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Satisfying the taste buds does not mean that you savor the varied cuisines no matter whether they are spicy or non-spicy. Foodie freaks do not limit their palate to one particular type; right from the multi-Indian cuisines to Chinese, Italian and other continental food, they must have tried all the dishes. But without Indian sweets and namkeen, your food menu seems incomplete.
All Indian sweets are sugared. You will find hundreds of assortments and it will take months to taste each and every sweets and namkeen item representing the various states. Bengali sweets are worth mentioning when it comes to variety and sweetness. Some of the popular Bengali sweets include rasgulla, badam phool, malai chap, petha gilori, rasmalai, petha, pakija, anguri petha, chena toast, kesar anguri petha, anurodh, paneer malai roll, shri khand, chamcham, kesar chamcham, and the list goes on. The rasmalai is one of the most popular Bengali sweets. Rounded pies of fine milk curd are cooked in syrup such that a unique texture is created. The pies are then soaked in full cream milk and rasmalai is ready to eat! It is served with a shower of chopped pistachio nuts on the top of the pies. It is a refreshing, light, and truly delicious savoring experience to cherish. And you won't be able to stop yourself from having more and more. Of course it is advisable not to have several plates of rasmalai at one go due to the high sweetness levels. At least you can take a few pies everyday and satisfy your sweet tooth!
Ask any Indian about pani puri and pat would come the exciting reply with comments that you won't be able to stop yourself from savoring the mouth watering snack. Known as gol gappa in North India, phuchka in Bengali, gup chup in Orissa, South Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhatisgarh, this snack is popular all over the country. You will not only get it in the Indian sweet and snacks restaurants but also in the streets. It is also called street snack owing to its easy availability in the streets.
The pani puri comprises a round, hollow puri (Indian bread made by frying dough in oil), fried crisp and filled with a mixture of water, potato, onion, chickpeas, tamarind, chili, and chaat masala. The crisp sphere is small enough to fit completely in one's mouth and eaten at one time. There is no time limit as to when you should consume it, but preferable it is eaten during the afternoon up to the evening. If you are a tourist and if you find a number of small carts on the streets attending to foodie freaks, you can well guess that they are having the pani puri.
Those who have tasted Bikanervala sweets will certainly know about the Bikanervala menu. With a chain of branches across the country, Bikanervala is a trusted name for sweets, namkeen and other snacks. Right from barfi, chikki, gulab jamun, jalebi or imarti to khaja, kulfi, laddu, rasgulla, sandesh, and more, Bikanervala menu covers everything.
