Cuisine & Must Try Dishes

Traditional Vegetarian Dishes

Uttar Pradesh has a strong vegetarian tradition with simple, hearty meals.

• Baati Chokha (Varanasi, Allahabad) – Roasted wheat dumplings served with mashed spiced brinjal & tomato chutney.
• Tehri (Eastern UP, Varanasi) – A yellow rice dish cooked with potatoes and peas, similar to a vegetable biryani.
• Dubki Wale Aloo (Mathura, Vrindavan) – A flavorful potato curry, often eaten with kachori or poori.
• Aloo Rasedar (Varanasi, Lucknow) – A tangy, spiced potato gravy served with puris.
• Bharwa Bhindi – Stuffed okra (bhindi) filled with aromatic spices.