O – Onion Samosas

Onion samosas are a bite sized savoury snack which are filled with onions in a crisp flaky pastry. These are also popular as Irani Samosas and are a popular street food from the royal city of Hyderabad . Samosas originated in the Middle East where they were called Sambusak and were brought to India in…

N – Nadir Monje

Nadir Monje are deep fried lotus stem fritters and a crunchy street food from our beautiful state Kashmir . While Exploring the Flavours of street food from different states Nadir Monje sounded very interesting . Nadir is the other name for lotus stem and Nadir Monje are fritters made from these lotus stems . Lotus…

M – Matra Kulcha

  Matra Kulcha is a lip smacking chat from the streets of Delhi . Matra are boiled white peas mixed with green chillies , onions , tomatoes ginger, spices and finally laced with tamarind juice. They make a lip smacking dish when served with kulcha . Matra Kulcha is also called Chole Kulche and you…

L – Laiya Bhel

Laiya Bhel is bhel made  with puffed rice, fried chickpeas and peanuts. Finely chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander and green chillies jazz it up.This is a lip smacking munch from the streets of Lucknow.    Laiya was a new name for me , I heard this for the first time in Lucknow . Laiya is basically…