Some Street food/snacks options in Rajasthan 1. Paneer Kofta at Bikaner Bhujiya Bhandar, Bikaner 2. Poori Sabji at Chotu Motu Joshi, Bikaner 3. Kachori at Juniya Maharaj, Bikaner 4. Mirchi Bda at Chaudhary, Jodhpur 5. Chilla opp SBI, C-Scheme Jaipur 6. Samosa at Shankar Samosa, Setiya Samosa, Jaipur 7. Madrasi Masala Dosa at University Road, Jaipur 8. Jaina Idli, Gopalpura, Jaipur 9. Kachori at Ratan Sweets and Namakeen, Kota 10. Aloo Kachori at, Sampat Namkeen, Jaipur These are some famous places. You can find other great options to eat at the mentioned places. There are some More places which are lesser known.
We had evidence in Thiruvilayadal puranam by Paranjothi Muniver, where Lord Sundareswarar of Madurai came to eat food called 'Puttu' prepared by a old lady called Vanthi ammal. This is still celebrated as a festival even today.
If you ever go to North Karnataka especially areas around Hubli and Dharwad, try this thing called Girmit, which is basically like a variation of churmuri/kurmura, where they have their custom masala. It's really good 😋
For getting the taste of the vegetables as its own without bombarding it with spices and losing its taste, you should have Bihari cuisine, it is highly underrated and it's very basic and that is the beauty of it, you go to any bihari household and have the sarso saag, you actually taste the saag in it, super satisfying
@@Iyervval boss you eat in a Bihari restaurant in the middle of Patna ofc it'll be overspiced. If you can deal with the non trivial probability of being robbed go outside Patna. Indigo(yes yes I know not nuanced enough for your taste) runs flights to Darbhanga. Darbhanga food is the bomb. Littis, pethas(not the sweet one, there is a savoury one) and many more. You only have to deal with Darbhanga airport, which is probably the worst in the country.
i am a Kannadiga and a vegetarian. Anna Saar ( Rasam ) is our staple food with some Sabzi etc. I saw a celebrity chef and a dietitian on a podcast looking down on people eating Rasam Rice and saying shit like " Eating Rasam Rice as a staple is not healthy ". Bhai humaare ghrmein log generations se khaa rhe hai and we have no one in our family who have obesity. Coming to taste. Bhai tum Mumbai ke restuarant mein 300rs ka Rasam khaake bologe ki taste accha nahi hai toh galti meri thodi hai. We use ancestral recipes for our daily foods.
Having following SSS, Kushal & AIM for a while now across all channels & social media have to say this is one of the best if not the best episode across all. AIM's knowledge on the subject despite being born to high privilege speaks volume of his interest in this area. The perspective of respect towards the humble street vendor and how important it is over an expensive establishment was thoughtful. AIM please please go ahead with that TH-cam channel, we need that unique pov in the now mostly bland and repeated genre. All the best!
As far as I can remember, I’m 70yrs, we were taken to the laari gallas or kimchawalla who came on foot & served very tasty snacks, garlic Biryani etc I loved the paani puri etc. Gujarat has foodies who enjoy eating out on holidays.
This man within the time lapse of 30 sec makes one feel good about the fact that they can't afford meals at big lavish hotels but at the same time tells that certain things are meant for class only.
There's a return of sorts to making entire meals at home, processing ingredients in the kitchen etc in both India, where I have family, and in the US where I live. Two of my sisters make their own butter, cheese, ghee etc at home from fresh milk now using a traditional Indian "jharni" churner. They also get their spices cold pounded etc. And it isn't as if either is fortunate enough to have abundant time on her hands. One is a surgeon and the other was an engineer with a very large software and hardware company but has recently taken up baking professionally to satisfy a longstanding dream. It must be said, too, that ingredients are not the same thanks to the fertilizers being used. I recently started working for a hydroponic and aquaponic supplies company, and some of the best tasting vegetables that I have eaten come from SoCal aquaponic growers who feed their fish organic feed, and do not use any pesticides or repellents because these would filter back into the fish tanks. Experimentation is still on to determine the best fish for different crops - Koi Carp and Guppies are the current favorites - but a lot more experimentation would be needed before anything conclusive is determined, though taste is and always will be subjective - a strong caveat to bear in mind. Street food in India is the desi equivalent of American fast food, albeit is much cleaner and likely healthier because the ingredients are fresh (no refrigerators) and when did anyone hear of a large scale food poisoning incident from a street food stall? There's no question about quality as well considering the number of Vloggers from different parts of India who feature street food stalls among other eating places. Former Taj executive Kripal Amanna - I do not know him, but enjoy his Vlog - is one, another Daniel Jain Raj (for those who follow Tamil) is a young friend. I am sure there are many more, and perhaps you gentlemen could consider occasionally inviting food vloggers from time to time? Thanks for a great episode! Season's Greetings!
Oh, well Surat has a robust street food culture. The most famous dishes are locho, aloo puri, bhajjiya. In fact locho is a signature dish found in Surat. According to the lore the then king of Surat wanted to eat some dhoklas and ordered his cook to make some. The cook made the batter but he mixed up some steps made a mistake ( aka locho in gujarati), and thus the dish named 'locho' was born. It is delicious!
ahmedabad has also good street food but I don't know which are native foods but pakodi,pakoda, samosa, kachori, vadapau, dabeli, bhel all veg foods are very tasty.
