Paneer is a fresh, Indian cheese (it’s a bit cheese-curd-esque, only without that cheese’s gooey meltiness) that’s apparently pretty delicious when you grill it. Because I just had the paneer tikka at Radhey Shyam Bhatia Paneer Wale, and it was extremely satisfying.
There’s a deep fried pastry in India called kachori that’s a popular street food snack. It’s super popular in Jaipur; walk around the city and it won’t be long before you come across a vendor selling the stuff.
If you’re looking for a really tasty, filling meal in Jaipur, you could certainly do worse than the omelette sandwiches at Sanjay Omelette.
Despite my love for ice cream, I’ve somehow gone my whole life without trying the Indian version of the dish, kulfi. I regret this mightily. Eating the kulfi at Ramchandra Kulfi Bhandar was definitely one of those “where has this been my whole life??” moments.
A samosa was one of those things I knew I’d have to try at least once before leaving India. Basically anytime you wrap something in dough and deep fry it, it’s going to be delicious. Samosas are not the exception to this rule.
I’ve been seeing carts all over Jaipur serving little bowls of curry with crispy fried bread (a papadum, or papad, I believe) on the side. Obviously, I had to try it.
I think it’s quite possible that pav bhaji might have the most butter you can cram into one meal. It’s pretty intense (and delicious).
There’s a Hindu temple in Jaipur called the Hanuman Ji Temple that’s so chock-full of monkeys that it’s become known as the Monkey Temple. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you’ll know that if I have a chance to see some monkeys, I’m going to see those monkeys.
So of course I went to the Monkey Temple. Or did I? Uh… sort of?
If you’re walking around and you stumble across a busy street vendor serving up deep-fried goodness, you have to stop and try it. That’s the law. Don’t look it up, just take my word for it.
Lassi is an Indian yogurt drink that’s basically Yop, but about a billion times better.