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Chole Kulche(छोले कुलचे), popular food of Delhi. . This kulche should not be confused with what Punjabis call Kulche, white thin bread is paired with tangy and sometimes spicy chole prepared with yellow boiled peas mixed with masala, fresh chopped onion, tomato, a generous squeeze of lemon juice. . From Old to New Delhi, from East to West of Delhi, you'll find carts of Chole Kulche serving delicious street food in the most pocket friend manner to the rich and not so rich people. . Street food defines the state, the culture and people living in the state. Urbanisation and street food go hand in hand. From Ancient Rome to Shahjahanabad and Bombay were getting developed, small street vendors came out to serve quick, fast, cheap and wholesome food mostly to the labourers and the local population. As per NASVI, in all civilisations, ancient and medieval, one reads accounts of travelling merchants who not only sold their wares in the town by going from house to house but they also traded in neighbouring countries. . Often, people shy away from trying the street food and giving reasons ranging from unhygienic to unhealthy but you'd be surprised most often they prepare food in the similar to restaurants and intact they also inspire restaurants and chefs to recreate the dishes. . So the next time you see a food street vendor, buy some food and ask him to narrate his food story, you might learn something new about the food culture. . #Foodandstreets #streetfood #Delhi #chole #flavor #flavoursofindia #street #food #masala #spices #foodie #History #fresh #delhifood #delhifoodie #fast #fastfood #Lemon #amritsar #rome #delicious #eatlocal #eatclean #eating #yummy

सफ़ेद गाजर हलवा (White Carrot Halwa) We are mostly aware of Orange (देसी गाजर) and Red carrot, and of course enjoyed watching Bugs Bunny and Pankaj Kapoor as Jasoos Karamchand enjoying the देसी गाजर. . . We are also aware of Black/Purple Carrot, popular during winters to make either Kanji or halwa and if you grew up in Lucknow, you surely are fascinated by the flavour. @ranasafvi in one her interviews on @scroll_in says “Kali gajar ka halwa was cooked in our house a lot when we were children". But, what I am presenting here is the White Carrot Halwa which as per Historian Sohail Hashmi, was very popular once upon a time, especially at weddings. The red halwa only came to the city after Partition with the Punjabi refugees from Pakistan. . . In Delhi, the first I got to see this unique carrot in the by lanes of Shahjahanabad/Purani Dilli. Screen Bhawan is a small sweets shop on Chitli Kabar who is perhaps the only place where you can find white carrot halwa loaded with ghee, khoya and dry fruits. And, there is a vegetable shop nearby where you can buy these carrots as well. This shop has been selling halwa from the past 100 years or so (that's what the shop claims) and says it doesn't taste the same if you make it at home and I won't deny that fact at all. . . I tried making सफ़ेद गाजर हलवा with ghee, dry fruits and instead of sugar I used Nolen Gur/Date Palm Jaggery. I won't deny, it tastes yum and very delicious but of course not like rich halwa that you find at Shireen Bhawan. . . #Foodandstreets #Carrot #dessert #desifood #Sweet #sweettooth #History #historyfacts #white #Halwa #gajarkahalwa #gajar #jaggery #sweettreats #sweetness #sweetcorner #dryfruits #OldDelhi #Delhi #desserts #dessertporn #dessertlover

Malvani Kheema Malvani cuisine can be traced back to Malvan, a scenic town of the Sindhudurg district on the west coast of Maharashtra. Bound by the majestic Sahyadri Mountains and the Arabian Sea Malvani Cuisine, a predominantly non-vegetarian; and independent cuisine, which often overlaps Maharashtrian and Goan cuisine. What I like and enjoy the most about Malvani cuisine is the usage of fresh grounded (or hand-pounded) masala. The other spices include the use of dried mango powder, all spices (also known as Garam Masala) and ‘kokum’. Malvani cuisine also uses coconut liberally in various forms such as grated, dry grated, fried, coconut paste and coconut milk. This kheema preparation also has dry and fresh coconut in the paste and grated format and Malvani masala which is so simple to make in your kitchen (never get the packed masala from the market, instead make some effort, take some time out and grind your masala). To make kheema, my advice would be to get hand minced lean meat and add some extra animal fat, never go for machine minced simply because you want a nice bite and flavour of the meat. #Foodandstreets #Malvani #Maharashtra #Mutton #Mincedmeat #meat #indianfood #food #foodie #foodporn #foodphotography #foodblogger #instafood #foodstagram #india #foodlover #yummy #foodgasm #foodies #indian #indianfoodbloggers #delicious #indiancuisine #desifood #foodtalkindia #foodiesofinstagram #mumbai

"No matter how many great and wonderful things there are in life, the best thing ever is bread and jaggery." — Sukumar Ray, writer and poet. Gur (jaggery) has many varieties in India coming from either sugarcane or date palm. For me, however, date palm jaggery brings back the childhood memory. Abbi often used to go to Calcutta for his office work and always bring back gur and mishti doi. This tradition still exists in our family, anyone going to Calcutta or coming, we always have to demand these two specialties of the Sweet Land. . . The English name jaggery comes from the Portuguese word 'jagara' but it is highly believed that Ayurvedic medicine have been using it for 3,000 years. Colleen Taylor Sen, author of the recent Feasts And Fasts: A History Of Food In India. “Early Sanskrit literature, starting with the Vedas, has many references to ikshu (sugar cane) and Kautilya in his Arthashastra (around 300 BC) notes a wide range of sugar-cane products, including gur, phanita (thickened juice, now called rab), khand (sugar crystals), matsyandika (larger or whiter sugar crystals) and sharkara." The texture and flavour of gur is very distinct often described as “warm and smoky". . . Bengali love is on a different level so much so that now you can get date palm jaggery or Nolen Gur in a tube (like ketchup and mayonnaise). The West Bengal government has started 'Biswa Bangla' which is making these gur available in liquid form and it even lasts longer. But the really flavour still lies in grabbing the real gur especially with someone who knows how to pick the gur. . . Kolkata in winters is full of new and seasonal desserts and of course nolen gur (translates in to New Jaggery). This winter special gur is used in so many ways from kheer to paysam, sandesh, rosogulla and even ice cream. . . #Foodandstreets #jaggery #Sweet #sweettooth #history #Stories #Story #calcutta #kolkata #westbengal #nolengur #Gur #winters #winter #Food #Foodhistory #kahani #sweettreats #date #palm #datepalm #Brown #Desi

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