10 Rajasthani Dishes You Must Try on Your Trip

Rajasthani cuisine was shaped by the desert: ingredients that last, very little water and plenty of ghee and spice. Here are ten dishes our drivers and guides always recommend.

1. Dal Baati Churma — baked wheat balls with lentils and sweet crumbled churma.
2. Gatte ki Sabzi — gram-flour dumplings in a tangy yoghurt curry.
3. Laal Maas — the fiery mutton curry of the Rajput kitchens.
4. Ker Sangri — a unique desert dish of wild berries and beans.
5. Pyaaz Kachori — Jaipur and Jodhpur’s favourite breakfast.
6. Mirchi Vada — a Jodhpur speciality of stuffed chillies in batter.
7. Bajre ki Roti with garlic chutney — rustic and comforting.
8. Ghevar — a honeycomb-like sweet, especially during Teej.
9. Makhaniya Lassi — thick, creamy and topped with butter.
10. Bikaneri Bhujia — the crunchy snack that travels home with everyone.

Ask your driver for their favourite local dhaba — it is often the best meal of the trip.