Indian street foods come in huge variety across different regions, reflecting local cultures. Common street foods include chole bhature and aloo tikki from North India, fish fry and jhal muri from East India, poha jalebi and vada pav from Central India, and idli sambhar and mirchi bajji from South India. Momos and chow mein have also become popular foreign-influenced street foods in India. Street foods are lower cost than restaurant meals and offer traditional tastes and flavors.

1. WELCOME
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2. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO
INDIAN STREET FOODS
Being Presented By
o Naveen Kumar Singh
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3. INDIAN STREET FOOD
Street food is a food obtainable from
a street side vendor, often from a
makeshift or portable stall
Though we have a lot of street foods
popular throughout the most parts of
the country but we also have some
regional street foods.
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4. Contd.
Lower in cost in comparison to
restaurant meals.
They reflect the traditional local
cultures with an endless variety.
Often available with their best tastes
and flavour.
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5. North Indian Street Food
Available with a huge variety from
very spicy food items to very sweet
items. They are :
Chole Bhature :
Punjabi Dish.
Famous in whole Northern and Central
India.
Taken as breakfast, lunch as well as
dinner.
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6. Contd.
Aaloo Tikki :
o Most mouth-watering dish street food of India.
o Famous in whole India but comes with it’s original
taste in Central and Eastern Uttar Pradesh including
cities like Lucknow and Allahabad.
o Also a Royal Cuisines of Lucknow.
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7. Contd.
Litti Chokha :
o Traditional Dish in Eastern UP, Bihar And
Jharkhand.
o Known for its simplicity and taste.
o Apart from being a now-a-days street
food still prepared with special plans on
Holidays and Picnics.
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8. Contd.
Kachori :
o Originally belongs to the Royal State of
India – Rajasthan.
o Bikaneri Kachori is famous its own taste
in Northern India.
o Other North Indian Street foods are
Bread Pakode, Aaloo Parathe, Pani Puri,
Dahi Jalebi,lavang lata, Tunde kabab,
Samose, Cutlets etc.
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9. East Indian Street Foods
Known for its unique combination of
Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian, Spicy
and Sweet foods. They are :
Fish Fry/Machh bhaja :
o Eaten as a snack in areas of West
Bengal, Orissa and Assam.
o Made with different tastes and flavours
in each region.
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10. Contd.
Jhal Muri
o A West Bengal delicious snacks made by
mixing puffed rice and chanachur.
o Sometimes also prepared as a soup with
tomato,pudina etc.
o Generally served with Thonga (paper
packets) or with bowl.
o Other delicious items are Ghugni chat,
Moghlai Paratha,Radhabollobi (type of
kachori).
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11. Central India Street Foods
This section is going to include the
street foods from the regions of
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra. They are :
Poha Jalebi :
o Unique combo of sweet and salty taste in
the “heart of India” Madhya Pradesh.
o Served with special items of sev, nukti
and jalebi in Indore.
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12. Contd.
Vada Pav:
oVery popular in Mumbai and other
regions of Maharashtra.
oIndian version of Burger.
oPav stuffed with spicy vadas is
served with fried chilies.
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13. Contd.
Dabeli:
o Dabeli Most popular street food in the
Kutch Region of Gujarat.
o Also popular in the streets of Mumbai
and Maharashtra.
o Other street foods also include cuisines
like Dhoklas, Bombil fry etc.
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14. South Indian Street Foods
Includes the dishes from the states
of AP, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana
& Karnatka. They are :
Idli sambhar:
o Most famous South Indian Dish.
o Served with a combination of chutney and
sambhar.
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15. Contd.
Mirchi Bajji:
o Famous in the streets of Hyderabad.
o This is a stuffed green chilli dish served
with lemon.
o Also available in other regions of India
with different variations.
o Other popular dishes are Paddu,Biryani,
Dosa, Rasam and curd rice etc.
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16. Foreign-Indian Street Foods
Momos
o Can call it the King of Street Foods in
North India.
o Steamed dumplings with a combination
different vegetables.
o Though just steamed but as tasty as any
fried dish with it’s red chilli and tomato
chutney.
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17. Contd.
Chow Mein:
o In simple words there is nothing better
than Indian “Chauuu-Min”.
o Are stir fried noodles.
o Still constantly evolving with the
different flavours of India.
o Other popular street foods are Paties,
Hot Dog, Chicken Lollipop etc.
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18. References
1. https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=i&rct=j&q
=&esrc=s&source=images.ca
2. http://www.walkthroughindia.com/cuisine
s/11-famous-street-foods-from-top-
indian-cities/
3. https://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/o
mg
4. www.thrillophilia.com/blog/indian-street-
foods/
5. Various friends from different regions of
India.
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19. THANK YOU
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