Posts on 'street food'

Chicken Kabiraji - the name itself is enough for any non vegetarian Bengali. Kabiraji is one of the famous street food in Bengal. It is a form of cutlet where ground chicken will be mixed with some spices and herbs, then they will get a coating of egg and breadcrumbs. After that cutlets will be fried in oil and then will get a good lacy coating of egg. The name Kabiraji has come from the word 'cov ...

Aloo tikki means Potato cutlets. Aloo tikki chaat is a mouth watering snack from North Indian cuisine. Main trick about this recipe is to make crispy and crunchy tikkis. If they become soggy, the chaat will not come out that tasty. Usually these tikkis are served with Chana masala (chickpea curry), Yogurt, Tamarind chutney, Green chutney and Sev. Do give this recipe a try and let me know how it tu ...

If you have any Bengali friend in your gang then I guess you already know that he / she has a thing for fish, football and rabindra sangeet. We eat fish in many forms like thick curry (kaliya), thin curry (jhol), batter fried, shallow fried (mach vaja), steamed version (vapa) and so on. One of the popular among them is 'fried fish'. Now in this category also we have so many variations. The most si ...

In Bengal, one of the famous street food is 'dimer devil'. Dim means Egg in Bengal. Nowadays, 'egg chop' is also served in many party, get to gather and occasions. To make this you have to wrap a boiled egg with spicy potato filling, roll them in bread crumbs and then deep fry them. In college canteen or any ceremony, sometimes the cook mix some minced mutton (keema) with the spicy potato, the tas ...

I am a very fast food loving person. During college life there was hardly any day I skipped fast food. Be it simple 'phuchka' (panipuri) or heaviest roll, I was always in ! Surprisingly after my marriage I have taken a lot of control over my food habit, I have become more conscious now. But that doesn't mean I can't eat fast food once in a week .. hell I can ! ?? When I made these yummy 'egg chi ...

Paneer Pakoras are delicious crispy vegetarian appetizer which can be served with mint or tamarind chutney and a cup of strong tea. I cut the paneer cubes from the center and filled it with green chutney as paneer has a bland taste. The recipe is very simple and easy. Your kids will love these Paneer Pakoras. Enjoy the recipe with detailed video.

Paneer Kathi Roll is loved by both vegetarian and non vegetarian people all across India. Paneer Frankie or roll is nothing but stuffed wrap, cooked paneer cubes with some onion slices and green chutney will be stuffed inside a cooked flour paratha. It will be easy for you if you divide the recipe in 3 parts - making stuffing, making paratha, assembling the rolls. You can serve this as evening sna ...

Fish fry or Bhetki fry is a very famous street food of West Bengal. Bhetki (or any white fish) will be first marinated in a green paste then they will get a coating of breadcrumbs and before serving will be fried until golden. There is a fast food center in Chandannagar, named 'robi fast food center', to me he is the best fish fry maker. As my school was in Chandannagar, so I know more shops of th ...

I am one true lover of rolls, be it an Egg roll or Chicken roll. I know many of you do also. But fact is it's always better to have home cooked food than consuming street food, here everyone has one common complain about that - taste is not the same yaar ! right ? Being a crazy fast food lover I can guarantee you that this is one top notch recipe of Butter Chicken Roll. I've combined two best idea ...

Durga puja is just a few days away. Every street of Bengal and other parts of India will be filled with people and food stalls. Among all of them 'chaat' stalls are my favourite. I like various type of chaats like panipuri, dahi puri chat, papri chat, samosa chat, nimki chat, batata puri chat, ghugni chat and so on. Though today I am not sharing any Bengali chaat, but 'pav bhaji' is quite famous i ...

'Chop - Cutlet' shops are very much available in Kolkata. You will surely find one or two shop in every street. You know how much I love fried stuff, but this one sits on top of my favourite list. 'Cutlet' means breadcrumb coated fried flat croquette. Generally in India we eat this type of fast food from street shop. After my marriage my mom twice made these chicken cutlets at home. They were scru ...

Who doesn't crave for yummy snacks in the evening with some cold drinks during summer ?? I guess everybody does. Summer or winter doesn't matter ... weekend evenings are meant for some awesome starters ! After few trials I finally created the exact taste of Kolkata's one of the famous street food - 'kobiraji cutlet'. Kobiraji means coverage or lace like texture, which you can create with beaten eg ...

What can I say about this one? Because again its Kabab!! This malai kabab has very smooth texture and smokey flavour. 'Malai' means cream, usually chicken cubes are marinated with yogurt, cheese, cream and some spices, I also did the same. You will be lost whenever you put that juicy, tendor piece of chicken in your mouth. I am damn sure that these kababs will make your appetite satisfy. Enjoy the ...

Almost every one has a slight weakness over chinese food. Taste and flavour of their food is totally unique. In Kolkata, many street food joints sell chinese food like various types of chowmin, chilli chicken, manchurian, lollipops etc. They all tastes really good. Today I am sharing the delicious recipe of 'mix Hakka noodles'. The dish has lots of vegetables, chicken and also egg, that's why the ...