Street Food:Chandigarh

 

1. Golgappa

Golgappa

Golgappas is every chaat lover’s favourite. The crispy and hollow puris, filled with sweet and tangy chutneys, dahi, chaat masalas, potato or chickpeas, when served with flavoured water brings about a burst of taste in your mouth. The Punjabi ones are bigger and more tangy and spicy.

2. Dahi Bhalla

Dahi Bhalla

Light on the stomach, but oozing with sweet and tangy flavours, Dahi Bhalla is a favourite street food of Chandigarh. The deep-fried, crisp hollow puris are filled with sweet and tangy tamarind sauce, spicy chutneys, and topped with creamy sweet dahi, to make them juicy and mouth-watering.

3. Chaat

Chaat

The chaats have so many dishes like Papdi Chaat, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Bhalla Papdi, Aloo Tikki, Ragda Patties, Kachori and others. They have a delicious filling of sweet and saucy chutneys, flavored water, mixture of potato, onions, corn, sprouts, pulses and other vegetables, topped with dahi or curds, and garnished with herbs.

4. Chole Bhature

Chole Bhature

A must-have when in Chandigarh, Chole Bhature combines the richness of gravy-laden chickpeas with that of the fluffy bhature. When eaten together, they form an essential North Indian dish, which can be had anytime, morning breakfast, lunch or dinner. The bhatures are cooked on tandoors or clay ovens and can be plain, or with a filling of paneer or potato.

5. Kulfi

Kesar Pista Kulfi

Made of condensed milk, and loaded with nuts, raisins, pistachios, saffron and other dry fruits, Kulfi is a dessert item usually served after dinner. In the searing heat of Chandigarh, there is nothing like licking the cold sweet milk and biting chunks out of the bar of kulfi.