Saturday, October 26, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Indore: An outdoor culinary journey
To most of my friends and acquaintances, i eat very little.
Only some, though, know of my fondness for good food; especially of the street variety.
In the Central Indian city of Indore, when jewelry shops close down in the Sarafa Bazar, a metamorphosis takes place and the whole area converts into a food paradise. And it metamorphoses a small eater like me into someone who hogs as if there is no tomorrow.
Vendors converge from all over the place, and set up shops guaranteed to provide an experience for the taste buds one is unlikely to forget in a hurry.
Interested ? Walk along, for a multi multi course meal (and a bigger experience)
1) Start local- with the Dahi Khichri (tastes best with sabudana vada)
2) Head to the continent- with Honey Pizza
3) Let's get back to India with the 10 flavour Pani-Puri / Golgappa / Puchka. And dont worry, its with Mineral water.
4) Let's go up the Himalayas, onto Tibet- for some Momos (with a dash of Punjabi Paneer)
5) And get to Bombay, and down south- Pav Bhaji alongwith Masala Dosa (special note- with Butter)
6) Right across to the United States- for Hot Dogs
one too many, perhaps
7) Too hot to handle- cool it, with Thanda Thanda, Cool Cool, Ice gola
8) And just in case you need some H2O
9) Let's get started again- with some Kulfi and Falooda
10) And some Lassi, shrikhand and shikanji
11) And head to a place that combines China with Southern India
12) Head on again, for some healthy food
13) And On to the piece de resistance, Jumbo sized jalebis (these are 250 grams each, the guy said he could make one weighing 1.5kgs if i was keen)
14) Somehow, i need to digest this all- i am falling. Thank God for this meetha Paan
15) Having gone the distance, i was worried about the gastrointestinal effects the next morning.
Only some, though, know of my fondness for good food; especially of the street variety.
In the Central Indian city of Indore, when jewelry shops close down in the Sarafa Bazar, a metamorphosis takes place and the whole area converts into a food paradise. And it metamorphoses a small eater like me into someone who hogs as if there is no tomorrow.
Vendors converge from all over the place, and set up shops guaranteed to provide an experience for the taste buds one is unlikely to forget in a hurry.
Interested ? Walk along, for a multi multi course meal (and a bigger experience)
1) Start local- with the Dahi Khichri (tastes best with sabudana vada)
2) Head to the continent- with Honey Pizza
3) Let's get back to India with the 10 flavour Pani-Puri / Golgappa / Puchka. And dont worry, its with Mineral water.
6) Right across to the United States- for Hot Dogs
one too many, perhaps
7) Too hot to handle- cool it, with Thanda Thanda, Cool Cool, Ice gola
8) And just in case you need some H2O
9) Let's get started again- with some Kulfi and Falooda
10) And some Lassi, shrikhand and shikanji
11) And head to a place that combines China with Southern India
12) Head on again, for some healthy food
13) And On to the piece de resistance, Jumbo sized jalebis (these are 250 grams each, the guy said he could make one weighing 1.5kgs if i was keen)
14) Somehow, i need to digest this all- i am falling. Thank God for this meetha Paan
15) Having gone the distance, i was worried about the gastrointestinal effects the next morning.
I can proudly say i have lived to tell this tale. Safely, Happily. And on my way back to Sarafa.
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