Best Sukha Bhel in Bombay Warden road - opp Uncle snacks on the footpath ahead of Benzer but before Raymond's store. There is a street vendor who sells only one item - Sukha Bhel. You can't miss him. He wears a Dhoti and kurta, a well dressed man with a good moustache. I have been eating his Surkha bhel for decades whenever i visit Warden road. Minimal ingredients but he makes it perfect. Gilla Bhel at Ballard estate Bhel Walla opp Seamen's Health Institute. Again he has only 2 items. Bhel & Sevpuri. Undoubtedly the most popular Bhelwala in the Fort Area. I once heard his daily collections on a working day are in excess of few lakhs of ₹ I had better Bhel and Chats in Central suburbs but this one is also good. One should not miss the Ballard estate bhelwala. He is probably the few street vendors where top Naval Officers, Top industrialists like Ambani's, Shapoorji's and many others eat along with a common Middle class Mumbaikar. On the Street everyone is equal Bombay and its suburbs probably is the only city left in this country where you have maximum street food with minimalistic ingredients and those places are difficult to find out. Only the locals will know them from that specific station. Our one Station in Bombay Central or western suburb is as big as a city. Foreg Shri Krishna Vada pav in Dombivli west on Phule road is probably the only Vada pav vendor who has til chatni for their Vada pav. And that changes everything. It elevates the taste of Vada pav to a whole different level. Only a true Vada pav lover from Bombay can appreciate that taste with fried green chilly. If we take a delhite who loves chole kulcha with a ton of butter in everything. Those greasy heads wont understand the taste. 3.30 am idli, medu wada, sheera, upma, poha outside Thane railway station for ₹20 per plate is Street food redefined. You go to those same vendors at 8 am it's all finished. Ultimate hot tasty and affordable street food. Early Morning breakfast doesn't get better than this. Let's go to Shimla for some Aloo Paratha Behind Indian Institute of Advanced Sciences there is a lane and there is a tiny street food vendor who sells only tea and Aloo Paratha. If school going kids are buying something for lunch then has to be good. And this place had many school kids coming to fill their tiffins with some hot aloo Paratha The world's best Vada pav is actually not in Bombay. It is little away from Bombay in Khopoli Ramakant's restaurant (oldest street food vendor in khopoli now a restaurant) opposite Khopoli bus stand is undoubtedly my favourite wada pav. I have probably had that Wada pav for the last 35 yrs and it is the only street food vendor in my life who has maintained its same taste same crust and pop of their Vada pav. Ramakant's Vada pav is truly a legend. It's not crowded any more like it use to be decades back. But you visit them ask for a plate of Vada and they will take 5 - 10 mins and they will get you a freshly made Vada which has an unbelievable crust and really tasty filling of the batata bhaji. Again the reason this is best Vada pav according to many who love it because minimal ingredients unlike many other North Indian Vada pav street vendors who add raisins, peanuts, sometimes cashews to vada pav and Vada pav goes with only 2 important sides - dry garlic chutney and dark green chilly deep fried to perfection and seasoned with white salt Though I am from Bombay i agree with Abhijeet Jodhpur is one of the best places to enjoy food. Mirchi vada is my favourite too. I can't emphasize enough how important it is to not miss eating at Gypsy restaurant in Jodhpur- Again not a street food joint but definitely worth mentioning. Gypsy probably has the best Rajasthani thali i have ever tried and i must have had at least 100 plus thalis in various cities in Rajasthan. Udaipur is also a great city for Street food. Let me put it on record the Maharashtrian cuisine what you get in Bombay especially in Dadar area is no where close to real Maharashtrian food. For example, If you are having Kothimbir(coriander) wadi somewhere in Bombay. You will see traces of Kothimbir in that. That is a fucking chickpea flour fried it's not Kothimbir wadi. In a real Kothimbir wadi you cannot see besan it's all coriander Maharashtrian food is complex and it has exhaustive varieties and dishes only in Veg and Vada pav is not Maharashtrian food. It's a fusion snack which we invented. Imagine if our fusion snack could be this good imagine how good our real food will be. Many don't even know how a true Ukhadiche Modak tastes like. Because of urbanisation women here rarely attempt to cook traditional cuisines. And we are talking about our favourite God's Ganapati Bappa's Favourite food Modaks. True Ukhadiche Modak melt in our mouth. And one closes his eyes in satisfaction and goes in trance. Momos are cheap 3rd class down market copy of Modaks Just like how one cannot ever get an original Siddu on the streets of Manali or Shimla or any other Himachali town or city . To enjoy a true siddu you have to be invited to a Himachali home and that family should be willing to Share there Siddu with you. Because it is labour of love to make Siddu with some of the finest ingredient made of walnuts, pure Desi ghee and what not. Similarly to enjoy a true Maharashtrian delicousy like Puran poli one has to visit a good Mahashtrian home where you have good cooks in the family. We have soo much variety in home cooked vegetarian food variety of each region of each state that we cannot repeat a single dish for at least 1.5 to 2 yrs if we decide to have a new dish every day twice. Bharat is indeed the King of Food. Street food fusion is indeed killing original street food. A kadai dosa sold on 2 to 4 sqft of space by a street vendor is far more delicious than the fusion available today on streets The cheapest street food I ever had was in 2001 in Pune outside VIT engineering college in Bibwewadi in Pune 1 regular sized hot steamed idli with chutney for just ₹1. I ate 4 idlis i paid ₹4 only. Biggest contributors to street food business are the South Indian Snack bars where we eat standing. I have had tons of food for less than ₹10 in 90s Latest cheapest street food meal i had was few years back in Dehradun. There is a police station somewhere near Mall road and me and my friend had our dinner at a street food joint / dabba diagonally opposite this police station. We ate atleast 6 rotis 3 parathas, 2 portions of dal, 1 portion of Kadi pakoda, 1 potato bhaji standard in North India, 1 portion of rice. All this for only ₹120. Unbelievable. It was really delicious food. We were shocked when we heard the total bill. I asked the owner to calculate it again and he confirmed its ₹120. Manali market bang opposite bus station in one of the tiny lanes is street food joint with seating. You get unlimited thali with rajma rice roti bhaji, kadi and something else I don't recollect. Hot food. Hot rotis for just ₹60 per person. Unlimited food Only place where that ₹60 meal barrier is broken is on streets of Bombay. You get meals starting for ₹30 home cooked meal - Puri Bhaji, Chapati bhaji with 2 bhajis and if you want to have a full meal lunch with dal(varan), rice, 1 gravy bhaji, 1 sukhi Bhaji ,Chapati for ₹50 This is a full lunch meal and it indeed filling for just ₹50. If you are a regular you get a discount as well. Many local Mahashtrian men & women cook this delicious home cooked meals. Bring them on the busy business streets of Bombay on footpaths and serve the people. Everything gets finished. You get additional dal or bhaji if you ask for. No extra charges. This is the true Street food joy only Bombay can offer. And no other city in the world can even come close to options Bombay has to offer. No Taj Wasabi, no Sea Lounge hi tea buffet, no Ziya at oberoi or Dome at Intercontinental or any other so called fine dining restaurants can give the joy of food what one can get on Street food of this amazing city. One mouth watering fusion marathi snack of Bombay also deserves a mention. Though it's been over shawdowed by the great Vada Pav. Bhaji Pav is also a Bombay invention. There are multiple fine Street food vendors in Thane on Ram Maruti Road who offer lovely varieties of Bhajis. Again we Mumbaikars like our Bhajis hot, Spicy and with tons of flavours and of course fried dark green chillies with salt - Rajmata Vada Pav on Ram Maruti Road. Shraddha Farsan Mart on gantali mandir road little ahead of the temple are decent places to have Bhaji I kept the best for the last. Piyush a sweet drink like lassi is impossible to get. Dont be mistaken it for flavoured lassi. There is a very high possibility that very few people would have tried an authentic piyush. The only authentic place where one can enjoy the best piyush in Bombay Suburbs is at Kulkarni brothers on Phadke Road in Dombivli. I have tried piyush at many places across Bombay but only Kulkarni brothers have maintained the quality of piyush for last 4 decades
I think in direct reference of street food can be found in folk songs of different states. There are some Kannada songs folk songs where mention of sweets being sold at a temple fare. Also in a a songs known as Dasara hadu there are mention of street food . I am speaking of 14 or 15th century.. Not sure of the time period
Man this guy knows everything I mean he is so well versed in Defence, Strategic matters I would have never thought that he would be knowing so much about StreetFood
I don’t think the kind of analysis is done with a mix of restaurants & laari gallas or dhabas with expectations. In Ahmedabad you go to Manek Chowk at night, you will get all kinds of street foods serving all night upto 4:00am! It’s fun to go there
I don't see bangalore having vibrant street food culture as the other cities. It's mostly cafes, restaurants and juice shops. Street food culture it doesn't compare to others - atleast I haven't seen it during my stay there.
