[VIDEOS] Pakistan Street Food versus Indian Street Food

[rickroll]

A fun Vlog comparing street food from both countries. May not represent street food from all parts of either countries, but entertaining nevertheless.

 

[PakLFC]

Not watching the video. Difference would be Indian street food will mostly be vegan where as Pak ones meaty. I love my mince, chicken and lamb chops Sorry RSS

 

[rickroll]

Not watching the video. Difference would be Indian street food will mostly be vegan where as Pak ones meaty. I love my mince, chicken and lamb chops Sorry RSS

C'mon man, do we really need politics and hatred even in a food/culinary thread? There's enough hatred in other threads, let's have at least one without hate comments, shall we? I'm sure you did not mean your comment to be the classic stereotyping without knowing the content, but for what it is worth, he is comparing similar dishes (Nihari and Biryani) in Delhi and Islamabad.

As an FYI - Indian street food being more vegan - Only 44% of Hindus consider themselves vegetarian according to Pew research (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...d-four-in-ten-consider-themselves-vegetarian/) and among their entire population only 39% of India is vegetarian.

I get the hatred RSS and VHP spew towards muslims but blind stereotyping like this will show the rest of us in the same light as those hate mongers.

Back to food - I personally like the presentation in the Pakistani restaurant (since taste assessment could be even more subjective).

Question for the Pakistanis - which do you swear more by, Karachi Pulao or Lahori Biryani?
Question for the Indians - Are there different types of biryanis within India, and if yes, which is more popular?

 

[rickroll]

From similar video series, here is an American's experience of Pakistan's different street food outlets

 

[Major]

Indian street food and Pakistani street food is much much much different.

I enjoyed the street food of Delhi. Haldiram's bhaturray, karims curries, malai botis.. Only issue is what i have seen in Delhi is that they dont care about hygiene, while in Pakkistan the hygiene has improved much much much better here

 

[Kroll]

Just had some harissa on the Lakshmi Chowk, Lahore which is a bit like haleem but has small kebabs in the daal instead of chunks of meat.

I’m not a big fan of street food as it tends to make me ill though I don’t mind the odd shwarma.

 

[Hitman]

Indian street food and Pakistani street food is much much much different.

I enjoyed the street food of Delhi. Haldiram's bhaturray, karims curries, malai botis.. Only issue is what i have seen in Delhi is that they dont care about hygiene, while in Pakkistan the hygiene has improved much much much better here

You’ve been to India? When?

 

[rickroll]

I agree about eating in street food places causing illness. I guess my post was along the lines of street food items as a cuisine which can also eventually be offered in more hygienic places.

I would love to see if anyone has experience from street food dishes from more diverse parts of each country. Somehow majority of street food from Pakistan seems to be dominated by Lahore (and maybe also Karachi) and Indian street food seems to be dominated by Delhi (and maybe also Mumbai). I'm pretty sure both Pakistan and India have less represented cuisines (Kashmiri, Balochi, Peshawari, South Indian, Bengali, Goan) with equally good dishes.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

You’ve been to India? When?

All his internet life probably. The guy didn't even know where to watch Maula Jatt.

 

[Major]

You’ve been to India? When?

2011-2012

 

[Major]

All his internet life probably. The guy didn't even know where to watch Maula Jatt.

where did i made such a claim?

and i am more interested in the real version not the fake accent one

 

[JaDed]

I think diversity of Indian food is much more comparatively due to North South East West divide.
But i think only meat wise Pakistani probably have a wider variety.(street food only).

Another thing that Delhi somehow is massive ability of fusion.
Tandoori momos to Chaap they somehow keep innovating.

 

[MP2011]

Delhi is king of street food. Kind of variety and taste you get here is second to none.

 

[cricketjoshila]

For long i have wanted to discuss about the rich food traditions of the two countries. Some of it is common, some different.

Mostly we have been discussing the "Aloo" in Biryani. That's all.

Let's discuss the famous dishes/ street foods of your city or region.

Photos will be appreciated.

Let the Khana begin

 

[BouncerGuy]

For long i have wanted to discuss about the rich food traditions of the two countries. Some of it is common, some different.

Mostly we have been discussing the "Aloo" in Biryani. That's all.

Let's discuss the famous dishes/ street foods of your city or region.

Photos will be appreciated.

Let the Khana begin

Really want to try Indian Dosa. The original one, not the ones available here in Pakistan.

