A food enthusiast and an aspiring culinary artist, chef Smit Sagar gives an ode to the great Indian street food with his show 'Taste Ki Gully' on Zee Zest.

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chef & host - Ajay Chopra | Zee Zest

Ajay Chopra

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Pankaj Bhadouria

chef & host - Harpal Singh Sokhi | Zee Zest

Harpal Singh Sokhi

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chef & host - Kunal Kapur | Zee Zest

Kunal Kapur

chef & host - Tejasvi Chandela | Zee Zest

Tejasvi Chandela

chef & host - Akanksha Khatri | Zee Zest

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Chilli Paneer

Street Style Noodles

Makai Khichiya Nachos 

Idli Nachos

Shrikhand Parfait

Broccoli Tikki 

Makhan Bada

Kunna Gosht

Rasiya Dhokla

Mysore Pak

Aloo ka Halwa

Aloo Gobhi

Chapali Kebab

Korean Cheese Corn

Sigumchi Namul

Dinosaur Waffle

Chainaki

Pageon (Scallion Pancakes)

Eating fruits of all types has long been associated with a several health benefits and reduced risk of many diseases. Here Chef Kunal Kapur uses the easily available pineapple, sweet lime and oranges to come with a unique tasty and healthy combination. Orange Cookies are an anytime snack made from unsalted butter, grated jaggery, orange rind and a squeeze of orange juice. These baked goodies are highly nutritious and tasty.Roasted jeera powder and a little black salt are added to the freshly squeezed pineapple and sweet lime juice. It balances the tangy taste of the citrus fruits, which are rich in vitamin C and calcium.

Pineapple and Mosambi (Sweet Lime) juice with Orange Cookies is an excellent combination of healthy and tasty snack and beverage. Chef Kunal Kapur shares the recipes made from these fruits.

Chef Kunal Kapur shares the recipe for Pineapple & Mosambi Juice with Orange Cookies

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Pineapple & Mosambi Juice with Orange Cookies

Pineapple and Mosambi (Sweet Lime) juice with Orange Cookies makes for a healthy combo.

Food Veda

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Kulukki Sharbat is a traditional summer beverage from Kerala. This refreshing drink is traditionally made with lemon juice, basil seeds, sugar syrup and ginger. It is a mixture of sweet and spicy.Here, the chef makes this drink with milk, sugar syrup and cocoa powder, giving it a chocolaty flavour.The sweet, creamy and chocolaty Kulukki Sharbat is an exhilarating beverage.

Kulukki Sharbat is a traditional beverage from Kerala. Chef Smit Sagar gives his twist to this classic drink. 

Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe for the traditional Kulukki Sharbat with a twist.

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Kulukki Sharbat

Taste Ki Gully

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Paan Gulkand Sharbat is a refreshing cool drink. Paan or betel leaves are consumed in India after meals. Paan offers numerous health benefits and along with gulkand makes for an excellent digestive.Here, chef combines the paan and gulkand with milk to come up with a creamy and delicious Paan Gulkand Sharbat. Apart from being full of taste, it also helps in maintaining coolness in the body and staying fresh.

Paan Gulkand Sharbat is a refreshing cold drink. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this healthy and delicious beverage.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe of Paan Gulkand Sharbat, a refreshing cold drink.

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Paan Gulkand Sharbat

Papad Pickles Aur Pyaala

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Lassi is a popular traditional beverage from Punjab. It is made from yogurt (thick curd) to which sugar and some flavourings are added. The curd is whisked till smooth and frothy. Sugar is added for sweetness. Sweet and salty are the two main variations of the much-loved lassi. However, in recent years variations like mango lassi, rose lassi, strawberry lassi, pineapple lassi have become popular.Here, the chef makes makhaniya lassi, pedha lassi and mango lassi.The thick, creamy, luscious lassi is the heart and soul of Punjab and is available in every household and every nook and corner of the state. However, its popularity transcends the state boundaries. It is equally loved in other parts on India.

Lassi is a popular traditional beverage from the land of five rivers. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this creamy Punjabi drink.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for the famous and much-loved beverage Lassi.

