Indian street food dishes you absolutely have to try
Street food is something we all have tried at least once in our life.
Many of us swear by the tasty and mouth-watering food that our local 'thelewala' serves.
Be it Kolkata's famous kati rolls or South India's dosa, everybody loves street food.
And the best part about Indian street food is that we get it in every nook and corner of our country.
Not to forget the South Indian dosa and idli that won millions of heart even in North India.
And hey, who can say no to steaming hot momos from northeastern India. We all are indeed divided by states but united by food!
So lets have a look at top street foods in India you probably cannot live without:
Our desi burger vada pav is our go-to food. Basically a Maharashtrian snack, vada pav is spicy preparation of mashed potatoes, coated in gram flour batter and deep fried.
People mostly enjoy this Punjabi dish for breakfast or evening snacks. It is a popular dish in most of the cities in India.
Bhel puri satisfies the evening hunger pangs without adding to the calories. The Kolkata variant of bhel puri is known as 'jhalmuri' while in Bangalore it is called 'Churumuri.'
Samosa, a triangle-shaped snack stuffed with spicy mixture of mashed potatoes, is everybody's favourite. It goes extremely well with coriander and tamarind chutney.
This South Indian delicacy is made out of rice and black gram batter. Served with a potato potato sabzi, dosa is undoubtedly a favourite choice for breakfast for many.
Sandwich is the every college-goers favourite snack. Slathered with butter and stuffed with vegetables, sandwich can easily be taken for lunch.
Famous street food of Kolkata, kati rolls are one of the most popular of all street foods among foodies. A fried egg is stuffed inside a paratha. It is served with chutney or dipping sauce at various roadside stalls.
Who does not like pani puri? It is one of the most popular street food. It consists of round flatbreads (called puri) stuffed with a mix of chickpeas, onions, potatoes, chutney, chaat masala, chutney, and soupy water (pani).
When it comes to potato-based Indian street food, aloo tikki tops the charts.