From pink guava to churmura, these are the famous street foods of Prayagraj, do not forget to taste them when you go to Mahakumbh.
Preparations for the biggest religious event Mahakumbh 2025 are in full swing in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. This time Mahakumbh is being organized in Prayagraj. Which has special religious significance. A large number of people have started arriving in Prayagraj. If you are also planning to go to Mahakumbh, then do not forget to taste the spicy and delicious flavors here. Prayagraj has many famous and delicious flavors from pink guava to churmura and dahi jalebi. Leaving behind pizza and burgers, people enjoy the spicy chaat and kachori here. If you are also fond of eating and drinking, then do not forget to taste these things.
As soon as the morning dawns in Prayagraj, you will see a long crowd at the shops. People here start their morning with breakfast of shortbread, vegetables and curd jalebi and end their evening with chaat. You must enjoy the street food here.
Famous food and street food of Prayagraj
pink guava
You will easily get pink Allahabadi guavas at the fruit shops located in the streets here. Guava season is in winter. You must taste these pink guavas seasoned with salt and spices. Very sweet and soft pink guava has a different taste.
shortbread vegetable
You must try Kachori for breakfast in the morning. The taste of the shortbread and vegetables here is different. Kachori vegetable is one of the favorite breakfast of the people of Prayagraj. Kachori with urad dal is served mixed with potato-tomato vegetable. Which people eat with gusto. Netram of Katra is famous for its Kachori vegetable.
Churmura
If you feel like eating something light then you can eat churmura. People like to eat it as snacks. It is made with laiya/muri/murmura, spices, sev, peanuts, chilli and tomatoes, onions. The pleasure of eating it by adding lemon is something else. Your mouth will start watering as soon as you see this. You must try Churmura of Prayagraj.
licking
You will get to eat many types of chaat in Prayagraj. In which the taste of Pani-Puri available at the cart is different. Apart from this, there is a long line of people eating Aloo Tikki. Pea chaat is also eaten here. Although you will find chaat shops in every street and locality, but Loknath Chaatwala near Ghantaghar is quite famous. Many types of chaat are available here.
Dahi Jalebi and Imarti
People of Prayagraj also like to eat Dahi Jalebi for breakfast. Even in the harsh winter, people do not forget to have Dahi Jalebi salad. People here also eat Imarti a lot in sweets. Imarti salad made from urad dal is quite different from jalebi. If you are going to Prayagraj then do not forget to taste Imarti and Dahi Jalebi here.