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Lassi

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Thandai is a traditional Indian refreshing milk-based drink. It is made by boiling the milk with a paste made from ingredients like nuts, fennel seeds, peppercorns, poppy seeds, cardamoms, saffron, and watermelon kernels. Rose petals are used for garnishing. This beverage has a cooling effect on the body, hence the name.Thandai is made especially during the festivals of Holi and Mahashivaratri. No Holi celebration in North India is complete without this refreshing Indian beverage. There are many readymade Thandai concentrates available in the market, but nothing beats the taste of the homemade Thandai.

Thandai is a traditional Indian refreshing milk-based drink. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this cooling beverage. 

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for Thandai, a traditional Indian refreshing milk-based drink.

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Thandai

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for Thandai, a traditional Indian drink.

India's 50 Best Dishes - Season 2

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Jigarthanda is a cold drink from the South Indian city of Madurai. It is made with milk, almond pisin (gum derived from the bark of sweet almond tree), khoya, sarsaparilla root syrup (nannari sarbat syrup), basundi and milk ice cream. Jigarthanda literally translates to ‘heart cold’ meaning something that cools the heart during the hot summer months. The ingredients used in Jigarthanda have a cooling effect on the body. Although, this beverage originated in Madurai, it is heavily influenced by the North Indian Falooda. The creamy, luscious Jigarthanda is a truly cooling and refreshing drink.

Jigarthanda is a cold drink from the South Indian city of Madurai. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe in detail.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for Jigarthanda, a cold drink from Madurai.

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Jigarthanda

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French Toast is a dish that attracts people all over the world. It is an easy to make and quick recipe that involves dipping bread slices in a mixture of milk and eggs. The bread is then cooked (lightly fried) in butter till it turns golden brown.Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares both sweet and savoury versions of this delicious dish. He adds sugar to the milk and eggs mixture for the sweet version, salt and pepper for the savoury version.This buttery, golden-brown French Toast is delightful and will make your Sunday morning even more beautiful.

French Toast is a classic and beloved breakfast dish all over the world. Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe in detail.

Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe for sweet and savoury French toast. 

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French Toast

French Toast is a classic and beloved breakfast dish all over the world. 

100% South Indian

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Foxtail Millet Upma is delicious and nutritious breakfast dish from South India. This savoury dish is made with foxtail millets, spices and a few vegetables. Upma made from semolina (rava) is a popular breakfast dish but those who want to eat healthy, Foxtail Millet is a good substitute for semolina or rava for them. Foxtail millets are high in fibers and rich in nutrient.Foxtail Millet Upma is a wholesome and satisfying. It is so filling that itcan be served as a breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Foxtail Millet Upma is delicious and nutritious breakfast dish. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe in detail.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for Foxtail Millet Upma, a nutritious breakfast dish. 

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Foxtail Millet Upma

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Halwa Puri is a much-loved comfort food in India. It is a combination of deep-fried savoury puris and sweet ghee-infused halwa. This combination can be had for breakfast or brunch or even for snacks. This dish is simple and easy to make. The puris are served hot and the chef makes the dish more interesting by making a hole in the puris and stuffing them with the halwa.Halwa Puri is a yummy and filling combination.

Halwa Puri is a popular breakfast dish in India. Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe of this delicious comfort food

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi's Halwa Puri is a yummy and filling combination. 

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Halwa Puri

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe for Halwa Puri, a popular breakfast dish.

Grand Trunk Rasoi

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Dubki wale Aloo is a wholesome saatvik food. It is made without onion and garlic and hence can be had during the festive season. The secret ingredient is the masala powder made with whole spices like cardamom both black and green, pepper, cloves and cinnamon.Bedmi puri is made with soaked split white lentils, spice powders and whole wheat and all-purpose flours.Hot puris served with Dubki Aloo make for a tasty and filling breakfast.

Mathura Wale Dubki Aloo with Bedmi Puri is a wonderful breakfast combination popular in north India. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for this traditional favourite.

Mathura Wale Dubki Aloo with Bedmi Puri is a wonderful breakfast combination. 