 

[globetrotter]

Really want to try Indian Dosa. The original one, not the ones available here in Pakistan.

If you are visiting dubai, Dubai have multiple outlets of sarvanan Bhuvan they served authentic South Indian dishes. I tried their Outlet neat to Sharaf DG metro

 

[Hitman]

Delhi is king of street food. Kind of variety and taste you get here is second to none.

I've been to Delhi multiple times but I haven't tried street food there. Is it better than street food in Kolkata? Almost everyone I know who has tried street food in Kolkata swear by their life that nothing surpasses street food there. Yes, I have been to Kolkata, but the last I was there was in 1996 when I was 10 years old.​

 

[cricketjoshila]

Delhi is king of street food. Kind of variety and taste you get here is second to none.

Come to Kolkata. Khaate Khaate thak jaoge, hum khilate huye nahi thakenge.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Really want to try Indian Dosa. The original one, not the ones available here in Pakistan.

Want to have street food of Lahore some day. Have heard so much about it.

 

[MP2011]

Come to Kolkata. Khaate Khaate thak jaoge, hum khilate huye nahi thakenge.

Yeah, would love to visit Kolkata in not so distant future.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Want to have street food of Lahore some day. Have heard so much about it.

Welcome

 

[cricketjoshila]

Welcome

When Ganguly came back from Pakistan in 2004, in a bengali interview he talked about lahore street food.

He mentioned karahi chicken of one place in Lahore, apparently that place sells karahi by grams and kilo. You can buy whole chicken and get it cooked.

Many more stories.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yeah, would love to visit Kolkata in not so distant future.

Let me know, will guide you.

Hopefully you are non veg.

 

[HalBass9]

Personal opinion: street food of Karachi is better than Lahore.

When it comes to Chicken Karahi then nothing beats Shinwari Karahi with fresh naan.

 

[MP2011]

Let me know, will guide you.

Hopefully you are non veg.

Pure vegetarian.

 

[deltexas]

If you are visiting dubai, Dubai have multiple outlets of sarvanan Bhuvan they served authentic South Indian dishes. I tried their Outlet neat to Sharaf DG metro

Second this. Dubai is a great great place to sample various cuisines- ind pak southind Mediterranean Italian Mexican- you name it!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Obviously never experienced food in India but have experienced traditional Indian food in Middle East and other places.

When it comes to veg food then food made by Indians is just sublime. They are able to make so many different layers and flavours in the absence of meat.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Come to Kolkata. Khaate Khaate thak jaoge, hum khilate huye nahi thakenge.

Do you guys have same Naga chilli type curries as Bangladesh?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Pure vegetarian.

Hmmmm. You will miss out on a lot of things...

 

[cricketjoshila]

Do you guys have same Naga chilli type curries as Bangladesh?

No. Different. We use local green chillies or dried chillies.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Personal opinion: street food of Karachi is better than Lahore.

When it comes to Chicken Karahi then nothing beats Shinwari Karahi with fresh naan.

Karahi is better in Karachi than Lahore.....My My.

 

[MP2011]

Hmmmm. You will miss out on a lot of things...

Happy to miss out. There is so much to eat for vegetarian people too, not sure whether it's in Kolkata though which is famous for its fish recipes.

 

[JaDed]

Happy to miss out. There is so much to eat for vegetarian people too, not sure whether it's in Kolkata though which is famous for its fish recipes.

Bengalis make the best Paneer rolls even outside Kolkata- Lazeez in Blore during my college years was out of the world.

I’m a vegetarian Delhi is the best place for vegetarian street food in the world.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Happy to miss out. There is so much to eat for vegetarian people too, not sure whether it's in Kolkata though which is famous for its fish recipes.

We have a large Marwari Gujarati and South Indian community in Bengal. Plus its not well known but a large number of Bengalis are Vaishnava followers who eat pure veg food.

 

[MP2011]

Bengalis make the best Paneer rolls even outside Kolkata- Lazeez in Blore during my college years was out of the world.

I’m a vegetarian Delhi is the best place for vegetarian street food in the world.

Indeed. Delhi is heaven for vegetarians not just for street food but also for it's vegetarian restaurants which offer our ot the world main course.

Bangalore - I have been to Bangalore only twice so do not have much idea about it's food.

 

[MP2011]

Been to Kerala earlier this year. Didn't like it's food. Vegetarian food didn't taste good with its preparation from coconut oil.

