who has lived in 7 apartment/homes in the US, I have yet to see a place which good ventilation in the kitchen. Usually the fan (if any) in the kitchen just circulates the air inside, which serves only to spread the smell. If I am lucky to have a window near the kitchen, I keep it open with fan near it as makeshift exhaust.

Houses in india have exhaust fans/ chimneys (electric or otherwise) that take the air in the kitchen and dumps it outside the house, which I believe is the only way to handle smells from indian cooking.