Distinctive Street Foods of Jaipur

1.Ghevar

Extremely distinct and peculiar to the Pink City, this traditional Rajasthani dish is a sweet disc shaped cake made up of all purpose flour and sweetened by soaking in sugar syrup topped up with mawa (condensed milk) or malai (milk cream). This classic sweet delicacy gets its mouth watering flavour from cardamom, saffron and various dry fruits and if you miss out on this taste in Jaipur, it’s definitely going to haunt you in your dreams.

2.Special Milk Rose

Beat the heat and tiredness anytime during the day by drinking chilled special famous Rose Milk of Jaipur. Flavoured with rose syrup, topped with pure and thick cream and garnished with almonds, this amazing chilled beverage is the perfect refreshing dose you need to energise yourself to visit again.

3.Gulab Sakri

The unique Gulab Sakri is a special dessert prepared by flavouring the condensed milk with sugar, Kashmiri saffron and cardamom. This dish can be stored in an airtight container and relished for days. There are many pioneers of Gulab Sakri in Jaipur hence, your visit to the Pink City is incomplete if you do not try this rare and distinctive delicacy.

4.Pyaaz Ki Kachori

A bit larger than the daal kachori, crisp and puffy, the Pyaaz Kachori stuffed with spicy and lip smacking filling of mashed potatoes, onions, green chilies and various Indian spices tastes the best and is another popular snack of Jaipur. The tangy tamarind chutney adds more flavour to it and the aroma of fried Kachoris pull the passers by towards it. The taste is surely different and you will know once you try it.

5.Moong Thaal

Moong Thaal is a special sweet delicacy of Jaipur, prepared by sauteeing ground moong daal in pure clarified butter, milk and topped with cashews, pistachios and cardamom, cooled and cut into cubes. Sweet and extremely delectable Moong Thaal is the favourite dessert of the natives. You cannot resist from trying this delicious sweet as the aroma of Desi Ghee and sauteed Moong flour does not let you to do so.

6.Matka Kulfi

If you have a sweet tooth and you happen to be in Jaipur around the summer, traditional Matka Kulfi is a must try for you. Conventionally prepared, this delicious and chilled Matka Kulfi is a creamy delight enriched with dry fruits and flavoured with saffron strands and cardamom. The aromatic flavour of the Matka Kulfis is so impressive that it will refresh you to the core and compel you to ask for more.

7.Doodh Ke Laddoo

If you didn’t try these rich, delicious Laddoos especially prepared at some select shops in Jaipur, you really missed the most scrumptious sweet treat. Rabri added to the batter for making Boondi (small fried balls made from gram flour) makes the laddoo exceptionally soft in texture. It melts in the mouth, the moment you have a bite of it. Do not forget to relish these enticing laddoos, every time you get a chance to visit the city of heritage.

8.Lassi

Though originally Lassi is a customary drink that belongs to Punjabi cuisine but a few shops in the city are immensely popular and are flocked daily by the visitors and the residents for the authentic rich Lassi they offer. In fact you get to drink numerous flavours of Lassi here in Jaipur. Beaten yogurt, properly mixed and slightly sweetened with sugar, topped up with pure milk cream and flavoured with various delectable syrups will definitely cool you down from tip to toe.

9.Rabri / Rabadee

Simple yet tasty is the description for Rabadee/ Rabri which is an age-old sweet delicacy of Rajasthan and is easily available across Jaipur city. Thickened milk, slightly sweetened with sugar and flavoured up with cardamom, saffron strands, pistachios tastes the best when served cold. Your eating experience isn’t complete till you savour this luscious, creamy dessert in the Pink City.

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