Chaat and Chew 3: Indian Railways Eats

Reading between meals

We weren't sure what the food would be like on the trains. After riding both the Rajdhani (12 hours, Delhi to Varanasi) and Shatabdi (4.5 hours, Jhansi to Delhi) Express trains, we didn't even have to get up to get our meals. Nearly every hour, a different meal came to our seats... Check out the menu on the bottom!

Lunch in 3AC (L to R, clockwise from top): Rice, yogurt, dal, chicken masala, chapati, raw veggies

Tea (L to R, clockwise from top): Potato samosa, tea bags, chocolate wafers, soan, carrot sandwich, salted almonds

Delicious veggie soup

Veggie dinner (L to R, clockwise from top): Paneer veggies, rice, yogurt, chapati, raw veggies, sauteed veggies, dal

You really expect me to share my ice cream with you?

Here's the menu on the Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains for the classes of air conditioned cars (3AC/2AC/1AC/CC):

Morning Tea

• Chlormint/Candyman/Chocolate  -  2 Pieces
• Biscuits (Glucose/Marie Gold) – 2 Pieces
• Tea/Coffee – Sugar (2 Pieces; 7 Grams), Coffee/Tea Bag (2 Pieces; 2 Grams), Creamer [Milk Powder Sachet] (2 Pieces; 2.5 Grams)
• Napkin – 1 Piece

Breakfast

• Bread Slices – 2 Pieces; 50 Grams (Pre-Packed in butter paper pack)
• Jam/Marmalade (Blister Pack) – 1 Piece, 12-15 Grams
• Butter Chiplet (normally Amul) – 1 Piece, 10 Grams
• Tomato Sauce Sachet – 1 Piece, 12-15 Grams
• Vegetable Cutlet/Paneer Cutlet (2 Pieces, 100 Grams) with Finger Chips and Green Peas OR Boiled Vegetables (25 Grams)

OR

• Upma Vada/Idli Vada with Coconut Chutney (125 Grams)

OR

• Assorted Omelette (100 Grams) with Finger Chips and Green Peas OR Boiled Vegetables (25 Grams)
• Variety of Food Drinks in Tetra Packs/Aerated Drinks (200 ml)

• Tea/Coffee – Sugar (2 Pieces; 7 Grams), Coffee/Tea Bag (2 Pieces; 2 Grams), Creamer [Milk Powder Sachet] (2 Pieces; 2.5 Grams)
• Napkin – 1 Piece
• Salt and Pepper Sachet – 1 Piece each

Lunch

• Soup/Rasam – 150 ml
• Soup/Bread Sticks – 2Pieces (20 Grams)
• Butter Chiplet (preferably Amul) – 1 Piece, 10 Grams

• Rice Pulao Dish – 100 Grams
• Dal/Rajmah Dish – 150 Grams
• Paneer Dish -150 Grams OR Veg Kofta – 150 Grams OR (Non-Vegetarian Dishe) Chicken Dish – 150 Grams
• Parantha/Plain Roti/Rumali Roti – 100 Grams
• Salad – 40 Grams
• Curd – 100 Grams
• Pickel Oil Based (Blister Pack based) – 15 Grams
• Salt and Pepper Sachet – 1 Piece each
• Napkin and Toothpick – 1 Pieces each

Dessert Course

• Ice Cream – 100 ml OR Gulaab Jaamun (2 Pieces) OR Rasgulla (2 Pieces)

Evening Tea

• Chlormint/Candyman/Chocolate  -  2 Pieces
• Variety of Food Drinks in Tetra Packs/Aerated Drinks (200 ml)
• Samosa/Paneer Pakoda/Vegetable Patties – Pre-Packed in butter paper pack
• Vegetable Sandwich Triangle – 2 Pieces 60 Grams
• Sweets – 30 Grams
• Tomato Sauce Sachet – 1 Piece, 12-15 Grams
• Tea/Coffee – Sugar (2 Pieces; 7 Grams), Coffee/Tea Bag (2 Pieces; 2 Grams), Creamer [Milk Powder Sachet] (2 Pieces; 2.5 Grams)
• Napkin – 1 Piece

Dinner

• Soup/Rasam – 150 ml
• Soup/Bread Sticks – 2Pieces (20 Grams)
• Butter Chiplet (normally Amul) – 1 Piece, 10 Grams

• Rice Pulao Dish – 100 Grams
• Dal/Rajmah Dish – 150 Grams
• Paneer Dish -150 Grams OR Veg Kofta – 150 Grams OR (Non-Vegetarian Dishe) Chicken Dish – 150 Grams
• Parantha/Plain Roti/Rumali Roti – 100 Grams
• Salad – 40 Grams
• Curd – 100 Grams
• Pickel Oil Based (Blister Pack based) – 15 Grams
• Salt and Pepper Sachet – 1 Piece each
• Napkin and Toothpick – 1 Pieces each