Lip smacking street foods of India

  • Chaat Papri: Round flat crispy salted puris with lots of onions, chutneys and curd thrown over. It makes a perfect snack for those who like it spicy.

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  • Chhole Bhature: The whole Punjab would swear buy it. Deep fried slightly sour bread with oily, spicy chole will make your taste buds go gaga.

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  • Gol gappa: Call it pani puri, gup chup, phuchka  or anything that your want, this lip smacking, pungent dish that serves mashed potatoes, tangy chutney, spicy water, mashed gram and onions in small puris is the chaat lovers' panacea. Our tip: Put the entire puri in your mouth, without letting the contents fall down.

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  • Jhal muri: The Bengali/ Bihari version of Bhel puri. It differs from the later in its generous use of mustard oil and mustad paste. Also in jhal muri, tomatoes are replaced by soaked and boiled black gram and other sprouts. It is also more spicy with lots of chopped green chillies thrown in.

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  • Kachori:  Flour dough rounds filled with daal, onions, spices or even cottage cheese and then deep fried is often served with slightly runny potato curry or green and red chutney.

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  • Raam laddu: It is no laddu and is salted and spicy, but it looks like one. Raam laddu goes best with spicy chutneys.

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  • Vada Pao: As the name suggests, it is a vada or pattis stuffed between a single sliced bun, a Maharashtrian version of the popular burger. It is generally served with green chilly and chutney. An inexpensive and filling breakfast for the busy Mumbaikars.

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  • Chuski: Very popular during summer months, this cool lolly made of crushed ice and flavoured syrups is pure delight. Our tip: Try kala khatta and rose together.

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  • Pav Bhaji: Filling, sumptuous and delicious, this yummy combination of butter toasted bun and spicy mashed veggies cooked with loads of butter is now popular throughout India.

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  • Samosa: Samosa or singhara, this yummy triangle, filled with peas, dryfruits or potatoes has a fan following pan India. In Bengal and Bihar it is found in every street shop and is a great combo with evening tea.

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  • Lip smacking, mouth-watering, yummy street food that adapts itself to multiple tastes from region to region. We conducted a survey of the most loved street foods of India and came up with this delectable list.

    Bhel puri: The tempting and savory snack of North India which uses lots of tangy chutney and mashed potato over a bed of chopped onions, tomatoes, murmura and sev (thin spiced and salted vermicelli made of gram flour). A popular evening snack in Delhi.

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