One of the best ways to experience the zest of India, is its food. The colorful exuberance of the diversity and the royal history of its cultures have inhabited every dish offered here. With the past as old as time, these dishes will leave you aching for more.
In this article, we will describe the most famous culinary masterpieces India has to offer to make your trip to this heavenly paradise a treat for all your senses.
Let’s take a look at some of the most popular street food in the lanes of north India. You may be Vegetarian, vegan, Non- vegetarians or have any other type of food preference, Indian cuisine will pamper you with its infinite choices.
Be it a burst of flavour or the creamy texture of authenticity of the state, these dishes never fail to impress even the toughest of the food critics.
Little spheres of flavor, Pani-puri or commonly known as Gol-gappe, give your taste buds an explosion of flavor. Most ubiquitous street food in India, it truly represents Indian diversity with its unique types of Flavored water.
Easily spotted with its Fluffy crunchy puris piled on top of another beside the spices water containers and mashed spices potatoes as stuffing and long lines of customers lining up in front of it, it is the most famous street food in all of India, and a must for every traveler searching for the authentic Indian taste.
Small cubes of fermented batter of rice and chickpeas – the dhokla – is one of the most famous Gujarati food. Its mildly sweet and salty taste complimented with green mint, green chilli or tamarind chutney and garnished with fresh green coriander, serves as the perfect evening snack/ breakfast.
The second snack that poses as the best snack in Gujarati household – Fafda – is best enjoyed with deep fried sweet pretzels known as Jalebi.
This snack is made of besan / chickpea flour with spices and baking soda. Cherished Gujarati snacks, Khaman Dhokla and Fafda-Jalebi will give you a glimpse of the richness of the Gujarati Cuisine.
This lip-smacking, soft, juicy, and flavourful dry chicken dish from the India happens to be that one dish that a party or gathering just cannot do without.
Chicken tandoori is a popular north Indian delicacy prepared by roasting a chicken, marinated thick in yogurt with a dash of lime and sprinkle of traditional Indian spices.
You will taste the flavours of India with every bite of chicken tandoori
Relished by everyone. This combination of boiled chickpeas (chole) and soft white flour bread (kulcha) served garnished with chopped onions, juicy tomatoes, powdered spices and a generous squeeze of lime, makes everyone’s mouth water.
Chole kulche are served almost in every market in the north. You can see the several stalls in the labyrinth of the streets of Delhi , with the vendor scooping out chole from a copper vessel, topping it with mashed potatoes and masala – the red spicy concentration with a choice of less, medium or “at your own risk” and the soft white bread.
Native to the streets of Delhi, Dahi papdi chat is the perfect blend of all tastes in one dish.
Every bite has the tanginess, sweetness and the spice of the chutneys coupled with cooling yoghurt and the delicious crunch of the thin gram flour Sev and fried crumpled crackers made with corn flour.
Loaded with boiled potatoes, black chickpeas or sprouts , tamarind and cilantro chutneys. This refreshing snack is enough to make anyone’s stomach rumble.
This refreshing and rejuvenating tea is famous for its fragrance and warming effects in the chilly air of Kashmir. Kahwa is a traditional green tea infused with whole spices and saffron.
Famous amongst travellers in the north, kahwa is an amazing combination of delicious taste, aroma and a bundle of health benefits .
A little pocket of Goan paradise, this dish is an aromatic blend of spices, a smooth tomato and coconut-based sauce and excellent fish.
From the land of unreal beauty and scrumptious seafood cuisine, the Goan fish curry is the perfect way to take your taste buds to a heavenly voyage.
Bursting with the taste of the streets of their origins, these snacks will help you make some stories of your own. The unique zing of the snacks makes home in your heart and urge you to try some more. But how about some flavors of the past?
Savoring the history with their recipes , the following dishes will take you back in time, and give you the feels of eating with the royals of that era.