Famous Forts and Palaces of Royal Rajasthan

Royal Rajasthan is well known for spectacular Forts and Palaces palaces like Lake Palace of Udaipur, Umaid Bhawan Palace of Jodhpur and Hawa Mahal in Jaipur. These luxury hotel palace offers a royal experience and a touch of Rajasthani culture, traditions and Royalty. Rajasthan is one of the major tourist attraction in India for its palaces, forts,Great thar desert and luxury trains Palace on wheels and Royal Rajasthan on wheels.

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Hawa Mahal, Jaipur

The Hawa Mahal or Palace of Winds is was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in the pink city Jaipur. Hawa Mahal is a five-storey building with 953 small windows for royal ladies to enjoy everyday life of city. Palace of the Winds is one of the most famous historical monument of India and major tourist attraction of Royal Rajasthan.

Hawa Mahal, Jaipur Rajasthan

Neemrana Fort Palace, Alwar, Rajasthan

The Neemrana Fort Palace is situated on high hills of Alwar and known for its magnificent views of the surrounding beauty. Neemrana Fort Palace is a heritage resort and ranked among India’s oldest heritage resorts.

Neemrana Fort Palace, Alwar Rajasthan (close to Delhi Jaipur National Highway)

Lake Palace, Udaipur

The magnificent Lake palace or Jag Niwas is located in Lake Pichola in Udaipur, the city of Lakes. Lake palace is now a luxury hotel with white marble walls and ranked as the most romantic hotel in India. The royal summer palace was built by Maharana Jagat Singh II in 1743.

Lake Palace, Udaipur - Rajasthan

Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur

The royal Umaid Bhawan Palace is owned by Maharaj Gaj Singh and its world’s largest private residences. One of the part of Umaid Bhawan Palace is a luxury Taj Palace Hotel and another is a Museum.

Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, Rajasthan (Most expensive hotel in India)

Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner

The famous Laxmi Niwas Palace was a residential palace Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. Laxmi Niwas Palace is now a luxury hotel built with red sandstone and one of the most popular tourist destination in Bikaner along with Lalgarh Palace.

Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner Rajasthan

Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer

The Gorbandh Palace is located in the Jaisalmer, the jewel of desert and known for its Sand Dunes. Gorbandh Palace is now a Luxury heritage hotel near the famous fort of Jaisalmer in the Great Thar Desert.

Gorbandh Palace, Jaiselmer , Rajasthan

Devi Garh Palace, Delwara

The heritage Devi Garh Palace is a hotel and resort in the village of Delwara and regarded as India’s leading luxury hotels. DeviGarh Palace was the residence of royal rulers of Delwara, It is situated on the Aravalli hills near the valley of Udaipur.

Devi Garh Palace, Delwara , near Aravalli Hills - Valley of Udaipur

Padmini Palace Chittorgarh

The Rani Padmini’s Palace is a old but facinating places to see in Chittorgarh near the Gaumukh Reservoir. Padmini’s Palace is one of the major attraction of city with Kalika Mata Temple,Vijay Stambh and Jain Kirti Stambha.

Padmini Palace, Chittorgarh Rajasthan

Sariska Palace, Sariska National Park

The Sariska Palace is a Prime Heritage Hotel and Resort in Sariska built by Maharaja of Alwar Jay Singh near the Jaipur. The glorious past as the Royal Hunting lodge makes it a luxurious Heritage Hotel today. Sariska National park was the royal hunting lodge for Maharaja Jay Singh.

Sariska Palace, Sariska National Park, Rajasthan

Deogarh Palace, Deogarh

The Deogarh Mahal is located at an elevation of 638 m in Rajsamand district. Deogarh Palace is now a luxurious heritage resorts and one of the popular tourist destination of city managed by Royal family of the Deogarh thikana.

Deogarh Palace, Rajsamand District - Deogarh Rajasthan

Other most famous Palaces of Royal Rajasthan are City palace Jaipur,Lalgarh Palace Bikaner, Jal Mahal Jaipur,Shiv Niwas Palace Udaipur and City Palace Udaipur, These fort palaces are now a museum of a luxury hotel.

Famous Street food from Major Indian Cities

Street foods are ready to eat food or drink generally sold in streets, public areas like a market,in fair by a hawker, vendor with a portable stall. Indian streets are well famous for its cheap and tasty food items, Every Indian city has its own specialty of all time favorite snack. Delhi is famous for its tasty street foods either Indian or Chinese with Indian flavor, North east Indian cuisines are also considered to one of the best food such as Naga cuisines, Assam Laksa,bamboo shot, momos, they are cheap and taste really good.

