We Indians love food. So we live a King's life when we get our paycheck or allowance at the end of the month. We treat ourselves (and most generously our friends) to the best that is available and end up spending eight parts out of ten of our money in the first two weeks. Then begins the struggle to find cheap meals twice a day.
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Worry not! Indians have the choicest variety of food available at unthinkable prices. Whether you are a cash strapped traveller who will scourge the city to find food at cheap prices or the broke student, you can find one of the following twenty meals in India which won't set you back for more than twenty bucks:
1. Rajma Chawal @ Rs. 20/plate
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!
2. Momos @ Rs. 20/plate
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.
3. Egg Curry @ Rs. 20/plate
So you are a hardcore carnivore but don't/can't shell out much at the moment-a plate of steamed rice and egg curry is the answer. A generous sprinkling of chopped coriander and green chilli on the top is recommended. In the narrower streets and lesser known markets you can find a plate for 20 bucks.
4. Litti Chokha @ Rs. 10/plate
Wheat or sattu balls baked with a decent helping of ghee over fire is litti for you. The traditional accompaniment is a spiced up baigan ka bharta cooked with tomato and potato which complements the dry and ghee-laden littis. This dish can be found for less than 20 rupees in Bihar and certain regions of UP.
5. Chhole Kulche @ Rs. 20/plate
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.
6. Dosa @ Rs. 12/plate
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.
7. Thukpa @ Rs. 20/bowl
A Tibetan soup cooked with noodles, one might find it the most easily available staple in the higher reaches of the Himalayas in the North East and freely available in the lanes of Kolkata's College street for as less as 20 bucks. From veggies to chicken, anything can supplement the noodles in this steaming dish.
8. Vada Pao @ Rs 15
The deep fried ball of potato stuffed between a slit bun layered with powdered chilli and topped with a slit green chilli is all one needs on a rainy day walking on the streets of Shirdi. A cutting chai on the side is enough to satisfy a grumbling tummy and together with two Vada Paos won't cost more than 20.
9. Maggi! @ Rs. 15/plate
Chhoti ya Badi-all kinds of hunger is satisfied by this one name in India. There is a lot of scope to explore different flavors and a customer is hardly ever disappointed with what is on the plate. Ranging from the summits of the Himalayas to the college canteens, one can rely on this dish ev
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