Pani Puri or Gol Gappa - fried chickpea puffs served with mint yogurt sauce
More fried goodness
Lining up outside a pastry shop
The "guys" having lunch
India is a country where everything is magnified. The sheer number of people, all the color, sounds, aromas, traffic; it's crazy. A cacophony of all these things that takes awhile to settle in with. Once you feel comfortable in its frenetic pace you as a visitor can begin to uncover the culture's inherent gems. Like street food.
Looking a bit unsanitary from a western point of view, passing on the "every day" food that India is known for would be a mistake. It would be like going to Italy and not eating pizza. And who does that? Naan, or Indian bread, fried in beat up cast iron pans that sit over coal fires is the ultimate "take-out" meal. Usually served with chicken or vegetarian stew, it beats any fast food we have in the states. Pani puri is another great treat. Small chickpea fritters served with yogurt mint sauce or chutney ... amazing.
Now I'm hungry.
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This does make me hungry. May be Indian Street food should be Kathy's next blog feature.
ReplyDeleteVisiting India is something I always wanted to do. You see a whole lot of varieties of food that I never been encounter.
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