Mouthwatering street food of Surat

Surat is known as Textile city, Diamond city & city of Bridges. Surat offers mouth watering and lip smacking street food. There is a famous Gujarati saying"Surat nu jaman ne Kashi nu maran" means "eat in Surat and die in Kashi". Surties are lovers of food and Surat is a heaven of food. Surat bring many toothsome street food. Many famous Gujarati foods are born in Surat. Here are list of delicious street food which one can must try in Surat.

LOCHO

It is a popular farshan dish serve as snack and breakfast. An interesting story is having behind invention of popular dish LOCHO. Once the chef added more water to Khaman batter which led to another yellowish dish. The soft texture in turns surprisingly tasty and lip smacking which led to invent LOCHO. It is served in plate with sev, oinion, special spice and green mouthwatering chutney. There are varieties of flavours served in Locha such as cheese, mayo, schezwan, Italian, white locho etc. Every weekend there is a long qeue at famous farshan shop to taste LOCHO. Some of famous shops for Locho in Surat are Jani, Gopal, Shreeji and Surti.

Rasawala Khaman

It is also a very famous street food of Surat. It is a gravied version of Khaman. Typical Khaman crushed and served with hot daal gravy and topped with chopped tomato, sev, coriander and onion. Surat is the only city where u can taste rasawala Khaman. Price per dish of steaming gravy Khaman is very low. Must try street food of Surat. Suratis never miss to taste rasawala Khaman of Jai Jalaram while visiting the Chowk area.

Ponk Wada

This is a delicious Wada especially selling in winter. Ponk is green tender Jowar (sorghum) grain available during winter season in Surat. People rushes to road side ponk stall during ponk season to eat tasty crispy ponk Wada with green chutney. Jowar seed used to make ponk Wada, ponk petis and sev. One must try the ponk Wada while visiting Surat in winter. Surties also enjoy raw green ponk with varities of Sevs.

Ghari

Ghari is a sweet, deep in pure ghee dressing inside by dry fruits. It is a popular sweet in Surat. It is full of calories but when count the memory not calarory. On Chandi padva festival, Surties enjoy the special ghari along with bhusu (special namkeen). Traditionally night party organised at terrace on Chandi padva. Surties consume 100 tones of ghari during this auspicious day. It is also available in many flavour such as kesar, pista, almond, mava etc. Jamandas is famous name for Ghari in Surat.

Sev Khamani

Sev kahmani is also one of the avatar of Khaman. Taste of khamani is like roller coaster running in mouth. It is made with mixed up of crumbled Khaman along with ingredients garlic, ginger, some sugar, spices etc. Sev is used to garnishing the dish. Tangy Khamani is popular food for breakfast as well as for evening snack. Madhi Ni Khamni is serving best Khamani dish in Surat.

Aloo Puri

This one is also one of the mouthwatering dish for breakfast from Surat. Aloo Puri is small size puri of maida served and topped with gravy of peas, onion, spicy sprinkled, sweet and spicy chutney and sev. Aloo Puri has many flavours such as cheese, schezwan, Chinese, mayonnaise etc. You can literally observe huge crowds on road side stall of Aloo Puri on weekend to taste lip smacking aloo Puri.

Dumas' Tomato Bhajiya

Visit Dumas beach in Surat to pamper taste buds with best varieties of Bhajiyas. Bhajaiya has wide range made from Onion Bhajiya, tomato, ratalu, potato, chilly etc. Tomato and Ratalu Bhajiya is most popular among them. Bhajiya dish serves with tasty yellow chutney and onion. People visiting Dumas are never missed to take taste buds of Bhajiya. Surties are stand round the Bhajiya eatery tiny stall and enjoy street food with amazing morning climate of Dumas. One must try to eat Bhajiya at Dumas.

Cold Coco

Cold Coco is a drink made from cocoa powder. It is thick milk based drink and has Cocoa powder mixed with water and sugar and served chill. It is Surat's best cold beverage. People stand in queue to taste a glass of Coco at the famous eatery. This chocolate base drink must try while you visit Surat city. Famous name for drink is A one Coco.

Khawsa

Kahawsa is a soup type base of thickening coconut milk, noodles, veggies and topped with crunchies. It has option of veg, non-veg and eggiterian also. The soup bowl is served with spicy chutney. Rander teen batti is a famous destination in Surat for Khawsa lovers. There is a huge crowd you can see in the morning at tiny stalls of Khawsa in Rander.

Surti Undhiyu

Undhiyu is vegetable casserole dish that is famous main course item in Surat. Undhiyu is made from 8-9 vegetables. It is one of the signature dish of Surti during winter, must cook food on Kite flying day. Dish derived it's name from making style undhu means upside down. While making Undhiyu, vegetable are well stirred upside down for best taste. Next time you visit the Surat, don't forget to taste Undhiyu.

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