India is a country of humongous diversity that’s reflected in its culinary traditions—and its wide variety of regional breads is no exception. The influence of multiple cultures and different geographical regions is clearly evident in the smorgasbord of Indian breads on offer. The rotis, parathas, and bhakri (millet rotis) are traditionally an intrinsic part of everyday meals. The foreign settlers and migrants, too, left a mark on breads.…
Top 10 Street Foods in Mumbai
Courtesy of ©Rajesh Pamnani 2018
It may be the financial capital of India and the home of Bollywood, but Mumbai is also a true food lover’s paradise. And if you love street…
Delhi Food & Travel Guide: Now on Kindle!
Traveling to Delhi? The local food scene can be pretty overwhelming there: What’s safe to eat? Where should I go? Why am I lost (again) in the congested backstreets of Old Delhi?? We’ve been there, done that, and put together this,…
In this guest post, Sukanya of the food and travel blog Saffronstreaks shares with us the recipe for a favorite Bengali milk-based sweet from Kolkata (Calcutta): aam sandesh, or Indian fudge infused with mango. Of course, this “fudge” is not made with chocolate but with cottage-cheese-like chhana (also spelled chenna); the translation stems more from the dish’s texture. For more on milk-based treats from India, check out our…
Last spring, North India provided one of our most memorable eating experiences, especially within the walled confines of Old Delhi, where, among the dilapidated surrounds and overall crush of humanity, each delicious bite felt like a small victory. When BootsnAll Travel recently approached us about doing a blog-post exchange, it was the first destination that sprung to mind, as we fear it is all too easy for a…
We’d like to introduce a new recurring feature in Eat Your World: trip-recap videos! Every time we travel somewhere for EYW, we’ll create a one-minute video—compiled of photos and video footage we shoot on the road, edit, and set to music—to act as visual sum-up. And, no, it won’t be entirely about food: This is our opportunity to show you other sides of a destination, as well as…
If you’re still hungry for North Indian food after our post on papri chaat and butter paneer masala, check out this post on Foodists.ca, in which we expound on our discovery of, and love for, chole bhature (curried chickpeas with fried bread). Recipe included, of course. Related: Recipes From Afar: Papri Chaat & Butter Paneer Masala, North India…
A half-year after returning home from a few weeks in North India, I thought it would be a good idea to cook some Indian dishes for friends. Twelve friends, to be exact. It wasn’t long after I emailed said friends that I began questioning the wisdom of this decision. Indian food is notoriously difficult for a non-Indian to pull off. Sure, having access to the right spices is…
We often feel like we’re on a scavenger hunt when we travel for EYW. Sometimes we have just three days in a city to find all the foods we’ve researched, come up with good alternatives, entertain new ideas suggested by locals we meet, identify suitable “burn it off” locations. Despite the inevitable last-day dash around said city to tie up loose ends, we’ve become super efficient at these…
![The Edison-Iselin, NJ, area is a treasure trove of Indian food. I thought we had it good in Jackson Heights, but man—there are 3 @patelbrothers in a one-mile strip there! And the eating options are endless. Whenever we drive through my job is to quickly find some dishes we don’t have in JH, call in an order, and direct my husband behind the wheel to the right spot in time.
Friday’s drive-by yielded some excellent Gujarati snacks from @pakvaandesi I’d never tried before: methi gota, these delicious fried balls of chickpea flour and fenugreek leaves, and [swipe] sev khamani, a mix of finely ground chana dal with sev, those ubiquitous slivers of fried chickpea flour, along with some pomegranate, walnut, and the freshest coriander chutney I’ve ever tasted. So satisfying.
We really need to plan for a fuller meal from one of these restaurants soon—just driving through for snacks has only left us wanting more. Until next time, Edison!
*If you have a favorite Edison/Iselin Indian restaurant, please share!
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