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…
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…
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…
Kutchi Bread Channa is a Street Food from Kutch .The pav is stuffed with channa , and then soaked in a spicy and a sweet chutney . The end result is a delicious slightly sweet but spicy Pav channa which is absolutely delicious and quite filling too. The alphabet K had a couple of…
Halwa Nagori Poori Sabzi is a typical breakfast combination served on the streets of Old Delhi. Halwa is made of semolina which we generally make but Nagori Poori is what was new for my BM friends when they were in Delhi for our 75th BM Meet .We had left as early as 8 am to…
Dahi Wada Aloo Dum is a Street Food from Orissa . The dish is a combination of Dahi Wada, Aloo Dum and Ghughni. I had never heard of Dahi Wada Aloo Dum , it was my niece Juhi who had this at a friends place and asked me to make . I checked on…
Chole Chawal is a typical North Indian street food with rice and chickpeas which makes a perfect delicious , healthy meal . My maternal uncles house was in a busy market area called Karol Bagh . This was the most popular shopping area in those days . The market was always crowded with both big…
Bhungra Bateta is a street food from Saurashtra .Bhungra are fried pipes made from rice flour, just like fryums .Bateta are potatoes, cooked in a spicy garlic gravy. The combination of the two makes it a unique dish. The Saurashtra region covers many districts and this particular street food is popular in Rajkot ,…
Agra ka Bhalla is a crisp tikki chat from Arga. The tikki is stuffed and fried till crisp. It is then laced with beaten curd and chutneys. Ah ! the name Agra ka Bhalla ! The name is very deceptive as Bhalla is another name for Dahi Wada , so the first time I…
Rahaa is a Sindhi name for black eyed beans or what we call Lobhia in Hindi . I prepared these for the Protein Rich Thali where Rahaa was a type of salad . We can make these beans in many other forms. Boiling these soaked beans and seasoning them with chilly powder and mango powder…