Never heard such an engrossing and informative podcast on street food. AIM truly is a very well read and we'll travelled foodie , will be the first one to subscribe whenever he starts his food channel .
AIM I'm waiting for your cook show. Like, really curious to make great veg/non-veg dishes with less ingredients. Thanks for your insights folks. Also, would like to know the place you took Kushal (kaalu 😜) in Delhi for KP Rogan Josh. End always goes to AIM 😂.
kolkata puchka is something else ,I'm bengali and spent my entire life in maharashtra and now delhi , I had golgappe of Delhi and panipuri of maharashtra ,but kolkata puchka taste is the best ,same with Kathi roll ,iv had rolls in Delhi and maharashtra but Kathi rolls of kolkata taste is unmatched ,in maharashtra my favorite is mutton dish with bakri and chat varieties,
In reference to 1:35:55 - Mutton is now interpreted as meat, and used in Marathi for - shark meat (mori mutton) and pork meat (dukracha mutton) and it sounds funny 😂
I request AIM to please share with us as well the youtube channels showing real Indian (even non Indian) authentic recipes. Sir apna channel bhi khol lo please!
Vegetable bread pakora is the best it's sold near my home literally amazing never thought that could be a good idea before I tried it. Doodh wali gali Mehrauli
I've mentioned this before when Abjihit mentioned the were no Native sheep in India and I also gave a reference to the Indian sheep Hair sheep breeds fr mentioned in the Madras agricultural college. True in India Chevon is called called Mutton, Here in Arkansas there is a Heifer project whose director is know to me who imported hair sheep from Madras and tried to produce a hair Mutton sheep here by adding genes from Suffock and breeding out the wool to produce an animal fit for the hot wet climate as the yield of Madras hair sheep is (That is muscle to Bone ratio is poor) I do not know much about many things , I do know something about about Animal genetics and breeding and breeds Also the smelly Muton comes from the Arab Karouf sheep. If when he next goes next goes to Madras he can himself visit the agriculture college and the Native Indian sheep (Hair not wool) I don't know much about many things but when it comes to Animal Agriculture I do know a little as that is my field. Also all stud males if slaughtered without being castrated and given time to drain down especially in the breeding season especially for Bucks and Boars will always stick. are slaughter their meat will smell ( specially Goat Bucks sheep Rams and Boars) will produce smelly meat, Of course I don't except Abjihit to read this comment as the last time I wrote in great detail and mentioned the to Madras Agricultural University as I figured it would be easy for him to check it out I hope I have not offended him by pointing When I was growing up on a coffee plantation in Chickmangalore district we actually raised sheep (Hair) goats pigs and a small Indian breed of the Malnad to produce meat for us and the plantation Labours.. .
I did read it and yes all edible animals need to be castrated before 1 year. Sheep though stink castrated or not irrespective of where I’ve eaten them - Nz, Aus, Iran, Argentina
Abhijit what are you saying? Golgappe, samosa, kachori ain't available in the streets of Chennai? Every second Street in any area of Chennai you can find pullkart vendors selling these all. You still live in 90s of Madras.
Can you guys do a segment on Industrial (Product and Transport) Design in India? I personally find that our Industrial aesthetics fall severely compared to most other countries. What could become India's design language which can also be timeless? (Like how the Art Deco/Streamlined Moderne design language and aesthetics are for the West.)
An amazing episode, learned so many new things. Even without a kitchen setup, it would be just nice to listen to deep dives on various cuisines etc from AIM. Looking forward to his cuisine channel. With the kind of inputs you shared, i can totally unsubscribe from shows like the naan curry podcast.
Engaging session! I wish Abhijit had shed light on the lesser known burmese streetfood that you can find in Madras/chennai. Dishes like Atho noodles, moinga , banana stem soup. Please try that too viewers!
Try golgappa from Vasco, Goa. Simply the best. Have been to all these cities you mentioned on this podcast. But nothing beats Goa. I know it sounds strange, but is true
Abhijit sir please go through the Bengali channel "lost and Rare recipes" it actually tell you extremely rare and lost recipes as per the cookbook of old chefs which you not find anywhere in the country.... please let us know your take on the channel...
Jodhpuri Mirchi bhaji Karnataka Bhel house chats Gobi manchuri Rumali roti with hyacinth bean korma Hyacinth pakodas Vegetable pulav All at foodstreet Bengaluru Lipsmacking😘😘😘😘👍👍 End with supersaturated halwai ka badam milk with mawa, piping hot jalebi with rabdi on same street And filter coffee at By2coffee Save this, you'll thank me forever
Hi there! Really enjoyed hearing this episode about the different types of street food in India. I agree that seating is an important part of the restaurant & food dining experience. Mumbai definitely has the best form of innovation within food with Pav Bhaji & Vada Pav there. Really looking forward to hearing more episodes! I host a podcast as well where we interview quite a few South Asian creators. We recently delved into video on TH-cam & would love your support! We've interviewed a variety of amazing guests including Ex Miss NJ USA Chavvi Verg, content creators Deven Patel, Vick Krishna, Sachin Kumar, & several members from the cast of the hit Netflix Show Indian Matchmaking. Tune in & subscribe if you'd like to stay in the loop about future episode releases? We drop new episodes weekly!
As we were growing up , there never was any garlic or onions in any kind of chaat in Delhi . You are right , onion was always served on the side . In Chole bhature, Tikki etc.
I one of his Q&As Abjihit mentioned about Karila, I had no idea what it was. But just a little while ago in the Asian store in Little Rock I found "Bitter gourd " that w used to eat in India, I love the stuff. I took it up to to check out and said "I'm glad you are selling "Bitter Gourd" he did not understand what I meant by bitter gourd, when showed it to him he said is Karila. When I was growing up in South India we used to grow it in our vegetable garden and only I and my dad ate it.
Gujarat has an abundance of street food that has garlic in it. There's no "oh no!" sentiment about it. Yes, there are umpteen options for the Jain consumers, but there's no such "taboo" about garlic with our (since I'm from there) street food. Secondly, about the sweetness in our food.. in addition to the salty water phenomenon, there's something more to it that Abhijit did mention in passing.. it had to do with a quick burst of energy, in the form of jaggery aka god/gor (not 'd' or 'r' because the letter/sound ળ doesn't have an equivalent in the Latin script), that was needed in such a harsh, dry climate. Typically, farmers and labourers would carry a block of jaggery in a tied up knot ('potli') latched on to their 'dhoti', and would consume it every now and then as a readily available, cheap form of a quick burst of energy. Mind you, disregard all the western "medicine"'s nonsense regarding sugar being some sort of poison. Refined sugar can be damaging but not jaggery. It's all about moderation of its use while supplemented by physical exertion (which most white collar people tend not to do). Besides that, adding to one of the other comments here about Surat (which is unparalleled in Gujarat in terms of quality and innovation in street food), Vadodara has a fantastic range too.. especially in the sub-category of "Gujarati non-veg" aka eggs. To, aao kabhi humaare Gujarat mein.. aap ke Gujarat mein.. hum sab ke Gujarat mein. 🙏
That’s beautiful, even we add jaggery to dal & subji in coastal Maharashtra, yes it is sweet for many people who eat, and rather sometimes make fun of it, but we don’t care. The reasons you mentions why it’s used, are the same as my grandma told me.
