INDORI SWAD

Hello Lovely People,

First of  all Thank You for making my first post a Super hit. I loved reading your feedback and who does not love the appreciation? Also my apologizes for being too late for the next post. Well I got really busy cause its summer. Remember the time when it was summer vacations and we used to be very excited to visit our grandparents. Well yes it happens that even today. People were so excited about my second post some even called me up or text-ed me “come on girl… what’s the secret of your next post…” and I was like “yaar bahar hun Indore me” 😛

It’s always fun to visit places and so I thought my next post should also cross the boundaries of my hometown. Also I could write my reviews on any lavish and superb hotels of Indore like that of Sayaji, Radisson Blu, Fortune landmark etc… But then I thought let’s do something creative and catchy so that when people read they rush to Indore.

P.S. Indore is the best place to tickle your taste buds.

So now here I am sharing with you all some Indori Swad. The typically street food of Indore which makes Indore city famous for Its Awesome Food and Taste.

So my first Food review is on Chappan (56)Dukan!

CHAPPAN (56)DUKAN

Okay so I went to MG road for a Haircut, how could I stop my eyes and ignore the food? 😛

It was 3:30 in the Noon, terrible heat but I swear when you have food in front of you heat doesn’t matter. 😀

MASALA PURI:

So I first head out to eat the masala puri. Okay might have heard about Pani Puri, Dahi Puri….what’s masala puri? It’s basically a plain puri stuffed with onions, Sev, Coriander leaves and some masalas.

It was something different but awesome. Though it was a lil dry but it was nice to try it out.

INDORI POHE:

Heard about Kanda poha but boss this is Indori Poha. A lil sweet in taste and they garnish it quiet well. It’s garnished with plain onion (Kanda), Long sev and Boondi Sev. Boondi Sev is one of the specialties of the Indore food.  If you visit Indore eating a Poha is like a ritual. You eat that anyway.  😀

Also a must try drink at Chappan is Shikanji at Madhuram. 

NARIYAL/KHOPRA PATTIS:

Well In Bhopal a Pattis is a baked thing stuffed with potatoes/ spinach/ paneer etc. But in Indore  this kind of pattis is called a Baked Samosa. I really get confused at times. 😛

So I finally had to eat the indori pattis. This is called Kopra Pattis. These Pattis are small ball type in shape and has a thick outer covering of Boiled Potatoes and inside it was stuffed with Coconut (Nariyal) or Khopra  (Dried chopped coconut). I swear it is the yummiest thing I had at 56 (Chappan).

Fabulous Taste. Also I got to know they are made of some special kind of potatoes. They are put to test after boiling. If not appropriate are rejected. Only Vijay Chat House has this great thing. A must visit at Vijay Chat House.

SARAFA

Next I headed out to Sarafa Bazar. This place is open for food only at Night. Otherwise it is a proper Gold market of Indore.

This Place is GIANT. I repeat Giant…..I felt as if it won’t ever end. There are hawkers who start there cooking as soon as the gold shops close. I went there around 9:30 so that I get the actual feel of the sarafa. The list of food items you can get here is ENDLESS. I had a really hard time to decide what to eat and what to leave. The hardest decision was finally taken and I started to head out and look for good food. One of the funny things I found over here was the names of the hawkers. OMG that was hilarious.

Here are the items I had at Sarafa.

BHUTTE KI KIS

Okay if you ever visit Sarafa and did not try bhutte ki kis your visit will be an epic fail. 😛

I tried this Bhutte ki Kis from Sawariya. (Haha Not the movie)

This thing is is just so yummy I have been eating it since I don’t even remember.

I don’t know the exact recipe but I asked my mom how it is made. The Corn is thickly grind and then it is made in Pure Ghee with Hing, Rai, Jeera, Green chilli. Garnished with Khopra (Dried coconut) and coriander leaves.

I won’t say it’s my favorite dish but then I won’t even say it’s bad. Its Yummy anyway. Soft and easy to gulp.

Also a must try over here is Saboodana Khichdi which I couldn’t since I wanted to go in for other food items.

