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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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Bowring Instt Kulfi Stall
I have written about this in several blogs and considering how unbelievably good it is and how little people know about it, I decided to write a blog dedicated to this.
On St Marks road, as one travels from SBI towards MG Road, there is a petrol bunk adjoining the Bowring Institute. In the corner there is a small stall, looks like the typical pan beeda kind of stall, but it is not.
This is the famous kulfi stall, the kulfi here is easily the best in Bangalore(and lot of other places). There are several flavors available, elaichi, pista, pista badam, kesar badam, kesar and khajoor. The cheapest of them is elaichi which costs Rs 13 and the most expensive is khajoor which costs RS 16. Believe it or not, these are tastier than any kulfi I have eaten in any other fancy restaurants. Also, kulfi in these fancy restaurants costs a bomb.
Elaichi is probably my least favourite flavor, it just tastes sweet. The real good ones are pista, pista badam and kesar badam. All the three are simply out-of-this-world. During my previous job, we used to frequent this place a lot, especially during summer when it would become a daily routine.
Another great thing about the place is the way he packs kulfis if you want to take a parcel, he packs kulfis amidst crushed ice and salt, that way the kulfis wont melt for atleast 30min, so you can take it home and store. I have heard that for larger orders, he even freezes the kulfis in a block of ice so that you can carry it farther without fearing melting.
People, you must visit this place to know what I am talking about. Considering the crowds in MG Road, Church St, Brigade Rd etc, am surprised how many people have never been here. It is so so close to 'downtown' Bangalore if I may call it that :-)
On St Marks road, as one travels from SBI towards MG Road, there is a petrol bunk adjoining the Bowring Institute. In the corner there is a small stall, looks like the typical pan beeda kind of stall, but it is not.
This is the famous kulfi stall, the kulfi here is easily the best in Bangalore(and lot of other places). There are several flavors available, elaichi, pista, pista badam, kesar badam, kesar and khajoor. The cheapest of them is elaichi which costs Rs 13 and the most expensive is khajoor which costs RS 16. Believe it or not, these are tastier than any kulfi I have eaten in any other fancy restaurants. Also, kulfi in these fancy restaurants costs a bomb.
Elaichi is probably my least favourite flavor, it just tastes sweet. The real good ones are pista, pista badam and kesar badam. All the three are simply out-of-this-world. During my previous job, we used to frequent this place a lot, especially during summer when it would become a daily routine.
Another great thing about the place is the way he packs kulfis if you want to take a parcel, he packs kulfis amidst crushed ice and salt, that way the kulfis wont melt for atleast 30min, so you can take it home and store. I have heard that for larger orders, he even freezes the kulfis in a block of ice so that you can carry it farther without fearing melting.
People, you must visit this place to know what I am talking about. Considering the crowds in MG Road, Church St, Brigade Rd etc, am surprised how many people have never been here. It is so so close to 'downtown' Bangalore if I may call it that :-)
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