Panipuri – Puris are small hard hollow balls made of wheat flour that has to be popped into the mouth at one go and hence is just the size of your open mouth. Pani is the tangy lip-smacking water; it is prepared by adding the extract of tamarind along with mint and coriander leaves, cumin seeds and black salt to water. All the ingredients of panipuri are kept separate and the level of spice can be adjusted for every individual by adding more or less of the hot or sweet sauce.

Bhelpuri /Jhaal mudhi- Bhelpuri is the name given to a wonderful mixture. In western India, it is prepared from mixing puffed rice, which is the main ingredient, with onion, tomatoes and chutney. It differs from bhelpuri as here the chutney is substituted with a drop of mustard oil.

Chaat / ragda patties – Western India enjoys ragda patties that comprises potato chops topped with boiled chickpeas and a variety of other toppings. But the word chaat has a larger spread and is an endless variety in North India especially Delhi..

Samosa - Potato stuffed spicy triangles made of maida. Hot samosas eaten with or without chutney are a favourite with many.

Vada pav / aloo chop-vada pav- In western India vada pav is a fast and filling, non-messy snack which can be had even while walking and travelling. It has become a filler food who completely rely on this as a meal item for many who are rushing from work to home. But there are many poor people .  Chop is a similar version of vada eaten in the northern parts of India but is less spicy and more like a cutlet.

Pav bhaji - Bhaji is a mixture of boiled green vegetables and potatoes in a hot sauce made up of onions, tomatoes and garlic. Potatoes and onions (consumption of onion, garlic and potatoes is forbidden in Jainism). Mumbai has a huge population of Jains to whom it serves bhaji without garlic

Indian Chinese - Cannot be digested by the Chinese stomach, originality remains only in the noodle, rest all is altered to suit the Indian taste buds. Nevertheless, it has gained popularity even out of India..

Idli, vada, dosa sambhar - South Indian fare has gained popularity all over India as the fluffy hot idlis and crispy dosas are low calorific and topped with steaming hot sambhar and coconut chutney turns out to be a yummy delicacy.

Puri bhaji - Puri is fried soft bread made of wheat or maida and is eaten with potato bhaji. Again here, the potato bhaji differs in the north and south. North Indians prefer potato curry while South Indians eat the dry preparation of potato.

Eggs - Boiled eggs and omelette are generally eaten in the North whereas bhurji pav (scrambled eggs with bun) is eaten by South Indians.