If you have ever been to India, you know that eating out on the streets will be a treat to your taste buds. Street food is a passion in India. It is common to find groups of friends and families going out for their daily dose of street food during evenings on Indian roads. The hygiene may not be the top most priority for the street food vendors, but taste surely is. Cheap and tasty food is what you get when you eat out on the streets. Here are a few of the well-loved street foods available in the country.
1. Chaat
Now this is a street food specialty that is popular throughout the length and breadth of the country. The ‘chaat’ is available in a huge number of varieties according to the location it is found in. Golgappas, Alu Chaat, Papri Chaat, Dahi Bhalla, Faluda and Panipuri are just a few of the chaats found here. Each region has its own specialties. While Calcutta is famous for its Phuchka and Jhaalmuri, Delhi is famous for its Alu and Chana Chat. Most people will usually have their favorite places for a quick chaat in their neighborhood where they will go down to almost every evening for a snack!
2. Dosa
The dosa is something that one can find in almost every part of the world these days but it is actually a very healthy south Indian dish. Because of the easy availability of rice everywhere, one can find dosa-makers at every region. Dosa is something that is easy to prepare in roadside stalls. It is healthy, filling and quick to eat, making it an ever-popular street food.
3. Pav
Now the ‘pav’ is something that means a lot of things in India. It may be used to denote a piece of bread, or it may mean dishes like the Pav Bhaji or Vada Pav. All the dishes use bread drenched in a lot of butter and are very popular foods in the western part of the country. Bombay has its share of pav-aficionados with most people going down for an evening at a beach and eating their favorite street foods there.
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4. Rolls
The word ‘roll’ may not be something that evokes a lot of culinary excitement in people’s hearts, but it is definitely a favorite streetfood of the country. There are a variety of rolls available here. A roll is actually a meat or vegetable filling stuffed into a piece of Indian ‘Paratha’. Kolkata is the place where the roll originated and it has an array of amazing varieties available on its streets. There is the Chicken Roll, the Egg Roll, the Chicken Tikka Roll, the Vegetable Roll, the Paneer Roll, and so no. Take your pick!
5. Indian Chinese
This is a street food specialty that will not be found in China. ”Indian Chinese’ is a creation of Indians and we can only say that it is delicious. You can find Chowmein, Chinese Fried Rice and Chilli Chicken in every street corner of the country which bearS no resemblance to actual Chinese dishes!
