Indian food

Bedai

Also called: Bedai, Бедаи, Bedmi, Bedmi puri

Vegan

A thick puri stuffed with spiced urad dal, fried dark and served with a watery, peppery potato sabzi. Mathura and Agra eat it at seven in the morning; by noon the shops have shut.

How it's eaten

Ask for the dubki-wale aloo, the thin version, meant for dunking.

Where to try it

Vrindavan

Seven in the morning, with the thin dubki-wale aloo; by noon the shops have shut.

Agra

Seven in the morning, with a peppery potato sabzi; by noon it is over.

Varanasi

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