The state of Rajastan is synonymous with dal-baati-churma, which is a curation of lentil curry (dal), wheat rolls (baati) and crushed wheat balls soaked in plenty of ghee (clarified butter) and sugar. This dish is an attempt to bring all the flavours together in a single meal and thus, while the dal is thick and spicy, the almost plain baati complements it nicely. In addition, a helping of churma makes sure that sweet flavours are close at hand.

A local snack in Rajasthan, it is made from gram flour which is used to coat the potato stuffed chilli. The stuffed chilli is dipped in the spicy gram flour batter and deep fried till it is golden brown. It can be eaten with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Biting into pyaaz kachori, which is a fried pastry with a spicy onion filling, is like a burst of flavours in your mouth. Spicy, sweet, tangy and savoury, this dish can take you on a culinary journey like no other. It is generally made with gram flour, however, there are many variations available.

A small round sweet cake made with all-purpose flour and soaked in sugar syrup, ghewar is among the most decadent desserts in the city. The generous amount of ghee (clarified butter) used in its preparation is what makes it so delicious. Creamy, flaky yet rich, ghewar is usually prepared as a treat on festivities, especially on the festival of Raksha Bandhan. The malai variant of ghewar is a must-try in Udaipur – several shops have been crafting this delicacy for generations and considered as experts.