Also, I do carry a piece of jaggery, even if my work is sedentary, because some days if I have low energy, jaggery and peanuts is much better energy boost than any thing else.
@@Kathakathan11 That's quite relatable and familiar.. as I am with the Marathi culture and cuisine as well since our (Vadodara's) royal family is the Gaekwads (Maratha).. especially Sayajirao III who has an enormous contribution in our education, infrastructure, and culture systems. Mind you, our states only got separated in 1960. A lot of overlap to cherish despite the divide attempted to be sown by the likes of the Thackerays. 🙏
I love Abhijeet and like to call him Kallu bhaiya, because in our village kallu bhaiya is generally a charcter who is funny, intellectual, factual & logical. Second I want him to have podcast on Indian Music they way he described the Indian street food it will be a fun to listen him about musical history of our India. Also why we dedicate old songs not new songs and in Antakshiri why we also sing 85% of old songs.
Abhijit completely failed to mention the Occurence of Fairs or MELAS all over the India. Which were a integral part of person's life in India up untill recently. The food served their also come under STREET FOOD Category. As it was quite cheap and affordable. This Proves that Abhijit completely LACKS practical Lived in Experiences in India which is quite essential in analysing anything about India.
Abhijeet was wrong about the gol gappas they do exist on the street, at least in North India I am from Punjab and Golgappas are a Rage. Soo many Vendors.
Hi Mr AIM, I have been an avid follower of you on Twitter.When can we expect you back on the platform? I am trying to do a semi keto diet ,which requires me to consume less carbs. I would love to make Indian dishes that do not have grains in them for a start😄 Im waiting for your channel. Regards, Vaishnavi
Famous street food in south/ central Delhi - The chat wala near UPSC ,Central Lajpat nagar ki Aunty ki Momos and khatta meeta Choosli, AIIMS kay sammney kaa Paneer kaa Pakoda kaa dukhan are some famous joint I can recall
The reason Indian street food has taken a hit these days is because of the shortcuts those guys are using, if the chatwaala is using store bought chutneys, store bought puris, puffed rice and sev, then a home cook could do the same thing at home as well. It then becomes a location and convenience play. This is the reason why street food in India is now limited to a few urban centers and fast food is slowly killing street food. This is also the same reason why street food did not develop in the US outside of a few big cities like NYC where such things are valued.
There is evidence of food vendors in the Arthashastra We know of the existence of public eating houses where different kinds of cooked food was sold because secret agents often disguised themselves as food vendors; e.g. as the agents of the Chancellor {4.4.3}, for liberating hostages {7.17.45} and for poisoning enemy troops {12.4.8}. In the city such places were periodically searched for undesirables {2.36.14} and the owners were prohibited from giving lodgings to strangers {2.36.8}. There were separate vegetarian and non-vegetarian eating places, bakers selling bread, sweetmeat sellers and broth makers. The Chief Superintendent of Warehouses disposed of broken grains left over from milling grain by selling them to broth makers and cooked food vendors {2.15.61}. FOOD VENDORS {2.36.8} Baker Aapupika Cooked meat seller Pakvamamsika Drinking hall Attendant Prapavika Rice vendor Audanka Wine seller Soundika
Only these 2 guys can turn street food talks into 2 hour long history and economic lesson.
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I really can't wait for Abhijit to start his cooking channel really.
non-veg banayega voh
Roasting channel*
@@gauravagarwal9734 At least he will cook good food. Also he said that he will go vegetarian because of tambram tradition of adopting certain deity.
@@gauravagarwal9734 what ever it is, I love non veg. At least it will be Real and unfiltered.
@@saayansaarkar2469 what ever he talks he talks on facts and figures. So if it sounds like roasting I am good with that.
Some Street food/snacks options in Rajasthan
1. Paneer Kofta at Bikaner Bhujiya Bhandar, Bikaner
2. Poori Sabji at Chotu Motu Joshi, Bikaner
3. Kachori at Juniya Maharaj, Bikaner
4. Mirchi Bda at Chaudhary, Jodhpur
5. Chilla opp SBI, C-Scheme Jaipur
6. Samosa at Shankar Samosa, Setiya Samosa, Jaipur
7. Madrasi Masala Dosa at University Road, Jaipur
8. Jaina Idli, Gopalpura, Jaipur
9. Kachori at Ratan Sweets and Namakeen, Kota
10. Aloo Kachori at, Sampat Namkeen, Jaipur
These are some famous places. You can find other great options to eat at the mentioned places. There are some More places which are lesser known.
Eska screen shot le lete hai Bhai
Yess. A cooking channel by Abhijeet would be amazing!
We had evidence in Thiruvilayadal puranam by Paranjothi Muniver, where Lord Sundareswarar of Madurai came to eat food called 'Puttu' prepared by a old lady called Vanthi ammal. This is still celebrated as a festival even today.
Kushal bro you select the best of topics to explore with Abhijit. Abhijit is intelligence and indulgence personified.
Abhijit should seriously start his/her cooking show. I will try to cook all his dishes ( except the beef ones) the way he instructs.
What his her how
@@nischesharma her pronouns🤣
He's a male
I think he has stopped eating beef now
Abhijit's driver is richer than my whole district😂
If you ever go to North Karnataka especially areas around Hubli and Dharwad, try this thing called Girmit, which is basically like a variation of churmuri/kurmura, where they have their custom masala. It's really good 😋
Duck you man. I am outside India right now and I got a pang just reading the word. My tongue is swimming now. 😂😂
Mandargi?
Mirchi with girmit
Now I want a girmit so badly.
For getting the taste of the vegetables as its own without bombarding it with spices and losing its taste, you should have Bihari cuisine, it is highly underrated and it's very basic and that is the beauty of it, you go to any bihari household and have the sarso saag, you actually taste the saag in it, super satisfying
bro, Bihari food is OP.
We Kolkatans swear by bihari food.
Also bihari muslim food is awesome too.
would you have a youtube link ? any channel that shows thus kind of veggie cooking? sadly all the veggies ive had in bihar have been overspiced
@@Iyervval boss you eat in a Bihari restaurant in the middle of Patna ofc it'll be overspiced. If you can deal with the non trivial probability of being robbed go outside Patna. Indigo(yes yes I know not nuanced enough for your taste) runs flights to Darbhanga. Darbhanga food is the bomb. Littis, pethas(not the sweet one, there is a savoury one) and many more. You only have to deal with Darbhanga airport, which is probably the worst in the country.
