Food at Indian Railway Stations

Food at Indian Railway Stations

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Specialty 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 which are divided in 5 Blocks.

                                               Moong Dhal Pakoda

                                                          Chole Bature

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 & Sadella Laddu

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 & Guava fruits

17)Ambala - Aloo paratha & Channa Kulcha & Masala Milk

18)Dehradun - Salted cucumber

19)Mathura Jn -- Peda (Kesar)

20)Tundla Jn -- Aloo Tikki

21)Varanasi -- Rabri (sweet dish) & Lassi

22)Ludhiana -- Badam Milk

23)Bhatinda -- Alo Parathas with Sweet curd & Pudina chutneys

24)Panipat -- Bread Pakoras

25)Naseerabad Cantt -- Kachories

26)Dudhnoi station -- Saulor pitha - a Rice Dish

                                                             Aloo Dum

                                                                 Ven Pongal

                                                              Pazham puri

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 with Coconut Milk

16)Guntakkal -- Utappam & Pongal & Mango Jelly

17)Dharmavaram -- Dal vada & Masala Vada & Idli

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)Katpadi -- Curd Rice

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

41)Cochin station -- Pazham puri

42)Erode junction -- Curd Rice

43)Tiruppur station -- Sambar Rice

44)Karur Junction -- Tamrind Rice

                                                                       Lassi

                                                             Puri Bhaji

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

10)Balharshah -- Egg Omlette

11)Orai station -- Salted Kachori with Gulab jamoon

                                                               Vada Pav

                                                               Moongodi Sawai

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) & Pav Bhaji

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 & Veg Biryani

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

29)Madgoan -- Roasted Cashew Nuts & Garlic Bread

30)Panjim -- Cashew Nuts-Roasted & Grilled Sandwich

31)Baroda -- Chuda & Mixures

32)Nasirbad Station -- Kachura - 10 times bigger than Kachori

33)Sawai Madhopur Station -- Moongodi dish

34)Sadile Station -- Laddu's

35)Igatpuri -- Hot Samosa with Tomato chutney

                                                         Sandesh sweet

                                                           Mango Jelly

EASTERN INDIA -- Railway Junctions / Stations

1)Howrah - Sandesh sweet & Jhaal Muri & Rasgolla & Monginis Rolls

2)Puri - Halwah

3)Bhubaneshwar - Dal and Rice

4)Vijayawada - Mango Jelly & Fruit juices & Dal Vada & Idli

5)Rajahmundry - Bananas

6)Calcutta --Sweet curd, Luchis, Rasgollas & Lime Tea

7)GunturJunction -- Bread Omlette

8)Asansol -- Veg Patties

9)Kumarghat station -- Bolied Maize with Masala Coated

                                                                   Veg patties

                                                          Jhaal Muri

Don't miss the Specialty Foods at different Railway Stations when you are traveling on Indian Railways across India and it's often astonishingly very Good.

You need to get it Packed or Eat there itself depending upon the train halting time.

Forget about total Hygenic conditions insist for fresh and Hot served well and good.

Enjoy it

---- Hari Om ----