Speciality Food at Indian Railway Stations

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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