Bihari food you become starving under nutrients and you become so weak worst food on earth like bihari are stinking
i am a Kannadiga and a vegetarian. Anna Saar ( Rasam ) is our staple food with some Sabzi etc. I saw a celebrity chef and a dietitian on a podcast looking down on people eating Rasam Rice and saying shit like " Eating Rasam Rice as a staple is not healthy ". Bhai humaare ghrmein log generations se khaa rhe hai and we have no one in our family who have obesity. Coming to taste. Bhai tum Mumbai ke restuarant mein 300rs ka Rasam khaake bologe ki taste accha nahi hai toh galti meri thodi hai. We use ancestral recipes for our daily foods.
😆 Aap toh bohot gussa hain... Dieticians se...
It is healthy so long as you add a variety of vegetables
Having following SSS, Kushal & AIM for a while now across all channels & social media have to say this is one of the best if not the best episode across all. AIM's knowledge on the subject despite being born to high privilege speaks volume of his interest in this area. The perspective of respect towards the humble street vendor and how important it is over an expensive establishment was thoughtful. AIM please please go ahead with that TH-cam channel, we need that unique pov in the now mostly bland and repeated genre. All the best!
As far as I can remember, I’m 70yrs, we were taken to the laari gallas or kimchawalla who came on foot & served very tasty snacks, garlic Biryani etc I loved the paani puri etc. Gujarat has foodies who enjoy eating out on holidays.
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This man within the time lapse of 30 sec makes one feel good about the fact that they can't afford meals at big lavish hotels but at the same time tells that certain things are meant for class only.
There's a return of sorts to making entire meals at home, processing ingredients in the kitchen etc in both India, where I have family, and in the US where I live. Two of my sisters make their own butter, cheese, ghee etc at home from fresh milk now using a traditional Indian "jharni" churner. They also get their spices cold pounded etc. And it isn't as if either is fortunate enough to have abundant time on her hands. One is a surgeon and the other was an engineer with a very large software and hardware company but has recently taken up baking professionally to satisfy a longstanding dream. It must be said, too, that ingredients are not the same thanks to the fertilizers being used. I recently started working for a hydroponic and aquaponic supplies company, and some of the best tasting vegetables that I have eaten come from SoCal aquaponic growers who feed their fish organic feed, and do not use any pesticides or repellents because these would filter back into the fish tanks. Experimentation is still on to determine the best fish for different crops - Koi Carp and Guppies are the current favorites - but a lot more experimentation would be needed before anything conclusive is determined, though taste is and always will be subjective - a strong caveat to bear in mind.
Street food in India is the desi equivalent of American fast food, albeit is much cleaner and likely healthier because the ingredients are fresh (no refrigerators) and when did anyone hear of a large scale food poisoning incident from a street food stall? There's no question about quality as well considering the number of Vloggers from different parts of India who feature street food stalls among other eating places. Former Taj executive Kripal Amanna - I do not know him, but enjoy his Vlog - is one, another Daniel Jain Raj (for those who follow Tamil) is a young friend. I am sure there are many more, and perhaps you gentlemen could consider occasionally inviting food vloggers from time to time? Thanks for a great episode! Season's Greetings!
Oh, well Surat has a robust street food culture. The most famous dishes are locho, aloo puri, bhajjiya. In fact locho is a signature dish found in Surat. According to the lore the then king of Surat wanted to eat some dhoklas and ordered his cook to make some. The cook made the batter but he mixed up some steps made a mistake ( aka locho in gujarati), and thus the dish named 'locho' was born. It is delicious!
ahmedabad has also good street food but I don't know which are native foods but pakodi,pakoda, samosa, kachori, vadapau, dabeli, bhel all veg foods are very tasty.
Chicken kaha hai.
Best Sukha Bhel in Bombay
Warden road - opp Uncle snacks on the footpath ahead of Benzer but before Raymond's store. There is a street vendor who sells only one item - Sukha Bhel. You can't miss him. He wears a Dhoti and kurta, a well dressed man with a good moustache. I have been eating his Surkha bhel for decades whenever i visit Warden road. Minimal ingredients but he makes it perfect.
Gilla Bhel at Ballard estate Bhel Walla opp Seamen's Health Institute. Again he has only 2 items. Bhel & Sevpuri.
Undoubtedly the most popular Bhelwala in the Fort Area. I once heard his daily collections on a working day are in excess of few lakhs of ₹
I had better Bhel and Chats in Central suburbs but this one is also good. One should not miss the Ballard estate bhelwala. He is probably the few street vendors where top Naval Officers, Top industrialists like Ambani's, Shapoorji's and many others eat along with a common Middle class Mumbaikar. On the Street everyone is equal
Bombay and its suburbs probably is the only city left in this country where you have maximum street food with minimalistic ingredients and those places are difficult to find out. Only the locals will know them from that specific station. Our one Station in Bombay Central or western suburb is as big as a city.
Foreg Shri Krishna Vada pav in Dombivli west on Phule road is probably the only Vada pav vendor who has til chatni for their Vada pav. And that changes everything. It elevates the taste of Vada pav to a whole different level. Only a true Vada pav lover from Bombay can appreciate that taste with fried green chilly. If we take a delhite who loves chole kulcha with a ton of butter in everything. Those greasy heads wont understand the taste.
3.30 am idli, medu wada, sheera, upma, poha outside Thane railway station for ₹20 per plate is Street food redefined. You go to those same vendors at 8 am it's all finished. Ultimate hot tasty and affordable street food. Early Morning breakfast doesn't get better than this.
Let's go to Shimla for some Aloo Paratha
Behind Indian Institute of Advanced Sciences there is a lane and there is a tiny street food vendor who sells only tea and Aloo Paratha. If school going kids are buying something for lunch then has to be good. And this place had many school kids coming to fill their tiffins with some hot aloo Paratha
The world's best Vada pav is actually not in Bombay. It is little away from Bombay in Khopoli
Ramakant's restaurant (oldest street food vendor in khopoli now a restaurant) opposite Khopoli bus stand is undoubtedly my favourite wada pav. I have probably had that Wada pav for the last 35 yrs and it is the only street food vendor in my life who has maintained its same taste same crust and pop of their Vada pav. Ramakant's Vada pav is truly a legend. It's not crowded any more like it use to be decades back. But you visit them ask for a plate of Vada and they will take 5 - 10 mins and they will get you a freshly made Vada which has an unbelievable crust and really tasty filling of the batata bhaji.
Again the reason this is best Vada pav according to many who love it because minimal ingredients unlike many other North Indian Vada pav street vendors who add raisins, peanuts, sometimes cashews to vada pav and Vada pav goes with only 2 important sides - dry garlic chutney and dark green chilly deep fried to perfection and seasoned with white salt
Though I am from Bombay i agree with Abhijeet Jodhpur is one of the best places to enjoy food. Mirchi vada is my favourite too.
I can't emphasize enough how important it is to not miss eating at Gypsy restaurant in Jodhpur- Again not a street food joint but definitely worth mentioning. Gypsy probably has the best Rajasthani thali i have ever tried and i must have had at least 100 plus thalis in various cities in Rajasthan.
