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WELCOME
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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN STREET FOODS
Being Presented By o Naveen Kumar Singh
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INDIAN STREET FOOD
Street food is a food obtainable from a street side vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall
Though we have a lot of street foods popular throughout the most parts of the country but we also have some regional street foods.
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Lower in cost in comparison to restaurant meals.
They reflect the traditional local cultures with an endless variety.
Often available with their best tastes and flavour.
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North Indian Street Food
Available with a huge variety from very spicy food items to very sweet items. They are :
Chole Bhature :Punjabi Dish.Famous in whole Northern and
Central India. Taken as breakfast, lunch as well as
dinner.
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Contd.Aaloo Tikki :
o Most mouth-watering dish street food of India.
o Famous in whole India but comes with it’s original taste in Central and Eastern Uttar Pradesh including cities like Lucknow and Allahabad.
o Also a Royal Cuisines of Lucknow.
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Litti Chokha : oTraditional Dish in Eastern UP, Bihar
And Jharkhand.oKnown for its simplicity and taste.oApart from being a now-a-days
street food still prepared with special plans on Holidays and Picnics.
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Kachori :oOriginally belongs to the Royal
State of India – Rajasthan.oBikaneri Kachori is famous its own
taste in Northern India.oOther North Indian Street foods are
Bread Pakode, Aaloo Parathe, Pani Puri, Dahi Jalebi,lavang lata, Tunde kabab, Samose, Cutlets etc.
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East Indian Street Foods
Known for its unique combination of Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian, Spicy and Sweet foods. They are :
Fish Fry/Machh bhaja : oEaten as a snack in areas of West
Bengal, Orissa and Assam.oMade with different tastes and
flavours in each region.
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Contd.Jhal Muri
oA West Bengal delicious snacks made by mixing puffed rice and chanachur.
oSometimes also prepared as a soup with tomato,pudina etc.
oGenerally served with Thonga (paper packets) or with bowl.
oOther delicious items are Ghugni chat, Moghlai Paratha,Radhabollobi (type of kachori).
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Central India Street FoodsThis section is going to include the
street foods from the regions of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. They are :
Poha Jalebi :oUnique combo of sweet and salty taste
in the “heart of India” Madhya Pradesh.
oServed with special items of sev, nukti and jalebi in Indore.
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Vada Pav:oVery popular in Mumbai and
other regions of Maharashtra.
oIndian version of Burger.
oPav stuffed with spicy vadas is served with fried chilies.
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Dabeli: oDabeli Most popular street food in
the Kutch Region of Gujarat.oAlso popular in the streets of
Mumbai and Maharashtra.oOther street foods also include
cuisines like Dhoklas, Bombil fry etc.
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South Indian Street Foods
Includes the dishes from the states of AP, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana & Karnatka. They are :
Idli sambhar:oMost famous South Indian Dish.oServed with a combination of
chutney and sambhar.
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Mirchi Bajji:oFamous in the streets of
Hyderabad.oThis is a stuffed green chilli dish
served with lemon.oAlso available in other regions of
India with different variations.oOther popular dishes are
Paddu,Biryani, Dosa, Rasam and curd rice etc.
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Foreign-Indian Street Foods Momos
oCan call it the King of Street Foods in North India.
oSteamed dumplings with a combination different vegetables.
oThough just steamed but as tasty as any fried dish with it’s red chilli and tomato chutney.
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Contd.
Chow Mein:o In simple words there is nothing
better than Indian “Chauuu-Min”.oAre stir fried noodles.oStill constantly evolving with the
different flavours of India.oOther popular street foods are
Paties, Hot Dog, Chicken Lollipop etc.
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References
1. https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images.ca
2. http://www.walkthroughindia.com/cuisines/11-famous-street-foods-from-top-indian-cities/
3. https://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/omg
4. www.thrillophilia.com/blog/indian-street-foods/
5. Various friends from different regions of India.
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