Chole Bhature: 

Delhi, The capital of India is one of the best place to have street foods, Delhi offers variety of road side food and stalls. Chole bhature is a Punjabi dish but very popular in major urban cities of India. Delhi is well famous for best chole bhature,  commonly eaten for break fast or snacks other famous road side food from Delhi are rajma chawal, prathe and most famous mouth watering snacks item chaat.

Famous Delhi - Chole Bhature

Mirchi Bajji: 

Hyderabad, The famous Hyderabadi style mirchi bajjis is a common snack or appetizer, stuffed green chili fritters. Though mirchi bajjis are found with different stuffing’s from at different regions in India but Hyderabadi style mirchi bajjis are the best one to have. Hyderabad is also famous for its Biryani, dosa, idli and Bonda.

Mirchi Bajji from Hyderabad

Akki rott: Bangalore, 

The specialty of state is akki roti, A spicy bread made from rice flour and server with coconut chatney. The delicious street food is one of the most popular and common tiffin snack quick to make and tastes so good. The specialty of food street in banglore is dosa, there is a huge variety on dosa served here, other food items are sambar,rasam and curd rise.

Akki Rott - Bangalore

Idli Sambhar: 

Chennai, The most favorite south Indian dish, common as breakfast item and served with combination of chutney and sambar. Sambhar which tastes so good with idlis and vadas is made with tamarind and pigeon peas. Idlis and vadas sambhar are the best food in the streets of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Idli Sambhar - Madras - Chennai

Egg Rolls: Kolkatta, 

Egg Rolls are one of the most popular of all street foods in Kolkata. A  fried egg wrapped inside a paratha served with chutney or sour dipping sauce in many roadside stalls. Another famous street side food item in Kolkatta is phuchka or golgappa.

Famous Egg Roll from Kolkatta, Culcutta

Dabeli: Ahmedabad, 

The most popular street food originate from the Kutch region of Gujarat and travel across street of Mumbai, Pune and other cities of India. Dabeli is a very popular and fantastic spicy snacks item made by boiled potatoes with a special dabeli spices and putting the mixture between the pav.

Dabeli from Ahmedabad, Gujrat

Poha-Jalebi: Indore, 

The biggest city and commercial capital of the state called “heart of India” Madhya Pradesh. Indore is most popular for its culinary rang and well known for wide range of namkeens, samosa, chaats, lapsi and the best one bafla. Poha-Jalebi is the best street food and the specialty of Indore served with sev & nukti and with jalebi. Indore felt proud of the poha and jalebi being the best in the world.

Poha Jalebi , from MP - Indore

Litti Choka: Patna, 

The most famous dish and the soul food for people of Bihar, Jharkhand  and eastern Utter Pradesh. Litti Choka is looks like dal batti of Rajasthan but its completely different in taste as well as in recipe. The traditional dish of Bihar is made with sattu, grinded gram nut or chana served with chokha made out of potato, brinjal and tomato and a bowl of melted pure desi ghee. Litti Chokha is the best breakfast, lunch and dinner and one of the most important delicacy of Bihar cuisine. Never miss the chance to taste it on streets of Patna.

Latti Choka "Similar to Dal Bati from Rajasthan" -- Patna

Aloo Tikki: Lucknow, 

The most popular snack dishes aloo tikki typically served at road-side tracks from stalls in Lucknow and all over India. aloo tikki is one of the most mouth-watering delicacies within the street food of  Uttar Pradesh. The North Indian snack is made of boiled potatoes and various spices served hot along with sauce. The dish vary from city to city with different name and forms like ragda pattice in Mumbai, Aloo chat etc, The royal cuisines of Lucknow, galauti kebab is a kind of road side food which is also one of the most famous food in streets of Lucknow. Other popular street foods in Uttar Pradesh included Bhel, pani puri, sev puri, dahi puri,jhalmuri and Puri-Subzie.

Allo Tikki - Urf - Bhalla - Lucknow - UP

Vada Pao: Mumbai, 

The Indian version of burger and most popular road side food straight from the heart of Maharashtra. Vada Pao is the most loved and ultimate staple food item, consists of a fried potato dumplings called vada served in a bun, pav with condiments such as red or green chutneys and fried green chillies. The famous vegetarian fast food dish is native to Maharashtra few other are misal pav,pav bhaji, pav-sample, dabeli, batata wada and kande pohe.

Vada Pao or Batata Vada - Mumbai/Bombay - Maharashtra

Kachori: Bikaner, 

The royal state of India, Rajasthan is well famous for its awesome cuisines and delectable street foods. Its famous Bikaneri kachori and popular mirchi bada are the most favorite amongst the locals, and found in almost every street shop or stall. The desert state also known for its most popular dal-baati-churma, pakores and mawa, famous desert from alwar.

Kachori, Bikaner , Rajasthan

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