 

[HalBass9]

Karahi is better in Karachi than Lahore.....My My.

Over all street food scene is much better in Karachi than Lahore.

Shinwari Karahi recipe is from KPK region. Need 5 ingredients to make it, chicken, oil or tallow, tomatoes, green chili, and salt.

 

[MP2011]

I think Chennai is better as far as vegetarian food is concerned.

 

[Mockingbird]

Mumbai street food is amazing too. Vada pav, Pav bhaji, Misal, endless fusion varieties of Dosas, Kheema, kababs et all. Plus amazing varieties of chaats by the seaside. First thing I do when I go back home is grab a vadapav, miss it so much here in the US.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I think Chennai is better as far as vegetarian food is concerned.

Have Dosa here at one of the famous shops, even APJ saheb was amazed.

The Vada is to die for.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Over all street food scene is much better in Karachi than Lahore.

Shinwari Karahi recipe is from KPK region. Need 5 ingredients to make it, chicken, oil or tallow, tomatoes, green chili, and salt.

How is KPK food? Lots of kebabs?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Been to Kerala earlier this year. Didn't like it's food. Vegetarian food didn't taste good with its preparation from coconut oil.

Thats a problem in Kerala. Every thing has coconut oil. It smells and tastes different.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Indian street food has variety but it always looks so unhygienic.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Bengalis make the best Paneer rolls even outside Kolkata- Lazeez in Blore during my college years was out of the world.

I’m a vegetarian Delhi is the best place for vegetarian street food in the world.

Veggie Punjabi.....

If you come to Kolkata i will take you to have traditional bengali veg food.

Rice
Moong Dal
Poppy seed vada
Alu with poppy seeds or with ridge groud
Sukto(Mix veg with different seasonal vegetables) very different to anything you may have eaten.
Different type of fries
Saag

And then the famous bengali sweets with Mishti Doi

@MP2011 Come...

 

[RexRex]

Indian street food has variety but it always looks so unhygienic.

I have hygiene OCD too. Unless I see them wearing plastic gloves, I usually avoid street food.

 

[JaDed]

Veggie Punjabi.....

If you come to Kolkata i will take you to have traditional bengali veg food.

Rice
Moong Dal
Poppy seed vada
Alu with poppy seeds or with ridge groud
Sukto(Mix veg with different seasonal vegetables) very different to anything you may have eaten.
Different type of fries
Saag

And then the famous bengali sweets with Mishti Doi

@MP2011 Come...

Half of Punjab is vegetarian.. but other half eats enough for all of us lol

 

[HalBass9]

How is KPK food? Lots of kebabs?

Yea! and not as heavy on spices as other region, mostly it is just salt and green chilies.

Do not know if you eat meat (chicken) but if you do then do try Shinwari karahi recipe.

Here is the recipe.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How easy is it to get halal food in India. Is common street food halal?

 

[cricketjoshila]

How easy is it to get halal food in India. Is common street food halal?

Very easily available in Bengal.Most of meat is halal unless otherwise stated. You can easily ask people. They tell you.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yea! and not as heavy on spices as other region, mostly it is just salt and green chilies.

Do not know if you eat meat (chicken) but if you do then do try Shinwari karahi recipe.

Here is the recipe.

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I can eat chicken three times a day.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Street food is trash and unhygienic. You might as well eat from a gutter or sewer.

 

[MP2011]

Veggie Punjabi.....

If you come to Kolkata i will take you to have traditional bengali veg food.

Rice
Moong Dal
Poppy seed vada
Alu with poppy seeds or with ridge groud
Sukto(Mix veg with different seasonal vegetables) very different to anything you may have eaten.
Different type of fries
Saag

And then the famous bengali sweets with Mishti Doi

@MP2011 Come...

I named my daughter Mishti on Mishti doi.

Will definitely like to visit Kolkata in near future, it's on my bucket list

 

[MP2011]

Half of Punjab is vegetarian.. but other half eats enough for all of us lol

Indeed. A lot of Punjabis I see are non vegetarian, wasn't the case till '90s.

 

[MP2011]

Thats a problem in Kerala. Every thing has coconut oil. It smells and tastes different.

Yeah, Keralites don't know how to prepare vegetarian food. Knowing that I'm a north Indian, they tried to prepare Bhaturas and Puris but needless to say they failed miserably at that.

