5 Lucknow Street Foods To Try This Diwali

By Rittwik Naskar

The land of nawabi cuisine, Lucknow's street food is something truly unique and worth exploring. Experience the full spectrum of what Lucknow's got to offer, here are 5 street foods that you ought to have if you're in town for Diwali.

Also known as Katori chaat or Basket chaat, where grated potatoes are shaped like small cups, deep-fried, then topped with boiled chana, chutneys, and several garnishes.

Tokri Chaat

Made with maida, ghee, milk, saffron, and sugar, this sweet and flavourful flatbread introduced by the Mughals has since been a mainstay.

Sheermal

One simply cannot go wrong with lacy, succulent, fall-off-the-bone meat immersed in flavourful gravy paired with flatbread in the form of Nihari and Kulcha.

Kulcha Nihari

Bread slices fried in ghee and then soaked in milk flavoured with cardamom, saffron, rose water, and sugar for a delicate yet luxurious dessert.

Shahi Tukda

The super-thin paan-shaped layering of malai encloses mishri and nuts, scented with rose and kewra water for a treat that's ready to melt in your mouth.

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Malai Ki Gilori