Speciality Food at Indian Railway Stations
Some stations on Indian Railways are famous for the Regional specialty Food items available there. Below follows a list of some of them are divided in 5 Blocks.
NORTH INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations
1)Agra - Petha (candied pumpkin)
2)New Delhi - Aloo chat (tangy potato snack)
3)Amritsar - Lassi, Aloo paratha
4)Varanasi - Seasonal amrud fruit (Guava)
5)Gorakhpur - Rabdi (a sweet made of milk and sugar)
6)Guwahati - Lal Chai (Assam blend Tea)
7)Lucknow - Shahi Biryani
8)MughalSarai -- Rumali Roti & Aloo bajji & Puri Sabji
9)Bareilly -- Moong dhall Pakodi
10)Patna -- Litti
11)Jallandhar -- Choley Bature
12)Kharagpur Jn -- Dum Aloo & Aloo Tikki
13)Amritsar -- Lassi
14)Bilaspur -- Samosa
15)Old Delhi -- Bread pakoda
16)Allahabad - Motichur ladoos
17)Ambala - Aloo paratha
18)Dehradun - Salted cucumber
19)Mathura Jn -- Peda (Kesar)
20)Tundla Jn -- Aloo Tikki
21)Varanasi -- Rabri (sweet dish) & Lassi
22)Ludhiana -- Badam Milk
SOUTH INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations
1)Bangalore - Vada Sambar, fresh fruit juices
2)Haveri - Savanur Khara
3)Hubli - Curd Rice (yogurt Rice) with onions, chilly peppers & pickles)
4)Mysore - Dosa & Mysore pak sweet
5)Tiruchirapalli - Bondas in several variations
6)Hyderabad - Chicken biryani
7)Calicut (Kozhikode) - Dal vada & Halwa and Banana chips
8)Quilon - Rasam
9)Mangalore - Egg Biryani
10)Ernakulam - Fried yellow Bananas
11)Guntakal - Mango jelly
12)Chennai Central - Idli, Dosa's , Murukku
13)Rameshwaram - IdiAppam (Rice Noodles)
14)Karajgi - Hot Idli and Vadas
15)Trivandram -- Appam
16)Guntakkal -- Utappam & Pongal & Mango Jelly
17)Dharmavaram -- Dal vada
18)Madurai - Uthappam (spicy lentil/Rice pancake),Veg Meals
19)Vasco-da-gama - Fish curry/Veg cutlets
20)Tirupati - Ladoos, Rice sevai
21)Londa - Jackfruit
22)Coimbatore - Sambar-Rice, Tamarind-Rice, Lemon-Rice
23)Thanjavur - Salted cashewnuts
24)Maddur - Maddur-vade
25)Dharwad -- Peda
26)Gudur - Lemons & Lemon Rice
27)Panruti - Jackfruit & Halwa
28)Virudunagar - Poli (a thick sweet flat bread)
29)Sankarankoil - Long Bananas , Chicken biryani
30)Srivilliputtur - Paal kova (a soft milk-based sweet)
31)Manapparai – Murukku
32)Kalluru ( Guntakal ) -- Hot Idlis & chutneys
33)Nalwar -- Bhel Missal & Cucumber Mix
34)Panjim - Cashew Nuts-Roasted
35)Warrangal -- Medu Vada
36)Belagavi -- Kunda sweet
37)Gokak -- Karadantu sweet
38)Davanagere -- Benne Masala dosa
39)Chinna Ganjam - Cashewnuts
40)Sankari durg -- Hot Jelebis
CENTRAL INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations
1)Nagpur - Bhujia, and oranges
2)Indore - Farsan & Gutte ki kis
3)Ranchi - Puri bhaji
4)Gwalior - Boiled chickpeas with chile peppers
5)Ratlam -- Poha
6)Jhansi -- Aloo puri & Channa Batura
7)Itarsi -- Channa Batura
8)Nagpur -- Misal & Bhujia & Oranges
9)Bhopal -- Kulfi & chole Bature
WESTERN INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations
1)Pune - Misal & Patties & Vadapav
2)Karjat - Batata vada / vada pav (Potato snack)
3)Lonavala - Chocolate Fudge / Cashew nut Chikki (Cashew nut brittle candy)
4)Neral - Seasonal Jambhool fruit
5)Khandala - Seasonal Jamoon fruit (plums)
6)Solapur - Kunda (sweet barfi)
7)Kolhapur - Sugarcane juice
8)Miraj - Rasam and Rice
9)Jaipur - Dal bati
10)Gandhidham - Dabeli
11)Anand -- Flavored Milk
12)Ajmer -- Kadai Kachori & Mewa (Mix Fruits)
13)Ahmedabad - Vadilal ice-cream
14)Surat - Undhyo (mixed vegetables) & Vada pav & Moongfali
15)Chittorgarh -- Onion & Potato Pakoda
16)Surendranagar -- Camel's Milk Tea
17)Ratnagiri - Mangoes, dried jackfruit
18)Daund - Peanuts
19)Anand - Gota (fenugreek fritters), and milk from the dairy farm there
20)Khambalia Junction - Potato/onion/chili fritters
21)Dwaraka - Milk pedhas
22)Viramgam - Fafda (ganthiya), Poori + Alu-bhaji
23)Pendra Road - Samosas
24)Abu Road -- Rabri (sweet dish)
25)Jodhpur -- Mirch Bajji
26)Manikpur - Cream
27)Bharuch - Roasted Peanuts
28)Mumbai -- Vada Pav & Biryani
EASTERN INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations
1)Howrah - Sandesh sweet & Jhaal Muri & Rasgolla
2)Puri - Halwah
3)Bhubaneshwar - Dal and Rice
4)Vijayawada - Mango Jelly & Fruit juices
5)Rajahmundry - Bananas
6)Cuttack - Dahi Vada
7)Khurda Road -- Jhaal Muri
8)Visakhapatnam - Chicken curry
Don't miss the Speciality Foods at different Railway Stations when you are traveling and it's often astonishingly very Good.You need to get it Packed or Eat there itself depending upon the train halting time.
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