I don't have any hard feelings though as Kerala was amazing otherwise with its amazing scenery and all especially Munnar with its tea estates. It's spices are second to none in whole of India. Hand made chocolates are sold in every nook and corner

 

[ExpressPacer]

I am born in raised in Islamabad so unfortunately cannot contribute much to this thread. The best thing about Islamabad, I suppose, when it comes to street food, is Savour chicken Pulao and Haleem Ghar ki haleem. But that’s not really street food, is it… @Major - what do you think?

Having said that, I’m a big fan of Arif Chatkhara’s chicken karahi in Lahore. Best Karahi I’ve ever had.

Also love Nisar Charsi tikka in Peshawar. @Mamoon what do you make of it?

 

[Major]

I am born in raised in Islamabad so unfortunately cannot contribute much to this thread. The best thing about Islamabad, I suppose, when it comes to street food, is Savour chicken Pulao and Haleem Ghar ki haleem. But that’s not really street food, is it… @Major - what do you think?

Having said that, I’m a big fan of Arif Chatkhara’s chicken karahi in Lahore. Best Karahi I’ve ever had.

Also love Nisar Charsi tikka in Peshawar. @Mamoon what do you make of it?

Our street food is the anda shami burger, chats, jelibis, road side fries, roll parathas, bbqs etc. Samosas, halwa puri etc also come under this umbrella.

My favourite street food would be Fried Channay, where they keep a patila of channay that are fried, and not cooked in gravy. If you in Islamabad, go to foodpanda and try lala jee fried channay.

 

[Mockingbird]

Indian street food has variety but it always looks so unhygienic.

Used to be the case, not anymore. People in the metros have become very health conscious these days. You get hygienic street food everywhere these days - vendors who use gloves and bottled water to make the food.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Our street food is the anda shami burger, chats, jelibis, road side fries, roll parathas, bbqs etc. Samosas, halwa puri etc also come under this umbrella.

My favourite street food would be Fried Channay, where they keep a patila of channay that are fried, and not cooked in gravy. If you in Islamabad, go to foodpanda and try lala jee fried channay.

True but they don’t really stand out ykno? You’ll find those in every corner and town of the subcontinent.

 

[Justcrazy]

Delhi is king of street food. Kind of variety and taste you get here is second to none.

you from delhi

 

[MP2011]

you from delhi

Yeah

 

[big_gamer007]

Chennai food is very flavourful and the homemade spices bring it to next level.

Delhi food is spicy and is one of the best foods in the world.

Kolkata food I didn’t like it, though Kathi rolls are alright.

Maharashtra food I found kinda on seeeter side then spicier, being from Delhi I didn’t like that palette.

Street food wise I think Delhi is the best.

One thing I would like to ask Pakistanis here, does Pakistani street food suffer from same hygiene issues Indian food suffers?

 

[big_gamer007]

Street food is trash and unhygienic. You might as well eat from a gutter or sewer.

There are very few clean and hygienic joints in India.

But the real taste you get in those filthy joints.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bengalis make the best Paneer rolls even outside Kolkata- Lazeez in Blore during my college years was out of the world.

I’m a vegetarian Delhi is the best place for vegetarian street food in the world.

Lazeez was a banger. Not sure it even exists now

 

[big_gamer007]

How easy is it to get halal food in India. Is common street food halal?

A lot of street vendors are Muslims so I would assume they serve halal food.

Punjabis don’t sell halal non veg.

Veg food I assume is all halal anyways? I doubt any non Muslim would even know what veg halal and non halal food means. So you have to eat at your own risk.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yeah, Keralites don't know how to prepare vegetarian food. Knowing that I'm a north Indian, they tried to prepare Bhaturas and Puris but needless to say they failed miserably at that.

I don't have any hard feelings though as Kerala was amazing otherwise with its amazing scenery and all especially Munnar with its tea estates. It's spices are second to none in whole of India. Hand made chocolates are sold in every nook and corner

Go to a traditional Hindu household in Kerala or attend a Malayali Hindu wedding and you will likely find a variety of vegetarian dishes which most have never heard of. As a North Indian , you probably won't like it because of the liberal usage of coconut .

South India does not have a street food culture like NCR/Kolkata . Even the restaurants in places like Bangalore don't really capture the variety of dishes in the local cuisine of Karnataka .

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yea! and not as heavy on spices as other region, mostly it is just salt and green chilies.

Do not know if you eat meat (chicken) but if you do then do try Shinwari karahi recipe.

