Roadside chaat (along with bonda,bajjis) is one of the important reasons why I like staying in India, and without a weekly dose of roadside masala puri, I get as desperate as a habitual drug user! I have no qualms of eating on the roadside, and am willing to eat on any gaaDi, provided its been recommended from a well known friend (just never drink water there).
There are two push carts that are particularly good in the Basavanagudi, Jayanagar areas that am familiar with.
The first one is near National College, to be exact, at the junction of Shankar Math road and Vani Vilas road(in front of the Veda Patha Shala). I have been visiting this place for the last 5-6 years, mostly from when I started working since this has always been on the route back home from work. Masala puri is the best, he gets the fundamentals right, i.e, crisp puris, piping hot peas and masala, slightly spicy...and there you have the perfect masala puri!!! Everything is good here, but I prefer the masala puri mainly. It costs just Rs 10 per plate (I think, its been 3 months since I have been here) and is quite hygienic by gaaDi standards!
The second one is near Madhavan park stadium near Jayanagar 3rd block, this is adjacent to the basket ball courts, you cant miss this place as the push cart is always surrounded by atleast 20+ customers, and when it comes to eating, crowds are good, its good to be a part of the crowd. This falls on our route from office now, so over the last 3 months, I have been frequenting this place atleast once a week. Masala puri is the best here as well, I had alu puri which was not quite as good. USP here is the super fast service, its simply amazing, has to be seen to be believed. This place is really really good, I tried pani puri the other day, not particularly great (prefer Pani puri in the North Indian style).
I recommend both these places to gaaDi eaters in case you have'nt been there already, if you have been, no need for me to say another word about the place!
ps: both places, if you go in a car, they will serve you in the car.
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ReplyDeleteHey talking of street food... i think the one called the food-street (or something) near Sajjan Circle, Baswangudi... has some great outlets. I especially like the madu guy's shop at the other end of the street. Pav bhaaji and tava pulav (properly reheated) and all his sweets are just too yum!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd keep up the good work (blog)!
P.S: - I was desperately in need of a place like Parantha Plaza. Thanks!!
@Rish, thanks...yeah, food street is a fantastic place, keep going there, thanks for the recos at food street, yeah, paratha plaza is something out of this world for me!
ReplyDeleteU should also try masala puri in the gaadi which is in the bylane next to the Jain Temple in 4th block!!
ReplyDelete@Roopashree, Thanks for the recco, will definitely try it in a week or so.
ReplyDeleteRoad side food have a demand for all the time..Especially on monsoon and during winter it still gets more..
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