street food

street vendor food

chicken kathi roll

From the street food vendors of Kolkatta comes this spiced chicken, wrapped in an egg soaked flatbread. Kathi rolls are quite possibly the world's best snack.

chickpea, tomato and onion salad

Chole chaat is a street food favourite, made from chickpeas, tomato and onion. Chaat masala, chutney, and the crunch from the sev make this special.

egg chaat

Take some boiled eggs, onion, tomato and a few spices and you have egg chaat, or anda chaat, another great street food from Delhi.

fish tikka

This fish tikka, or maachi tikka, is simple fried marinated fish dish. Easy to make and can be prepared overnight then finished just before serving.

fruit chaat

Fruit chaat, or phala chaat, is a mix of fruits, tossed with potatoes and chaat masala.

green paneer tikka

Green paneer tikka, or paneer pudina tikka is a fresh, aromatic and has quite a chilli hit.

Kerala prawn fry is a simple dry dish of crispy fried prawns. Nadan chemmeen varuthathu is one of Kerala's best-known street vendor snacks. It is slightly hot and tangy and highlights the flavour of the prawns.

masala dosa

Masala dosa - spiced potato in rice and lentil crepes - are one of life's great joys. Simple, easy, fast and ca be served as a starter, snack, lunch or as a light dinner.

onion bhaji

Onion bhaji are one of the great starters or snacks. The trick to making vengaya bhaji is to ensure there is more onion than batter.

paneer kathi roll

Spiced paneer, wrapped in an egg soaked flatbread; paneer kathi rolls could be the world's best vegetarian snack.

spinach chaat

A dish from the street-vendor tradition of Delhi. Palak chaat is made from crispy fried spinach leaves and chaat dressings.