During Durga Puja, every small and big city in Assam turns into food courts. In each of the restaurants, serpentine queues are seen. From five stars to the street foods, people of Assam are gorging at everything and till midnight there are traffics jams near the well-known takeaways.
Here are six must-try foods from the streets duringthis Durga puja:
Jalebi
Jalebi is the most popular sweet during Durga Puja.Crispy,hot jalebis are a favourite with everyone in Assam during the Durga puja. Sweetshops can be seen stocking them up in large numbers during puja season. Afterhours of pandal hopping, a jalebi is a must-have.
Rolls
Rolls are a Durga puja staple. But it has to beextra saucy. Parathas that are fried with a battered egg and filled withvegetables, chicken, onions, the rolls from roadside joints are a must.
Chowmein
Noodles tossed with sauces, finely choppedvegetables and sometimes with meat, roadside chowmein or chow-chow have nocompetition when it comes to Guwahati. You can find chowmein outside everypandal in the city.
Khichiri
There is something special about the Khichiri servedat various Puja Pandals on Ashtami. Members of the puja committees serve khichirito the hundreds of devotees as well as hoppers.
Phuchka
There is no doubt that Phuchka is a very commonlyloved dish by most of the Indians. Phuchka or Golgappa or Pani Puri aredeep-fried puffy balls of semolina filled with a mixture of the boiled gram,mashed potatoes and a mix of tangy and spicy chutney. Phuchkas are dipped inspicy water and is meant to be consumed all at once.
Ghugni
The spiced chickpea-based curry is a popular street-side snack in Assam. The perfect blend of spices with chopped onions, coriander leaves, and green chilies is tempting enough to grab the taste buds of foodies.
