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Meerut offers a great place for food enthusiasts. Famous for the different tasty dishes the city has a lot to satisfy any gourmet. Dining is not a problem in Meerut as it has splendid foods, ranging from spicy foods found in the streets or the expensive luxurious foods usually associated with traditional cuisine. For any food enthusiast planning a trip to this dynamic city, there is lots of tasty information to savour. As we move forward in this blog, we shall help you indulge and journey through the food experience in Meerut!
The Best Foods In Meerut
The cuisine that you get to taste in Uttar Pradesh is amazing and that’s why below are the top 10 best food in Meerut that you should not miss.
1. Kachori Sabzi
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Among non-vegetarian breakfasts, it is kachori which is prepared with flour and fried and served with hot and delicious aloo sabzi. This is a perfect breakfast, the crispier kachori when eaten with the sour gravy of the potato curry will really set your taste buds going. Here at the available vendors, they prepare them every morning so that each time you take a bite there is an extra added crunchy sound. The people accompany this dish usually with some pickles or chutney, to make the taste to be even more appealing. This special food of Meerut is a street-style food that is something you can’t afford to miss.
When To Try: Morning
Location: Everywhere in Meerut
2. Chole Bhature
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A glowingly light and crispy dough is fried to accompany a hot chana masala, which is also called chole. The chole has a robust, slightly spicy flavour, a balance due to the liberal amount of whole spices that fill the chole, while the bhature is soft, buttery, and delicate. Some of the places where you get to taste it accompany it with foods such as onions, green chutney, and pickles. For lovers of spicy foods, this meal is a perfect example of what they would like to have.
When To Try: Lunch
Location: Available in various eateries
3. Samosa
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Every Indian loves samosas however, samosas in Meerut are special and quite delicious to handle. This is a crisp triangular pastry pocket stuffed with spicy mashed potato and accompanied by tangy tamarind or mint sauce. The samosas in Meerut are crunchy outside yet soft inside thus making it possible for everyone desiring a quick snack to enjoy them. When you’re strolling the markets or just wandering around the city you can quickly come across a number of vendors who have freshly fried samosas for sale.
When To Try: Evening
Location: Street food stalls across Meerut
4. Rabri
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For those of you, who fancy sweet dishes, Rabri is a must-taste food. This delicious and velvety treat based on condensed milk is among the most delicious foods one can meet in Meerut. It’s a cardamom-flavored rice garnished with nuts, which makes it crunchy in the mouth and yummy. This dessert is rather popular today, so you can try it in nearly every sweet shop across the city. People locally suggested that it should be taken when it is cold more so after taking their spicy dishes. A creamy texture and milky characteristics will definitely leave a taste in your mouth.
When To Try: Dessert after meals
Location: Various sweet shops
5. Jalebi
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This sweet is unique to Meerut and you can find them under the brand name: Jalebis. These are sweet sweepy coils of deep-fried layers of batter, coated in sugar syrup, and have sweet crispy outside and must-tasty inside. Served hot or cold from street side stalls throughout the day, jalebis are traditional Meerut tea time snacks taken with cardamom-flavored. The moment that clinches makes that layer of sugary enamel over the crunchy jellied texture. Have it with your tea in the ing, or simply enjoy it as an added luxury consumed with food.
When To Try: Early morning or evening
Location: Street vendors across the city
6. Kulfi Falooda
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To savour a meal after desserts, get in Meerut to try out the Kulfi Falooda. This mouth-watering, creamy dessert is obtained by having scoops of kulfi or Indian ice cream complementing sweet falooda noodles, rose syrup, and, dry fruitnameThis is because the coldness of the kulfi, mixed with the creaminess of the dish when combined with the chewy falooda, creates a perfect taste present in each mouthful. This dish tastes well during the summer period when they serve it together with ice cream for they make excellent déserts after a hot and tiring day of touring around the city.
When To Try: Afternoon to evening
Location: Ice cream shops and street stalls
7. Tikki
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The piping hot aloo tikki, the sumptuous spicy fried potato patty garnished by fresh green chutney is a specialty of Meerut. In the evening, Tikki is an acknowledged street meal and people dominate food outlets, particularly restaurants. Sometimes, it has yoghurt, tamarind chutneys, and spices added to it to enhance its flavour. As a snack, something to start your day, or, before bed, this delicious and crunchy delight is perfect for whatever you need in the city.
When To Try: Evening snack
Location: Street vendors in local markets
8. Naan Kebab
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Naan Kebab is a famous dish of Meerut and is very popular there. Kebabs which are minced meats are placed inside tender naan bread to give it that delicious and lovely look. The kebabs are barbecued to the mouth-wetting stage and organised with nice seasonings that give it a spicy aroma, the naan complements the kebab with its tender texture. This is a dish that every non-vegetarian lover should order. Accompanied by mint chutney and onions, it majorly fits well to be taken up as dinner or as a heavy teatime meal.
When To Try: Dinner
Location: Local eateries
9. Pethav
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Petha is well-known in Agra but Meerut also has its own speciality of Petha in it. These liquid sweetmeats are prepared from pieces of ash gourd trimmed and soaked in sugar syrup and are transparent and spongy in texture. The petha originated in Meerut does not have a very dominant taste associated with it but has this unique characteristic of dissolving in the mouth when bitten. There are different types available which are plain kesar (saffron) and dry fruit stuff. It is perfect for consumption while at home or as a souvenir while wandering around the city of Meerut.
When To Try: Anytime
Location: Sweet shops across Meerut
10. Chaat
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Meerut also has a wide variety of chaats, including papdi chaat, and dahi puri, and each has a burst of taste. The dish concerns all three taste sensations, sweet-sour-spicy, which can be detected in each bite. Delicious parched rice balls or Chickpeas, potato yoghurt, tamarind chutney, and sev give the crispy puris or papdis the right texture to look forward to. People love to eat them and it is common to find friends eating it while in the evening out and about. A local delicacy called chaat makes it easier for any gourmet on a tour of Meerut to taste it.
When To Try: Evening
Location: Street food stalls in local markets
Street and Mughlai food is something of which Meerut is proud and many restaurants serve upto mark Mughlai food here. Starting from crispy kachoris to sweet jalebis the food of the city has something to offer to all. After knowing about the best foods of Meerut, you can’t wait to visit the place. So, plan your food trip by using the expedited food tour by TripXL. So taste each portion of the dish offered in Meerut and make your trip delicious!
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