We’ve been doing a lot of “Research Marketing” upon Street Food of late. While the term might sound a bit fancy, but we can assure you that the interpretation is nothing more than an excuse to eat street food – a whole lot of different varieties of street food. What better than to start with the City of Joy.

1. K.C DAS

Where: 11A, Esplanade East, New Market Area, Kolkata

Popular for: Rasgulla, Gulab Jamun, Singhara, Luchi, Kachori

2. SHIBUJI

Where: Third Floor, SLN Terminus Mall, Gachibowli, Hyderabad

Popular for: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Kiwi Kick

Where: 25A, Vardaan Market, Camac Street Area, Kolkata

Popular for: Pav Bhaji, Rose Soda, Corn Sandwich

3. AGGARWAL’S PAV BHAJI

Where: 25A, Vardhaan Market, Camac Street Area, Kolkata

Popular for: Pav Bhaji

4. CAMPARI

Where: 155B, Gariahat, Kolkata

Popular for: Fish Cutlet, Chicken Rolls, Fries

5. CHATAR PATAR

Where: 66, Ballygunge Circular Road, Near Tivoli Court, Ballygunge, Kolkata

Popular for: Golgappa, Dhabeli, Special Maggie

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1. FAMOUS ICE CREAM

Where: Mozamjahi Market, Opposite Old Goshamahal Trafic Police Station, Nampally, Hyderabad

Popular for: custard apple/sitaphal ice cream, mango ice cream, waffles

2. MIST N CREAMS

Where: Third Floor, SLN Terminus Mall, Gachibowli, Hyderabad

Popular for: Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Kiwi Kick

3. CREAM STONE

Where: Plot 1125, Ground Floor, Road 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

Popular for: Hot Chocolate Fudge, Coffee Craze

4. OH SO STONED

Where: Road 2, Opposite KBR Park, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Popular for: Hot Chocolate Fudge,Chocolate Ice Cream

5. NATURALS ICE CREAM

Where: Aditya Jayrag, Road 36 & 37, Opposite Neeru’s Emporia, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

Popular for: Kala Jamun ice cream, Coconut Ice cream

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Anyone up for an Apple Pie??

PREP: 10 MINS | COOK: 60 MINS | TOTAL: 70 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

For Pie Crust

• 1 1/2 cups wheat flour
• 1/2 spoon Salt
• 2 spoons Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 4 spoons water

For Apple Pie Filling

• 3 Apples, peeled and sliced into approximately triangles.
• 2 spoons Sugar
• 3 spoons Corn flour
• 1 spoon Cinnamon Powder
• 1/2 spoon Salt
• 2 spoons Milk with honey

DIRECTIONS:

1.Preheat the oven to 180 C and line a baking sheet with foil. Grease a pan with butter.

For the Filling:

1. In a large bowl, add the apples slices and add a spoon of sugar, a pinch of salt, a spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 spoons of corn flour. Mix all the ingredients.

2. In a separate bowl, add the milk and honey and keep it aside.

To make the crust:

1. In a bowl, add flour, salt, and sugar. Then add butter and add water to prepare a dough.

2. To make the crust in a food processor, cut the butter into 1-inch pieces and place them in the bowl of the food processor. Add the flour, salt and sugar. Process until all of the ingredients are mixed well. With the processor on, add the water a spoon at a time until the dough begins to clump. Then remove it from the food processor.

3. Keep the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

4. Post two hours, remove the dough and roll a small quantity of dough to make a flat base evenly on all sides as mentioned in the image. Roll another one to make a similar flat based.

5. Now take the first rolled flat based dough and place it in the pan.

Conclusion:

1. Pour apple mixture over the dough. Place the other flat based rolled dough over the filling.

2. Now apply the milk and honey mixture that we had prepared earlier. Make some cuts on the upper dough for the moisture to release.

3. Place the pie crust in the oven and bake it for 45 minutes.

4.Remove from the oven and allow the pie to rest for about 10 minutes.

5.Now cut the pie crust into pieces and serve it hot.

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PREP: 15 MINS | COOK: 45 MINS | TOTAL: 60

INGREDIENTS:

For Pie Crust

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup melted butter
• 2 spoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 refrigerated pie crust
• 3 1⁄2 cups blackberries
• 1 spoon sugar
• 1 egg white
• 2 spoons water

DIRECTIONS:

1. Take a bowl and stir the sugar, flour, butter and vanilla.

2. Now add the blackberries.

3. Now add the blackberry mixture into a butter greased baking dish.

4. Cut the piecrust into strips and arrange upon the blackberry mixture.

5. Mix together the egg white and water.

6. Brush the pie crust strips with this egg wash.

7. Sprinkle with sugar.

8. Bake at 425 degrees Centigrade for 45 minutes and then cool it. Cut the crust into pieces and serve it with people.

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This is a cheesy macaroni recipe. And, when we tell you cheesy, you gotta believe it, as it is super cheesy (not the other cheesy you might be thinking about: P).

You would drool over this recipe once you taste it. Then you would agree with us as to why it is referred to as the best Macaroni recipe ever.

So, here you go Foodies!

PREP: 30 MINS | COOK: 30 MINS | TOTAL: 1 HOUR

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups Macaroni
• 3 spoons butter (We used Amul Butter here. You can use any brand)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 spoon table salt
• 1/2 spoon mustard
• 1/4 spoon pepper (Black)
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 2 ½ cups milk
• 3 cups grated medium cheese

DIRECTIONS:

1. Please boil the pasta until it is soft. Then stop the stove and drain the water. Just add a little butter to the pan, keep the pasta in it and set it aside.

2. Preheat the microwave oven to around 190 degrees Centigrade.

3. Now add a little butter to a pan and heat it on a medium flame. Next add the mentioned quantity flour, salt, mustard, pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon paprika. Now whisk it constantly for 3-4 minutes.

4. Now add the milk and continue to whisk for about 12-14 minutes until the liquid becomes thick.

5. Add the cheese and continue whisking. Stop the flame once the cheese is melted. Now pour this sauce over the already cooked pasta and toss gently until all of the pasta is coated.

6. Add the pasta to the microwave dish and sprinkle it with a tinge of paprika if required.

7. Bake for about 30 minutes. Serve Hot!

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Let’s prepare something something light and healthy. Your guess is right. We’re going to prepare a Salad.

PREP: 10 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 avocado, halved (massage half with the kale, the other half will be sliced for the salad)
• 1 medium bunch curly kale, rinsed, dried, and stems removed. (It is also called Karam Saag in India)
• 2 spoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 11/2 cups chickpeas cooked and rinsed.
• 1/4 cup diced onions
• 1 spoon olive oil
• 1 spoon Dijon mustard
• 1 spoon maple syrup
• 1/8 spoon grounded black pepper
• 2 spoons sunflower seeds (preferably roasted)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Peel half the avocado into a bowl and mash it. Now add the Kale (Karam Saag), 1 spoon lemon juice, and 1/4 spoon salt. Squeeze and rub the kale until it’s reduced in size and tender, 1-2 minutes. Please keep this aside.

2. In another bowl, add chickpeas, onion, olive oil, 1 spoon lemon juice, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, 1/4 spoon salt, and black pepper. Stir and mix the ingredients properly.

3. Now divide the Kale between two plates. Top with chickpeas. Slice remaining avocado and arrange on top of the salads as mentioned in the snap/picture. Sprinkle sunflower seeds over the top. Serve immediately.

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