12 Delhi Street Foods You Must Try

By Aanchal Mathur

Delhi is a food lover’s paradise, and truly a melting pot of gastronomy. Just the variety of street food here proves the same.  

Whether it’s the zesty golgappas or the butter-ful paranthas, there’s just no denying that Delhi’s street food is one of the best in the world. 

Chole Bhature

You know there’s something about Delhi’s chole bhature that even a fitness enthusiast like Virat Kohli cannot resist it!

Ram Ladoo

The soft, deep-fried balls made out of split green gram flour and loaded with spicy green mint and shredded radish is heavenly affair. 

Parathas

Be it at Parathewali Gali or the popular Moolchand Parathas, the whiff of fresh dough being rolled and fried is sure to get you slurping.  

Chaat

Dahi bhalle, gol gappe, papdi chaat or aloo tikki, the variety and quality of chaats in Delhi is what you can never find anywhere else. 

Kebabs

The melt-in-mouth kebabs such as Reshmi Kebabs, Kalmi Kebabs or Galouti Kebabs are unmissable on your trip to Delhi. 

Daulat Ki Chaat

Although it’s called a chaat, Daulat ki Chaat is actually a sweet dish made of rich, creamy foam collected by churning milk, it is mixed with sugar and saffron, garnished with nuts. 

Shakarkandi Ki Chaat

Made with steamed or roasted sweet potatoes, cubed and served hot with a generous sprinkle of chaat masala, a dash of lime, this is a wholesome snack to nosh upon. 

Kulfi Falooda

Filled with nuts and saffron, and topped with falooda (vermicelli), this is a desi take on the ever-popular ice-cream, perfect to nosh upon in the hot weather of Delhi.  

Kachori Aloo

This quick signature dish of broken Kachori, topped with Aloo Sabji (curry), and chutney is a favorite snack to munch on. 

Nankhatai

This winter-special cookie is a buttery delight you’ll be hooked to the moment you take your first bite.

Momos

The adopted street food of Delhi from the northeast has taken over the streets of Delhi like nothing else! With multiple variations of it, the capital city just can’t do without it anymore.

Bread Pakoda

Bread wrapped in a gram flour batter, and deep fried, bread pakoda is definitely one of the favourites of Delhiites.