5 Simple Vegetarian Street Foods Recipe

 5 Simple Vegetarian Street Foods Recipe

Introduction

Vegetarian street foods are known countrywide for their taste, simplicity, diversity, affordable price and easy accessibility. In this article/blog you will be able to learn about some simple, tasty, well known, economical and easily available vegetarian street foods of India which people often love to eat.

Vegetarian street food

·       Vegetarian street food refers to ready-to-eat food generally sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or other public place, such as at a market or fair.

·       Vegetarian street food is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and meant for immediate consumption.

·       Vegetarian street food vendors provide food in big cities and towns.

Main features/characteristics of simple vegetarian street food

·       Vegetarian street foods offer better, freshly cooked meals fast, reassuring consumers on the quality of the food.

·       Street foods provide variety and a home-made feel.

·       Vegetarian street foods are good for short, limited menus make choosing easier and faster.

·       Street foods are transportable and can be eaten on the move.

·       Street foods provide spontaneous cravings and are ideal to try out new tastes in fun.

·       Street foods are easily accessible.

·       Fully vegetarian street foods are appealing to a wide variety of people/consumers.

·       Street foods are very economical for the middle-class and poor people. People love to eat Indian street foods due to the fact that street foods are more economical or cheap than the food of restaurants/hotels. Low and affordable prices of street foods allow people to visit street food vendors frequently.

Some simple, tasty and economical vegetarian street foods that people love to eat are:

·       Pani puri

·       Dahi vada

·       Aloo tikki chaat

·       Litti chokha

·       Vada pav

Pani puri

·       Pani puri is also known as gupchup or golgappa or puchka.

·       Pani puri refers to a round hollow puri (a deep-fried crisp flatbread), filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili powder, chaat masala, potato mash, onion or chickpeas.

Main ingredients of Pani puri

For pani

·       4-5 cups water

·       ¼ cup mint leaves

·       2 green chillies

·       ½ inch piece ginger

·       ½ teaspoon (tsp) Amchoor powder

·       ½ teaspoon (tsp) chaat masala

·       ¼ teaspoon (tsp) cumin powder

·       A pinch of black salt

·       Boondi for garnishing

For filling

·       1 boiled potato

·   ¼ cup boiled black gram

·   1 teaspoon (tsp) coriander leaves, chopped

·   Salt to taste

·   Puri -20-25

Watch this video to cook/make Pani puri

Dahi vada

·       Dahi vada is a street food dish popular in Karnataka and throughout South Asia.

·       Dahi vada is a type of chaat (snack).

·       Dahi vada are soft lentil fritters soaked in creamy yogurt (dahi).

Main ingredients of Dahi vada

·       1 cup Dhuli urad Dal (husked black gram)- soaked 5-6 hours, grind to a paste

·       Oil (for frying)

·       2 and ½ cups yogurt (dahi beaten smooth)

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) salt

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) cumin seeds(powder), roasted

·       ¼  teaspoon (tsp) kali mirch

·       ½  teaspoon (tsp) chili powder

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) kalanamak (black rock salt)

·       2 tablespoon (tbsp) coriander leaves, chopped

Watch this video to cook/make Dahi vada

Aloo tikki chaat

·       Aloo tikki chaat is a popular Indian street food.

·       Aloo tikkis are mashed and spiced potato patties that are deep-fried or sautéed. The potato patties are then topped with yogurt (dahi), chutneys, chopped onions, and spices.

·       Aloo tikki chaat recipe is a combination of spicy, savory, sweet, sour, and creamy.

Main ingredients of Aloo tikki chaat

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) black pepper

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) coriander seeds

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) cumin seeds

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) oil

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) ginger paste

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) salt

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) green chillies

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) coriander leaves

·       ½ red chili powder

·       2 tablespoon (tbsp) flour

·       ½ onion, chopped

·       1 potato, mashed

·       1 cup boiled peas

Watch this video to cook/make Aloo tikki chaat

Litti chokha

·       Litti chokha is a street food dish popular in the state of Bihar and parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

·       Litti chokha is a complete meal.

·       Litti is a dough ball made up of whole wheat flour and stuffed with gram flour, pulses and mixed with herbs and spices and then baked over coal or wood and tossed with much ghee.

·       Litti chokha can be included in your lunch or dinner menu.

Main ingredients of Litti chokha

For litti dough

·       250 grams of atta (wheat) flour

·       5 grams salt

·       Water (as required)

·       10 ml oil

For filling

·       50 grams sattu

·       10 grams salt

·       20 grams onion, chopped

·       2 grams kalonji seeds

·       2 grams ajwain

·       5 grams pickle

·       20 ml mustard oil

For aloo chokha

·       250 grams potatoes, boiled

·       10 grams coriander, chopped

·       5 grams chili, chopped

·       Salt (as required)

·       20 ml mustard oil

·       2 whole red chili

Watch this video to cook/make Litti chokha

Vada pav

·       Vada pav refers to a vegetarian fast/ street food dish popular in the state of Maharashtra.

·       Vada pav is a savory dinner roll stuffed with fried mashed and spiced potato fritters.

·       Vada pav dish consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun sliced almost in half through the middle.

Requirements

·       Pav –dinner rolls

·       Batata vada – fried potato stuffed fritter

·       Green chutney – made with coriander (cilantro) leaves and mint

·       Tamarind chutney- sweet tangy chutney made with tamarind jiggery and spices

·       Dry garlic chutney- spicy chutney made with garlic and coconut

Main ingredients of vada pav

·       2 tablespoon (tbsp) oil

·       ¼ teaspoon (tsp) hing

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) mustard seeds

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) saunf

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) green chili-garlic paste

·       1  teaspoon (tsp) turmeric powder

·       1 teaspoon (tsp) salt

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) red chili powder

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) coriander leaves

·       2  teaspoon (tsp) lemon juice

·       1 onion, chopped

·       2 potatoes, boiled

For masala paste

·       9 garlic cloves

·       5 red chili whole

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) white sesame seeds

·       1 cup dessicated coconut

·       2 teaspoon (tsp) peanuts, roasted

·       1/2 teaspoon (tsp) red chili powder

·       ½  teaspoon (tsp) salt

·       ½  teaspoon (tsp) tamarind

·       1 cup besan

·       ¼  cup soda

·       4 green chillies

Watch this video to cook/make vada pav