Here is the recipe.

Hmmm. Looks similar to Afghanistan cuisine.

 

[cricketjoshila]

I named my daughter Mishti on Mishti doi.

Will definitely like to visit Kolkata in near future, it's on my bucket list

Ha ha. May god bless her.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

A lot of street vendors are Muslims so I would assume they serve halal food.

Punjabis don’t sell halal non veg.

Veg food I assume is all halal anyways? I doubt any non Muslim would even know what veg halal and non halal food means. So you have to eat at your own risk.

Yeah veg is almost certainly halal.

Only way it isn't is if it is cooked in same oils as meat but that's unlikely in India.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Hmmm. Looks similar to Afghanistan cuisine.

Lots of Afghan food has worked it's way into other cuisines particularly Punjabi cuisine.

Most dishes cited by Punjabis nowadays ( not all) will be Afghan style

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yeah, Keralites don't know how to prepare vegetarian food. Knowing that I'm a north Indian, they tried to prepare Bhaturas and Puris but needless to say they failed miserably at that.

I don't have any hard feelings though as Kerala was amazing otherwise with its amazing scenery and all especially Munnar with its tea estates. It's spices are second to none in whole of India. Hand made chocolates are sold in every nook and corner

I survived Kerala on sea food. Even that was in cocnut oil.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Lots of Afghan food has worked it's way into other cuisines particularly Punjabi cuisine.

Most dishes cited by Punjabis nowadays ( not all) will be Afghan style

We these days get Afghan food in Kolkata. We have Afghans here, we call them Kabuliwalas, and some of their family members have migrated here in last 20 years.

They now sell Afghan food.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Indeed. Delhi is heaven for vegetarians not just for street food but also for it's vegetarian restaurants which offer our ot the world main course.

Bangalore - I have been to Bangalore only twice so do not have much idea about it's food.

Why do they put so much butter in everything? Heart Attack dena hai?

Delhi Chole Kulche is heavenly.

 

[cricketjoshila]

True but they don’t really stand out ykno? You’ll find those in every corner and town of the subcontinent.

Is Bun Kebab from Isloo?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Chennai food is very flavourful and the homemade spices bring it to next level.

Delhi food is spicy and is one of the best foods in the world.

Kolkata food I didn’t like it, though Kathi rolls are alright.

Maharashtra food I found kinda on seeeter side then spicier, being from Delhi I didn’t like that palette.

Street food wise I think Delhi is the best.

One thing I would like to ask Pakistanis here, does Pakistani street food suffer from same hygiene issues Indian food suffers?

People don't know that Tamilnadu has very good non veg food.

 

[MP2011]

Why do they put so much butter in everything? Heart Attack dena hai?

Delhi Chole Kulche is heavenly.

Delhiites love their ghee and butter. No wonder there are daries mushrooming all over the city.

During last decade or so, there is a spurt in heart related ailments in Delhi which again has given birth to so many heart institutes all over Delhi. You may attribute this to dietary habits of Delhiites.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yea! and not as heavy on spices as other region, mostly it is just salt and green chilies.

Do not know if you eat meat (chicken) but if you do then do try Shinwari karahi recipe.

Here is the recipe.

Need to try this. No spices. Just tomato chillies and Salt.

 

[MP2011]

I survived Kerala on sea food. Even that was in cocnut oil.

Yeah, I've heard that Kerala serves very good seafood for obvious reasons. Don't know how good will taste to its connoisseurs with it being prepared in coconut oil though.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Delhiites love their ghee and butter. No wonder there are daries mushrooming all over the city.

During last decade or so, there is a spurt in heart related ailments in Delhi which again has given birth to so many heart institutes all over Delhi. You may attribute this to dietary habits of Delhiites.

Bhai i must tell you, everytime i go out to eat in Delhi, i tell them to use less ghee and butter.

And when i say this, they give me the looks as if i have asked them to stop breathing.

Too much ghee and butter is dangerous.

People are now moving towards oil less cooking.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yeah, I've heard that Kerala serves very good seafood for obvious reasons. Don't know how good will taste to its connoisseurs with it being prepared in coconut oil though.

Prawn in coconut milk tastes good. Even we do it. But rest......

 

[cricketjoshila]

Yeah veg is almost certainly halal.

Only way it isn't is if it is cooked in same oils as meat but that's unlikely in India.

Same oil for veg and non veg?

Fights will erupt.