01 Food tours
Original food tours, curated with our local tastemakers to showcase the neighbourhood kitchens, markets and family-run eateries that define Jaipur.
Rajasthani Relish
Jaipur
A curated food tour through the streets, markets and family kitchens of the destination — flavour by flavour.
Pink City Bites
Jaipur
A curated food tour through the streets, markets and family kitchens of the destination — flavour by flavour.
Laal maas fired with red mathania chillies, ker sangri desert stew, ghee rich dal baati churma, panchmel dal. Rajasthani cooks build depth with dried spice, not fresh herbs.
04 The pantry
- Mathania chillies, deep red Rajasthani chillies for laal maas
- Ker sangri, dried desert berries and beans
- Ghee, clarified butter poured over dal baati by the ladle
- Besan, gram flour that carries the desert kitchen
- Yoghurt, thick curd that stands in for water in dry cooking
05 In the kitchen
- Slow-simmering laal maas in yoghurt and chilli-heavy masala
- Baking baati dough balls over cow-dung embers
- Dry-roasting panchmel dal five lentils for the Rajasthani plate
- Preserving vegetables in oil and spice for the dry season
- Grinding ker sangri desert beans into pickle-like sabzi
06 Eat this first
- Laal maas, red-hot mutton curry fired with Mathania chillies
- Dal baati churma, baked dough balls with dal and sweet crumb
- Gatte ki sabzi, gram-flour dumplings simmered in yoghurt gravy
- Ker sangri, desert-berry and bean pickle-style sabzi
- Ghewar, disc-shaped honeycomb sweet soaked in syrup
What happens inside a hammam kitchen
A morning with the cooks who feed the neighbourhood before dawn. Charcoal, dough, the smell of a bakery working its second oven.
10 Field Notes
Quick field notes to help you get accustomed to Jaipur.
Weather
Semi-arid. Hot dry summers (40°C-plus in May), cool winters (10°C nights in January), and short pleasant spring and autumn windows.
Currency
The Indian rupee (INR); cash for auto-rickshaws, markets, and street food; cards for restaurants and hotels. UPI dominates for locals.
Language
Hindi and Rajasthani. English is widely spoken in tourism.
Etiquette
Modest dress at religious sites and in the walled Old City. Bargaining is expected in the bazaars, do it good-naturedly. Ask before photographing people.
Getting around
The Old City is atmospheric on foot but hot in summer. Auto-rickshaws are cheap; Uber and Ola both work. The metro is limited but useful across the centre.
Prayer
Deeply Hindu. Hundreds of temples across the Pink City. Muslim, Jain, and Sikh communities are also visible; the Amber Fort area has a small Sikh gurdwara.