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Mathura wale Dubki Aloo with Bedmi Puri

Indian Food Classics

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Black & White Leaf Idli is an idly cooked in any tree leaf. Here, the chef cooks / steams idlies in palash leaves. The idli batter is traditional i.e., consisting of rice and urad dal mixture that is fermented overnight. This batter is filled in leaves shaped like a cone or a bowl. The idli batter is white in colour so the idlies turn out white but to make black idlies, chef adds crushed charcoal powder to the batter. The crushed charcoal gives a smoky flavour to the idlies. Moreover, the palash leaves impart its unique taste and flavour to the idlies. The soft, tender, smoky Black & White Leaf Idli served with coconut chutney and red chilli chutney is a combination to die for.

Black & White Leaf Idli is idli cooked in any tree leaf. Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe in detail.

Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe for Black & White Leaf Idli. Do give this a try

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Black & White Leaf Idli

Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe for Black & White Leaf Idli.

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Baker’s Hat Baguette, as the name suggests, is a baker’s hat-shaped baguette.Baguette is a traditional French bread that is long, thin, and crusty and traditionally made with only water, salt, yeast, and flour. Here chef Tejasvi makes the baguette dough traditionally but gives it the shape of a baker’s hat.The evenly baked golden-brown Baker’s Hat Baguette has a crusty exterior and a soft, chewy interior.

Baker’s Hat Baguette is a novel version of the French classic. Chef Tejasvi Chandela shares the recipe for this uniquely-shaped bread.


Baker’s Hat Baguette, as the name suggests, is a baker’s hat-shaped baguette.

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Baker's Hat Baguette

Baker’s Hat Baguette is a novel version of the French classic. 

The Baker’s Table

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Pati Shapta is a Bengali sweet made during the harvest festivals. Indian cuisine is so versatile that our ancestors had separate dishes for winter taking in to account the availability of the ingredients and climate and nutrition the body requires. Pati means mat in Bengali and Shapta means folded - the dish looks like a neatly folded mat. The filling is made with freshly grated coconut and date jaggery as jaggery aides blood flow and coconut gives the needed nourishment for the skin during the winter months.Pati Shapta is an amazing winter dessert.

Pati Shapta is a Bengali sweet dish that is unique and tasty. Chef Akanksha Khatri brings the recipe of this great winter treat to your kitchen.

Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the recipe for PatiShapta, a Bengali sweet dish.

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Patishapta 

Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the recipe for Pati Shapta, a Bengali sweet dish.

Meetha Toh Banta Hai

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Badshahi Pitha is a pudding of rice, jaggery and milk that is infused with ghee and cardamom powder. Traditionally, it is cooked by the new bride when she arrives at her in-laws’ home right after the wedding. Another speciality of this pitha is its smoky flavour which comes from the charcoal (koyla) on which this pitha is traditionally cooked.Here, the chef steams this pitha in a steamer. The delicate Badshahi pitha is moist, soft and delicious.

Badshahi Pitha or Bibikhana Pitha is a traditional dessert from Bikrampur region in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi brings the recipe of this unique Bengali dessert to your kitchen.

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe for Badshahi Pitha, a traditional dessert from Bangladesh.

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Badshahi Pitha

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares the recipe for Badshahi Pitha.

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Makhan Bada is a traditional sweet dish made with all-purpose flour, curd and ghee. The balls or bada made from this dough are fried till golden brown in ghee. They are then dipped in sugar syrup and garnished with dry fruits.This Makhan Bada is syrupy sweet, crusty and just melts in your mouth.

Makhan Bada is a traditional festive recipe from Rajasthan. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria brings the recipe for this crispy yet soft sweet to your kitchen.

Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for Makhan Bada, a traditional Rajasthani sweet. 

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Christmas cakes are made many different ways but a Christmas is incomplete without a Plum Cake. Christmas Plum cakes have plums as the primary ingredient. Dried fruits like grapes, raisins or prunes or fresh fruits are added to it depending on personal taste and preference. In various countries Plums soaked in rum are used for this cake. Chef Akanksha makes a moist, spongy and delicious Christmas Plum Cake with a little bit of orange flavour. This cake is super delicious and makes Christmas truly merry.

Plum Cake is a must for Christmas celebration or festive occasion. Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the recipe of classic Christmas Plum Cake.

Chef Akanksha makes a moist, spongy and delicious Christmas Plum Cake

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Christmas Plum Cake

Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the recipe for a classic Christmas Plum Cake.

