Top 10 Street Food You Can Enjoy For 20 Rupees or Less

Cravings? Hungry? but need a pocket friendly quick grab-a-snack to fill up your belly, here is the list of top 10 most enjoyable street food you can have for 20 rupee or less.

 10. Bhel Puri

 Price: 15 to 20 Rupee

 Usually found: All over India

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Puffed rice mixed with mouth watering sweet & sour tamarind chutneys, chat masalas, diced onions, tomatoes, green chili, fresh green coriander leaves, goes crisp with tempting namkeen mixture with softness of boiled and mashed potatoes garnished with lemon juice. One Cannot simply ignore this street side joint be it a child, youths or elderly passerby, the bhel puri will always attract you towards it.

9. Dahi Kachori Chutney

Price: 15 to 20 Rupee

Usually found: Western, Northern India & Metropolis

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Crispy deep fried all purpose flour balls stuffed with lentils and onion. Served hot with curd, layers of tempting mint and tamarind chutneys. Garnished with crisp namkeen and fresh green coriander leaves. You cannot ignore this food bomb once you see it nearby. It makes a way to your heart right after you have a bite of it.

8. Street Style Maggie

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: Western, Northern India & Metropolis

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Magic indeed happens in just 2 minutes! This easy to cook and filling up snack is well known to majority of desi population. Noodles combined with the tasty taste-maker cooked together with diced veggies goes well when combined with butter & cheese. The aroma itself brings a mouth watering smile. Maggie is loved right from the summit of Himalayas to the college canteens, this dish never disappoints your taste buds!

 

7. Idli Vada Sambar 

Price: 15 to 20 Rupee

Usually found: Western, Southern India & Metropolis 

 

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Fluffy, steamed idlis made of fermented rice batter accompanied by a bowl of sambhar loaded with vegetables is the perfect solution for one's hunger at an affordable price of twenty rupees, in the streets of South India and college canteens in Mumbai, Delhi. Combines well with crispy medu-vada made of fermented vigna mungo lentils (urad dal). Idlis are indeed a healthy option which fills you up!

6. Chhole Kulche 

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: Punjab, Delhi NCR, Metropolis

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Trademark of Punjab, A dona of spicy chhole topped with chopped onions accompanied with two kulchas warmed over the tawa is one of the best meals one can rely on to fill oneself up. The occasional mirch ka salan on the side makes it even better. Reach the local market in North India and spot the big copper matka . A good dish will cost 20 bucks. 

 

5. Pav Bhaji

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: Mumbai, Regions of Maharashtra

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Mumbai's well known dish, the favorite street food to be found on the streets of India. The tempting bhaji tempered with chopped onions and coriander is tempting to say the least and the nukkad wala vendor will sell a plate for twenty bucks. Whenever going to the Juhu beach, never forget to have one.

4. Vada Pav

Price: 10 Rupee

Usually found: Mumbai, Regions of Maharashtra, Metropolis

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This iconic Mumbai snacks needs no introduction, it never differentiates between the rich and poor. Made from mashed potato covered by layer of chickpea gram flour deep fried in hot oil is served in a bun (pav). Tastes so good with the mint & tamarind chutney that you will always want to go for another round of it. 

3. Momos

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: Delhi NCR, Kolkata, North India, Metropolis

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These steamed dumplings have stormed the streets of the country. One can find vendors at tiny tables with hand made posters in the front declaring the assortment of momos they carry in the steamers. The deep red concoction of red chillies and spices that they pour on the side makes both the eyes and the mouth water.

 

2. Dosa 

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: All over India

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Fermented batter of rice and dal poured over a hot skillet and cooked into a crisp and thin delicacy--this is a reliable and cheap staple of all Indians. The sambhar cooked with a combination of all good vegetables and spices raises the nutritional value as well as the taste of the meal. You can find a plate for as little as 12 rupees in certain villages in Chennai and college canteens in Delhi.

 

 1. Rajma Rice

Price: 20 Rupee

Usually found: North India, Delhi NCR, Metropolis

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Perhaps the most filling dish one can find in the narrow alleys and the bustling college canteens of North Indian cities like Delhi. A big ladle of rajma over a plate of steamed rice is enough to fill one up for a while. If the vendor is generous and serves onion rings on the side, your day is made!

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