Jun 25, 2024
BY: etimes.inThe holy city of Varanasi is not just home to deities, but also offers a wide range of culinary delights that can satiate your taste buds. Take a look at these 10 10 must-try street foods of Varanasi that one can't miss.
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It is one of the most famous deep-fried tea-time snacks made with refined flour dough, stuffed with sauteed lentils and spices and is served with spicy aloo curry topped with kasuri methi.
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It is a popular street food which includes baked flour balls stuffed with spiced sattu and served with a mashed side dish made with eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes, mustard oil, and spices.
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It is a winter dessert made with milk, saffron, powdered sugar, and is topped with roasted nuts. It is also called Malai Makhan or Daulat ki Chaat.
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It is a classic post-meal treat made with betel leaves, stuffed with areca nut, tobacco, fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves, and sweeteners.
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This is a sweet and salty treat made with deep-fried balls of lentils, dunked in sweetened curd, topped with spices, pomegranate seeds, and coriander leaves.
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This spicy snack is made with boiled potatoes, roasted tomatoes, onions, green chillies, coriander leaves, coriander chutney, tamarind chutney, and sev.
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It is a winter breakfast dish made with flattened rice sautéed in ghee served with pan-fried fresh green peas, seasoned with ginger, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice.
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It is a combo made with circular discs of flour dunked in sugar syrup and served with sweetened thickened milk topped with saffron and nuts.
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Also known as Puchka or Pani Puri, it consists of hollow, crispy, small puris (round, deep-fried bread) filled with a mixture of spicy, tangy, and savory ingredients and is served with a spicy and tangy tamarind water.
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