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Punjabi

Fish Pakora (Indian Fish & Chips)

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Fish pakora is a mouth watering and spiced up version of fish n’ chips minus the chips.
An essential part of Indian street food culture, these fish pakoras or pakodas, are bite-size cut pieces of a white, flaky fish dipped in a light chickpea batter boosted with spices and flash fried.
Sold by street vendors [...]

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Fried Masala Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese Sticks)

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Paneer, or Indian cottage cheese, is the most common Indian cheese made by curdling heated milk using an acidic food like lemon juice or vinegar.  It has soft and smooth consistency similar to that of firm tofu.
Paneer has a simple and fresh versatile nature which can absorb other flavors very well. Since it is made [...]

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Hara Bhara Kabab (Savory Spinach Potato Cake)

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Indian street food is an integral part of the culture and its spirit as it links the food with social interaction.  Street food is readily available to people from all walks of life walking hurriedly along the busy streets of India.
On my way from work, almost on a daily basis, we stopped to enjoy one [...]

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Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower & Potato)

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Aloo gobi (from Punjabi), also spelled alu gobi, or aloo gobhi is usually a “dry” Indian curry, i.e. it often does not have a liquid sauce. It is a popular combination of aloo (potato) and gob(h)i (cauliflower) with spices. It is yellowish in color, because of the use of turmeric, and occasionally contains kalonji (sometimes [...]

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