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Happy Lohri 2024: 5 Traditional Foods Of The Harvest Festival That Lohri Is Incomplete Without
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Happy Lohri 2024: 5 Traditional Foods Of The Harvest Festival That Lohri Is Incomplete Without

[ad_1] Lohri 2024: Lohri is a festival of togetherness and as celebrations abound in Northern India, one can't ignore the waft of great food that's cooking in Indian kitchens. There's something about the nippy air of January that is too festive to ignore. Often called as the 'land of festivals', India boasts of a maximum number of festivals in a calendar year. Festivals spanning across regions, territories and communities, have been spreading cheer since time immemorial. One such festival which makes January special for North Indians is Lohri. Lohri celebrates the harvest festival in North India. In an agro-based country like India, the season of harvest has been one of the most significant periods of the year. Lohri celebrates the harvest of rabi crops, those which are sown in the winte...
Watch: Indian Street Vendor Sells Masala Chikki Chaat. Would You Dare Try It?
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Watch: Indian Street Vendor Sells Masala Chikki Chaat. Would You Dare Try It?

[ad_1] Winter snacking in India is all about moongphali, rewari and chikki (gajak). Those with a sweet tooth just can't stop munching on the sweet and crunchy delight of chikki. Made with jaggery, peanuts, and sometimes, fennel seeds, chikki is found in every nook and cranny of the country this time around. But what if your favourite sweet chikki is turned spicy and masaledaar? We were as baffled as you must be now when we saw a video of a street vendor selling chaat made with chikki!  (Also Read: Fried Ice Cream To Gulab Jamun Burger - 7 Bizarre Foods That Surprised Us In 2022)An Instagram page called 'surti_lalo' posted a video of this bizarre creation and called it masala chikki chaat. The video shows a street vendor making the chikki chaat and it left us speechless.  Watch it here: T...