Delicious dishes are available in Varanasi which caters to the tastes of all kinds of tourists. A tourist visiting Varanasi and looking for what / where to eat in Varanasi should try the tasty and spicy North Indian delicacies that Varanasi has to offer. Again one can also try out Indian, Chinese, Italian, Continental and South Indian foods at Varanasi. Varanasi also offers a variety of Byzantine food joints. Sweets and "chatpate" snacks of various types are very famous in Varanasi.

A tourist who is wandering about what / where to eat in Varanasi should taste the "Kulfis" and "chats" in Varanasi. One special delicacy of Varanasi is "paapri-chat". It is prepared with a spicy flavor of ginger and yoghurt which pampers the taste buds of the tourists.

Curry is usually the first thing that comes to mind when a Westerner thinks of Indian food. In reality, curry is a western name for a particular blend of Indian spices known in India as 'Garam Masala.' It generaly is a powder made from black cardamom, green cardamom, cloves, black pepper, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg cummin seed and coriander seed.

Fortunately, Indian food is much more than just 'curry powder' and is almost as diverse as this country. It is true that many Indian dishes are spicy; however, there are plenty that are flavorful but not overwhelming to the western palate. In the following pages you will find Indian recipies tailored to make in the Western kitchen. Each recipe has been personally tested and rated on a scale of chili pepers -- one chili being very mild to five chilis meaning that the fire department should be notified prior to consumption.