Udaipur is also a great city for Street food.
Let me put it on record the Maharashtrian cuisine what you get in Bombay especially in Dadar area is no where close to real Maharashtrian food. For example, If you are having Kothimbir(coriander) wadi somewhere in Bombay. You will see traces of Kothimbir in that. That is a fucking chickpea flour fried it's not Kothimbir wadi. In a real Kothimbir wadi you cannot see besan it's all coriander
Maharashtrian food is complex and it has exhaustive varieties and dishes only in Veg and Vada pav is not Maharashtrian food. It's a fusion snack which we invented. Imagine if our fusion snack could be this good imagine how good our real food will be. Many don't even know how a true Ukhadiche Modak tastes like. Because of urbanisation women here rarely attempt to cook traditional cuisines. And we are talking about our favourite God's Ganapati Bappa's Favourite food Modaks. True Ukhadiche Modak melt in our mouth. And one closes his eyes in satisfaction and goes in trance. Momos are cheap 3rd class down market copy of Modaks
Just like how one cannot ever get an original Siddu on the streets of Manali or Shimla or any other Himachali town or city . To enjoy a true siddu you have to be invited to a Himachali home and that family should be willing to Share there Siddu with you. Because it is labour of love to make Siddu with some of the finest ingredient made of walnuts, pure Desi ghee and what not.
Similarly to enjoy a true Maharashtrian delicousy like Puran poli one has to visit a good Mahashtrian home where you have good cooks in the family. We have soo much variety in home cooked vegetarian food variety of each region of each state that we cannot repeat a single dish for at least 1.5 to 2 yrs if we decide to have a new dish every day twice.
Bharat is indeed the King of Food. Street food fusion is indeed killing original street food. A kadai dosa sold on 2 to 4 sqft of space by a street vendor is far more delicious than the fusion available today on streets
The cheapest street food I ever had was in 2001 in Pune outside VIT engineering college in Bibwewadi in Pune 1 regular sized hot steamed idli with chutney for just ₹1. I ate 4 idlis i paid ₹4 only.
Biggest contributors to street food business are the South Indian Snack bars where we eat standing. I have had tons of food for less than ₹10 in 90s
Latest cheapest street food meal i had was few years back in Dehradun. There is a police station somewhere near Mall road and me and my friend had our dinner at a street food joint / dabba diagonally opposite this police station. We ate atleast 6 rotis 3 parathas, 2 portions of dal, 1 portion of Kadi pakoda, 1 potato bhaji standard in North India, 1 portion of rice. All this for only ₹120. Unbelievable. It was really delicious food. We were shocked when we heard the total bill. I asked the owner to calculate it again and he confirmed its ₹120.
Manali market bang opposite bus station in one of the tiny lanes is street food joint with seating. You get unlimited thali with rajma rice roti bhaji, kadi and something else I don't recollect. Hot food. Hot rotis for just ₹60 per person. Unlimited food
Only place where that ₹60 meal barrier is broken is on streets of Bombay. You get meals starting for ₹30 home cooked meal - Puri Bhaji, Chapati bhaji with 2 bhajis and if you want to have a full meal lunch with dal(varan), rice, 1 gravy bhaji, 1 sukhi Bhaji ,Chapati for ₹50
This is a full lunch meal and it indeed filling for just ₹50. If you are a regular you get a discount as well. Many local Mahashtrian men & women cook this delicious home cooked meals. Bring them on the busy business streets of Bombay on footpaths and serve the people. Everything gets finished. You get additional dal or bhaji if you ask for. No extra charges. This is the true Street food joy only Bombay can offer. And no other city in the world can even come close to options Bombay has to offer.
No Taj Wasabi, no Sea Lounge hi tea buffet, no Ziya at oberoi or Dome at Intercontinental or any other so called fine dining restaurants can give the joy of food what one can get on Street food of this amazing city.
One mouth watering fusion marathi snack of Bombay also deserves a mention. Though it's been over shawdowed by the great Vada Pav. Bhaji Pav is also a Bombay invention. There are multiple fine Street food vendors in Thane on Ram Maruti Road who offer lovely varieties of Bhajis.
Again we Mumbaikars like our Bhajis hot, Spicy and with tons of flavours and of course fried dark green chillies with salt - Rajmata Vada Pav on Ram Maruti Road. Shraddha Farsan Mart on gantali mandir road little ahead of the temple are decent places to have Bhaji
I kept the best for the last.
Piyush a sweet drink like lassi is impossible to get. Dont be mistaken it for flavoured lassi. There is a very high possibility that very few people would have tried an authentic piyush. The only authentic place where one can enjoy the best piyush in Bombay Suburbs is at Kulkarni brothers on Phadke Road in Dombivli. I have tried piyush at many places across Bombay but only Kulkarni brothers have maintained the quality of piyush for last 4 decades
One place where the food is spicer than Andhra is Umrer near Nagpur which is the home of Saoji cuisine.
AIM to try it out once.
I think in direct reference of street food can be found in folk songs of different states.
There are some Kannada songs folk songs where mention of sweets being sold at a temple fare.
Also in a a songs known as Dasara hadu there are mention of street food . I am speaking of 14 or 15th century..
Not sure of the time period
Yes, AIM doesn’t seem to know that. 😂😂
Man this guy knows everything I mean he is so well versed in Defence, Strategic matters I would have never thought that he would be knowing so much about StreetFood
She doesn’t like to identify her as “he”. Please edit it, it’s offensive to her as well as me.
@@xavierson795 thank you. yes. shameful misgendering
Yk its evident that our defeat in Indian food cultivation is not limited to just "food"
I don’t think the kind of analysis is done with a mix of restaurants & laari gallas or dhabas with expectations. In Ahmedabad you go to Manek Chowk at night, you will get all kinds of street foods serving all night upto 4:00am! It’s fun to go there
Varanasi veg street food is most underrated ,especially the cosmopolitan flavours
The onion and garlic point is spot on as a Jain, I can say most vendors in Mumbai follow that
Vizag, Lucknow, Kolkata, Indore , Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Patna has some of the best street foods in India
I don't see bangalore having vibrant street food culture as the other cities. It's mostly cafes, restaurants and juice shops. Street food culture it doesn't compare to others - atleast I haven't seen it during my stay there.
Twitter needs him
It's a perfact example of impactful and accurate research , that makes subject intresting..
Never heard such an engrossing and informative podcast on street food. AIM truly is a very well read and we'll travelled foodie , will be the first one to subscribe whenever he starts his food channel .
I love the idea of Abhijit starting his own cooking channel it will be so refreshing to see someone who truly knows food good luck!
Talking about sarso ka saag .......u just got me man .......my mother still cooking this exctly like u explained .........and it just super amazing
Kushal pls make 2nd part of the '10 worst policy decisions in history'. "Bas garam karke chod diya" :(
@abhijit Iyer- Mitra your knowledge of streefood was brilliant. Respect.
