Street food of Kolkata
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Street food of Kolkata is the food sold by hawkers and street vendors from portable market stalls in the streets of Kolkata, India. It is one of the major characteristics of the city, which makes Kolkata the "City of Joy". Kolkata's street foods include Indian street food as well as Chinese, Mughlai, British, and even European foods.[1]
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- Luchi Alur dom
- Luchi and Alur dom is most popular, cheap and consumed street food in Kolkata.[2] Daily workers or passer-by people prefer luchi and alur dom for its good taste and fast consumption. Instead of luchi in many shops puri, Kochuri, Parota, Naan are served with Alur dom, Paneer Curry etc.[3]
Kochuri Alur dom along with Singara sold in a street food stall in Bara Bazar, North Kolkata.
- Street vendors and restaurants sell various types of Pakoras like potato, egg, onion, cauliflower and chicken. Chicken pakora is most famous pakora among the consumers.[4]
Chicken Pokora
- Fast food stalls
- Stalls containing fast foods are frequently seen in the streets which contains Indian as well as Chinese fast foods. Notable fast foods include chowmin, fish finger, Momo, Chicken Pokora/Cutlett, Egg roll, Chicken roll etc.[5][6]
- Chicken roll in KolkataEgg Devil and rolls in portable stall in China BazarPork roll in Kolkata
- South Indian foods
- South Indian foods like Idli, sambhar, Dhosa, Masala Dhosa, Coconut chutney are among the most consumed street foods in Kolkata since these are easy to ready and easy to eat.
- Kulfi
- Kulfi is very famous street food in Kolkata, known for its cooling and satisfying effect in summer times, available in flavours like malai, kesar and elaichi.[7]
Pista Kulfi
- Other street foods
- Other street food of Kolkata includes Momo,[8] Papri chat, Phuchka, Ghugni, Jhalmuri and Singara chat, Telebhaja, Radha Ballavi and Masala Kochuri, Aloo Kabli, Jilipi, Ghoti Gorom,Jhal Muri, Badam Makha, Doodh cola etc.[7]
Ghugni and masala chola in a stall 
Phuchka in a leaf plate in Kolkata. 
A Pav Bhaji stand in Kolkata. Pav bhaji is one of noted street foods of North Kolkata.
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