Rajasthan is a culturally rich state, a state with a rich history and more than all, a state of rich food. These are rich, spicy flavours, full of personality. Rajasthan food tour is something you cannot afford to miss if you are a food lover. As diverse as the landscapes of the state, so is its cuisine: deserts of Jaisalmer, royal kitchens of Udaipur. Taking a food tour of Rajasthan under the guidance of Chetram Holidays, you will enjoy the actual flavour of the land, and each food will narrate its own tales. The specific combination of ingredients, cooking methods, and spices make the Rajasthani food unlike any other.
Chetram Holidays will be sure to take you on your Rajasthan food tour to enjoy this royal heritage. They have also selected the most perfect places to sample the traditional foods and learn their cultural meaning. In the dense crowd in Jaipur or the serene lakeside in Udaipur, you will come across all sorts of food that is the history and beauty of Rajasthan.
Every food has got a different flavour and narrates another tale of the rich culture of Rajasthan. Dal baati churma is one of such dishes. It is a symbolic dish of Rajasthani food. The lentils, also known as dal, are spicy and are cooked with several herbs, and the baati, which is round bread made of wheat, is baked until crispy and dipped in ghee. Churma is a sweet meal prepared with the help of crushed wheat flour, which completes the meal. Chetram Holidays will make sure that during your food tour of Rajasthan, you will be taken directly to the areas where the best dal baati churma tastes.
Next, try gatte ki sabzi. It is a curry of vegetables, containing gram flour dumplings, and cooked in a hot gravy. Laal maas, a hot mutton curry, is another well-known dish. This is a must-have for those who are fond of spice. It is prepared using slow-roasted meat and a mixture of chili peppers that make the dish deep and smoky in taste. Watch your step—it’s not a book of light reading. However, in case you like your food to have some spiciness, laal maas is a must-have Indian delicacy.
There are also some sweets that are delicious in Rajasthan. Ghevar is a well-known dessert that is prepared using flour, sugar, and ghee. It is a circular and honeycomb cake and crispy on the surface with a soft inside. Another local dessert is mawa kachori. In Rajasthan, you also get lassi varieties, a refreshing yogurt beverage in various flavours, sweet and salty. It is the ideal source of taking off the heat of the spicy food of Rajasthan.
The street food of Rajasthan is as tempting and diverse as its principal food. You should not leave Jaisalmer without trying local snacks at the busy markets on a food tour around Rajasthan. A favourite among the locals is pyaaz kachori, a crisp and stuffed pastry that contains spiced onions. It is normally accompanied with chutney and is available in nearly all markets in Rajasthan.
Bhel puri is yet another snack that should be tried as a spicy and tangy mix of puffed rice. It is combined with vegetables, sev (crispy chickpea noodles), and tamarind chutney, serving up a flavour explosion with each bite.
And when you are in Jaipur, remember to have samosa and mirchi bada, both deep-fried foods, which are filled with spicy stuff that locals like to nibble at. These snacks will have you experiencing the bold and delicious flavours of Rajasthan with its heat and spices.
It could be the red chillies of laal maas, the cumin of gatte ki sabzi, or the cardamom of desserts such as ghevar, but spices are part and parcel of any meal. They are not only flavour-additive but also medicinal, so they come in handy during the hot desert climate.
Chetram Holidays will ensure that you can get to know more about the various spices used in cooking in Rajasthan during your Rajasthan food tour. You will go to spice markets and local kitchens where you are passed through processes of grinding and mixing the spices into traditional meals. The knowledge of the role of spices will enhance your appreciation of the Rajasthani cuisine.
Your food tour of Rajasthan with Chetram Holidays is not merely a food tour. It is all about relating to the culture, history as well as people of Rajasthan through food. You will go to classic markets, observe the chefs making their original foods, and taste the ones that you cannot find in any other location.