CHOLE TIKKI

You might have tried yaha waha ki chole tikki  but Dude it’s Indore it has to be different and yummy the tikki (cutlet) is shallow fried in pure ghee. The chutney’s they add are absolutely superb and guess what they add Paneer in this dish. I couldn’t make out when I saw this but when I tasted it was a totally new experience.

DAHI BHALLE

There is  a specific shop Joshi ji  Dahi bada house he makes absolute yummy dahi bhalle. He rolls the bhallas over  (like some circus thing) and then the bhalla’s come down straight in dhai. (Lol some entertainment stuff) But I swear the Dahi bhallas are just fabulous.

DOSA’S

Okay so the typical south Indian dosa’s are quiet mainstream. 😛 what if I told you have a Chinese dosa? “Noodle Dosa” “Cheese Dosa”? Haha Its different so I was really excited about Dosa’s. I had one Potato onion and Noodle Dosa. They were just fine. I won’t say Amazing but just okay okay types.

CHINESE

Okay so Next stop was Chinese. It’s a true fact that the Chinese dishes in India are not the actual ones used in China. Indians have added all masalas and sauces to add in more taste to it. For street hawkers Chinese food, I first ordered Manchurian. I was very sure that it’s gonna be extremely chilly. I am gonna get tears in my eyes. But to my shock this Manchurian was absolutely yummy. Exact amount of ingredients used and finely cooked.  The quantity was also enough for us to finish it up. I wanted to try out Kothey as I heard it from many that they make really good kothe, but I was too late for that as they were running out of it. Bad Luck!

Being highly impressed with Manchurian Next I ordered was Fried rice. Eagerly waiting for it and thinking how awesome it’s gonna be. 😀 So it was there looking Fine and finally tasting part goes out to be a mess. It was not as per the expectations. It had too much of vinegar. The vegetables were not finally chopped. I felt I am having Pulav sort of a dish. It was really hard to finish it up.

SAMOSA

Next was the samosa. This shop is one of the oldest shops in Indore. I remember when I was a child I visited this place with my Grandfather. This shop is near to his workplace so he used to buy Samosa or Alloo Kachori for me. 😀 Yummiest and Fresh Samosa’s are just here.

KUCH MEETHA HOJAYE

Well I was Pretty much full but I cannot say a No to sweets!! So I am gonna tell you guys what is A MUST try!

MAWA BATTI

Mawa Batti or GulabJamun ka bhai 😛 You have to try it. It’s just one of the incredible sweets you can get in Indore.

JALEBA

Bhai Jalebi suna hai…..Jaleba kya hai? Jeleba is the Giant Jalebi. OMG it’s Too heavy. I wasn’t in a state to consume this big thing. But I swear it was my mistake to miss it. I tasted it though. If you ever visit Sarafa make sure you have enough space for Jaleba.

HALWAS

If you still have that much space in your tummy Halwas are a must for you. Cooked in pure Ghee and Sarafa has a big variety of Halwas which is a must try.

KULFI

Its summers… Kulfi’s are just the right sweet thing to have. Matka Kulfi, Kesar pista and Chowpati Kulfi’s are my all time favorite. You can even get sugar free Kulfi if you are a health conscious person.  You have to try out Sarafa’s Kulfi. It’s just Superb.

So here I ended with my Foodie days at Indore there are many more things which are a must try for you all. I am gonna state them below. Also I found some really funny names of the shops and I could manage to click so I am gonna feature them as well.

MUST TRY’S

• Paani Puri
• Alloo Pyass Kachori
• Pav Bhaji
• Cholle Bhature
• Maal Pooa
• Mangode
• Gadaduu
• Halwas
• Jalebi’s
• Shikangi
• Lassi

So this was my experience at Sarafa and Chappan (56 dukaan).

FULL TOO CHATORA DESTINATION.

Hope you all enjoyed reading my blog and also hoping you just got some cravings while reading this.

Feedback and suggestions on the post are welcomed.

Thank You in anticipation.

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Heartiest Thank You to Ibad Khan for the Picture. 🙂