Parantha

This flatbread, usually made using wheat flour, can be stuffed with a variety of vegetables, including potatoes, onions, cauliflower, radish, lentils, paneer and even eggs. The dough balls are flattened out, and then cooked on both sides on the tawa (a flat pan) with a bit of ghee (clarified butter). One can have it with curd, butter and pickle at any time of the day. 

Parantha

Lassi

A popular digestive, lassi is a sweet drink made using dahi (curd), milk, sugar, saffron and cardamom powder. It is garnished with almonds and pistachios and served chilled. 

Lassi

Kachori

It is a favoured snack in not just Haridwar but the whole of North India. The kachori is a round flattened ball made using fine flour (maida). It is filled with a mixture of yellow moong dal or urad dal (types of lentils) with besan (gram flour), black pepper, red chilli powder and several other spices. It goes very well with green and red chutneys.

Kachori

Aloo Puri

This is an evergreen favourite that comprises flattened wheat dough balls that are deep-fried.  These are eaten with potato gravy made using tomatoes, curry leaves and mustard seeds.

Aloo Puri