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List of the Most Famous Street Foods in India


Are you also a street food lover? If yes then you may like the below mentioned list about the famous street foods in India. If you want to explore more dishes to try then you can read out the Write for Us Food blog posts and expand your taste. 

Pav Bhaji

India produces a fast-food delicacy called pav bhaji. It is composed of a fluffy bread roll with a rich vegetable curry. Maharashtra is the state where it originated. Different types of bread, like chapati, roti, or brown bread, can be used in variations of the dish. Pav bhaji is now available in both India and beyond at establishments ranging from basic hand carts to fancy restaurants.

Chole Bhature

A meal called chole bhature comes from northern India. It is a blend of fried bread made from maida called Batture/Puri with spicy white chickpeas known as chana masala. The meal has a distinct Punjabi version. It can be eaten as street food or as a full dinner with pickled carrots, onions, green chutney, or achaar as a side dish.

Dahi Puri

A food from the Indian subcontinent, dahi puri is particularly well-liked in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The food, which is a variation of chaat, is Mumbai-born. Sellers of pani puri chaats and dahi puri chaats frequently work together. 

Litti Chokha

Bihar, an Indian state, is the source of Litti and Chokha, a complete meal. Jharkhand and a few areas in eastern Uttar Pradesh are also big fans of it. It is a whole wheat flour dough ball filled with sattu, which is roasted chickpeas and barley flour combined with herbs and spices. It is then roasted over coal, cow dung cakes, or wood and drenched in a lot of ghee.

Vada Pav

The vegetarian fast food dish known as “vada pav” is indigenous to the state of Maharashtra. The delicacy is made up of a deep-fried potato dumpling within a pav, or bread bun, that has been cut practically in half. 

It is typically served with a green chilli pepper and one or more chutneys. Despite having started out as inexpensive street cuisine in Mumbai, it is currently offered in eateries and food booths all throughout India.

Kachori

A popular snack among the Indian and other South Asian diasporas, kachori is a spicy dish that originated on the Indian subcontinent. 

The snack is also known by the names Kachauri, Kachodi, and Katchuri. In the old Indore, kachoris were well-liked even before the emergence of samosas following India’s division.

Papri Chaat

Popular traditional fast food and street cuisine from the Indian subcontinent, likely from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and North India, is called papri chaat. In India, papri chaat is also the name for a wide variety of other meals. The dish’s classic rendition is served in some American restaurants.

Aloo Tikki

The Indian subcontinent is the source of the snack known as “aloo tikki,” which is created in North India from boiled potatoes, peas, and other curry spices. In Hindi and Marathi, “tikki” refers to a tiny cutlet or croquette, whereas “aloo” signifies potato.

It is served warm and hot with chickpeas or yoghurt, often dahi (yoghurt), with a side of saunth, tamarind coriander-mint sauce. It is the Indian counterpart of the hash brown and a vegetarian substitute.

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