One of the most distinctive things about India is the food. Yes, it's spicy! There is huge diversity. Religion plays a part in what most people eat. I love it!
There is food on the street everywhere. Tea shops open very early in the morning and people gather to chat with friends and get the news as they enjoy a cup. There are roadside stands, stalls and cafes everywhere, city and country. Sadly I usually avoid street food because I just don't want to risk a case of 'Delhi Belly' with a hectic travel schedule. On this trip our guide set up some street food experiences we could safely enjoy. At one place he even brought paper plates and utensils for us from the hotel. We took tuk tuks and set out one evening to try some street cuisine. Another time he bought us a form of vada or fritters in a village that he knew would be OK for us to eat.
On our evening excursion we had masala milk, spicy and with chopped cashews, from a very opoular stall. the vendor boils the milk then cools and froths it by twirling around and sending it to a pouring jug. You can have froth or no froth just like at Starbucks. It was delicious.
My favorite was paratha. There is a fermented bread of the same name that is very tasty. It is chopped up and cooked into a grill fry with veggies and eggs and hot sauce. Six American tourist who showed up at night were quite a source of interest to the other customers in this little street cafe as we enjoyed the paratha off our own paper plates.
There is food on the street everywhere. Tea shops open very early in the morning and people gather to chat with friends and get the news as they enjoy a cup. There are roadside stands, stalls and cafes everywhere, city and country. Sadly I usually avoid street food because I just don't want to risk a case of 'Delhi Belly' with a hectic travel schedule. On this trip our guide set up some street food experiences we could safely enjoy. At one place he even brought paper plates and utensils for us from the hotel. We took tuk tuks and set out one evening to try some street cuisine. Another time he bought us a form of vada or fritters in a village that he knew would be OK for us to eat.
On our evening excursion we had masala milk, spicy and with chopped cashews, from a very opoular stall. the vendor boils the milk then cools and froths it by twirling around and sending it to a pouring jug. You can have froth or no froth just like at Starbucks. It was delicious.
My favorite was paratha. There is a fermented bread of the same name that is very tasty. It is chopped up and cooked into a grill fry with veggies and eggs and hot sauce. Six American tourist who showed up at night were quite a source of interest to the other customers in this little street cafe as we enjoyed the paratha off our own paper plates.
Masala milk stand. 20 rupees is about 40 cents.
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Vendor boils the master mix
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The magic!
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Paratha cafe
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Start with veggies on the grill
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Chop in the cooked paratha
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From a clean banana leaf to our paper plates.
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Vada from a village vendor. They were really good!
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