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Bebinca Crepe Cake is a multi-layered Goan dessert. The speciality of this crepe cake is the presence of coconut milk and nutmeg. These two ingredients accord this multi-layered delicacy a unique flavour and texture. The aromatic and delicious Bebinca Crepe Cake gives you one more reason to fall in love with Goa.

Bebinca Crepe Cake is a traditional Goan dessert. Chef Akanksha Khatri shares the step-by-step recipe. 

Bebinca Crepe Cake is a delicious and easy to make multi-layered Goan dessert.

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Bebinca Crepe Cake

The delicious Bebinca Crepe Cake gives you one more reason to fall in love with Goa. 

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According to Ayurveda, eating almonds (Badam) makes the brain sharp, and almonds also give strength and bring agility to the body. Chef Kunal shares the recipes for two badam-based desserts. Generally, pedas are made with khoya (mawa), but in this recipe, the chef uses milk derived from badam, i.e., almond milk, to make badam milk and badam peda.He infuses the desserts with saffron, cardamom powder, nutmeg, and rose water to make them more flavourful and delectable. These delightful desserts are great for people allergic to dairy products.

Badam Peda and Badam Milk are much loved delicious and healthy desserts in India. Chef Kunal Kapur shares the recipes in detail.

Chef Kunal Kapur's Badam Peda and Badam Milk are much-loved Indian delicacies.

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Badam Peda with Badam Milk

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Karhu is a flavourful yoghurt preparation that can be enjoyed with steamed rice. Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares a step-by-step recipe for Karhu.


Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi shares a step-by-step recipe for Karhu.

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Karhu

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Bathukamma festival is celebrated in Telangana. It is largely celebrated by women with flowers that grow exclusively in that region of the state.Chef makes 3 different rice varieties as an offering. First, she makes sesame rice from dry roasted chana dal, urad dal, groundnuts, sesame seeds and freshly grated coconut. The second rice is coconut rice made with freshly grated coconut and finally, jaggery rice.All these rice dishes are flavourful, tasty and nutritious.

Bathukamma Naivedyam is a festive treat from Telangana. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe in detail.

Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for Bathukamma Naivedyam, a festive treat. 

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Bathukamma Naivedyam

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Bharwan Subzi or Stuffed Vegetable is a dish that is made throughout India but has different names and variations. The variation may be in the stuffing and the masala according to the regional tastes. Stuffing is generally made with either dry spice powders or wet masala made with onion, ginger-garlic pastes. This stuffing is stuffed into the vegetable, and the vegetable is cooked or fried.Chef makes Bharwan Subzi with Karela, Tinda, Bhindi, and Brinjal. This Bharwan Sabzi is spicy, tangy and delicious.

Bharwan Subzi means stuffed vegetable. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for this unique and tasty dish.

Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for the delicious Bharwan Subzi. 

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Bharwan Sabzi

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Mango Prawn Curry is a traditional spicy shrimp curry from India. Prawn curry is made differently in different regions of India. Raw mangoes, coconut milk, or tamarind are added to the prawn curry according to preference and taste.Here, chef Ajay adds raw mango to the spicy prawn curry to give it a tang. The spicy prawn curry can be served with rice, paratha or appams. The Mango Prawn Curry is hot, spicy, sour, and tangy all at once.

Mango Prawn Curry is a delicious Indian shrimp curry. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the step-by-step recipe.

Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for the spicy and tangy Mango Prawn Curry.

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Mango Prawn Curry 

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Dal Chawal is the staple food of every Indian family.Dal is packed with essential nutrients that make it a must for Indian diets.Dal and rice is a perfect combination when looking for comfort food.

Dal Chawal is the staple food of every Indian family. Chef Ajay Chopra shares his recipe of dal along with aloo sabzi.

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Dal Chawal

 Chef Ajay Chopra shares his recipe of dal along with aloo sabzi.

India’s 50 Best Dishes

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Miyeok Guk or seaweed soup is a super food. Seaweed provides calcium, iodine, fibre, omega acids, vitamin B1 & B3. It is low in calorie.

Miyeok Guk or seaweed soup is made on birthday in Korea. Chef Rahul Banerjee shares the recipe. 

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Miyeok Guk (Seaweed Soup)

Miyeok Guk or seaweed soup is made on birthday in Korea.

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