Thanks matey - just made your sautéed veggies recipe today (again)
This is the BEST VIDEO on this channel😛😛😛😛😛😛😛😛
abhijit food channel ko mera full support
Thaari baat manne khoob bhaagi chhore
Ye mhaari taraf se ek thengo 👍
I would love to see Abhijit cook authentic Indian recipes.
When boy's having serious life conversation after some drinks 😜😜
AIM I'm waiting for your cook show. Like, really curious to make great veg/non-veg dishes with less ingredients. Thanks for your insights folks. Also, would like to know the place you took Kushal (kaalu 😜) in Delhi for KP Rogan Josh. End always goes to AIM 😂.
Love Kolkata street food the most.... the variety is amazing especially on Dalhousie Square.
kolkata puchka is something else ,I'm bengali and spent my entire life in maharashtra and now delhi , I had golgappe of Delhi and panipuri of maharashtra ,but kolkata puchka taste is the best ,same with Kathi roll ,iv had rolls in Delhi and maharashtra but Kathi rolls of kolkata taste is unmatched ,in maharashtra my favorite is mutton dish with bakri and chat varieties,
The morning-afternoon-evening menu in the same joint is awesome
Awesome session. Learnt so much. Please come back with more sessions on the food subject. Thanks Kushal and AIM. 🙏🙏
I love listening to Abhijit's entensive and entertaining elaboration of Indian food 😋
#NeelaMomoNarrates
In reference to 1:35:55 - Mutton is now interpreted as meat, and used in Marathi for - shark meat (mori mutton) and pork meat (dukracha mutton) and it sounds funny 😂
I am a vegetarian but will love to know about his experience
I request AIM to please share with us as well the youtube channels showing real Indian (even non Indian) authentic recipes. Sir apna channel bhi khol lo please!
🎉🥳🎉Brilliant and lovely initiative. Thanks 🕉️🇮🇳🕉️
This one podcast I've listened to without skipping or pausing. 😅
1. Try Anil Mutton in Kanpur.
2. Pani Ke batashe and Tikki anywhere in Central UP, i.e Awadh region. Filling is Boiled+chushed safed mater.
Vegetable bread pakora is the best it's sold near my home literally amazing never thought that could be a good idea before I tried it. Doodh wali gali Mehrauli
I've mentioned this before when Abjihit mentioned the were no Native sheep in India and I also gave a reference to the Indian sheep Hair sheep breeds fr mentioned in the Madras agricultural college. True in India Chevon is called called Mutton, Here in Arkansas there is a Heifer project whose director is know to me who imported hair sheep from Madras and tried to produce a hair Mutton sheep here by adding genes from Suffock and breeding out the wool to produce an animal fit for the hot wet climate as the yield of Madras hair sheep is (That is muscle to Bone ratio is poor) I do not know much about many things , I do know something about about Animal genetics and breeding and breeds Also the smelly Muton comes from the Arab Karouf sheep. If when he next goes next goes to Madras he can himself visit the agriculture college and the Native Indian sheep (Hair not wool) I don't know much about many things but when it comes to Animal Agriculture I do know a little as that is my field. Also all stud males if slaughtered without being castrated and given time to drain down especially in the breeding season especially for Bucks and Boars will always stick. are slaughter their meat will smell ( specially Goat Bucks sheep Rams and Boars) will produce smelly meat, Of course I don't except Abjihit to read this comment as the last time I wrote in great detail and mentioned the to Madras Agricultural University as I figured it would be easy for him to check it out I hope I have not offended him by pointing When I was growing up on a coffee plantation in Chickmangalore district we actually raised sheep (Hair) goats pigs and a small Indian breed of the Malnad to produce meat for us and the plantation Labours.. .
I did read it and yes all edible animals need to be castrated before 1 year. Sheep though stink castrated or not irrespective of where I’ve eaten them - Nz, Aus, Iran, Argentina
@@Iyervval Tanks you very much.
Abhijit what are you saying? Golgappe, samosa, kachori ain't available in the streets of Chennai? Every second Street in any area of Chennai you can find pullkart vendors selling these all. You still live in 90s of Madras.
Can you guys do a segment on Industrial (Product and Transport) Design in India? I personally find that our Industrial aesthetics fall severely compared to most other countries. What could become India's design language which can also be timeless? (Like how the Art Deco/Streamlined Moderne design language and aesthetics are for the West.)
Agree with that 💯
I am from Visakhapatnam, the street food outlets have increased a lot now. They're there everywhere.
An amazing episode, learned so many new things. Even without a kitchen setup, it would be just nice to listen to deep dives on various cuisines etc from AIM.
Looking forward to his cuisine channel. With the kind of inputs you shared, i can totally unsubscribe from shows like the naan curry podcast.
Wow! The intellectualisation of bhel puri or the streetization of pod casts! 😂 for a few minutes, it tickled my taste buds
Can't wait for YT's newest genre Abhibang.
Engaging session! I wish Abhijit had shed light on the lesser known burmese streetfood that you can find in Madras/chennai. Dishes like Atho noodles, moinga , banana stem soup. Please try that too viewers!
The chaat in Taj is just fabulous you've gotta have it.
అభిజిత్ చెప్పిన రొయ్యల వేపుడు, చాలా తేలికగా ఉండే వంటకం. రొయ్యలని ఉప్పుకారాలలో ఊరబెట్టి వేయించడమే అంతకన్నా పెద్ద విషయం ఏమీ లేదు.
I really need this more. Abhijit talking about food is pure bliss.
Try golgappa from Vasco, Goa. Simply the best. Have been to all these cities you mentioned on this podcast. But nothing beats Goa. I know it sounds strange, but is true
Excellent episode. Abhijit the foodie gave superb insight into the street food.❤❤.
Abhijit channel chalu kar!!!!! Please 🥺🥺🥺
I am a staunch liberal but found this fascinating.I guess food is the only thing that connects us beyond ideologies.
Abhijit sir please go through the Bengali channel "lost and Rare recipes" it actually tell you extremely rare and lost recipes as per the cookbook of old chefs which you not find anywhere in the country.... please let us know your take on the channel...
Can you talk about cultivation and consumption of millets in pre modern India.
Yes Abhijit we need a cooking channel
Can't wait for Abhijit to start his cooking channel plz i am waiting
Jodhpuri Mirchi bhaji
Karnataka Bhel house chats
Gobi manchuri
Rumali roti with hyacinth bean korma
Hyacinth pakodas
Vegetable pulav
All at foodstreet Bengaluru
Lipsmacking😘😘😘😘👍👍
End with supersaturated halwai ka badam milk with mawa, piping hot jalebi with rabdi on same street
And filter coffee at By2coffee
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Hi there! Really enjoyed hearing this episode about the different types of street food in India. I agree that seating is an important part of the restaurant & food dining experience. Mumbai definitely has the best form of innovation within food with Pav Bhaji & Vada Pav there. Really looking forward to hearing more episodes!
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Abhijeet, when you start your cooking channel please do upload videos on food as they were cooked historically.
