Delectable Rajasthani cuisine

When it comes to food and drink, each city has a fantastic range of restaurants that offer local Rajasthani cuisine as well as Indian, mughlai, Chinese and continental food. To try some local specialities just visit one of the many restaurants that can be found on almost every important street. People can also be seen in small teashop washing down local delicacies with cups of special tea, lassi and flavoured milk.

Local restaurants known as dhabas and bhojnalayas can provide some basic vegetarian fare that could include daal, one seasonal vegetable, green salad, pickle and the good old tandoori roti. The little shops that dot the highways are a popular stopping off point for truckers and families for a cheap, fresh and quick meal. 

You can try the food here but he careful that you have your own drinking water with you.

In bigger cities, there is a greater choice. It is easy to find good restaurants that can serve you delicious local fare like gate ki sabzi, papad ki sabzi, mangori, alu methi and ker sangria. A large variety of daals are also available. Rice is not very popular in rajasthan though most restaurants do serve plain rice as well as pulao. Non-vegetarain delicacies are also available in the bigger hotels. What is interesting there are the various rotis that one can get even in the smallest of eating places. Bajra ki roti, makki ki roti, jau-channa ki roti, besan ki roti, are better tasted than described. Try the bati, the parantha, puri and cheelra. The range is mind boggling.

Each region has its own special food item that is identified with the town or city. While trying the various delicacies don’t miss out the special ghewar of jaipur, laddoos and mirchi badas from jodhpur, malpuas from pushkar, rasgullas and namkeen bhujia from Bikaner, sohan halwa from ajmer, dil jani from Udaipur, mawa (milk cake) from alwar, til papdi from beawar. Hot jalebies are available in most towns and cities. Kachories, dhai baras and dal, bati, churma are other delicacies to keep in mind when you’re in Rajasthan.