A Food Lover’s Guide: Best Street Food in Indore

Indore is not only known as Commercial city of Madhya Pradesh, but this city has also pride for its street foods. The street food in Indore can amaze all foodies with its variety of chats, sweets, and snacks. The most interesting fact is that you will get the flavor, not only of Madhya Pradesh but Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. So, if you step in Indore for any purpose, be it business, travelling, marriage or catching up with relatives, don’t forget to taste these delicious foods –

1. Fried Garadu

This is a specialty of Indore that cannot be found easily somewhere else!! Garadu is a root which is deep-fried and soaked in lemon juice and then served after decorating with fresh coriander leaves and chat Masala. It is the most famous street food in Indore.

2. Indori Pohe Jalebi

Having Poha Jalebi as breakfast is like a ritual among Indorians. The flattened rice is served with onions, chilies, turmeric etc. Namkeen sev and seeds of pomegranate add a crunchy texture to this dish. Having sweet jalebi with Poha makes a great combination and gives delightful experience to your taste buds.

3. Khatta Samosa

This name is enough to create your hunger. And this Khatta Samosa is something different because they have a pleasingly tangy taste. The signature chutney brings a bit of sweetness to the spiciness and will compel you to say, Yummy!!

4. Papdi Chat

Papdi chaat is very famous street food item among women in Indore. These are crispy flour disks and eaten with potatoes and chutneys to create a scrumptious Taste!!

5. Johny Hot Dogs

In Indore, every youngster loves this street food!! These are like burgers, sandwiches and banjos. People have it with Chutney, Onion, or ketchup as per their taste.

6. Moong Bhajiya

One of the best options for evening snack, the fragrance of crunchy Moong Bhajiya can be sensed almost streets of Indore. It is made after soaking Moog daal into water and cooked with mild spices and deep fried in oil. The Coriander-mint chutney completes this dish and makes it spicier.

7. Maggi

Who doesn’t love Maggi? Right .In Indore, you will find 23 different kinds of tastes of Maggi with diverse seasoning from Chinese style to Italian to Kebab to veggie. I can bet, you can’t stop yourself to try new tastes of Maggi.

8. Indori Bhutte Ka Kees

This is another lip-smacking dish of Indore that is very rare in other parts of the country. It is prepared with boiled and mashed corn and cooked with besan, hing, jeera and many spices.

9. Dal Bafla

Dal bafla in Indore will remind you Rajasthani taste. It is prepared with wheat, besan, curd, and semolina. The round balls of wheat are boiled in water and then served with ghee, Dal, Curry, Chutney, coriander-mint and lots of items. Every food lover will definitely like its taste.

10. Sabudane ki Khichdi

If you come back without having tasted the Indori delicacy, Sabudane ki Khichdi, then you missed the Indore Specialty dish. It is prepared with soaked tapioca and most preferred food at the time of fasting and festivals.

11. Mawa Bati

You will have to forget about calories, when you will see this luscious sweet at any stall. Mawa baati is like a big Gulanjamun and filled with crispy and rich nuts. This sweet dish will not take more than 10 seconds to melt in your mouth.

12. Jain Chawal Dahi Bade

Made with Urad daal, Dahi badas are deeply fried and dunked in curd after sprinkling chat masala. This street food can make you out of this world, but you will have to taste this mouthwatering dish to believe it.