As we were growing up , there never was any garlic or onions in any kind of chaat in Delhi . You are right , onion was always served on the side . In Chole bhature, Tikki etc.
pls do an episode on slavery in ancient india. btw good episode guys
There was no slavery. Megasthenes indica says so.
@@Pasdpawn I'm giving you reference as opposed to you who is not even providing any evidence to support his argument.
I one of his Q&As Abjihit mentioned about Karila, I had no idea what it was. But just a little while ago in the Asian store in Little Rock I found "Bitter gourd " that w used to eat in India, I love the stuff. I took it up to to check out and said "I'm glad you are selling "Bitter Gourd" he did not understand what I meant by bitter gourd, when showed it to him he said is Karila. When I was growing up in South India we used to grow it in our vegetable garden and only I and my dad ate it.
+1 on Roghan Josh. Mazaak bana rakha hai poore desh mein itni achchhi dish ka 😕
Gujarat has an abundance of street food that has garlic in it. There's no "oh no!" sentiment about it. Yes, there are umpteen options for the Jain consumers, but there's no such "taboo" about garlic with our (since I'm from there) street food.
Secondly, about the sweetness in our food.. in addition to the salty water phenomenon, there's something more to it that Abhijit did mention in passing.. it had to do with a quick burst of energy, in the form of jaggery aka god/gor (not 'd' or 'r' because the letter/sound ળ doesn't have an equivalent in the Latin script), that was needed in such a harsh, dry climate. Typically, farmers and labourers would carry a block of jaggery in a tied up knot ('potli') latched on to their 'dhoti', and would consume it every now and then as a readily available, cheap form of a quick burst of energy.
Mind you, disregard all the western "medicine"'s nonsense regarding sugar being some sort of poison. Refined sugar can be damaging but not jaggery. It's all about moderation of its use while supplemented by physical exertion (which most white collar people tend not to do).
Besides that, adding to one of the other comments here about Surat (which is unparalleled in Gujarat in terms of quality and innovation in street food), Vadodara has a fantastic range too.. especially in the sub-category of "Gujarati non-veg" aka eggs.
To, aao kabhi humaare Gujarat mein.. aap ke Gujarat mein.. hum sab ke Gujarat mein. 🙏
That’s beautiful, even we add jaggery to dal & subji in coastal Maharashtra, yes it is sweet for many people who eat, and rather sometimes make fun of it, but we don’t care. The reasons you mentions why it’s used, are the same as my grandma told me.
Also, I do carry a piece of jaggery, even if my work is sedentary, because some days if I have low energy, jaggery and peanuts is much better energy boost than any thing else.
@@Kathakathan11 गूळ आणि शेंगदाणे रक्त वाढीसाठी चांगलं असतं.
@@Kathakathan11 That's quite relatable and familiar.. as I am with the Marathi culture and cuisine as well since our (Vadodara's) royal family is the Gaekwads (Maratha).. especially Sayajirao III who has an enormous contribution in our education, infrastructure, and culture systems. Mind you, our states only got separated in 1960. A lot of overlap to cherish despite the divide attempted to be sown by the likes of the Thackerays. 🙏
I love Abhijeet and like to call him Kallu bhaiya, because in our village kallu bhaiya is generally a charcter who is funny, intellectual, factual & logical.
Second I want him to have podcast on Indian Music they way he described the Indian street food it will be a fun to listen him about musical history of our India.
Also why we dedicate old songs not new songs and in Antakshiri why we also sing 85% of old songs.
One of the best session but needed a series on " Street food "
Such brilliance
Abhijit completely failed to mention the Occurence of Fairs or MELAS all over the India. Which were a integral part of person's life in India up untill recently.
The food served their also come under STREET FOOD Category. As it was quite cheap and affordable.
This Proves that Abhijit completely LACKS practical Lived in Experiences in India which is quite essential in analysing anything about India.
Perfect friend
Perfect i love food in mela
Even my office canteen does it every month. South Indian food festival Punjabi food festival etc...
Abhijith, you have to visit UK food scene. You have to visit my son's restaurant.
Aaj hui hai sabse interesting baat.
Great Discussion on Steet food
Please do a podcast on Future of Electric vehicle/ Public transportation in India with Abhijit. It would be fun.
Abhijeet was wrong about the gol gappas they do exist on the street, at least in North India I am from Punjab and Golgappas are a Rage. Soo many Vendors.
I'm excited for the cooking Channel of Abhijit. And want him to write a book on authentic Indian recipes. Please 🥺
Jodhpur and Calcutta.
Spot on 👍
Gujarat has most egg omlet steeet larris breakfast to late nite spots with scores of variety recipes
Hi Mr AIM,
I have been an avid follower of you on Twitter.When can we expect you back on the platform?
I am trying to do a semi keto diet ,which requires me to consume less carbs. I would love to make Indian dishes that do not have grains in them for a start😄
Im waiting for your channel.
Regards,
Vaishnavi
Jung Bahadur Kachori in Chandni Chowk. Hammad Chicken Briyani in front of Okhla Vihar metro station.
Theses guy forgot about misla pav..but its a rural phenomenon in villages of maha
Thanks
Shoutout to Darshini hotels of Bengaluru with a limited menu (dose, idli vada, rice bath, uppittu),
and amazing filter kaapi.
Good to see aim back...
Famous street food in south/ central Delhi - The chat wala near UPSC ,Central Lajpat nagar ki Aunty ki Momos and khatta meeta Choosli, AIIMS kay sammney kaa Paneer kaa Pakoda kaa dukhan are some famous joint I can recall
The reason Indian street food has taken a hit these days is because of the shortcuts those guys are using, if the chatwaala is using store bought chutneys, store bought puris, puffed rice and sev, then a home cook could do the same thing at home as well. It then becomes a location and convenience play. This is the reason why street food in India is now limited to a few urban centers and fast food is slowly killing street food. This is also the same reason why street food did not develop in the US outside of a few big cities like NYC where such things are valued.
There is evidence of food vendors in the Arthashastra
We know of the existence of public eating houses where different kinds of
cooked food was sold because secret agents often disguised themselves as food
vendors; e.g. as the agents of the Chancellor {4.4.3}, for liberating hostages
{7.17.45} and for poisoning enemy troops {12.4.8}. In the city such places were
periodically searched for undesirables {2.36.14} and the owners were prohibited
from giving lodgings to strangers {2.36.8}. There were separate vegetarian and
non-vegetarian eating places, bakers selling bread, sweetmeat sellers and broth
makers. The Chief Superintendent of Warehouses disposed of broken grains left
over from milling grain by selling them to broth makers and cooked food
vendors {2.15.61}.
FOOD VENDORS {2.36.8}
Baker Aapupika
Cooked meat seller Pakvamamsika
Drinking hall Attendant Prapavika
Rice vendor Audanka
Wine seller Soundika
Waiting for Abhi to start his new cuisine related channel!
Thanks!
Dahibara Aludum, Chaat and Chicken Roll from the streets of Bhubaneswar !